The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
TO FURNISH BEDROOMS.
a HOusekeeper Gives Her Ideas ON
Their Proper Arrangement,

HOusekeeper Gives Her Ideas on
Their Proper Arrangement
This Is the season when the CITY wom-
an is making plans for her country
mousse, when walls are redecorated, hang
lnSs renewed and general renovation is
the work OF the hour For bed room
wall papers there are most charming de-
signs, and without exception they are
bright to garnishness. Wall papers have
i purst out into giant clover blooms and
INTO great chrySanthemums and when
they are applied to the bed room walls
they should be bounded at the top by the
moulding. thus leaving a plain tinted
fr1eze the same as the ceiling. This flow
ered wall paper does not encourage the
use~of pictures, and in the case of the
country house this is an admirable
such decoration. The only pictures that
appear we'll at all against the. garnish
floral background are the dark etchings
in black frames that are composed either
OF narrow moulding or of black passe-
partout.
There is also q fancy for having the
ceiling covered with floral paper, which
extends as frieze down as far as the
moulding. This effect is novel and at
tractiVe. The side walls being tinted to
blend with the prevailing tone. in the
ceiling afford an excellent background
for pictures. An artistic woman, having
ideas OF her own, recently created lit
tie scheme to do away with a deep cor
nice in the room, and with excellent eff
or cardboard, thus making beyeled sur
face. q trifle rounded necessarily from
ceiling to side, and over this the paper
hanger was directed to extend the CELL
ing paper. The curved effect of the pa
per extending to the moulding was most
attractive.
1T is great mistake" said this won-
an. ito carry out the design Of the wall
paper into the fabrics OF the room fur
nishing, as in the bedspread and window
curtains. If the wall is plain. the coun-
NJ T0Q ri GO
III desired but not otherwise. The effect
Of harmony in the blending Of shades Is
what produces that 1ndescribable atmos-
phere in room, rather than In the car
ryfng out of the one idea. And the white
muslin window hangings will do much
to temper the display of color elsewhere.
DENIM AS FLOOR COVERING.
1.-THE floor covering of bed rooms is en-
tirely matter of taste Many object to
the hardwood floor. even when well COW
cred with rugs. For the country house
a foundation Of denim for the bed room
floor is excellent, and is as cool and clean
as mating, is easily cleaned, and has not.
the odor that accompanies nearly all
matting-an odor which many people find
objectionable Rugs show well on the
blue denim, particularly the cotton Jap
aneSe rugs in blue and dFab, or blue and
white.
The bed is the important piece of fur
niture In the bedroom. This statement
but not so. : There may, be nakeshitts
of furniture in the bedroom, things that
look pretty and answer every purpose of
convenience, such as !h6ne-fnade dress
ing tables, divans, window seats, ETC..
but the bed belongs not in the list with
these. The bed may look all right. but
that Is not enough. It must be better
than it looks Since the folding bed an
its race there has been a revolution-a
sort of a renaissance In beds. The best
style Of bed is in the old, massive ma
hogany and other hard woods, made into
heavy headpieces and footboards. But
for the country house the white enamelied
beds are in great favor These are no
longer confined TO the white and gold
blues and pinks, touched up with the
gilt knobs.
1.-THE best style of bed is furnished with
the box spring, which is composed of the
old-tiIne spiral In frame that is entire
1y covered with ticking. Over this be-
longs good hair mattress. Good house.
keepers place cotton mat over this,
and still more careful ones are supplied
with change OF mattress cases of white
linen. But as the mattress is supposed to
least. at which time the ticking is either
laundered Or renewed, the cover is by
some regarded as Sllperf1uous.
'"The round bolster has had It's day.
Just now, the good old-fashioned pillow
is in excellent repute, and the Shopkeeper
again by the pair instead of separately,
by which sign he knows they are to be
used as pillow covers, and" not for after
noon tea tables. The pillows are, how
ever, more often laid fat on the bad,
instead Of being propped upright This
fashion Of placing the pillows supine is
doubtless due to the fact that The abom-
Unable wire frame was invented to hold
the shams and shape them over the pill
lows in the day time. There is marked