The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12

or wrought iron.
A small divan with rug for eoyering)
stands in the middle of the floor, within
easy reach of a quaint old lockwood table.
On this table rests q wrought iron lamp with
yellow bowl AT the windows are hang
ings of deep red velOurs. The chairs In this
room are of various designs, all of very dark
wood and Oriental in character. All the
woodwork is painted dark gray-green, fiat
finish.
DINING ROOM.
The most charming room is the dining
room, in which old blue is the color note.
This room opens from the library, the effect
of the blue of the dining-room against the
green of the library being rich and exceed
ingiy striking
The woodwork in this room is painted
deep ivory white. enamel finish. The lower
two-thirds of side wall is of dark-blue in
grain paper; the upper one-third of nall
head paper. This is the same material that
pharmacists sometimes use for packing bot
ties. The entire surface of 1t is covered with
raised disks. 1t is one yard in width, so
lends itself well to walls where the one
third and two-third decOra ton is used One
strip may be carried around the four sides
of room. A few small nails, in addition to
the paste, may be necessary to hold it in Its
place. This frieze also is painted ivory
white The ceiling is plain. painted still
more ueIlcnte SHduG VI CltdHh lhuh MOON
work and frieZe.
A broad plate rail is used; this one Is not
plain. like those usually sold in the shops,
but has tiny bracket supports Resting on
the plate rail are old blue platters, plates,
cups and saucers; and from below depend
old blue pitchers, with an occasional bit OF
old: pewter.
The window curtains are exceedingly ar
tistic. They are made of russian sheeung'
with insertion of heavy lace, and they hang
straight reaching only TO the window Sill.
On the hardwood floor is rug made OF
solid lark-blue velvet carpeting; the border
of the same in striped design.
Genuine old mahogany furniture-claw
feet brass knobs and all-is used In tnls
unique dining-room. A Chippendale side
board is at one side Of the room; quaint
old bureau answers similar purpose on the
opposite side. The chairs are upholstered
in leather-a deep red, mahogany shade
and the nail heads are of old brass. Chan
delier sidelight fixtures, door knobs, drawer
pufls-all are in old brass of colonial pat
terms The portieres are Of ivory white silk,
with large fieur- de-ls design in gold thread.
Perfect harmony of color and design Is
carried out in this room, even down to the
detail of old blue willowware and colonial
silver on the table.
SECOND FLOOR.
On the second moor we Hnu the same In
dividnality of taste shown. All the wood
work is painted white, and hardwood floors,
with rugs, are used throughout. All the win
dows are draped with simple white muslin
curtains. Every article of furniture except
the bedsteads, which as rule are of brass,
is of mahogany, and each piece an antique.
One room is in silver and white, with a
touch of lavender. the bedstead Of nickel to
correspond.
tinct color note, there is not the slavish,
painful adherence TO one color often found
in the modern sleeping room. =
This md the simplicity Of the Furnishings
the absence of all fussiness-are refreshing.