Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR HONEMAKERS.
CHINCHILLA STOLE.

A colonial house recently built has some
charming and unique features In decora-
lions and furnishings, description OF when
may prove suggestive.
The exterior of the house Is OF yellow
Roman brick laid in white mortar; the cap
pings are Of white stone; the piazzas and
all trimmings are painted white. the Dllnds
a dark green. The piazza lanterns. the
broad door hinges. knobs and all hardware
are Of wrought iron.
ENTRANCE HALL.
The broad entrance hall. running the en-
tire length of the house, is finished in black
oak The wainscoting is seven feet high.
Above the wainscoting the wall is decorated
with plain dark red burlap The same shade
in ingram paper is used on the second door.
The furnishings of this entrance hall are
simple aud elegart-just 4 few pieces Of
Craftsman furniture IN black oak, uphol-
stored in leather; two settees. table ana
4 few straight chairs. Oriental rugs are
used on the hardwood floor. All the hard
ware is of wrought iron of odd design.
LIBRARY.
The library-a CHEEKY, honey" sort Of
rooul-is finished in natural oak. Book
cases four feet high ill all available space
about the sides Of the room. Above these
the walls are decorated with striped green
burlap running without break up to the
deep oak cornce. The furniture is of the
Craftsman design-substantial oak pieces
upholstered in roam skin, with trimmings
Of wrought iron The small upper paues
in the windows are outlined with wrought
iron lattice work, and from TINS lattice
work green velour curtains fall to the
window sill.
The fireplace is done in dark brown brick
aid in black mortar. Andirons. chande-
er-a large lantern-shaped affair-and all
ard,yare are Of wrought iron. Green
nIour portieres are at the doorways and
lrienta rugs on the oak floor. All the
.r,cravinss used on the walls OF this room
ire framed in oak.
ORIENTAL ROOM.
The Oriental room is not copglcmerate
mass. making one fee! fairly daft. a simple
.cheme is carried out and some plain effects
ere used Multiplicity Of design Is what
makes the Oriental room so disturbing. The
;ide walls in the room are nine feet high
r;,e lower two-thirds of the wall is covered
with plain Indian red paper. and this is
brought down on the side wall to meet the
buriap At this meeting point is plate
all extending around the entire room. On
he shelf are arranged the cu.los which are
part of an Oriental room. The cosey cor
aer-another essential faature-is really
-estful one. No sword Of DalnocIes or any
other menace is here, simply a canopy
formed Of a rich Klshillim, plainly draped
over cushion-coyered divan. The wall
under the canopy is hung with rugs. The
seat of the diyan has unique covering; it
IS Of dark gray green ingram filling" two
strips sewed together. This filing is OF
most artistic texture, and 1t is surprising
that it Is not more often used. Some Of the
sofa pillows in this corner are plain, no de-
sign These and the plain covering of the
diyan sound q restful note.
The portieres in this room are Efskiliims
in strined effect and on the hardwood floor
oriental rugs are used. Tie room Is not
lighted by large chandeliers; the gas fix
lures are on the side walls and the light
comes through quarter glass globes of sub,
dued coloring. Lanterns, candelabra and
lamps also are used. All the hardware is