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

a colonial house recently built has some
charming and unique features in decora-
lions and furnishings, description of which
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 blinds
dark green. The piazza lanterns. the
broad door hinges, knobs and all hardware
are Of wrought iron.
ENTRANCE HALL.
The broad entrance hail. 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 floor.
The furnishings of this entrance hall are
simple and elegant-just few pieces of
Craftsman furniture in black oak, uphol
stored in leather; two settees, table and
a few straight chairs. Oriental rugs are
used on the hardwood floor, All the hari-
ware is Of wrought iron of odd design.
LIBRARY.
The library--a CHEEKY, honey" sort of
room-is finished in natural oak. Book
cases four feet high fill 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 cornice. The furniture is of the
Craftsman design-substantial oak pieces
upholstered in roam skin, with trimmings
of wrought iron. The small upper panes
in the windows are outlined with wrought
iron lattice work, and from this lattice
work green velour curtains fall to the
window sill.
The fireplace is done in dark brown brick
laid in black mortar. Andlrons, chande-
lier-a large lantern-shaped affair-and all
,J, Of yvrnnOht iron. Green
velour portieres are at the doorways and
Oriental rugs on the oak floor. All the
-engrayings used, on the walls Of this room
are framed in oak
ORIENTAL ROOM. '''''''.
The Oriental room is not a coDglemerate
mass. making one feel fairly daft. simple
scheme is carried out and some plain effects
are used Multiplicity of design is what
makes the Oriental room so disturbing. The
side walls in the room are nine feet high.
The 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
burlap.l At this meeting point is plate
rail- extending around the entire room. On
the shelf are arranged the culios which are
part of an Oriental room. The cosey cor.
ner-another essential feature-is really
restful one No sword of Damocles or any
other menace is here, simply a canopy
formed of rich Kiskillim, plainly draped
over a cushion-covered diyan The wall
under the canopy is hung with rugs. The
seat of the divan has unique covering; it
is of dark gray green ingram ''flling," 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
divan sound a restful note
The portieres in this room are Kiskillims
in striped effect, and on the hardwood floor
oriental rugs are used. The 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