The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-10
DUTCH DENS FOR
THE BACHELOR
AND THE MAID

Never was individuality in room dec
grafton so accumulated as at the pres
ent day. This diversity of taste is a
boon to the furniture maker and his
ally, the upholsterer. Between them
they furnish up old things and invent
new ones. One of the latest fields Of
their work, the Dutch room, has been
eagerly taken possession of by the
bachelor man and maid.
A typical Dutch den for a man is
square room of something more than
medium size. Three narrow windows,
set together in one side and fitted with
small, diamond panes, are so high up
from the floor that the light falls from
above. over them are hung curtains
of old gold Shikii silk, and over these,
on the inner side, are curtains of for
est green velvet bordered with stamp
ed red leather straps and looped back
with the same.
Under the window is a settle of
carved black oak with a high back,
over which hangs the cowled head of
a monk as though trying to see his re-
Election in a mirror set high in the
back. The seat is upholstered in
leather.
Hanging above one end of the settle
is a chandelier. of black iron chains,
upon which are fastened pieces of old
armor. The chains support a set of
fiat brass bars. each of which ends in
a monks head holding an electrolier.
Upon the sides of the den are fitted
small wall brackets made of brass
heads and surmounted by quaint old
time brass candlesticks in which cleo
trio lights glow. J..
The black, carved mantel shelf fur
nishes the right background for the
warm glow of tall andirons of brass
with their compliments of cleaning
tongs, shovels and pokers, to say moth
ing of square and richly carved chest
of brass. intended in the old days for
wood or coal, but used to hold slippers,
books, papers and such odds and ends
as men sometimes cast together.
Over the unused gas logs in the fire
place hangs a great, FURNISHED copper
kettle, that catches all the soft, warm
lights in the room, with never a hint
that in its depths is a box of cigars.
Besides the fireplace a broad leather
| pipe rack is suspended. The leather is
green and over it strays rich boughs of
| pine needles and warm tinted brown
cones. The brass rings which glitter
| over it hold pipes of all sorts and con-
| ditions, from the unsmokable to the too
| much smoked.
Nearby is a cosy reclining chair of
| leather, flanked by a carved arm chair
in the same style. Tulips are stamped
upon the borders of the leather and
! upon the leather table cover on the
| dainty smokers table beside the chair.
The suggestive and artistic design
| is repeated in a long leather scarf
! thrown over the carved center table.
| where gorgeous tulips are stamped
| upon the green leather and solely
! toned in with the gray-green stems and
| buds.
| The carpet Is Oriental, in dull shades.
| showing red in the scheme of decora-
| ton, and giving a warm touch of color
| that Is too unobtrusive to affect any,
| thing else in the room. The hassocks
| scattered about are of Oriental make
in dull green and red leather patterns
Three greenish bronze figures, hold
| ing above them a dome of green-tinted
art glass fringed with clear glass
beads, stands on the table On the
| head of one figure rests a silver cres-
cent upon another a star, while the
head OF the third droops to one side
and is crowned with peoples. The
same green metal is repeated in the
articles upon a small writing desk Of
| carved black oak in one corner. Green
also forms the keynote to the orna-
ments upon the shelf above the case
of books to one side of the room.
In one corner is a tall Dutch clock.
its woodwork in harmony with the
carved figures of the furniture. This
is artistically thanked by corner
shelves bearing a collection of Dutch
| stems.
A carved piece of Dutch furniture