New-York tribune., 1903-11-04
WHERE THE COLLEGE GIRL LIVES
Her Ingenious Contrivances-Comfortaole
Appointments in Rooms.


Appointments in Rooms.
One OF the finest qualities in the world Is balance
tho sense OF proportion and harmony. Like many
another fine trait, il is evolved only through
long prcoess OF survival and selection; and dis
fincf nbase in the evolution OF college girl Is the
varying taste she displays in her room. In most
Of The vomen's colleges. certain articles OF iurnl-
ture are provided: but the individual details which
give The cachet TO room, are left 20 the stuoent
herself Here she expresses herself. In the
room of her neighbor is another self-eXpres-
sion. perhaps Numerically different one acts
upon the other Thus, the indvidualisuc at
fitude 5ustly emphasized. leads TO understand
ing of Others. and leads away from the adoption
Of readvuade standards or facile. commonplace
view
Undoubtedly the average standard Of taste
among the students is higher than even few years
ago" SAYS the president Of foremost college lot
women There IS an unconscious but decided i'm
provement IL taste" II is true: one does not
see IN college dorrnitory rooms to-day so many
poster decorations. such multitudes OF photographs
and profusion OF parti-colored pillows as Of yore
The dominant pictures less often copies Of the
prophet Hosea OF Bodenhauser Madonna. The
pillows and decorations are more often keyed to a
tone of harmony.
II one respect the college Eirl excels-in her in
ceuious contrivances for more space and for COM
Portable corners Given a single room by herself.
she VIII Danish the upright bed and cheerfully
sleep OF a cot. which by day is inviting
pillowed couch. Il she has one Of the modern com
modes built like the oldtime washstsnd, this she
viii use for tea table. and into her closet put the
toilet articles Possibly she keeps a trunk in her
room, which. cushioned and berufaed. forms a
window seat u two students assigned TO
double suite room becomes by common
consent the study and pa-lor and the other the
sleeping room-so heartily in every case does the
student appreciate place OF her own. attractive
may be. FOR her girl visitors. and irrespective
OF the general dorrnitory parlors.
But the girls room itself tells the story better
fhan talking about il. Take typical single room
in an old fashioned do-mitory. 1t has three win
dows white muslin curtain draped. safely dis
tant from all possibilities OF fire. It has hre-
place. and a double shelved nantel for the nome
making penates low, curtained bookcase Win
ample shelves a chifonnitr centre table, writing
dosk and couch bed -Four or Eve chairs. with the
couch suffice for any ordinary number OF visitoTS-
then too college girls never despse sitting on the
floor. The walls Of this are Of light. oull
red cartridge parer. the dark red wood floor has
good MODE colored and red brown rug; tabecoVer,
bookcase curtain, couch cover and pillows har-
ruCn.ze; and-remarkable po.nt-0n the soft back
ground OF wall there is picture which would
fau 10 pass the criterion OF good For large
pictures there are a beautiful Sistine Ma
donna carbon, an oxford etching and one OF
color and two charming s5Tanese pictures
II color hung in suitable joKtaposuon ao,,12 70
framed Photographic Baron Costine, a Titan 81,
ChrIstopher-none Of the conventional sUbjects-and
black framed platinum photographs. souvenirs Of
sucks a rare plate. an Indian basket dainty Ly
& l1H r silI a. US 55- f aoreTs End for gree1ness a
rubber plant, with possibly half conscious adop-
"a rubber plant as well as a Boston bag and a
moral purpose The room--of college seniors
neither large nor elegantly furnished, but II Is so
~e--5es+iri[s give n SO bonSeke a touch that one
carries away an Impression Of dainty charm and
real livabieness, This college girl. IN her room
furnishing has been quick to recognize the passing
Of the tea table and ner gHonaam Ts0T 5d6nts Jes
.-f.t-o,-. acco-,oarir7ent Of
fudge" and other between time things TO eat
,-I.'s, - ,-osIlre bss its walls for 5ye and one
half feet from the floor finished in dark red burlap
poppy design. a plate ran marks the dividing line.
rat instead of from the moulding above. with an
an The eject IS extremely ative, and the
stTali S Cl IIe me ksSS @ i Ian da-, Tood
finish. has several small red and green rugs; the
furniture is in the Mission style, with Flemish oak
Hnshbookcase. Gesk, mirror. table, chiffonner and
chairs-au elab0ratey plain in design and color.
5sv "a b-oad v-in5ow set in cor1fortsbIe red and
green, 10 rest and dream upon in the other whiles
Another room. on the south SIDE OF the same new
dormt0-v has dark green burlap upon the walls.
with charming pink and green paper border above
The plate ran Here photographs untold appear
rhe students are freshmen, and have evidently
brought The Lkenesses OF all their preparatory
school friends. Here. too hang college hags-Yale.
Cornell Harvard wei that Of alma mater,
uartel bed and couch bed. A bewitching bay
window. with diamond paned glass and deep
cushioned window seat, gives the escape valve Of
comfort which the student heart demands. The
furniture here throughout the house, IS in Mis-
sion etvle with the soft Flemish finish Surmount-
irE The bookcase are chahng dish and sundry
h1zes-sure marks Of The freshman But the use
~ chsfug dish and alcohol lamp is made matter
~ permission now, in most colleges-a permission
given only for definite Gsys and hours
There Is earnest effort afOOt in prominent
vomen's colleges. which viii possibly develop into
Horoerted action. 10 do with the use Of
c5afnE dish alcohol lamps and individual cooking
apparatus in general II would result in many 4
saFlIE-ard IN lessened rate of insurance among
other items. in modern college dormltOTy Tor
women small rOons-cne fer each OF given series
- stu5erts' rooms are provided with heat and
light cooking apparatus. especially for the con-
verlrrre of students who feel that they must have
occasional toothsome dairties Perhaps they viii
BOT want much Of this unsubstantial fare when
The sober possibilities for il ready at hand
The s.mplifcaton which leads TO plain living is
often a direct avenue TO high thinking.
So alike in furnishings IN food. there is evident
more purposeful following after ideals and this
eTor- like the odtme leaven. is steadily making FOR
simplicity and beauty As 10 the leaders who are
setting the standards. the sapient adsEe may be
quoted. who creates an IDEAL creates a potent
spirit which in turn Goth fashion him that fash
toned