The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

oVer-draper1eS with valance for your
windows. Retain the white muslin
curtains next the glass. Make a cush-
ION or two Of the lowered material.
An Administer or Wilton rug, show
ing golden brown, yellow, ivory and a
suggestion Of dull blue in its conven-
tonal design, will look we'll in this
room. A small table for books and a
vase OF clear glass would help your
furnishing. Book shelves may be set
hand high upon your walls-two or
three OF them i'll a corner, and ex-
tending beyond and supported BY
brackets. They should have the same
finish as the woodwork. Use upon
your dresser crystal candlesticks hold
ing yellow wax candles, and dainty
shades of pale yellow tissue paper.
The Decoration of a Large Suburban
Bedroom.
{. H. A. writes: Il would thank YOU
to inform me what color OF wall and
ceiling paper would be most appropri-
ate Tor large bedroom i'll a suburban
house having two windows, high cell
ing, furniture and woodwork of dark
oak, and a floor Of stained oak.
should also be pleased TO know what
color large rug should be used to con
form with the furnishings and decCra-
tons"
| am afraid you have become dis
cOuraged awaiting the answer 10 your
letter. Had you sent a stamped sell
addressed envelope | would have sent
you a personal reply, as all letters
must await their turn in these col
umns.
Use a striped wall something
showing ropes of field flowers, corn
flowers, daisies and poppies-against
an ivory ground. The ceiling could
be tinted family yellow and brought
down to the picture rail. A large rug
of Wilton velvet in Oriental design
OH purplish red ground would look
well. At the windows use cream net
ruflled curtains, tied back, with over
draperies Of dull green raw silk Match
some shade Of green in the foliage Of
the wall paper design.
Some Hints on Curtains, Valances and
Rugs.
B. Med, Pittsburg, says: please
inform me if the cheese cloth cur
tains and valance you suggest using
in a bedroom would be proper for a
living room? Is rod used for hang
ing the valance? My room requires
curtains that can be Numbered often,
and. as the. windows are used a great
deal, ] would like the curtains tied
back. Is there a washable fringe or
any kind of trimming you would sug-
gest using? The room is paperd in a
light green. with light oak woodwork
There is d cerise rug on the floor
which | would like to have dyed a
shade Of green. Can you tell me
where | could have il done?"
| cannot giveByou addresses through
these columns. If you will send me a
sclf-addressed envelope | will send
you some reliable ones. The ivory
white cheese cloth curtains would look
very well i'll your living room, and, If
Numbered without starch, will look a.
we'll after washing Many quaint cot
ton fringes may now be bought at the
large department stores. These have
a little gimp heading. The straight
fringe is preferable to the ball variety
If your cerise rug is Of a good shade
and combination. would suggest that
you do not have it dyed, but carry it,
color out in your valance and in
straight lengths to hang at either side
of your window frame where the
cheese cloth curtains are draped back
A lowered cotton. showing roses or
dahlias in the same shade Of red a.
the rug, with some green leaves, would
look extremely well "A separate rod
should be used for the valance and
straight lengths at the sides.