Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
THE MODERN CLOSET
UP-TO-DATE WITH FRAGRANT,
PRETTY CoNTRIvANCES.
No Space Wasted, and There II
a Place for Each Be-
longing.

Written for The Evening Star.
This is the day of the dainty closet The
dainty woman has so decided. The archi-
tects are now giving as much attention to
the closet as to the family sitting room.
and when they have done the woman her
self puts on the finishing touches
City apartments, and even flats, as well
as houses, show closets that are quite as
perfect in arrangement as any other room
in the house, even though they are small
In one corner of the modern closet Is q
basin with hot and cold-water faucets and
over the basin an electric light button.
The walls are quite as daintily tinted as
those of the drawing room, and the wood
work IA usually enameled. If there is room
for a chest of drawers it Is white, like the
woodwork, and has brass knobs and TRIM
mings.
Not an inch Of space is wasted In the
modern closet. On the side which Is de-
voted to clothing is a shallow shoe box with
lid. This Is built in the walls and runs
the length of the closet. 1t, too, Is painted
white and has brass hinges.
Several enameled boards are placed along
the wall, the lower one being at a conven-
lent height for hooks to be inserted Tor
clothing. These shelves are useful for nat
boxes and other odds and ends OF tine
wardrobe.
This ARRANGEMENT of the shoe box and
shelves makes a little wardrobe by Itself,
and it is quite the fad to keep the DUST
away from the gowns by hanging dainty
curtains before the lower shelf. Sometimes
the shelves are left bare, but they often
are made more attractive in appearance
by putting crepe paper on them letung
two or three inches extend below the shell.
The paper is tackled here and there with
bra S. headed thumb tack, and between
tacks is gently pulled out to make it look
like ruffie. The yellow and pink chrysan-
themum. the wild rose or the violet papers
I'LL t,.Ar frr 10 and
are so durable that they will not need to
be replenshed more than twice a year.
Crepe Paper Will Do.
Crepe paper is also used to cover the
| hangers. in place of silk or satin. A dozen
hangers at cents apiece. roll Of crepe
paper. few yards of number ribbon to
wrap the hook, a sheet of cotton for pad
| ding and a pot of glue are all the accesso-
tractive.
| 1t is astonishing what one roll of crepe
paper will do. If the closet is not too large
| it will cover several shelves, hangers and
a bandbox or two. Instead of the hat
| boxes. bearing the covers the trade
marks of various milliners. something akin
| to the charming old bandboxes of our
| grandmothers' days are made.
| An ordinary hat box is lined, cover and
| all. with pale pink, pale blue, yellow OF
| white tissue paper, merely pasted at the
edges. If pink Is chosen for the lining
| pink chrysanthemum paper Is used for the
| outside. broad satin ribbon to each side
| of the cover. joining in the center and
| tying in big bow on top, finishes the box
| If the box Is very large and admits OF
more than one hat mlliner standards are
placed inside to set the hats on, so feathers
| and flowers will not be unused as the
weight of the hat rests upon them. r~
Instead of ugly pasteboard boxes which
! bear the labels of the articles they con
| tanned when purchased all the boxes which
hold corsets, odds and ends of laces an6
other useful things are covered with figured
| crepe paper. This covering not only beau.
| titles the box, but strengthens the corners
so the receptacle will last twice as long.
If the closet is not large enough for a
shoe box shoe and slipper bags are used fol
the door. with large enough slips to admit
of shoe trees well.
| Above all things else, the up-to-date
| closet has soiled clothes hamper or laun-
| dry bag and a stocking bag; the latter, OF
| course. complete with darning needles and
| cottons to do the weeks mending