The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08
In the
Dining-R DOM.

The floor should be Of hardwood and
finished like the furniture. rug in
delft blue, with a white device In flow
ers or a big scroll, makes a fitting foun-
dalton. There should he no hangings ex-
cent at the windows. and they should
he OF the simplest pattern In sheer
white lawn. with tiny delft blue forget
me -nots. These should hang straight.
without any draptng on n brass or wood
en- rod. and should be kept at the sides
of the windows to let In the light and
make the room bright. Hanging the pic
lures on placing whatever decoration Is
to be used requires more study than
choosing the furniture.
Pictures should all be placed In spots
where the. light is good, and hung about
on a level with the eyes. It Is less DIFF
hcult to put them In a place where the
light is good than to select an nppropri-
ate subject.
In delft room there should be no
still life pictures, no panels of fruit or
sketches Of game, fish, etc. but land
scapcs in water colors, representing
Dutch farms, with the familiar windmill
In the foreground or a BIZ OF woodland al.
or perhaps q shaded stream These
should be framed in wcathered oak or
unfinished chestnut.
"Womcn mako the mistake OF hanging
TOO many pictures on their walls, !" says
enc of the best-lsnoWn decorators N thc
city. ''rhey should never be placed SO
close together that when looking at one
he ewes are attracted to the next pic
sture giving confused idea or DOM.
Each should be in position "hele ~
can be studied alone, for N ms way
only arc pictures rcstful, ana really uec-
orative.'3
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with heavy lead lids; plates in all styles,
cups, snuccrs, even meat dishes, are
placed on the shelf, and are always at
tractive. A hanging Dutch clock. III
china or dull silver, decorated with n
windmill and Il few old string instru-
ments, could be put on tho mantel II
there Is one. Should there be a fireplace
in the room, 1t must be of red brick
Tho sdeboard should he low and plain,
without any cabinet, and put In place
convenient to both tho table and pantry,
A low serving table with heavy carved
legs should be placed on the right OF the
table If there is plenty of space china
and cut glass cabinet, with heavy plate
glass doors and sides, built on square
lines. to correspond with tho other fur
nlture, adds greatly to the appearance
of tho room, If fitted into a bare looking
corner. a round or square dining table
should always stand directly In the middle
of the room, with four chairs placed
around It. The other chairs are put near
tho wall, alternating with other pieces
OF furniture. Chairs should always be
set straight, never ut an angle, and as
near the wall as is possible, to leave
plenty of vacant space In the room,
In the dining room, where there is
more chance for decoration, handsome
vases statuettes in marble or bronze
are always In good taste,
II the furniture, rugs, etc, should be
IN the empire style, q favorita Just now,
tho pictures should be az the period OF
tho two French emperors, and framed
in white or gold, with the laurel wreath
and torch decorations. If the corners
seem bare, they can be filled artIstically
With bronze bust OF Napoleon on q COL
umn OF the same material. Vases In
enamel. bronze, statuettes OF Napoleon
and the Empress Josephine should be
used to adorn the mantel. If portieres
are necessary between the parlor and an
adjoining ROOM they should DO in the
same period, as should the cream lace
curtains at the WlnloWs.1