Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
BACHELOR LUXURY
so MUCH OF IT BARS MATRI-
MONY.
The Davenport for Bachelors Den is
a Marvel Of Con- -..-
veniences.

Written for The Evening Star.
The reign of the much-mooted bachelor Is
liable to be an extended one IL comfort and
refinement of surroundings have anything
to do with his lone condition. His furniture,
dustproof in weathered oak and leather,
his denim-covered walls. elegant in ham,
mered brass and delft porcelain; his tanta-
lus and wine closet securely locked and his
chatting dish requirements always near at
hand in a table cupboard-all these make
him quite Independent of any assistance
from the gentler sex. He has learned lux
urious and ease-loving habits in his club,
and he has furnished his own apartments
accordingly.
A New York bachelor with a moderate
income makes his home during the winter
months in two-room suite of an apart
ment hotel. The sleeping room Ia barely
large enough for the brass bed, but the
other room, which he calls his den, Is pala-
tial In size and model of comfort. This
side wall are hung in sage green denim.
A shelf of greenish brown weathered- oak
extends half around the room about two
thirds of the distance from the floor. With
this as Its support, unique collection OF
stems and hammered brass forms an odd
frieze. A weathered oak plaque in the CEN
ter OF this frieZe holds a big-faced clock
Under this stands the desk completely fitted
out with inkwell, blotter, ETC., made from
carved bone
Brownish red leather covers long daven-
port. from the head of which extends ia
BILE leaf of weathered oak for holding a
smoking outfit. In one corner stands low
table-like cupboard, the front of which pulls
out, forming stand for the chatting dish,
and on either side are brackets for cooking
sherry, bottles of seasoning and spice boxes
while back of this are many drawers for
cracker boxes cooking utensils. etc.
At the entrance of the room stands a
pyramda1 bookcase, topped by big lamp
with tent-like shade of loaded opalescent
glass. The door of the bookcase serves as
bracket holder for punch glasses while
the reading matter is composed mostly of
high-grade liquors. The scrap basket is a
spreading jardiniere of hammered brass
and boot-shaped jardiniere in heavily en-
bossed delft ware is employed as a recep-
tacle for wet umbrellas.
Smoking Sets.
There is no end to the number of devices
for holding the bachelors smoking mate
rails. In one set fiat piece of beyeled
glass has three glass dishes rising from it.
A nickel border finishes each of the two
side dishes, one of which is intended for
ashes and the other for cigar tips. cigar
cutter being attached The center dish
holds square nickel box showing a hunt
Ing scene on Its cover. This is lined with
wood and utilized for cigarettes small
glass cigar lighter accompanies this set
Another smoking set is of hammered COP
per, which comprises tray, match safe
holder, lamp, cigar cutter and ash dish
The old-faShioned Saucer-like ash reeeiy-
ers, which caught not more than a fifth of
the ashes fiecked toward them have been
replaced by generous sized bowls in jap
anese papier mache or decorated china. An
effective bowl in heavy glass has a brass
border with two grooves for half-burned
cigars On an attached brass standard is
supporter the match box holder Another
ash receiver is of brown crockery. showing
the head of monk with one eve screwed
up toward big fly on his brow. The ex-
ing.
Men like a different pipe for each chang
ing mood, and bachelor can find pine
racks OF all descriptions to suit his artis-
TIC fancy or to satisfy his love of grotes-
queness Arabs heads in bold relief dec
crate some of these. A Lincoln devil has
any number of brackets projecting to re-
ceiye pipes. The top of the head bears the
ash tray. Tug