Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
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Above Everything Else
Cheerfulness and simplicity should char
acterize the breakfast room. In the fur
nishings of such a room the decoration de-
ponds greatly upon the exposure. What
might prove effective In a south or east
room will be quite impossible for one with
a north or west exposure. South and east
rooms require subdued tones-nothing in
red or yellow. Ivory tones could be used,
gray blues or robin egg blue, or greens.
Woodwork should be light. No decided or
sharp contrast should be apparent on going
from breakfast room to sleeping room. West
or north rooms can be in warm tones, shad-
ing into reds. If one wishes to place ex-
pense on the breakfast room, Donegal
rug may be made to order in one piece
and to fit the room exactly "A margin
may be left all around and 1t can be de-
yeloped beautifully" says one expert deco
rator. "in three tones of green This
color scheme is held to be exceptionally at
tractive.
Two suggestions may be offered that are
appropriate. One advises mahogany furni-
ture of colonial style-not heavy. Heavy
furniture Is too elaborate for a breakfast
room Or 1t could be a combination of white
enamel and mahogany. The former will
call for a painted wall on canvas in pretty
tones of green. This should be complement
ed by something in simple frieze of the
same color effect, while the ceiling In the
lightest tone of green will prove artistic
In the latter the walls can be treated in a
tapestry effect, painted with little wood
land scene. The fixtures to match. In
either choice, the hangngs are pretty in
two-tone madras of green. Curtains to the
SILL Lighted shades should be in greens,
three tones and possibly introducing the
peacock shades, and of opalescent glass.
Rest
Is absolutely necessary to every one.
There must be periods of relaxation-mo-
ments when the mind and soul and body
gather force for continued activity.
The thing one should guard against Is
taking rest at the wrong moment. Herein
lies most of the success of Interesting at
the right time. Too many make the mis-
take of undertaking to do more than they
can shoulder. They begin a task that does
not belong TO them. They are overambi-
tious, and by that sin fell the angels In
trying to do more than they can do they
fail utterly.
But in doing those tasks that belong to us
there Is a danger OF growing weary little
and resting at the wrong moment Just at
that crucial point one should seize determt-
nation and go on to the end. Great ac-
complshments have been given up because
one wanted to take rest at the wrong min
ute. After large duty is done, large re-
Taxation should follow.
Power Is judged by the amount of work
one may do without exhaustion.
It Requires
An eye for color great intuition, and a
general artistic sense of the fitness OF
things to engineer the Interior decorating OF
| a home, Comparatively speaking. there are
few homes that display good taste In the
general scheme. 1t is far more desirable to
have all the rooms In harmony than to have
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of another. The average woman, declares
professional. has no idea OF artistic deco
rating. Let her go, for instance, to pick
out wall paper and she can comprehend no
further than the little piece that is hung
up for suggestion. She cannot with her
eye get . correct picture OF the room as II