The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

EW yHEN you read or near tnaC some
s tsn is d. S1gs sv in a style Ee tho
w idea. Possibly both sides have
not been presented to you. One
lady read that curtains were no longer
in Style. She read a beautiful account
of the literary and artistic home OF
Henry Van Dyke, how no curtains in
his house gathered microbes to devas-
tate the premises, how the sunshine
poured in, illuminating the rooms and
bringing health and color to the at
mediately tore down all her hangings
and produced one Of the coolest, un-
inviting aspects it were possible for
her to obtain. Nor could her decision
be changed. She forgot that the indi-
viduality Of the Van Dyke home was
missing; that her house was not the
same style, that it's furnishings were
different, that it's location was abso-
lutely dissimilar, that In every respect
it was a house Of a different color. -
Said Max H. Schackner, speaking Of
the erroneous ideas that are given
credence: "Many. times a client will
approach me with, 4 have heard that
draperies are no longer in STYLE Look
ing from one; point of view. this is
sible."
In case a room is furnished In Old
Dutch, Old German, or Old English
style, it will demand windows that are
set in loaded glass in designs to har'
monte with one Of these styles; In
these styles the questions Of architec'
+, ture in woodwork as well as furniture
are the main features, and as any win
dow treatment is primarily only a treat
ment to subdue light effects this point
In above mentioned styles is gained by
the use Of opalescent lights or darker
arc glass which subdue lights accord
treated in either French style
XIV, XIV, or xV1.-or the more mod
ern English or so-called colonial style
a window curtain Is absolutely indis
pensable. ". - 4. -.:.
All ideas are correct In their places
as will easily appear to any student o.
the subject: An old-fashioned Dutcl
Tudor or Elizabethan window would bt
eatirely out of place. in a French room
be revolution in style, and there cal
be mo revolution in styles pertaining tt
house furnishings which would stant
on such consistent basis. The bes
work by renowned decorators is as near
" reproduction Of old class ideas a
possible. The so-called new style o
art nouyeau, If carefully studied, i
! found to be not at all new-but mucl
older than classic styles because tn
Of the Japanese designing, the conven
tionalizatfon Of flowers and trees sucl
as had been executed centuries ago b.
the generally admired Japanese nation
Too much cannot be said to the won
an furnishing her home about con
sistency and the fitness Of things. Sh
will possibly step in q store, have $50
to expend for her entire apartment, an
take $135 Of that for a Louis XVI
piece of furniture, which she will plac
beside $3.50 piece. Everything shout
be bought in proportion. :,
A kindergarten teacher suggests tn
following way to entertain some llttl
folk for an evening. It consists 0
geographical questions and instruct
of numbered cards, 5xs, by fastening
picture or article on each card tina
will suggest the name Of town, cou1
try, or river, and so on. A small ston
serves for Little Rock; the letter &c
cut out Of black paper explains itself
one bearing the picture of Washingto
will be easily guessed; Turkey is easil
Baton Rogue; small plate, China; an
many more, as ones ingenuity may sue
gest. Not more than fifteen should
prepared and care must be taken nc
4 to have the motto hard for the littl
people. The little guests are give
eancil and paper and the symbol care
,SuL up, one after another, where the
can be seen by all the children. Nc
more than ten minutes is allowed fl
the hardest questions. candy boz
the facsimile Of small globe, or.
football, or some school suggestion ma
be filed and presented as the head priz
for a girl, while some interesting an
suitable book serves as a gift to IL
boy answering the most question
BOBBY prizes may be dispensed wit
and in their place the Game Of A
Nations that is, a cut up map