Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-18
ASSIST COLLEGE BOY.
Fitting Up His Room VIII Be Appreciated
by Him-Cherished Possessions
Among Decorations.

things are to be kept in mind when
making plans for the proper furnishing
of the roOm--comfort and simplicity No
boy likes lot of tides, pincushions.
rugs 10 trip over or fancy articles on
his bureau or mantel The more solid
and substantial everything is in the be-
ginning the less future expense there
will be.
All the cherished possessions of the
young man should be bestowed where
they will look best. Fish nets, guns.
balls and bats, Indian clubs. dumb-bells.
swords rackets. oars, fish poles. reels
and fish baskets are all things that lad
loves, and i'll case he should sometimes
have visitors older than himself it is
well to have few pipes around in CON
venient places.
Each student having the right to fur
nish his room to suit himself, he is quite
willing to. allow his female relatives the
opportunity to show their taste And if
there are many of the abhorred little
girlish knicknacks, with bows of rib
bon, they are promptly consigned to a
safe place. But they are not seen dur
ing the term.
Lads are apt to have strange tastes
as to sofa pillows, and it is well to cater
to them little. One mother made her
self adored by fitting up her boys room
with dark blue denim curtains at the
windows ana on a set of bOokshelves
set between the chimney and the wall.
These curtains were run on rings, and
We're warranted not to show ink spots
too plainly. The windows were fitted
with sliding curtains of denim, the light
side outward.
On the walls were photCgra phs of
father, mother and sister. The Chin
ney requires no fancy drapery. for it
would probably be burnt accidentally,
but on it can be placed a vase for flow
ers, and that should be solidly attached
to the wall by wire. a few small pic
lures prevent the dreaded bare look.
A senator's wife is now preparing the
furnishings for her sons room at col
lege, and it is so very sensible a plan
that all women MAJ find something help
full in it. There is an old-fashioned and
roomy sofa, big enough to sleep on if
necessary. This was originally covered
with haircloth but she had that taken
off and the whole covered with strong
denim Large cushions of the denim
were made to form coy resting places
for the head. The denim for the cush-
ions was washed, that it might not
crock" and each had one side of the
pale blue and the other of dark. A rope
OF white cotton surrounded each and
formed loops at the corners. Two of
the pillows had the initials of the boy
fashion, and in very large letters. 1t is
fad with the boys to have letters as
large as the cushion will accommodate.
One other cushion, which Is much adj
mired by all the boys who have seen it,
is made of dalk denim, and has the
most surprising array of snakes. bugs,
skulls and bones and other grisly sub
jectS upon it. Another one has deck
of cards, pipes, chips, mugs and good
it. A medium sized but strong table is
furnished. and on this should stand a
student lamp or drop light. Just for
appearance an open book is always kept
on the table
A student requires one large. comfort
able easy chair, that he may rest in
altar the arduous duties of baseball and
other necessary athletics and study. The
lady of whom mention has been made
has had a large and very comfortable
chair made. 1t is covered with the
strong dark denim, and this and foot
stool make study a pleasure.
The beds for boys at college, to be in
accordance with the hardening principle
now adopted by nearly every student,
are narrow and plain and with hard mat
tresses. The steel and brass beds are
best liked as on occasion they can serve
as sofas when there is a little surrepti-
has had two large coverlets made of
denim, each having her sons monogram
embroidered in the middle. a pillow
sham is out of the question. so there is
a big pillow which is set over the very
fiat one, on which her splendidly healthy
boy sleeps.
Two or three strong chairs are set
around, and there is regular boys
bureau. with Il place for hats and shoes.
oh tn ho 10
apt to be found ON the floor. But the
bureau is just high enough for the
youth to see to shave himself, and there
are no fancy frills on the top to get
out of place. Just pincushion and one
or two indispensable little things like
whisk and brushes are there.
This lady tried the experiment of ty-
ing the brushes fast to the knobs of the
bureau, for the boy had such a habit of
never knowing where anything was that
he made the whole house miserable look
ing for his belongings; but. strange to
say. he never loses them now. that he
knows there is no one to wait on him.
A carpet for boys room is Il neces-
Sity for the sake of those near him, and
so it should be rug as thick as is COM
patible with the resources of the family
Nearly every woman has a rug that she
could dispense with, but if not a dark
one is best for obvious reasons.
1t may oe argued that n room fur
nished ara draped in such dark colors
would he depressing. but such persons
do not know that it takes more than
dark furniture to depress the average
college hoy. and if one is thus affected
he has no business in college. but should
go to young lady's seminary. Green
denim. or even red, may pe substituted
If preferred or any one of the printed
burlaps The one object is to get some
thing chat will stand the wear and tear
of crowd of high-spirited youngsters.
\ few hints may be added regarding
linen and garments for the young stu
dent. In most colleges, and probably III
all, they must bring their own napkin%
towels. sheets and bedding. though this
last is not always insisted upon. All
linen should be marked either by EN-
broidered monogram or in indelble ink.
Shoe bag and laundry bag should be
marked so that it would be next To i'm
possible for anyone else to claim them.
All underclotheS. too, and hosiery should
no -, ma rkad that there can he M ouaS-