The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02

u DECORATOR whose artistic
- work has made him famous
in the east let fall some
words of advice lately which are
worthy of the study of every house
wife and amateur decorator.
Simplicity remarked the artist
decorator, simplicity is merely the
expression of discriminating taste,
and nowadays even the most lately
arrived nouveau richie has swallowed
and digested that fact. The accumula-
ton, of ARTICLES of bigotry and vir-
tue which former generation con-
sidered necessary to support any clai
OF good taste or breeding, is nowadays
considered to prove exactly the oppo-
site. The curio tables and curio cab
inets, monuments of ugliness and
MIRACLES of gliding, have been rele-
gated to the attic. there to wait a
revival of the famboyant epoch which
they signalized.
HWith them. too. have gone the
mpltltudinous sofa. pillows. and cush-
ions, the. lace bedspreads and pillow
shams, the mantelpiece draperies and
the volumlnOus pOrtieres which were
once considered indispensable in even
the most plainly furnished home. They
have gone to keep company with the
teagowns and the faded photographs
of other and bygone days.
1.-THE effect aimed at today is a
dlgnltied simplicity. The home is ex-
pected to be mirror of the taste of
its occupants. And the attainment of
absolutely. hygienic surroundings is
house that has not hardwood floors
turnout is not considered worth buy
ing. The plumbing must be of the ex-
posed order, so that any little fault
or defect can be detected and rene
died a most instantly, and all Of that
expensive cabinet work that formerly
surrounded the stationary lavatory and
bathtub is done away with.
And the kitchen is recognized as the
heart Of the home: In the houses of
those of comfortable means more pains
is expended on this vital part of the
equipment than ever before. Ceiling,
walls and, floor are tiled, SO that the
hose can be turned on and the entire
room thoroly cleansed in few mo-
ments. The floor is slightly inclined
towards one corner, where there is a
runoff for the water, this connected
with the regular wastepipes from the
house.
"All of the furnishings are planned
for easy removal and frequent renewal.
Pictures are few but good, and the
thing that can be roughly estimated
as decorative is decried.
'Quiet, restful and satisfying colors
are recommended. Soft yellows, dull
greens and sober browns are most in
favor, with some of the less obtrusive
rose and blue tints for relief. Not
that an air of somberness or dinginess
is advocated. Not at all! But merely
that the brilliant yellows, the staring
reds, the vivid greens and peacock
blues that expressed the art of the
Victorian period are now recognized as
perverslOns of taste, and the inevita-
BILE revolt against such has achieved
its result. .". -. ,.f: s,'S.
"a sense Of space and auietude is
what IS most needed in the modern
home; and this is primarily what the
Mp-to-date decorator sets out to secure.
The size Of the rooms. of course marks
the limitation of possibilities; but much
can be done to secure this end in even
limited space" -. H.. .4't. 80.
Modern FREEZES.
.. With each year the landscape frieze
Is coming into greater popularity. For
the mission room, with it's. walls in I'M
patterned fabric, there is nothing
which can SO easily give character and
erect as, the addition of a landscape
frieze of some kind. Formerly these
fr1ezes We're merely pure landscape de-
signs with more or less blue sky and.
perspective effect to give depth. but
the tende1cy at present is to introduce
figures of some kind These give ac-
tion and character which. the early,
friezes did not possess. 3s:5 #