The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28

"a m BEDROOM is one of the few
~ rooms in the house that can
- be successfully furnished at
small expense, as, tho handsome fittings
and richly colored dark woods are in
dispensable to. gain the proper effect in
a drawing room, living room or dining
room, excellent results can be gained in
furniture if good taste is used in the
selection. The iron and brass bedsteads.
are seen in even the handsomest houses,
and very arts tically designed dressing
tables, chiffoniers, tables and chairs
can be had in imitation mahogany,
birdseye maple and white enameled
wood at moderate prices. The effect Of
white woodwork and white furniture is
always good for such room. w..
Yellow is an excellent color for a
north room which has little light Pale
golden yellow paper with ceiling of
lighter tone with white woodwork and
painted white is good combination.
The floor could. have plain mating of a
yellowish hue and few rugs in yellow
and soft green's. The curtains couldsbe
Of organdy or art muslin in a yellow
and green flower pattern, jonquils,
Scotch roses, English primroses or but
tercups. ....
This same scheme could be carried
out with figured walls and plain yellow
cheese cloth at the windows. I, Match
bowls and vases should be green where
so much yellow is used. The wash
stand set could be either solid yellow
or in some figured pattern, preferably
the former, unless the design was ex-
tremely good. 3"
Another bedroom would be effective
in a. blue and white paper, with cur
tains Of plain blue Japanese crepe,
wicker furniture, an iron bedstead
painted white, Japanese rugs, a wash
stand set Of plain Japanese blue, a
plated Japanese cedar screen, In
natural colors, copper candlesticks, a
copper bowl for matches, and a copper
jar for bachelors buttons or small pine
fboughs. t. ~. .st>@: II %;@.-&'
A pink room could have plain pink
| walls, Powered ceiling in Wild roses,
soft green mating, Japanese rugs in
green and white, pine furniture painted
white, an iroE or plain brass bed
stead, white muslin curtains held back
with brass rosettes, brass candlesticks,
a screen of Powered cretonne, "a wash
stand set in olive green, and sDuschek
pottery jars in green. A lowered paper
Land an ivory ceiling could be substi-
5tuted for the plain paper and Powered
feeling. -.
Gray is neglected color, yet gray
lbedroom is as peaceful as a Quaker.
There is a gray paper of satin finish
| that combines well with either pale
gray paint or woodwork painted white.
If the woodwork is gray the furniture
should be gray also. White muslin cur
tains would be effective with either
scheme. Use rugs Of yellow and white,
a washstand set of pure yellow, glass
candlesticks and screen Of yellow
linen taffeta.
In purchasing furniture for a bed
room the fancy now is to have low
dressing table, at which one may be
seated, in preference to the ordinary
i bureau, a chest of drawers being added
in which underwear and waists may be
kept. / A cheval glass is. also necessary
in a well-furnished room, altho a very
satisfactory substitute may be arranged
by having a long mirror framed and
fastened to closet door.
Very dainty and inexpensive dress.
ing table covers may be made of, fine
dotted swiss, edged with lace: over a
lining Of colored percaline or silk, flow.
Eered organdie also being pretty used in
this way Fine ribbed pique or heavy
linen scalloped and marked with a mon
|Iogram in white or colored cotton is also
very :seryi ceable, and are rather. newer
than the lined covers of sheer material
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