The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16

The bedroom sets must be ordered. Bed
must be Of brass, or OF iron with
brass trimmings, while care must be taken
to get the best Of boz springs and mat
tresses. The princess who could not rest be-
cause there was q crumpled rose leaf In the
bed was no more finicky than are man
club guests. Towels have to be supplied in
unlimited quantities. There U be q
stack Of small ones on every washstand
and piles Of large rough ones near each
bath or shower. Baskets for the soiled
towels and soap dishes or racks must also
be thought OF, but the laundering, brushes
and soap may be left to the house COM
Rugs In this era Of polished wood floors
will be more used at the new club than
carpets, although the latter may be needed
Mats Of many sorts will be an item. Until
the mortar sets it IL not usually deemed
wise to paint or paper the walls, but the
color or decorative scheme Of each general
room must be regarded before the furniture
Is bought. The actual decoration. OF the
walls may be deferred until after the club
house has been In use for some months,
but the furnishing committee must have a
general idea worked out for each apart
ment, leaving the details for future oom-
Nowadays the doors open on a reception
room, which may be also the hall and the
landing place for the stairs to the living
rooms. Club furniture is practically Of one
bOIJg II OVu * Cu1Ibe tJOCC nhu
tables Of stained oak. The light woods
may be used in some Of the general rooms,
and in the women's rooms willow or the
new grass furniture will be very pretty.
The main room, when the furniture and
rugs are taken out, may be used asa dancing
floor, and cumbersome articles or stands
must be tabooed as too troublesome to be
lifted. Hat and coat racks may be near the
door. There is a wide range of styles to Sc
lect from. The exposed roof beams and
shelves suit the dark oak furniture. With
some plaques and vases, club trophies. a
stays head and some similar adornments
the new clubhouse will seem CHEEKY n
habitable at the opening, II these hints are
followed, even though the walls are plain.
Pictures do not come within the province OF
the furnishing committee, but II the scope
permits the baroness Of the walls should be
relieved by golhng or sporting bits In frames
to match the furniture.
The chairs for the verandas will be a sepa-
rate. order: In midsummer much OF the club
life Is on the porchee. Boxes of flowers and
the awnings should harmonic with the
colors Of the porch chairs and tables. the
best effect being in light woods to contrast
with the sombre oaken furniture indoors
Lighting Ia by electricity, as a matter OF
course, but the committee must arrange for
artistic holders and globes. "A piano should
be in every new club. 1t must be admitted
that the mechanical substitutes are as often
selected by the committees, one reason being
that they are always pready. The case
should match the other furniture.
The musical treats at a country or golf
club. however, are the jolly gatherings
after dinner about the piano to sing the
good songs Of the open, or to listen to
ballads rendered with sympathy by some
fair guest or tuneful chap among the MEM
bers,
The furnishing Of the smoking room;
the. den" Of the members aloof r )m the
parlors, or as golfers term il, the nine
teenth hole" must by no means be neg
lected by the committee. Here the in
sigma Of the clubs different sports may
ornament the walls and IL is essential that
there Is a gong on every table TO summon
the walter. Such quarters are very pleas
ant when wainscoted in oak, with hanging
beams and an open fireplace, to suggest
an old inn. A Dutch room is also very
comfortable and restful, adorned with
tiles. stems and students pipes on the walls:
square chairs and o tables.
An item Ia TO order the stationery so
that the members may indite notes on the
very first day under the club crest or seal
But above all, the coat must be cut &C
cording to the cloth" The committee must
keep a watChfui eye that the cash appTo-
priation is not exceeded. There is a story
OF a committee that blew in a 81 200 ap-
preparation to urnish a new parlor on a
set OF lace curtains, which as a consequence
grace an otherwise empty room until the
clubs next annual meeting.