The Republican journal., 1907-02-21
new YORK IDEAS.
Up-to-Date Furnishing at Small Outlay.
How Mrs Newlywed Solved Her Problem.
Correspondence of The journal !

Correspondence of The journal
They had been married about six
months and had been boarding at home
for the time, not with any idea of con-
tinuing such an arrangement long, but
in order to have an opportunity to Sc
lect their home, and to furnish it with
sufficient deliberatiOn to be sure of
making wise selections They had lit
tie capital for their start, but excellent
prospects, and the girl wife meant that
every penny of their expenditure
should be put into things that would be
good enough to use a few years hence
"When Win was ready to build" the
permanent home that they were look
ing forward to owning.
A COTTAGE HOME.
They secured small cottage which
had been moved to make way for
more pretentious structure and con-
graduated themselves that since it
was in such shape that it had to be
completely done over inside and out,
they could have the colorings to suit
, their own taste.
GRAY WREATHED SHINGLES.
The wide sloping roof was shngled
and time and the weather had turned
these beautiful silvery gray, so the
lower part was painted a tint that near
ly matched, while the window trim
mings and doors and the pillars of the
broad porch were done in a dark, quiet
green.
INTERIOR COLORINGS,
AS The house was detached with q
good half acre of ground about it, there
was ample light in all its rooms, while
as there were only four of these on
either floor they were all corner rooms
and had windows in two directions.
A SPACIOUS EFFECT SECURED.
! 1t was decided to tint the walls all
alike, in order to secure an air Of
spaciousness for their domocile, and a
soft light yellow with little brown in
it was the color selected. The floors
were old, so these were completely COW
cred with Crex, the artistic grass car
pet that Mrs. Newlywed knew would
outwear many times any other floor
covering, and soft green was selected.
! This carried out her scheme of uniform
coloring, and was easily kept clean and
sanitary, while the combined effect Of
the colorings was charming, giving a
/ most artistic background for her other
+ furnishings.
| WINDOW DRAPERIES.
i A bolt of simple muslin was made
! into straight draw curtains for all the
windows, and dark green shades were
bought for use when it was desired to
! shut out the light, though these were
, seldom lowered. For the living room
and dining room they bought the necess-
/ airy pieces of furniture in dark stained
wood, in simple handmade styles, test
/ ing every chair by sitting in it to find
whether it was what chair ought to be
! thoroughly comfortable and adding
| loose cushions for seats and backs that
| could be taken out doors to be BEATEN
i brushed and summed. The dining chairs
had rush seats in their dark frames,
and d simple side table took the place
of the sideboard, which they planned to
| buy later.
| TABLE FURNISHINGS.
| The table furnishings Mrs. Newly
| wed knew would eat up too large a
proportion of their capital unless she
| watched every item with the utmost
| care, yet she wanted to have these nice
enough for any future use as well as
suitable for their present needs. Blue
| and white she considered the best basis
to build on, SO she bought just enough
of the famous "Onion Pattern in the
imitation that only an expert can tell
from the real This was what is known
as "Open Stock" so that she could buy
in half dozens or in odd pieces as she
china closet. But the rest of the story
ELENOR FRANCIS.