The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

II phosis which took place IN the
garret room OF Sarah Crewe.
Mrs. Burnetts charming little heroine.
II was most wonderful when the las
car. who was servant TO the rich
indian gentleman who lived next door
10 sarah's boarding school. crept into
the room IN her absence and trans
formed the dingy little apartment by
tacking up bright oriental hangings
on the walls and throwing the same
marvellous fabrics over the broken
chairs and forlorn bed. One got an
.dea that # IS covers and hangings
after al which make q room comfort
able and attractive. and il these are
harmonious and charming It doesn't so
much matter about the shabbiness Of
the woodwork or the unattrsctive quail
sites OF the more solid part Of the fur
nitUrc
This Is the point Of view OF many
school girls whose rooms, II is true,
are Infinitely better than was poor
6arah's, bur who. nevertheless, are com
PEELED TO depend largely on the minor
fittings for the real charm OF their
particular abiding places. They haven't
any lascar to perform kind mysteri-
Gus services for them in their absence,
80 they go about TO supply themselves
with a number of attractive belong
ings such as can be stored away in a
trunk and which viii, nevertheless, be
sufficient 10 completely metamorphose
the most neutral tinted Of boarding
school or college rooms, making them
into Characteristic and comfortable re-
treats from hard world Of intellectual
cares.
Every young girl wishes TO have her
room furnished not only comfortably,
but according to her individual ideas
and whether she IS at home or IN
. boarding school she is almost invari-
ably better pleased with an apartment
which Is peculiarly her own by virtue
OF its conformity to her tastes than
with the most sumptuous and elab-
crate style OF furnishings which IS
entirely impersonal and has been de-
vised without any reference to the
tastes Of the occupant Of the room.
That Il Is always best when possible
20 have the decoration Of the room con-
sidered as a whole from the beginning
goes almost without saying. But this
isn't always possible by any means, es-
pecially with the boarding school girl
or college student, who frequently has
nothing TO say about the essential dec
oratlons or the substantial Furnishings
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allotted. Even IN the home there are
many other reasons besides that oi
economy which make It impossible. OF
some occasions, for the girl to have
her room done over entirely to sui
her own taste, but Il is possible fol
her TO completely alter It under al
most any conditions. and many girls
do so by the introduction OF e tavorite
color IN hangings and couch covers
II
simple though effective. Instead o.
having furniture reupholstered. IT 1:
quite q popular plan among girls ir
boarding schools and colleges to have
p Eets OF linen or denim hangings and
covers, which can easily be put IN plaos
and as easily removed
These are not furniture covers, such
es are used IN the summer In mos'
houses. but mostly hangings. table COW
ers. cushion covers. etc. which do not
have 20 exactly At any place and may
be readily laundered. II the curtains
couch attings and table covers in one
room are OF one sort the general i'm
preston VIII be that OF Z room furn-
ished IN this color and style ever
though the walls and some OF thu
furniture are not the same. OF course
Il IS necessary to select a color which
Is harmonious with the background oi
Lle room II the eueCL Is 10 De success
ful Sometimes this necessitates tn,
sacrificing Of this individual preferenc,
IN color. but not IN so many cases a.
one might think. for while for instance
one shade of blue may be very far from
appropriate with a background Of hal
and floors which may not be altered
another shade OF the same color vii
DO admirably. BY selecting In thii
way & uniform scheme IN color anC
design for the fittings OF ones room +
is remarkable how much more attrac
tive and distinctly characteristic th'
effect obtained Is than when fittingi
which are merely pretty IN themselves
and not at all uniform are chosen.
IN the Illustrations on this page ar,
shown two pictures OF hangings, table
covers, etc. made in accordance witt
this idea. The rooms where thes'
furnishings were used had also a coucl
fitted with cover and cushions In tn,
same design. Even the most neutra