Evening star., 1908-01-26

out should also influence the choice
j: Il wall covering. What would be emf
.entiy suited to dining room or living
oon would be wholly out Of place in a
.iedroom
In this matter of paper. the mis-
tress of the small house must beware
Of the pitfalls set for her in the
shape of elaborate designs. set re-
ingly displayed on the paperhanger's
small rooms and low ceilings.
Plain side walls form the best set
ceiling Of some harmonious moulding
or ornament rail to mark the divid-
ing line. constitute the ideal wall
covering for the living rooms OF the
For the room in which there is
little sunlight. red side walls with
tan ceiling and frieze would be an
excellent color combination.
an - EXPOSED @ % room. dull delft blue and
buff would answer admirably.
Plain buff and ivory white COM
bine effectively. also soft greens and
tan.
For bedrooms, designs delicate in
tracery and coloring may be had for
a very modest sum. Exquisite patterns
come as low as Is cents roll. These
with cream moire ceiling and orna-
ment rail to match the woodwork are
always in excellent taste.
In the furnishing OF. house. the
floors play no little part. Happily for
sanitary. as well as artistic rea-
entailed so much labor upon the
housewife and offered such safe
harbors for dust and disease
germs. are fast becoming obso-
lete.
~ Bare floors. with rugs to give
~ the note OF comfort. are now the
IL popular floors. II of hard wood,
~ they require only to be waxed;
~ treated to a coat Of wood filler.
IL hen stained to harmonize with
~ the woodwork. and heavily var
- nished.
X In the small house It is much
~ better that the woodwork and
floors throughout the house be
u Of a uniform color. exception
being made in the bathroom.
which, for the sake OF absolute
white.
In the selection of her rugs. as in
the choice Of wall paper. the mistress
by her spacs She must stesr
clear OF gaudy patterns that obtrude
themselves upon ones notice. and yet
again If the floral designs which are
such breaches of good taste. and decide
in favor Of the small. neat pattern,
preferably Persian or Turkish in effect.
In point OF color. the rugs should
take their cue from the walls. This does
: not mean that the color scheme must be
confined to those appearing on the walls.
but these tones must be the predomi.
nant ones.
Given wall and floor coverings Of
harmonious design and color, the woman
who essays to convert the small house
into a home Is ready to take up the
weighty question of what furniture is
necessary to complete the transforma-
ton, a question that must be consid-
cred from the viewpoints Of utility.
comfort and bea uty.
A good. safe rule to follow is: Buy
nothing for which there is not an ex-
listing necessity, which some vacancy
does not demand.
Even then hesitate long enough to
be assured that the right thing has
been bought for the right place, and
that it's dimensions are suited to the
size of the rooms.
This method Is. to be sure, a slow
one. but II will prove the greatest Of
rnoney-savers. and prevent the crowded
fleet, due largely to haphazard buy
ng, which so often characterizes the
mall house.
OF all things. let there be no preten-
IONS
1t doesn't pay in money sense. and
deceives no one. for furniture has
way of proclaiming whether 1t Is
,enuine or whether 1t is simply mas
,derading under a coating OF veneer