The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-04


/ dlesticks made Of wood or brass.
which help to give an extra artistic
| touch may be added
/ a dining room need not have q
! great deal of furniture, but it must be
/ of the right sort for furniture PLAYS
! an important part in the making or
/ a dining room. The table should De,
| round, fifty-fOUT inches or more, to
/ allow plenty Of room for company.
/ The plain table Is given a little pref
/ erence to the carved. 1t Is important
| that it should have a nicely polished
! surface, for centerpieCeS and not Ia
| blecIoths are now used at luncheons.
Eight Chairs Regulation Number.
As 10 the number Of chairs eight
make the regulation number. The
| two chairs used by the host and host
! ess are usually arm chairs. but there
! IS a fad at present for the tall ana
| narrow backed ones
! Though sidebOards are often built
! into the modern dining room. where
! they are not . buffet and a smaller
! serving table must nc added. These
| como in all sizes and at all prices. a
! trim buffet fashioned in a plain colon
| iaI pattern may be had for $50 and
! serving table for $50, while the high
! empire colonial ones which are
| French in origin cost SO and more.
Some OF the newest dining room
| chairs are reproductions OF the Stuart
period. They are fashioned Of stain
! ed wood. having carved wood center
| panel instead of cane one, and a
| seat upholstered in cut velvet. But
| these chairs are only suitable for
! large room furnished in mahogany or
! massive oak
| Less expensive and elaborate are
| chairs belonging TO this same period.
! They have the double paneled high
/ backs finished in cane. The seat is
/ made OF cane covered with a velvet
/ cushion. while the legs have the claws
and bail feet characteristic of this
| period.
Missouri Gum is Attractive.
DecIaredIy pretty and inexpensive
furniture is made of soft red gum
from Missouri. Though not hIgh
priced it gives the appearance of SATIN
| walnut It is made in all suits OF
furniture for living rooms and bed
| rooms, and il is especially good look
ing in dining FOOm-
a zen need not have expensive fur
nituTe. but plenty of it. The mission
furniture and other arts and crafts
| styles in the fumed or green stain are
/ attractive for this room. If this styI"
! is used there must be q large settee
with loose leather cushions, two easy
| aTmchairs, and a Morris chair
This room should be provided with
a card table, either of the fumed or
natural oak And where great econo-
my need not be PTacticed a cellarette
or at least a humidor is welcome
The humidors may be had from $3.50
up aud ceIlaretJe from $40 up.
LARGE Assortment for the Bedroom.
When it comes to the question of
| bedroom furniture the assortment IS
| certainly large. If a colonial appear
/ ance is TO be suggested the mahogany
| bed with the tall posters is extreme
! " smart looking Though the more
| elaborate Of these colonial beds are
! expensive, the sImplesL may be mad
! as low as $3.50 The low dresser
| with the chevaI glass, the dressing IA
| BILE and chifOnier TO match, make a
complete set. The writing table,
writing chair. and bedroom chairs
may be of mahogany, but wicker
chairs with loose cushions are prefer
| able for a country home.
The new satin walnut makes most
attractive sets in the more medium
priced furniture and is especially
suitable in a guests room The bed
steads may be had from $50 up and
the dresser for less. When this fur
nituTe is used the color scheme may
be brown or yellow.
While expensive furniture is not
needed in a young girls room, IT.
should be cheerful looking and in 5000
taste. The single brass bedStead fit
ted up with natural linen or with a
rufle or bright cOiOred cTetOnne Is
always suitable. The dresser, dress
ing table, and chiffOnier may either
be of the satin walnut or biTd's-eyc
maple. Extremely trim dressing ia
bIes are shown for S15, with writing
desks to match at SO and $i2.
When II comes TO the question OF
chairs they should include two straight
back chairs and j rocker. These MAJ
either be OF the bird s-cye maple or
wicker. Wicker chairs with CretOnne
cushions are much in vogue.
This same kind of furniture i no
! less suitable for a chiId's ROOM The
| cretonne5 for the cushions can be
decorated with scenes from fairy tales
or large grOtesque looking animals.
| Single beds and only single beds are
suitable for the ChildTen'S room Il is
| question of individual taste whether
they are TO be Of brass OF white
/ enamel
4 home Is incomplete unless the
! rooms occupied nv the maids are fur
nished with simple care Neat single
| iron bedsteldS covered with white
| enau II are offered at s. and up. Their
should be two cane bottom chairs ana