The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07


vided with an entire suite of her own. then
the decoration and arrangement of her particular
portion of the house.
It might seem at first thought that the girl whose
suite is furnished by fashionable decorator could
not be expected to show her individual in her
apartment, but matter how perfect the general
style Of furnishing the effect will be stiff and unat-
tracve if the girl herself has added nothing to the
suite after the decorator has finished it. Equally
unsuccessful viii be the outcome, il in her choice
and placing of her own additional touches.
venirs etc, she has failed TO bear in mind the
eral style and coloring OF the room Indeed al
though the girl who needs must choose her
furnishings and that with an eye to economy, may
thoughtlessly consider that her more elaborately
housed chum has no problems solve in the
rangement OF her beautiful apartments it is
question whether her problem is not really more
difficult than that OF the girl who plans the entire
furnishings herself. For after all there IS task
at which decorators themselves fail often than
the harmonizing OF period furnishing very eab-
crate formal furnishing of any kind with what IS
homeike and comfortable in effect. With all their
daintiness and beauty the rooms should look as
though lived IN they will be lacking in charm.
For these elaborate the French period styles
are in fashion, but there never was greater lati-
tude in furnishings than there IS today, and what
ever style is personally desired may be selected
long as the design of furnishings and hangings is
light and delicate and the colors equally dainty and
suitable TO the boudoir OF the eune file
After all, it IS the girl who has the furnishing OF
her room in her hands and is dependent on
the plans OF the decorator who gets most pleasure
and profit of it. There is no room so unattrac-
tive that it may not be vastly improved by small
expenditure OF money, provided good taste be ex-
eroised, and which may be made hideous
by the most elaborate furnishings if care in their
selection be not employed.
Consequently, furnishing is serious business and
every girl who makes success of it may feel that
she has scored triumph always attained by those
older and wiser
No matter how modest is to be the sum expended
furnishing, it IS wiser to select general scheme
at the start considering carefully the suitability of
the scheme TO the size and shape of the room its
lighting facilities and the furniture already pro-
vided or which may be obtained for the amount OF
money in hand 1t is necessary that the entire
scheme be completely carried out at once but the first
plan must provide all the essentials within the financial
limit, leaving the future provide such other
features as pictures. ornaments and additional
pieces of furniture which are absolutely neces-
ssry.
Just at present the white bedroom is very popular
with young girls Nothing could be fresher and
sweeter, but little must be exercised lest it
look too cold and severe For this room the walls
are usually white, or they may be papered with a
sprigged pattern which there small stiff buds
or leaves at intervals a white ground White
enameled paint and furniture of white enamel and
cane entirely of enameled wood are used in the
white rooms. The dressing table may be without
drspery or draped with thin white material or with
a sprigged cretonne chintz. When the dressing
table is of cane and enamel, with some ornamental