Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11

and inexpensive oak colored willow
| furniture of exceedingly graceful
design. A small collection of suitable
| pictures are the finishing touches.
Living room-There is nothing more
pleasant than this room when the sun
| has gone down and the lights are
| lighted it is a resting place for read
| ing or conversation. The color scheme
has been considered from that point OF
| view and is a soft blending of blues
and greens, with here and there touch
of red, The floor IS covered with a
| large Saxony rug of Gorevan design,
! The fabric used in the hangings and
portiers is Doric, and is of that beau
tiful, unfadable series used throughout
the house. Sofas, deep lounges with
slip covers of cretonne, quaint furni-
ture. a clock, fine lamps, old brasses,
silverware and choice pictures gathered
from time to time complete a homelike
room.
Dining-Room Effects
Dining room-Early English in gen
eral effect, and a combination of yell
low, green and white, enframed with
high easement windows and tolerable
loaded glass-one has a yellow dining
ROOM Its furniture of crotch mahog-
any, inlaid, Is of Sheraton design. Sill
yer c.ndelabra reflect richly on the
si1eL oard, unique bronze electroller
with golden glass. quaint pictures of
Georgian days are hung here ana there'
and the hangings are simple and un-
fadable. A domestic rug is used over
a hard Jod floor.
Morning room-We see beyond the
French easements a terrace and
landscapes; our morning room is re-
splendent in its cool form, the paneIs
are quaint figured stripes with styles
and castings decorated to match; the
draperies are a choice. soft coloring
used in the portieres and coverings of
special. designed willow furniture; Sc
lected pictures are hung on the panels
An Indian Rug is on the floor A room
for morning coffee for callers ana
variety of uses necessary in home.
he lighting is arranged by condelabra
and softly shaded lamps.
The guest chamber i. simple tulip
ttern paper so quaint and pretty,
with it's Cylinder cloth draperies; fine
mating is dotted with domestic rugs
Curly birch furniture of plain design
and a brass bed are brought into har-
mony by the detail of pictures and
electrolier The white willow chaise
lounge in triplicate is very happy as
resting place.
Effective Arrangement
Family chamber-The woodwork in
Maintenon gray to match the special
furniture is in choice combination OF
rose pink draperies and upholsterles.
The shadow effect of the rose wall
paper embracing all these effective
tones; the use of plate glass counter
sunk in the tops of the furniture with
silk fabric under is especially good; 1t
protects the furniture and serves to en-
l.ao Nv IF hOth An Indian
rug is used effectively. Choice pictures
adorn the walls, there is a night lamp
on the somno, and the room is lighted
from the center of the ceiling.
Corner Chamber-It is worth remem
bering that good reproductions of an
tique furniture are better than doubt
full and bad old pieces. In this room
such pieces have been selected with
care. The walls are of a simple fabric
effect in moderate priced paper; the
draperies are natural colored linen ap-
pliqued in band border relief. The in
dividual curtains are made of sondour
This material will wear and wash we'll,
at the same time retaining its soft,
permanent color.
Card room-Always place to beguile
an hour, with lounges and cozy chairs
and cards of games. The walls are of
a plain silver gray surface of Japanese
grass ClOln, QudlAI WlllOW
furniture carefully considered for COM
fort The windows are hung with stem
ciHed null curtains on swinging arms.
Attention is called to the card table of
oak in circular form, with its four
chairs that fold closely under. 1t is
useful for piazzas, sun parlors, break
fast rooms, etc.
Bad Taste Found in Costly Mansions
A few days ago we had the opportu-
nifty to see one of the best and newest
of the city residences. We found in the
living room a white handicapped
black walnut bureau of a distinct
Grand Rapids make at the end of the
seventies. We have been told for sure
that this piece is IAN old antique inn
ported from Europe" Two tables of
appalling heaviness, with chairs to
match. chocolate brown tapestries with
yellow dots of a half inch diameter rep
resenting a toothed roset covering a
high wall space Of nine and one-half
feet. A dark brown, red and yellow
special made German rug of a very
fine quality, but impossible in design
and color; cathedral oak trimmings,
"hand-painted" placques of a rather
mediocre and obvious appearance. a
plum jam color ceiling painted in oil
with a tri-color garland looking like
string of decaying sausages pasted to
it, and last, but not least, so-called art
glass windows representing an isolated
pergola with greenery. Its wrong per-
spective created the effect as if the
pergola would tower twice in height
over the hill in the background. AS
for the exterior of this mansion, we
may say that it begins with an imita-
ton of a drawbridge and a moat and
ends in delirium of mansard. New
ertheless we are told the proprietor
would not tolerate anybody to suggest
for the contemplated sunken garden
any details of landscape gardening.
Ugly Interiors Disappearing
While there are those who will main
tain that there is no material change
in the order of things. we know by
daily observation the great middle
class of Americans has awakened to
an appreciation of the absurdity Of
tl.eir satisfaction with ugly furniture,
wall paper and other features that
make up the rooms in which they pass
the greater part of their lives. 1t is
good they should begin to realize the
uselessness of giving their homes an
unpleasant aspect when it entails
scarcely any more expense to have
everything agreeable and artistic. The
interior of the average American home
has undergone a radical change. The
day of the painful wall paper. offensive
rugs and hideous chrome is feeting.
Just few years ago it was a common
thing to come upon a handsome exterior
that housed collection of impossible
monstrosities in the way of f. nishings
that the poorest designer of today
could imagine only in e horrible night