The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-08
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grip on Americans. l reckon it's be-
cause we are so bent upon improving
ourselves we just can't rest. We Ger.
tainly do lack repose as q nation; but,
as the English complacently hint, wen
ARRIVE" when we get over the novelty
Of having barrels OF money to dispose
of as the whim seizes us. But
haven't time this morning to moralize,
for | must tell you about Elinor's bed
room, which Is the sweetest thing you
ever imagined. Titania's bower. Mrs.
George Gould's famous boudolr at
Georgian Court, the magnificent Lake
wood palace, isn't patch on this
apartment in point of artistic concep-
ton. couldn't shut my little peppers
In such a beauty spot. The wonder of
Il would keep me awake. Raving, as
usual! Now, listen to how It's done"
and you'll rave with me.
To begin with, the room is good
sized square apartment. l ioathe
great barn Of bedroom, don't you?
1t started out for a square deal" but
got sidetracked at one end, where a
slightly bowed diamond paned window
breaks up the architectural precision.
Under Elinsr's superintendent know
she's artistic TO the finger tips-a New
York interior artist, woman by the
way, did the decorating. A gray and
pink scheme was selected, and to carry
out the misty, hazy atmosphere that
was planned to float DER this Eden
the floor was first painted and then
afiameled soft French gray and partly
covered with square rug Of silvery
gray green wilton. The walls were
hung with pale gray cartridge paper
suggesting the tone of the floor. Now
comes evidence Of the divine affiatus
possessed by the decorator.
Departing from the commonplace
friege, this original craftswoman ran
a stiff border of pink holly hooks imme-
diately under the place dedicated to
this piece of mural decoration. Where
the frieze wasn't, to be Irish, was
BURY effect In grays that melted into
the ceiling, rather indicating the gath
eriDg Of storm with the sun shining
through On either side OF the dress.
Ing table, which was Of gray enameled
satlnwood, were arranged silver can.
delabra in branch style, fitted with
electric light, softened by shades in
the form of pink hollyhocks The sin
gle bed was Of the same wood; also
small colonial table, on which were
placed the night light of silver, with
hollyhock shade, and few of Elinor's
favortte books bound in gray suede
Talking about genius, It surely was
burning when 1t came to the dressing
up Of this bed. A spread and bolster
roll of white handkerchief linen edged
with deep cluny lace and embroidered
with row Of the pink hollyhocks was
designed for this particular couch and
carried into effect.
Have told you why the old kitchen
garden flower was selected as motif7
No? How stupid, for hereby hangs a
talel You should and must know that
The decorators imported just two pat
WINS u u II tttANh tISAOnut III kEdg De-
sprinkled with the dear, stiff old POI
sizes, and one Of these lengths Elinor
annexed and had her couch, easy
chairs and window seat upholstered In
It. Naturally the blossoms became the !
theme Of the furnishings. But, to come
back to the s9read, when It was laid
on the bed It became a whited sepul-
cher, and, as an editor friend Of mine
says, 1T hit one in the eye" Some
thing had to be done. Sleepless nights
ensued for Elinor and the interior dec
orator. Like Sentimental Tommy, they
found why" and such funny wayl
It was decided the spread had to be
dyed pale gray. the right sort OF
auance - tone In with the other ef-
rects. But how get it? ] believe IN
Headings" beth fl things divine and
and an earthly manifestation
look place III this instance. One even