The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-05
ZODIAC NECKLACE.

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 nation; but,
as the English complacently hint, we'll
"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 boudoir at
Georgian Court, the magnificent Lake
wood palace, isn't patch on this
apartment in point of artistic concep-
tion. I couldn't shut my little peppers
in such beauty spot. The wonder Of
it would keep me awake. Raving, as
usual! Now, listen to how It's dome"
and you'll rave with me.
10 begin with, the room is a good
sized square apartment. l loathe a
great barn Of bedroom, don't you?
1t started out for square DEAL" but
got sidetracked at one end, where a
slightly bowed diamond paned window
breaks up the architectural precision.
Under Elinor's supervision-you 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 o'er this Eden
the floor was first painted and then
nnameled 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 afflatus
possessed by the decorator.
Departing from the commonplace
frieze, this original craftswoman ran
stiff border Of pink hollyhocks imme-
diately under the place dedicated to
this piece of mural decoration. Where
the frieze wasn't, to be Irish, was a
the ceiling, rather indicating the gath
ering Of storm with the sun shining
through. On either side Of the dress
ing table, which was Of gray enameled
satinwood, were arranged silver can
delabra in branch style, fitted with
electric light, softened by shades in
the form Of pink hollyhocks. The sim
gle bed was of the same wood; also a
small colonial table, on which were
placed the night light of silver, with
hollyhock shade, and few of Elinor's
favorlte books bound in gray suede.
Talking about genius, 1t surely was
burning when It 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 l told you why the old kitchen
No? How stupid, for hereby hangs a
tale! You should and must know that
the decorators imported just two pat
terms of a French cretonne in gray be-
sprinkled with the dear, stiff old po-
sizes. and one of these lengths Elinor
annexed and had her couch, easy
chairs and window seat upholstered In
1t. Naturally the blossoms became the
theme Of the furnishings. But, to come
back to the spread, when it was laid
on the bed 1t 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 a why" and such funny wayl
1t was decided the spread had to be
dyed a pale gray. the right sort Of
nuance to tone in with the other ef-
fects. But how get It? believe In
'leadings," both in things divine and
material, and an earthly manifestation
took place in this instance. One even