Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-05

playing the college emblems, but decorat-
Ing the panels of the wooden screen with
such designs is more original The top
of the screen is divided off from the rest
and Is used for the decoration, which may
be worked out in brasswork or wood.
Most artistic results have followed the
use OF fret saw on ordinary cigar boxes.
The design Is drawn first, then cut out
Of the wood Is very effective on back
ground Of soft canvas. Brasswork, too,
Is very beautiful when SO mounted.
The choice OF curtains will depend
good deal on the shape and size OF the
windows. Inner curtains of scrfm or
cream madras. well drawn up from the
glass, and outer curtains of art serge. Is
a suggestion for drapery. There must pc
no drapng back. All the curtains snouid
fall straight from the rods. A square OF
pretty stuff picked up in an oriental store
NAV be thrown over the shirt waist DIX
used as q window seat. and perhaps act
as a relief in case the curtains are rather
too somber-looking.
The bureau cover snouid De .. usp
cream linen, rather coarse, hemstitcned
all around, and IL bed is used In the
room this, too, may be spread TO corre-
spond. Cross stitch embroidery. IL any,
should form the decoration
The combination desk ana pookcaSe IS
convenience when space Is limited. and
most artistic pieces of furniture on this
order are to be found.
A college girl who loves the Hgnter.
daintier kind of furnishings has Just Mt
ted ND a south room for her own use in
blue and white with such charming re-
suits that i shall describe 1t.
The floor was stained a wood brown ana
then covered with a blue and white jap
anese cotton rug In an INDEFINITE aeslen.
The wall paper was In varied tones OF
China blue with little threading or god
on an ivory background. the pattern
water lilies, conventionalized and rather
large.
Of the wall space. and above the paper
showed faint tints only OF the blue and
gold. A bordering of the paper connected
the heavier, darker paper with the lighter
The latter %as for the side wallis but
the room being small. but OF good
height. II was thought better not to use
Il the whole way up. On the other hand,
IL was suggested that IL the room were
napered entirely with the ceiling paper it
might be apt to lack character. Hence
the idea OF comb ining the two. and GER
tainly the result was most satisfactory.
The furniture was OF white enamel
wood excepting the chairs. which were
OF willow enameled. and the screen,
which was a combination of willow and
wood. The latter formed the frame.
which was filed in with plain blue denim.
and a basket work OF enameled willow
decorated the top fully a foot deep in a
pretty fashion. One side OF the screen
was fitted for a sewing basket. The
cushions for the chairs and lounge were
Of white linen embroidered in college
emblems etc, with blue thread, while
the bureau scarf and bedspread. also of
white linen, were worked in water lilies
and their beautiful leaves. all In natural
coloring.
White glass candlesticks with pretty
shades OF blue and white were used on
the bureau. with toilet articles chiefly OF
glass with ivory mountings.
The curtains were short, covering the
lower half of the window. They were
made from fine scrim hemmed on the bot
tom and trimmed above with a band OF
filet In q water lily design, with outer
curtains Of the linen embroidered in col
ors. The lily. leaf green combined with
the water: blue scheme made most ef-
fective whole. ELIZABETH LEE~