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look. he admitted after a critical snih
Indeed. though the profusiOn Of tile,
brass and polished wood gave some basis
for his apprehensions. there was not q
trace Of that miasma shudderingly in
haled 40 often in my dreams and now
sole breath Of my nostrils.
Nonsense. said. mounting the circu-
lar stone stairs. A home for the friend
less at the worst. Therefore let us make
ourselves al home
We did. High in the tower We came
upon two suites. each Of a room and q
bath. connected by a private hall, both
unoccupied and both showing signs Of
rehued OCCUPANCY. / motioned Smithers
into the one I locked myself within the
other
In half an hour. shaved. cleaned and
dressed IN business tweeds. ! raped
at Smithers's door. A decent looking
Smithers in black greeted me. the sallOw
Of MS checks and the red of he nose mani
fes, for the first time IN weeks
The world u before ~, IL n minel' !
cried exuItautly. -let What come that
.i's coming. all right whispered
Srnitherz his finger 10 his lips Let me
tackle IL. large. whativer Il IL. may be
taken for new steward: but you You're
TOO ripe not to be rotten. under the sue
c1nsfance- Duck. ! aay
[ did duck back into my room. ths main
door of which was looN'sl, p',IiIg Il,.. u'DusI
the crack of the side door az light steps
kept tripping nearer. Presently around
the bend n the stairs there shone a lace
with big blue eyes and smooth. colorless
cheeks and red. red lips parted over
pearls Of teeth and golden frame oi hair
-.t-t.Lf,. atrfnouuted bV n nurses can.
the face Of the woman who was 20 make
me bsvund belief and mar me beyond
repair. ,
nhe mlgntl, s"o ~ -. .-'i-,L - =
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a train back there always seems 20 be q
trap a. the door and you can escape,
sending your notS Of bread and butter
acknowledgment. Everything seems 10
be made easy. and you are able TO get
back 20 town and TO the broken into
routine without that hOpelessly worn out
feeling that 10 tho usual result Of this
Interpolation. simply because your vi
tality has been spared.
AT this party we strolled down to
breakfast. q sulky six. Monday morning
a. the undpe hour Of half past 7. a. the
only train that would take M that morning
left few minutes after and there was
a short ride 20 the station. this neceaaitated
by tho breaking down Of the machine the
day before
Just a. the hostess had her fingers
on the handle Of the coffee urn Of course
the telephone bell rang. II you notice Il
always does in suburban homes at meal
hour. Il is always situated several long
rooms and corridors from the dining
table and thers In invariably at the other
end a vivaciouS neighbOr who has just
called you up to tell you news or to ask
for some and makes her call Of fifteen
minutes or 20 in that manner.
Presently one Of the half awakened
party slipped into the hostess chair and
poured out the coffee. Il vas passed
around and soon after. impelled by the
belief that u was necessary to live up 70
the prestige Of her seH-imposed situation.
she looked across and asked Of one Of her
companions:
Coffee all rightr
What do you caFeP Was the mournful
response
Mot a bit.' was the amiabls reply. I
Just asked to make conversation Then
all talk was suspended until the animated
bunch was directed to the livery 'rg.
and the road 10 New York was taken
The motor accident 10. Of course. a fore
gone conclusion. One hostess whose
husband had made himself aRreeabls at
several Of her IN assorted house pa rites
az length decided 90 allow him a collec-
ton Of business friends who had come
70 New York 70 80 the summer EiRhts
The lot that arrived from town thirsty.
dusty and exuberant reminded the wife
Of the row oi men you sometimes Sc
sitting side by side in boH at the theatre
who are plaoarded 20 the seeing eye with
the announcement Entertained by the
irm."
She dragged herself about with them
the remaining hours Of the Saturday. had
a dinner party and the young people Of
the neighborhOod in for the evening and
in the ssclusion Of her own apartment
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Ze yacht. Il brings plenty company from
France. from AnGleterre
IL IL far apart from ~ world; ~ shipa
they avoid those treaCherous waters.
Only friends n please and servit0rs "a
wait and money 20 spend. Eet 10 an
Eden
Then Cain cannot enter there
sCsin? Who h zat? He cannot BE- much
Of a man. De money? Oh. yes. millions
on deposit in Ia Banque Do France. and al
yours. yOurs. 20 spend wiz me-
Not mine; but his. Lot him have Il a
such a price
sZat imbeoileS II thoy let him 20 for a
while he would he sent back by the
courts. know II; he il wrong in the head.
a thing 30 be brushed aside. disregarded.
never 10 be remembered any mora than a
stone keeked from ~ path. Come
NO: ] tell you no.
IAN right: then | 60. Goot-hv. Mon.
sieur Faintheart. no Lord Of RaEot Ne,
no lord Of mine. They will keek you
from these doors in ~ morning. ike a
stone. a dolt. a thing of no account-
She swept from the sofa. posing for a
moment with heavinG bosom aud flashing
eye. a picture of scorn. Then with in
credible sWiftness she darted into the
secret passage.
Thought she was gone. hoped she vac
gone. | almost even prayed ehe was goue.
I know I emptied glass after glass ike q
man shattered by a hair breadth rescue.
know paced eEultantly up and down q .
floor. iingling tho gold in my pocket.
craving the Wild. free life the morning
would bring. with Smithers by my sids
and the world like an oyster before M.
Ahem. Il was a cough. impertinsnt,
teasing, alluring. I looked % tho pas
s3ge. Elise's golden hair shone against
tandeFly. Her psarly teeth cleaned
through her parted lips She was smiling.
turned. I darted toward her, dartsd
after her, down the blaclnesa, guided.
drawn BY her mOcxing laugh.
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and told him IN hoarss voice that I Waa
too III 20 come down stairs but was merely
suffering from one Of my reourrent as
tacks Of rheumatism. I thought rheunn-
atism the sort Of thing you could get over
quickly. but IL seems he knew all about
that and wouldn't allow me to eat OF
drink anything and my last night Of thae
internal week end visit was spent In bed
alone. suffering from hunger. thirst and
wounded PRIDE
Speaking Of Iona aaid anothas woelE
ender. though nobody was speaking of
lions. 'of all the disappointments Of week
end parties the refusal Of the advertised
lion 20 roar h perhaps the most sxcruclaa-
ing. OF course We have all been through
the experiences Of sitting next 70 the great
raAn or woman. waiting breathlessly %
hear the words Of wisdom, and after long
silence. a. happened 20 me. having Lion
lean forward In almost a oarossing way
and whisper For Heavens aake tell ms
which fork to use The only time I was
ever glad at a lions SHORTCOMINGS was
recently when in a touring car filed win
a merry crowd We discovered one fsml-
nine groucher who before the house waa
reached had managed. directly or indi-
rectly. 30 insult every other member Of
the party. When We entered the houaa
Of the seven gabblers. az its owner caIlsit.
luncheon was all ready and We went into
the dining room without law Of preos-
denoe or fonnality. the feminine grouchar
having spotted ,ae lion Immediately and
taking his arm led the way with a hack-
ward glance Of malice and triumph.
1t was not long before We discovered
that Lion was hopeleasly deaf. a llttls
matter Of physical defect which his
biographies had not mentioned and which
the telephone and written messages aalr-
ing us 20 come and meet him had also
neglected. Then We had our revenRa.
for with more than the usual interest %
his kind In the situation AZ hand he In.
sisted that his neighbOr repeat % him all
the stories that were uttered and at each
request We would all keep deathliks
silence, our eyes fixed upon her. and under
the fire of those glances she was obliged
% reitsrate episodes none too original or
clever in the beginning and which % re-
peated were hopelessly stale
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I Asst ANNALS OF
l. GENTLEMAN GEORGE
The Price.

S-ne time Il will bs pleasant % think Il
al ever remarked the Mantuan Swan;
and 'rIly t is a pleasure for me in this,
nv hr.a ruzCulum. tu recall Inc mon and
r" '1rg- lid ont In the open and u
v-rh WAS a great narf.
N'D..-..u. ! find. d. a grateful cornple-
7ar' '.a % No. II activity. oven though the
..0'.r o1fs. they dish out % us Is a dis
T'0" rr any public institution later than
rs IT, auum and now and again impsi-
-' p. forget nv station 30 far as to Join
F'1 ''s vulgar many in whanEinR my
- aga .st 'ho CRATE in protest. However
,s-r' u.s. admit that ! am better N
sr1 To- 'rsD was on a certain black night
'"dtrr through tho mud and tho storm
and gong a. Smither- expressed II.
'--T' -.vHnrr 20 nowhere and not car
aEmlrh which,
y va lt1'.rable that I. Gentleman
H'rrEa E.EEpd who had been presented
.- every 1880. lsd court and Jried in most
' hon -r I.d ha pressing on from an
'r'-' Hr"d rast 81 a questionable iu-
't'' VIZ. 10 me o"nt iu nv pocket, and.
T-v ".-. .r.u worse. ny clothes thsun-
-.v's 0.-. ..r.Ie-sly disreputable.
shine behind ~ dirty fogi
.'...'. ".-aof lwickrnham never spun
" H. ..r Vl"u bs wrote. Dress
.... there an the profit les
ta. rf rHug % stand it. Smithers.
r.. .. f1" lean and how backed
.a... .r-ia.
I '.. -'ng II me- feet YOURS
-.... .f ! unlv wisht you wore. .
r.... t.l
-t thar light through tho trnss
went pu unheedinR. From
..... ItI-fua a country mansion
7' '." modern uKunes need
a.n am going g get
.'T'. '... nu
'H' y.g don't rit a few n th'
H- reflected; bur he com-
landing. even eading ihs
.."g % easier Tor mo, his
..... .
..B' ~ length we reacher
walls across the lawns
... HDs 6ages of an extensive
"'as q massive aud mammoth
fsing into a tower
...aI wings Smith er1
..H .D learn how far back
tended which checked
..-l q -riI door on the
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tive Since cannot doubt your honor
, I must doubt your sanity
Don't doubt either urged. 'foV
then you will no longer be my friend.
was but restless from the heat ! did
I but crave bath and a change God!
Can't you put yourself in my place and 80
how intolerable il this confinement
i know. ! understand interpossd ths
doctor soothingly and I'm sure my
colleague. Burdock. won't mind your
invasion Of his bath and wardrobe though
you have 20 much better oi your own
Come now. we will descend 20 your rooms
and chat a bit. See. do trust you
With a wave he dismissed the men.
We descended two flights We passed
along a broad corridor We entered a
splendid apartment Here truly was all
the luxury by nature demanded; the soft
lights the rare hangings and rugs. the
buhl and ormolu furniture
Instinctively ! stepped into a large
closet filed with a profusion oi clothing
Jon forms took from the shelf box
vet unpacked bearing the label Of the
most swagEor of draPs-
Doctor will YOU please have this sent
20 BurdOck with my compliments''
said. i have made sure that they will
~ shrugged my shoulders com
fortably.
He smiled the kind. honest fellow.
almost endsarinEly
You arr all right. LAsoslles, hs re-
piled You will he all right f you will
only try not 10 he 10 whimsical WOh. ves,
I know an you would say II h hard.
hut think of what il az stake. Of what
can be won ~ the cost 81 a little self
control.
Listen now. here is a secret for your
encouragement hear that your uncle
has returned 20 France. that he had word
that his ca ~ il lcet in the Court ~ Cas-
aation. 10 this is 40 don't you see he will
a lso lose an his hostile interest in you and
your concerns;
-Your releaae then must follow a. a
mere matter of form; Of course, having
been legally committed. you will have 10
be legally discharged. 81 sleep right and
tight. for must hurry along on my rounds.
I won't have you watched either Il you
will give me your word not 10 get rest
iess again.
just AZ surely M / am your friend
Iascslles. ! promised.
There were precautions nOtwithatafid-
inR Tired tho door that closed nOiseleusly
after him. Il waa fast ] tried the win
d0ws They would not budge But these
gnva mo no concern. Like a oaEiaway
0n a treasure island ] looked around.
monarch II al surveyed
I took instant possession Oi the best
I saw There we're fruits and wines and
ciEap an tho sideboard In panel drawer
nf the writing desk ] came upnn a rouleAu
of gold An. how the napOleons iingied
I In my pockets a. the smoke spread and
the bubbles broke into visiona delicious
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HUMMINGBIRD DECORATIONS
Demand Ter the Feathers Likely % RS.
dnee Thelr Numbeg.

BERLLS. June 8.--Prof Schilhngs. the
German Wild beast photographer whom
Col. Roosevelt made a point u nesting In
Berlin. says that Woman's pervorse tasts
in the decoration Of hats Ia gradually
devastating the hind world though another
chief cause, h. thinks. Il the artiiiCiai crc-
alton of certain fashions by millinery
houses. Tie mentioned one Berlin hrc
which made purchases of humminghir..
feathers % the amount % thousands ~
dollars tho moment a leading PARIS firm
Eays the word that humrningbird decot.-
ton was % he the mode. In Florida. ho
said. whols colonies of herOns of from
iO.OO N aDO00 pairs produce families.
Then come the herun hunters and In four
teen days not heron is left. The huntsr
has gained from Ron 10 1900.
These remarks we're made az the orni-
theological conGress IN Berlin. which Waa
attended BY delagates from all parts %
Europe. One deleERtO called attention
b the nov fashion n using bird feathers
for the decoration Of wornen's shoes. Tn
q Paris shop window. he said, he saw q
PAIR of shoes with hummingbird ieatta7a
on thsm priced ai gi.iO1
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SORROESOF The HOUSE PARTY
M assorted GUESTS THE
CtTSS OF MUCH TROU BILE.
me EnEiish MAJ DO THIS Form ~ Ent er-
tainlrg. hut Tirlr week Finds Are Not
al Prace-The Automobile Makes
I,rapc Impossible Dress Prohlems.

Inc fnGisn WI ~ ANs hNN" ~ NafNN-
tanlrG. hut ThrlE Ncek Finds Are Not
al Prace-Thr Automobile Makes
I,rape Imposslble Dress Prolllems.
Ttl,rhe automobile and the house party
srsr f.rat,Iy related II admitted There
~ Hw,. says one authority on this
s.r.af when Il was possible by a men,
4,..rl, arrangement Of fact and fancy
q. ,.. age tho snare Of the wOuld-be host
rr f.srr,s and excuse yourself by the
.-.l.., nctnn of tho train pulling out
,rs, 40 vul reached the gate. With your
friar waiting in tho machine outside
v,ur residence. perfectly willing % ac-
r,rmafata YOU as 20 time OF departure,
,lsrp Is no way of escape
Il -orms. according 20 this same au-
,h1ritv. that there was a tune when the
waak eni party was In danger OF
diving out from mere inability 10 meet
no demand for guests. When Il was
discovered that by merely missing a
train you could hs immune and be per-
rri,tei o. enjoy your spring and summer
Sgrfavs those most delightful DAYS In
town. without casting any reflection on
the hospitality offered. you naturally
pr7,ertei yourself from the invasion
Of too persistent hospitality. Those
good days are over; tho automobile has
Urnlhilated freedom a. Il has distance.
bs, a. soon a. the first aldermAnic
rohln begins 70 drag the too plump worm
from its chosen abode the owner of the
suburban residence begins 20 make out
lists Il people whom she must bring to-
ee,her in the close confines Of an out OF
town villa. not because they viii find each
other congenial but 20 that the hostess
nav look her social world In the face
without the burden Of an unpaid debt.
Il was related by this same philosopher
that not lonGago. being an unwilling mem-
nerofaweek end party. Ss the strawberries
All cream were PLACED before the hostess
sfs mentioned qults casually that she
would telephone q Mrs, B. 20 corr ,ut
tho next morning and aIl the place Of a
rs-reant guest In fact 10 mals sure Of her
she thought shs would send the machine
% bring her.
There vas q moments silence. then a
pretty blond woman looked up and said
sveetly:
oh. I'm 20 sorry. I'm afraid shall
have 70 keep my room while she's here.
yol know; she was mentioned in my
divorce suit from Jack. Lots Of cream.
dear. yes, that's just right
A more mature woman sitting across.
who was not sure of having caught the
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whln the owner Of Il Is alive and crazy
for a drink
-Ze owner of it. scsleratY He Is here.
your masferl Eat ozzer one, tell you,
he IL dead. buried from sight and knowl-
edge ~ long as these walls stand.
-In that case. ! don't mind my share
of the f,ineTeel meats pinding the cart %
quake"
Your share? A marplou You don Z
want him wiz you longer. PhllippeG-
Yes. yes, Smithers in all right. he must
60 along. l cried, for n strange aense ot
loneliness swept over me az the thought
Of being without him and with her.
Then lat him TAX theae things back
~ the guardroom queek and vamoose
~ the inn, there 60 await your commands.
Tomorrow the news will come for your
release 10 very next day you may sail
on your own Yacht for Bagot lie. Allez
vite. m6chant'
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and you. my pretty child Of chance,
what are you going 20 do for me. wiz
ne7- asked Elise when we were alone.
-You shall be my queen ! vowed;
.the sharpr of my fortune, my pleasures. >
-Over ~ broomstic'7 Non
'Ry priest or prelate. or both. 70 only
have YOU
Come. ait close, little one she said.
motioning me % the sofa. There h 10
much We haf 20 talk. You know 20 little;
I know 40 much.
There Is no danger. No one NJ the
household knows oi the secret passage
hut Flise. Zese people, ~ doctor you
met. his friend, BuTdock. they haf not had
this retreat for the insane a long time
Formerly Il was owned by = greater one.
a wiser one. himself half mad.
sPnIu hut he had ideas of his own
when this houss be did build; peepholes.
like % eye ~ - bull; s,cret ways. zis way
and zat. and rooms unknown. deep in ~
walls; all. al. for ~ vanquishment Of
- unnily.
Listen; more softly. In such a niche.
oi which nobody knows hut me. ] who tell
you. ~ real Philippe lasceles. who viii
he 40 unreal. now ces. not dead but sleep
ing
sNot dead7 You said he was dead.'
I cried. springing away.
ssald7 What oi H. Words. mere words.
Zey are spoken. ny are gone. You
yourself said IL was my concern. Zat
was not nice. my friend. hut what u Il?
In eject he is dead. What IL 20 hs
go. 'Tis only ~ turn Of a knob. ~ clnss
ol a door. nat sets In - stone like ~
stone forever. Come, zen. my bravei-
-I2 Never. never did such a thing;
never will do 2Ich a thing
sYol haf never seen BaEot IL, h n not
so,- she went On dreamily. = haf been
there a. a child Ny mower ahe was ~
friend of the old SeiEneuF. It risaa like
a Jewel from tho 80, a white pearl of a
chateau set IN emeralda.
There arc horses and doEl ior ~ hunt.
~ cellars ugy rm rich with Winal.
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yet not half a. alluring as the future wa
about 20 Be.
large. Jarge, came familiar voice
strangely munied. Are you there. arr
/ you alone, IN the bist a comp ny savin
wan
les. yes. Smithers, ! cried irritably
Where are your Why cant you bs
straightforWardy
slide moved IN the high mahogany
dashboard, and from secret p,ssage
way my faithful companion emerged.
his noee glowing like a rHilroad signal
turned hall around.
II all the crooked paths were med
straight. large, he said repruachfuliy
where Wud We bef Hack on the lunch
With Othello. our oocypanhun gArn
oh. come " and sit down and have
some ! wouldn't leave uat slide open
Il were YOU
! wudnt eedeT. large. had
tree hands, az the l,idy remarked whin
reproachsd for bieing her back hair az
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And take it too declared after a
pause In which the smoke Wreatbed
into a thousand forms of beauty and the
Lubbles reflected all the pleasure of life.
"Of course ! take Il II it's real. II It's
trla. Would turn hack from Paradise.
Smithers. to tho hell we have just left?'
-Ah. hut in the ind the wan will nt
away from you and the Odder will ketoh
up"
-NOnasnas. Ths prioe. A. you call IL.
IL her concsrn. sinoo shs IL doing ths
dickering. don't want n hear about IL;
I don't want n know aboue IT, What
do want n know Ia who he IA and where
hs is.-
1T ian't amy d'rict inhammashun hev
on eedsr pint answered Smithers
drinking Rreedily enough now that hs
had begun 10 drink. s. far as cnd make
out hs's q young Engliah gintloman. th1
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-Ist well Lascelles he said. to give
me such a frightl Think Of the alterna-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

the Grand Prix, where millinery and
horses triumph-but mostly millinery.
II would surely hold its own In any
meeting of those who make dress a
study and vie with one another in dis
play. Happy the bride or bridesmaid
who may indulge herself In its coun-
terpart. It is hat for high occasion.
There are four long. but not heavy,
plumes, more like a soft mass of snow
than anything else In nature. There
is almost no curl In the long fibers.
Such hat never was and never will
be out OF style.
The third hat is more distinctly Of
the season. II has a bell-like brim
with irregular edge and fairly tall
crown. Fuor long plumes are mounted
Mt the right under a bow that is more
than large. They fall completely over
the crown, TO the left brim. One half
the face is in shadow from the sharp
droop OF the brim. This hat is almost
universally becoming
All these hats are set on the head
in the proper position. II will be no
ticed that the pose Is dignified--not
rakish. The crowns are posed as
they should be- directly on top of the
head. II is the modelling of the brims
that gives each hat its individuality
and makes. each extraordinary. AS
studies in midsummer high art millin-
cry they must interest everyone.
Those who would like fac-similes of
any one of these must consider wheth-
| er their features are of the same class
or not, and remember that the rest
of the toilette must play up to the hat.
Such millinery is immensely useful
for II is trimming over with good sug-
gestions, which we will do we'll to
| follow-some of them at a discreet
distance. JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
An Error Explained.

while the regular answers-to.quer-
ies editor was laid up with the influ.
enZa last month a young man from the
circulation department handled his
mail and furnished replies to his cor
respondents. Out of this situation
grew the embarrassing predicament
In which we find ourselves. Mr.. Phin-
cas- Tonkerton OF East Wind, Ind.
wrote, asking what he should do to
gain the affections of young woman
In whom he was interested, and Mr.
George Gooph of Wimpleton. Mich.
asked us to suggest decorative
scheme for his naphtha launch. Mr..
Tonkerton, who asked how to WOO
the fair lady. was advised:
Paint her bright green. keeping
her In stays until the paint dries. Then
stripe her In deep orange and red
from stem to stern, decorate her with
flags and shove her into the lake"
Mr.. Gooph, who wanted to know
how to paint his launch. was told:
Whenever you are beside her
show your consideration and regard
Hold her umbrella for her when you
happen to meet her In the rain BE
punctilious in the small attentions she
will appreciate. Some candy and
flowers occasionally ought to help"
We trust the two gentlemen will &C
cept this explanation and that each
will find here the advice he desired
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
SUMMER BEDROOM IN CoLoRS
Soft Shade Of Green One OF the Most
Appropriate That Can Be
Devised.

A beautiful green room OF sum.
mer cottage has been produced with
green woodwork In one Of the restful
sage-green tints, the walls papered I'm
plain cartridge paper, with a frieze
OF stray vines. all In different shades
of the same cool color. The wicker fur.
niture is finished in a forest green
stain and the carpet is covered with
a green and white rug of fine, Joint.
less mating. Sheer white null cur.
tains hang at the windows with
straight-falling draperies Of liberty
silk OF the same color over them. A
white porcelain bedroom candlestick
four feet high stands at the head of
the bed. II is straight column resting
on square block base, the fluted
finish outlined In green II holds a
large green wax candle. at the side OF
which is a little holder for a box OF
matches. Other fittings OF the room
carry out the green and white scheme
and as the apartment faces the south
the effect has been to temper it's high
light and contribute a restfully sub
dued tone