Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-11

and furnishings. Warm. yellow two
toned papers should be selected for
the walls. and a white ceiling should
finish of the room. The woodwork
should be painted a very light color.
white being the best. and cream col
ored shades should be placed at the
windows II there are outer curtains
they should be of a thin yellow ma
tcrial.
Stencil work Is often used for the
walls in oiningroOms and gives
very good effect. especially when the
being much used. This furniture
comes in the massive pieces and also
i'm the small sizes. so that the house
wife need have no trouble in making
her selections. Large pieces should
never be placed in small dining
room as they give the effect of crowd
ing. and give the room the appearance
of having no space. Where there is
a large room the massive tables and
chairS can be USED TO advantage, but
lin small room small chairs and
tables give the best results
The sideboard and china closet Sc
leCtions need not be of the same
wood from which the tables and
chairs are made, yet they should har-
monize with the other pieces of furni-
ture. Here again the dark wood is
the most appropriate at the present
time. Many of the new china clos
rets have the circular doors and give
plenty of space for the hanging OF
cups. Round tables give much bet
ter effect in a small dining-room than
the square ones.
To keep the china closet in order is
no easy task. especially when there
are many pieces OF Dresden or Loves
loft ware. Once month every DIT
of china should receive special
cleaning. even though it may not have
been in use. No china closet is abso-
lGtely impervious TO dust. For plain
pieces all that is necessary is TO wipe
them with a soft cloth that will leave
20 trace of lint. But OpenwOrk pieces
must be carefully washed in hot sudS
with a soft brush which will pene-
trate every crevice. II ornaments
with Dresden flowers in relief need
washing. a fine spray will do the wors
best. A brush is not to be recon-
mended for such pieces. Even the
rarest china for table use is washed
in hot water and soda. To avoid dim
ming gold decorations china should
always be washed in lukewarm water
and mild suds. and rinsed afterwards
ir clear water of a warmer tempera-
ture
The plate rack can be made one OF
the most artistic features Of the din
ing room This rack is usually placed
high over the head and but few feet |
or so from the ceiling. Artistic plate
hand painted and otherwise decorated |
can be placed on the rack. mingled |
one with the other. until they make a |
very pretty decoration. There is no
rule about placing the small plates
on one side OF the room and the large |
mixed here and there. These plates !
should be taken down and given a 1
thorough washing every few days
as they gather dust rapidly
Careful selections should be made \
Of the pictures. and Dme housewives
adhere to the rule OF no picture az
ali in the dining-rOon. At least they
should be small. Pictures of game
are probably the best for the purpose
while other small scenes can be placed
about the walls to advantage.
Table cloths worn al the edges
never look well in the dining-room: n
these should be worked into napkins by II
he thrifty housewife. THIS. however.
does not seem so successful a use OF
he exquisite damask as the circular
luncheon cloth made Of the whole cen
Ter. IL NAV be cut somewhat smaller
IN size than the table and edged in
lace