Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-12
OF Interest to Our Women
MAKING THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.

For the woman VINO enterta1nS
great deal fittings Of the guest room
are Of greater interest perhaps than
those of any other room. In the rest
of the house the individuality Of the
owner may compensate to some de.
gree for lack of comfort, but in a
room which changes hands SO often
as guest chamber comfort must be
combined with good teste of general,
not a personal. sort A few days ago
in this column the guest room for the
masculine visitor was discussed
A room, which is intended for wo-
men alone may receive very different
treatment from that accorded mans
quarters. More delicate colors. dain-
tier draperies, lighter furniture, all 60
to make up room whose appeal will
be to the feminine, not masculine
senses.
As rule. in q woman's room the
predominating note is blue or pink and
white. This dainty but rather insipid
color scheme is apt to pail on the visi-
tor who makes long stay. There are
some charming shades verging on the
old rose which prove more satisfying
than the usual light pink.
A very attractive room seen recent
ly was done in wistaria, to very good
effect. The paper was figured one,
with the wistaria blooms varying from
the palest to the deepest shades climb
ing in an unconventional way over all
the walls. making the room seem a
perfect wtstaria arbor. Cretonne bu-
reau and table covers in the same de.
sign partly covered the two pieces Of
furniture in white maple. The window
over curtains were in plain lavender
china silk, which lent balance to the
figured paper.
Lavender is not very successful as a
rule. 1t fades very quickly and leaves
a washed out shade which Is far from
attractive. In the more expensive ma
terials, however, it will keep it's color
for some time.
Yellow is a charming color in some
Of it's shades, but, unfortunately, 1t
cannot be relied upon. Very often It
is entirely different in the sunshine
than at night. Taking these difficult
ties of lavender and yellow into con-
sideration, they are counted with blue,
old rose and pink as the most popular
shades for feminine surroundings.
White maple, circassian walnut and
other light woods should replace the
darker mahogany AND oak more suited
to the masculine fancy. An old white
set may be given coat Of gray paint
to very good effect. Besides the one
double bed or, better still, two single
beds, the furniture should consist of
bureau or dressing table. long
dressing mirror, small table. If pos.
sible a chiffonier, one easy chair and
several straight chairs, a desk and
perhaps a book shelf.
In providing the small requisites for
woman guests room, it is wise to
supply brush and comb, manicure
set, powder, hand glass, shoe horn
and all the other articles which are
ESSENTIAL to a girls toilet. This does
away with annoyances to the visitor
in case of delayed luggage. The
thoughtful hostess also takes care to
furnish a set of sewing utensils In a
basket and a we'll supplied pin cush-
ion, which will spare the guest the
embarrassment of asking her hostess
for such things after her arrival. Hair
pins should also be included among
the dressing table appointments.
Pretty pillows and dainty bureau
decorations are means for displaying
taste in. woman's room.