New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

REASONABLE SUGGESTIONS
FOR HOME DECORATION
NO. 9: TOO LITTLE VERSUS TOO MUCH

in which the wall is covered with green
wall paper, lowered with enormous pink
and yellow peoples. Besides some in
ferior pictures in gilt frames, unframed
autographs and calendars are pinned On
the wall. They cannot really be seen
against such a background and only aod
10 the confusion. A lowered silk scarf
Is draped over the mantel and on the
mantel are heaped Disque statuettes y,it
cock, tramed photographs, fancy thel.
mOmeter and an lmltaton Tern. Tne
taDie and the top oI the piano are deco
rated III similar fashion. The furniture
Is covered in red ana the rug Is indescrb.
ably gaudy and hldeous. This room Is
supposed TO be "cosey," but lnexpensiye
NOL counting the piano anu the weadu.
presents, lt cost al least S35. Yet Il q
nothing short of "A nightmare 10 see
10 great contrast 10 this Is another
living room, in which the white wOo1.
work Is set OFF with plain gray wall
paper. The baroness oil the DARK stained
moor is relieved by three rag rugs IA
neutral tones. A big kitchen table serves
as the general living room table. This
mas straight. square legs and the top IL
about twenty-eight by nity-SlX inches The
able is painted black and covered with 4
Japanese cotton PRINT runner ot ver-
mlion. figured in green and black. 4
cot serves as couch, and is covered
with gray denim ana adorned with some
pillows in good coors. There arc Two
black Windsor chairs, straight chalr
or two and an implanted wiliw arm
chair. The windows are curtained win
fine dotted swiss and a few good pict-
ures, IN pain uark frames, hang on the
wall. The bare mantel is turn;shod with
a simple clock, pair OF candlesticks
and 4 bowl that generally contains few
flowers. II is "A simple, unpretentious
room that is at the same time thoroughly
comfortable and satisfying. The candle
sticks and some of the pictures were
gifts. Aisle from these. the room cost,
AT the most. about So. probably less
The occupant OF this room would never
permit or a superlluous accumulation OF
Junk" though her wealth we're 10 in-
crease. tentold or more. she knows the
ysiue OF just enough, land would, in all
cases, rather be on che side Of too little
than too much, W.
A disagreeable feature in many OF tn.
too ornate rooms is the decorated cell
ings. Ceilings are generally best tinted
or papered in fiat tone IL IL seems
advisable TO relieve the plainness little,
simple stencil border 10 sufficient. Elab-
crate filigree rocco designs are in bad
taste and the hand painted" effects OF
Clouds Cupids and flowers are unpardon.
able. This latter type Of ornamentaton
| belongs TO the very inferior theatres.
restaurants or hotels; not i'm the home
If ones house is becoming oyerladen,
all but the best should be east out Do
not be afraid TO simplify things almost
10 the extreme And be sure that what
ever new things come into q home
are worthy of place here. IL is above
all things, important TO learn what the
owner of the Sray and White room has
learned-the value OF just enough. To
acquire this knowledge one must not only
use discrimination in selection, but also
know when 10 stop.