The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
WOMAN'S WORLD OF
WORK AND PLEASURE


Placing dress as the first and most
important medium with which 10 charm
the world individually and collectively.
nishings OF her house afford q woman
chr second opportunity. The RESPONSE
bility for the architecture OF his home 10
usually accredited TO the man but the
woman falls the onus OF q successful or
unsuccessful. an efficient or an ineffi-
cient Interior.
Her house. we may cay. stands as .
background against which she shows to
her world. ~ II ie refined. II its coIorins
Is SOFT and harmonious and ~ 70 10 un-
, worried by useless and superfiuous dec
orauons, she Is correspondinsly attrac-
tive TO her friends
Assuming that the woman Is aware OF
the fact. Il often happens that she 10 I'M
certain what to do 10 attain the result
though she may covet It II is my pur-
pose in these articles on the. ethics OF
house furnishing TO practically demon
strate the simplest ways IN which IL may
be accomplished. The idea which OBJ
necessary requisite TO a besutiful house
Is fallacy. The woman who makes
this excuse FOR an unattractive home 10
the medium Of these talks 70 be able 10
make II clear to her.
One OF the first things that she must
realize Is that there ia as much beauty
In certain simple schemes OF furnishing
and decorating as In the most elaborate
French style OF rocco art.
The real satisfaction TO a critical
.
| ity OF the thing u=ed as It's peculiar fit
nos Tor the place assigned IL and its har-
| mony in color and design with It's sur
| roundinES In treating OF dining rooms
th"re are certain general rlues 10 be Oh
served In their decoration that IL would
| Dc well IL speak OF before going into
| detailed schemes.
In even the most unassuming house
the dignity OF this room should he pre-
| served At the same time. we should be
! careful In designing en- elaborate and ex-
/ DenSlke 2 vera N
| Inagniiicence OF its decorations or Sc
we're IN It's eiegance for then psychology
| sholud he so designed as 20 promote TO
| ia" uttermost the feeling OF senislity
and good cheer. and the decoration can
| most desirable result.
| The CutvuiaI dining room Is apt TO he
| coid IN Its suggestion and I have often
corrected this fault by discreet use of
! E0tted plants. inside window boes. etc.
| The Dutch dining room sometimes de-
! generates into u bromicial use of stems
! and platters. and ! have seen "a French
room that was wearisorpe in its tapes.
! tries gliding and rocOco effects. The
corrective FOR all Of these failures. II
goes without saying il good taste.
| The dining room In n moderately .x-
| pehsinve house may he quiet yet cheer
| ful II the walls have plain paper used
| WITH wood panelins small room
should never have tapestry above the
waiscoting. 49, Tins effect - to Lessen the
size OF TIE room and render IL stuffy.
| Flgured goods are seldom as effective
| for window drspcrisS a. plain material.
am a 'hintZ dining room - an offense
against good taste
/ With Sucn suitable decorations a.
B hlue and white china. pewter, silver or
brass there ~ alaV.ayS a possibility Of
Frightening the most neutral background
b AMI a clever decorator - apt L. select
Tor hcr dining room scheme clear gray
Van. SAGE green. golden brown or cream
color. becauS" all 81 these colOrs show
up The aforesaid decorations
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elaboration and q richer setting than the
others. while dun blue or old blue" may
I h' used with good Effect iu tho simplest
a. well as the most expensive tNre Of
dining room