The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-12

] have suggested this as The most suitable
style for 4 blonde, bu' II j. really suitable for
every woman who can stand lish, tones. 4, is
best for the blonde because a heavier STYLE Is
crushing 70 her exquisite. delicate beauty
There = a new decorator in Paris Who covers
walls with black paper and decorates houses
entirely In black. He has persuaded one OF his
customers 10 sleep on black sheets In a bIack
bed. with just a little white lace trimming lie
SAYS that T. sets off her charms in the mos,
effective manner.
Horrible thought A black room Il ero,,b
~ make anybody IN. / feel the same Wav ,bon,
me misguided genius who decorates rooms in
dark purple. "
Rooms intended for daytime use should Ia
decorated in light coiors-delica'e grays. greens
nlues. browns ard yellows. A dining room or
smoking room may be dark.
Rich. dark woodwork harmon!zes with -.
worship Of Bacchus. Az
The Renaissance style Of decoration, and ,,r.
ni,ure Is The haadsoncst Of Al No. -.
gested II as the most suitable se-,inr Cor
brunette. by this | mean rather that y j. H.
Tor a woman OF strongly marked type. II .b.
blonde feels tina, her personality is sufficiently
commanding she may choose Renaissance.
II seems 70 me that a Renaissance APARTMENT,
with lis splendid decorations and rlcb b,nc'rg.
should be he home OF some romantic m,i..ffc
ngure Ike our Marguerite % Navarro. SAL was
A magnificent type O; tho Processes of no
Renaissance period She was a patron OF a.
lists. poets ana singers. That extremely CIV
collection of stories by her. The Heptamer5n e
suggests how deeply she drank OF the cup OF
A modern society woman who modelled her
lie on that OF Marguerite Of Navarro would cor
tainly be interesting. People would no. fol
bored a. her home. or course there az some
WAYS IN which - would be quite impossible Tor
a dern LADY 20 follow her
There is an old story about her that. having
entertained a poor wandering minstrel most
royalty. she thought IL best when he said god.
bye 70 her that he should say good.
-bye 20 life. From the gorgeous Renaissance
chamber With its carved furniture. its rich bro
caded h~anSlnSs. its silver goblets aud tail
Candlestlcks he went to a grave down In the
deep dark cellar Of the chateau. His last views
did not care TO have II whispered in court
circles that she had known a person o.:
such humble position. Modern social imperti-
hence cannot approach this. The co0duct OF
the girl who firts with a man A. tho sea shore.
bur cuts him dead in town. may have the same
basis. but 1t 20 very cold and tame in COM
parison.
Probably tho story IS eva-re-ated. as vol'aire
said OF the report % his own death Queen
the poets 81 N" time would not 10 so onthusi.
astc about her ] believe there was a warmth
and spontaneity about her manner tina, would
tn popularity for q hostess Of TO-DAY.
The furniture n the Louis XIV. per'o1 =
handsome. buy heavier and less graceful 'ban
The Louis XVI style Tho earlier nor!od IL ia.
'rguished nv CoYchcs and arm chairs ~ ve-v
solid fr1me~ork. often with Ions head de~7ra-
lions. The arm chairs are very spacious he
cause 'he vide hoop skirts Of the peri,I re-
qu'rcd 80.
Roth f7r aesthetic and practical reasons ne
Style o. NOS appropriate for stout women %
whom there 1rs many in Nrw YORK u a mos.
fisconcer,nE 70 watch a fine. SOLID woman 49,
ting on a slender chair that threatens 20 smash