The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
THE CONVENIENT AND
COMM0DIOUs CLOTHES CLOSET

This is the day of the dainty closet.
The dainty woman has so decided. The
architects are now giving as much at
ing-room and when they have finished
he woman herself puts on the finishing
3ouches.
City apartments as we'll as houses,
show closets that are quite as perfect in
arrangement as any other room in the
iouse even though they are small. In
,ne corner of the modern closet is a
,asin with hot and cold water faucets,
Ind over the basin an electric light but
on.
The walls are quite as daintily tinted
is those of the drawing-room, and the
woodwork is usually enameled. II there
s room for a chest of drawers. It IS
white like the woodwork, and has brass
Inobs and trimmings.
Not an inch of space is wasted in the
modern closet. On the side which is de-
Toted to clothing is a shallow shoe box
With lid. This is built in the wall. and
'uns the length of the closet, it. too, Is
painted white and has brass hinges
Several enameled boards are placed
dong the wall. the lower one being at a
convenient height for hooks to be in
Ierted for clothing. These shelves are
Useful for hat boxes and other odds and
ends of the wardrobe.
This Arrangement of the shoe box and
ihelves makes a little wardrobe by itself.
md il is quite the fad to keep the dust
Iway from the gowns by hanging dainty
.urtains before the lower shelf Some
lines the shelves are left bare. but they
ire often made more attractive in ap-
,earance by putting crepe paper on them,
citing two or three inches extend below
he shelf. The paper is tackled here and
here with a brass-headed thumb tack.
md between tacks is gently pulled out
o make II look like ruff1e. The yellow
md pink chrysanthemum, the wild rose
IT the violet papers are esecially dainty
or this purpose. and are so durable that
hey will not need to be replenished more
han twice a year.
Crepe paper is also used to cover the
hangers. in place of silk or satin A
lozen hangers at cents a piece, a roll
Il crepe paper, a few yards OF number
I've ribbon to wrap the hooks. a sheet of
,otton for padding and a pot of glue
re all the accessories required to make
he hangers more attractive.
It is astonishing what one roll of crepe
'aper will do. If the closet is not too
arge. it will cover several shelves. hang
RS. and a band box or two. Instead of
he hat boxes, bearing on the covers the
rade marks of various milliners. some
hing akin to the charming old band
'oNes of our grandmothers days are
made.
An ordinary hat box is lined. cover
md all. with pale pink. pale blue. yell
DIV or white tissue paper. merely pasted
I the edges. II pink is chosen for the
lining, pink chrysanthemum paper Is
tsed for the outside. A broad satin RID
,on is fastened to each side of the cover,
dining in the center and tying In Dig
'ow on top, finishes the box.
If the box is very large and admits of
1ore than one hat, milliner standards
ire placed inside. to set the hats on, so
Gathers and flowers will net be mussed
IS the weight of the hat rests upon them.
Instead of ugly pasteboard boxes
.hich bear the labels of the articles they
ontained when purchased. all the boxes
Fhich hold corsets odds and ends OF