The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-31
New Designs
Display Taste
and Simplicity
The autumn season is here.

The autumn season is here.
Business houses and residential
properties are being overhauled and
put in order for winter.
When a housewife puts her house in
order this fall she will find, as she al
ways does, that she needs piece OF
new furniture in one of the rooms, or
that an old chair, table, bed or dress
er must be replaced.
Here are the questions she ought to
put to herself this fall before she buys
one piece: What can | afford? What
is appropriate?
Living Room Becomes Center
Of Our Lives.
A genuine antique piece is beyond
the reach of the average pocketbook,
so we may be truly grateful for the
reproductions based upon sturdy ele-
gance and good craftsmanship. The
living room is the stage setting of
everyday life and the center of domes-
| tic activities, therefore it should be
furnished as congenial abiding place.
Different articles of furniture may
be used in the living room, congenially
just as friendly people are often Of
entirely different dispositions.
| The covering of chair may make
or mar beauty of the chair. The pat
| tern may be too large or small, too col
orless, or of too striking color. A
deep and luxuriant davenport uphol.
stored with striped blue and gold vel
vet, heaped with pillows, suggests en-
| joyable leisure hours.
Mahogany Furniture Adds Tone
To Room.
So called English mahogany furni-
ture decorated with dark tone flowers
underneath the top finish is acclaimed
unusual both in style and combination
for living room purposes.
Desk tables in period styles or oak
or mahogany have low backs contain
| ing fittings for the desk. A small
painted table always looks well in a
room furnished with mahogany, in
| deed the choice of painted tables is
| unlimited. Sewing tables, smoking Ia
bles, consoles, nests of tables, all are
aids to the comfortable appearance of
a liveable room.
Dining Room Needs Light
and More Light.
No room in the house deserves more
consideration than the dining room.
LET there be light and more light" to
give an eniivening aspect to the
room. The furniture should be OF util-
| itarian purpose.
civilian and Mary" and Queen
Anne" periods are used extensively
for the dining room. The present in
terest in Chinese decoration is strong
/ " felt and lends itself we'll in its mod
ern Interpretation.
! A bed room set of enameled ivory
particularly graceful in line has old
gold markings and Japanese designs
which even an Oriental might be
proud of. This set includes twin beds,
dressing table, cane seated bench chit
fonier with fitted drawers and cane
seated chair.
Louis Seize Design for the Bed Room.
A splendid example of Louis Seize
design is infinitely correct in every
detail. Features of this set are the
double. caned panel beds. the usual
length of the dressing table and DRESS
er and the chiffonier which is COM
pletely appointed with sliding trays
and compartments. A dressing table
bench, and night stand accompany
| this set.
The wall mirror hung above chest
of drawers has become recognized
arrangement, for the bed room. A mir
ror always tends to increase the ap-
parent size of room and is decora-
tive asset of importance besides it's
usefulness.
Bed room chairs should not only in
vite rest, but give it. Horace Varney
said of a Colonial chair, Here is a
thing that pleases me. this chair-he's
made it everyway complete, as honest
as its maker through and through"
Russia has fixed the maximum price
for mems high shoes at from 1851 to
$7.13, black shoes being cheaper than
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