The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
The Home Harmonious.
- DING over" the guest room is
b6f part of the spring renovutinG
that most housekeepers APP
A% nrooch with Measure because

bb1 part of the spring renovatinG
that most housekeepers APP
proach with pleasure because
this room. not being in daily
use, once 1t is put in order for the sea-
son, has the grateful faculty of" staying
put"
A principle with professional deco
rators. and one that it would be well'for
amateurs to follow in changing room.
is to make the change as completeas pos
slble Take. for instance the straight
line furniture. which last year was
fumed." This season paint or enamelit
in some light color and ornament il with
sprigs OF flowers. Orif the furniture was
white last year enamel 1t now In someN
deep clear color or lacquer 1t fora change.
II draperles were plain last year and tho
wall paper figured reverse this order OF
things.
General speaking. the safest plan for
the carpet is to kept as plain MS possi-
BILE. Every one knows that spots do not
show us quickly on figured ground as on
perfectly even color, so n small diapercd
pattern has its advantages and is, at the
same time, so nearly plain that 1t will so
with either figured or plain paper or
draperies, upholstery. etc.
The factories this year are turning out
some bedroom sets that are novel and
charming. Shapes are more than ever at
tractlve. Great attention has been paid
to the fact that the great ma jority OF bed
rooms are small, and the pieces are ac-
cordingly being diminished In scale.
Great, cumbersome pieces are out OF fash
ion. The sulcsman's argument, " Yes,
madam, solid mahogany, just try to lift
Il and see for yourself, it weighs almost
a ton" no longer gains favor. The
clerks talk now runs something like this:
Smart little piece, isn't 1t? Easily
lifted about. 1t would fit in anywhere"
While we do not care TO live day in day
out with things that are too gay In APP
pearance. gaiety is permissible in the
guest room. II is like the party dress in
the wardrobc-desigr ID for extra spe-
ctal." A delightful new bedroom set
shown in the Illustration is In dull blue
enamelcd with stiff looking little bouquets
OF flowers as ornaments. The flowers
are on the footboard Of the bed only
The beds are made low-almost down to
the fioor-and they are as quaint as
can be.
Instead of dressing table small table,
such as is usually used as a bedside ia
bic, is placed directly in front of the win
dow with little standing glass upon 1t.
In the drawer of the table the usual toilet
requisites are kept, and the whole thing
weighs so little that it can be lifted to
wherever the light may be best to make
up" by, either By day or by artificial
light.
A chest of drawers in the room has a
mirror hung above 1t instead of being
fastened directly to 1t.
The pieces are all consistently rounded
at the tops. although they make no pre-
tense at period style other than the period
of the present moment.
In this room pale buff curtains hang
close to tho glass, while blue and bun
striped inside curtains are added. ovel
the striped inside curtains at each win
dow is a scalloped lambreauIn Of plali
solid blue. At the center Of each lambre
quin is a sim bunch Of oil colored aow
ers, matching the floral decoration o.
the furniture. The curtains andlambrt
gums are edged with narrow yellow AM
blue silk fringe. The wall paper in thi