New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

forehead When they are good they are "
very good and when they are bad thew
horrid.' The chairs are exceedingly grsc,s
the backs start with a wide roll and tau,,
toward the seat and remind one sornebox
harp. Also they are often ornamented
little gold rosettcs. The beds are particul,l
CHARACTERISTIC; the head and foot boards
square and usually have square paue
ToiIe dc Jouey or silk or a design painted
canvas set in
The Directoire period too, had charac.s
tic colors,-mauve, greenish blue, yellow
black and white"
By this time we had left the bus and y,
standing on the steps Of a very pan
looking house on the East Side
you are to look neither to the righ,
the left" cautioned Letitia, FOR want
to get the feeling Of the Directoire pe}
pure and undcfled,-you are going TO love
And so | went blndly into a square hall
a grand staircase. and found myself in a
room,-the first glimpse Of which fairly
by breath away
1t was like a fragment Of the Chateau
Mamaison, a room which one could imag
being set apart for visiting royalties. In d
very first glance / felt the real essence Of
days Of the Directoire.
Ny first impression was of black and MAJ
and turquoise blue and lovely walnut fun
turc 1t was some minutes before / co.
bring myself to examine the room in dets
it seemed such a pity to analyze it or pick
to pieces.
\ MODERN DIRECTOIRE BEDROOM
The walls were painted in oyster viii |
panclled off with fiat mouldings Of the bluis
green which was almost turquoise. The Ct
pet was of soft velvet in large squares
black and mauve, a mauye that was almt
purple.
The most conspicuous object in the ro'
was the bed, lovely carved walnut fra |
with a panel of old blue and white To
de Jouey set in the head and foot board.
stood lengthwise against the wall and o.
it on the wall was a small crown-ike fra
from which fell short frill Of the Il
de Jouey. finished at the bottom with II
row mauvc fringe From this crown h.
long draperies Of mauve tafIeta, covering |
entire wall beside the bed and caught "a
at the TOP of the head and foot board witt
cockade of turquoise and yellow and a's
der. Three narrow ribbons were sen
along the edge, just overlapping each oh
also yellow and lavender and turquoise
The bedspread was made of the mauye 4
feta. edged with the three rows Of ribbon
there was double valance around the
with the edges cut in graceful, wayy lr |
This was also edged with the three ribbons
On each end of the bed was a soft round
ster. also covered with the mauve tafeta
trimmed with three rows of the ribbon
from the centre Of each end Of these J.
mauve cord ending in big tassel Of mauw
turquoise hung to the floor. On the floor
front of the bed was a long pillow Of turqu's
blue edged with mauve.
Doesn't it all sound regal?
MAUVE AND YELLOW AND TURQU0s
BLUE
dows at one end Of the room. and these We
draped like the bed. There was a stiff yala'
of the Toile de Jouey cut in waving lines
edged with the narrow mauye fringe. m
this hung the long over-draperies OF MAJ
taffeta with the ribbons on the edge loop
back about "A third Of the distance from the
with the same cockades. Inside these siKe
tans there were sash curtains reaching u
the TOP to the bottom Of the sill, Of chlf@
three shades. mauve and yellow and turqN
blue. The window looked like nothing so ~
as an evening gown with three chiffon p
coats and an overskirt of taffeta which par
in the front to show the chiffon underneath
There was dressing table set in ~
which must have been designed for H.
was draped in the mauve taffeta with
valance of the Toile de Jouey.
On one side was a fireplace, the wooas
painted blue like the moulding, with sun
rectoire designs in gold. Over this h9N
mirror in a gold frame. The clock on the =
tel had two slender dull gold coluH's
Directoire design and it was hanked on e.
side by quaint china figures Of the same pc,
There were two chests Of drawers
walnut with dark marble tops, seVera'
chairs with seats covered IN the mau'e
feta and lovely little sofa and TWO
chairs in blue tafieta with huge tassels Of
and mauve hanging from the arms.
And now" began Letitia, as we lev
atmosphere Of the Directoire and came
into a world Of changing trolley gohs'
streets thronged with people, 1--WE VIII go
"Oh, no, we won't" l said i go no
Their. can't spoil the impression oil
Directoire room.
ITO Letitia fair the praise be given;