South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
ny ANITADE CANTPI.

Ing ROOM guests room, or sewing
room The ordinary sunroom can
so easily be any one Of these de-
pending solely upon the kiAs Of fur
niture that Is placed in IL. In any
case II is almost sure 20 be the most
cheerful spot in the home.
Much latitude is allowed in point
Of decoration. Things that might
be indecorous in other rooms are
quite permissible here The place
Is as Pampered as a pretty only
child" Particularly is wide range
gwen I'm point Of color schemes.
Those selected as "A rule are gay and
bright A good plan is 20 repeat
the colors used i'm the adjoining
room I'm brighter tones Almost in
stinctively when we come into the
clear daylight we choose the unts
that are unequivocally primary and
secondary. II is the same instinct
that prompts US TO plant in our gar
dens masses OF bright blooming
flowers. We leave the sad tints 20
= the mercy OF shadows.
Beautiful furnitUse is now manu-
featured expressly for sun room
use IL is usually in light neutral
tinted enamel. with touches OF color
IN small motifs. while draperies
cushions. etc, are more wildly dec
Orative.
Some conservative artists consider
the sun room as merely a part Of
the room which il adjoins and use
the same style Of furniture through
out
Every season a few distinct novel
feature lies in the floor treatment
Carpets. rugs etc. are dispensed
with and the floor is covered with
colored glazed tiles.
one room pictured had q tiled
floor Of ultramarine blue The fur
niture was i'm light WedgwOod blue
with classic little motifs in white
The walls were gray This all
sounds cold and would be were T.
not for the gold colored silk gauze
gathered across the windows. The
rush bottom seats Of the chairs were
natural straw cOlored, the lamp
shades were followed parchment,
and the dishes showing through the
glass door of the cupboard of pur-
Ile ulster ware. The inside Of the
little cupboard was painted apple
green.
4 certain shade of light brown
not coffee and cream, but coffee and
miIk-a washy light brown, is ugly
hut il makes an excellent foil for
clear. light colors. A sun room with
side walls I'm this shade has deep
cream furniture and chintz draper
les showing much sage and dark
urteu on a brown ground with
touches OF saffron and pink IN the
pattern. The dishes are canary yell
low and the curtains are of silver
tissue ON the chairs and settee are
loose cushions covered with light
green silver and silk thread Japa-
nese brocade
a guests room sun room that is
thoroughly feminine in its accoutre-
Uents is furnished in natural wick
or. ON the wicker day bed there is
81 mattress covered with "a slip cover
Of light turquoise sunfast, neatly
boxed on this are a number of
dainty cushions. BY happy accident
81 frineed scarf of turquoise and
sand cofored striped silk is thrown
over one bed end.
The cushions are of various
shapes and sizes. Two bolster shap-
cd cushions made 10 match the mat
tress cover are at the ends and the
others are tossed pell-meu. VIII
ruIlv at variance with the delicate
pink. sage. blue. mauve. and straw
rolors of the other cushions IS one
covered with black oil cloth, ana
trimmed with rushings of silk ribbon
Ian different bright COlors, and fur
stitching. and with croCheted flow
ers of colored worsted. IL is the
most perverse bit of decoration, yet
IL Is piquant The loose cushions
ON the chairs are turquoise sunfast
with the exception of one which is
vivid scarlet silk.
The floor is covered with violet
velvet rug. In this room is q wicker
writing table with a glass top, and
above IL is a mirror framed in
-rean enamel frame with light col
a,ed flowers in relief. This desk
and glass serve on occasion as a
dressing table. toilet articles being
Kept i'm one drawer.
A suuroom sewing room offers the
most delightful possibilities The
o,oman who sews prettily has mas
tered a most irresistible accomplish
ment Five O'Clock tea served an a
sun room is indeed pleasant. II Is
most agreeable for the few chosen
friends 20 come and bring their knit
ting and spend a delightful hour IN
good light Sewing boxes ana
baskets and knitting bags and all
such paraphernalia may be attrac-
i've as well as useful in our omni-
present Red Cross work.
such cunning little war work
stands have been devised and little
cookers 10 put beside them and drop
.eaf tables on which 90 spread
things out and wee chair arm ia
bIes with sliding drawers and small
-ompartments Little stands, too,
are made with dropsides that open
no 10 about the size OF cutting tables
some new wicker baskets are made
Go hang TO one side of the sewing
table. These are lined with colored
SILK. and II hung 20 the chair arm
make nice receptacles for worstet