The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-19


would be an arcaded table of Italian in.
fluence, whose outlines would blend
perfectly with an early British or even
a colonial chair. A pair of poly
chrome book ends and q batiked silk
cover would give an air worth while
to the whole room; try it.
Tapestry arm chairs these days al
most invariably have an accompany.
ing small table with cosy lamp and
some books at ones elbow. In fact
small tables of almost any description
are being used for many purposes. and
| it isn't unusual to see three or four, Of
different designs in one room.
When it's tea time, even the sim
plest little table can be made to look
the personification Of coziness when
fitted up with snowy cloth and tea
service of pink luster, or even an as.
sembled lot Of odd pieces which have
associations.
Painted sets are at the moment the
most popular for bedrooms. One of
the pretty ones shown at a recent ex.
hibition had a color note of lavender
and blue. This is treacherous COM
bination, however, and should be at.
tempted only when there is plenty OF
light and sunshine most Of tine day in
the room for which It is intended. It
can make most places look very cold
and unhomelike. Anyway, this room
which I have in mind had walls OF
der and blue tones. The carpet was
blue, and the side lights were shaded
gray with a chintz pattern in laven-
in two toned silk combining the col.
ors. The furniture, which was OF
Adam design, was painted gray and
ornamented with tiny Chinese motifs.
That counds jazzy, but it was done,
and by one of the best known mann.
facturers in the country. There were
twin beds, dressing table, q ward
robe, bedside table, desk, slip
per chair, all for one room. This shows
something of new tendency to have
a piece of furniture for everything we
do nowadays, as a contrast to the al
most Puritanical ideas we have had
in the recent past.
A less dressy set which struck me
as very pretty for a young girl was a
dressing table, a single bed, a desk and
two chairs of old ivory, with emboss-
ings OF wreaths and bow knots in pas
tel shades. The desk and dressing
table had covers Of rose damask under
insets Of plate glass.
For the school boy there are sturdy
sets in warm tans in the painted styles
or in Circassian walnut. Extremely
snappy effects can be secured when
one takes one of these for starter
and adds curtains of some dashing de-
sign In tan with good bit Of red and
gold, and hunting print or so, or
some of the wonderful cartoons which
our soldier artists have made Of the
greatest conflict In history. 1t seems
to me the pleasure and the opportun-
tiles Of decorating boys room would
be wonderfully interesting occupa-
ton as a change from lace and pale
colOrs. 81 94
A little girls heart could be made
wonderfully happy with one Of the sets
built to her size which are being made
up in ivory and gay colors. These
are, OF course, rather high in price,
and unless one has little sisters to
whom one Of these diminuitive sets
may be bequeathed when one begins
to grow, the investment is not very
wise.
Tea carts, those boons to the busy
housewives, have become more useful
than ever by the addition of an cleo
trical attachment whereby they may
take the place Of stove, percolator,
grill or what not. The socket is fitted
underneath the tray and supper may
be prepared right at the hostess Ell,
bow on the porch or in the living room,
without the bother of going to the
kitchen. After the rarebit has been