The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-19
CONFESSIONS
OF A BRIDE
(copyright, N. E. Al
j Make Study of the Successes
End Failures OF Miss Milier's ROOM,

u Make a Study Of the Successes
End Failures OF Miss Mil'er's ROOM,
Katherine Millers marvellous reg
encyH bed made glorious background
for her golden beauty. Her hurt ankle
did not make it necessary for her to
stay In bed, she explained, after she
had greeted chrys and me, but she
rather liked to take little rest cure,
once in while; she believed that wo-
men could get rid of half their ner-
vous afEicitions simply by shutting
themselves up in their own rooms oc-
casicnally.
1agreed with her, but since 1 had
Knew very well that the women who
need that kind of a cure most are the
very ones VINO think they cannot have
1t.
Fpoured the tea, because Miss NIL
Ter didn't care to sit up to DO 1t. Inc
nrstfy ceremony interested me 1oi
ortce. Il gave me an excuse for let
f,nr chrys and Katherine do most or
the talking. While they chatted.
studfed Katherine's surroundings.
They were as unique as her particular
atyie OF beauty, altogether as spien-
did al her own lovely person. Every
eirl adores an artistic room OF ner
1wn and was doubly interested IN
Rntherine's, because my little home
needed furnishing up bit this spring.
I fook notes, mentally, OF tho successes
and the failures of Miss MilleTs decor
fThe motif was odd enough-tt was
the the circlel
rf,rvstobel knew all about the
,,,Ssticism; connected with that sym
Dol. and it seemed to me that sne was was
rather ve1ed Decaase Katherine nAa
seized upon it! Chrystobel knew tnat
she herself ought to have sucn
stemperamental" environment, but, OIL
course, she could never initiate katn,
ernss suite, even thQEgh she coulo
Improve upon 1t!
A round mirror in a narrow piack
frame topped Katherine's delicately
made dressing table, and another or
much larger size was suspended by
silken ropes above her chest of draw
err. The bed was a wonderful thing,
With q round headboard, handcaryed
and French caned, and 1t was cover
ed WITH delicately lowered and tint
Cd satin spread having shirred
sIonrce which quite concealed the
aides OF the bed and the rounded end.
The bed looked like an enlarged and
vIofified chaise lounge. had never
aeen anything like It except in foreign
museums.
The table and dresser, the hutch
and the mantle, the shelves and the
walls Of the room were cluttered with
q treasure OF rare bottles and boxes
and vases, toilet articles and etchings
Katherine's pride was her coIlec-
lions OF mirrors. She specialized IN
round mirrors and had spent for
tune in gathering them together from
an parts of the world. II was this col
lection which suggested the circle as
the motif Of the decorations, she ex-
planned. ChrYs. enthused vivaciously
about the idea, but was spiteful, l
suppose. Said myself to myself:
ldirrorsi How characteristic of q
girl- When she admires one o. them,
she admires the reflection of herself"
Judging from the opulence OF her
Aboudoir, decided that there wasn't
much restraint in Miss Miller's ma
tnre, and because couldn't Ike her,
in spite OF Bob's recent attempt to
make me do SO, hoped that had
considerable restraint in my own
makeup.
@This collecting mania must get to
be an awful form OF self-indulgence,"
thought. First, girl fills up her
OWN room, then the housE and when
that is crammed, the; superfluous sec
pnds' must be sent off 70 museum!
Little personal pleasure can one have
in owning museum, should think, .
And ] was glad that didn't have to