The Washington herald., 1922-09-24

the lines of the quilting emphasize
the design.
\ young girls bedroom in the
home of a Southern family owes
its interest largely to its colonial
accessories. The low, four-poster
bed has no footboard. and the
patchwork bedcover comes down
over the ends and sides, above a
valance that reaches to the floor
There is a rush bottom chair at
the bedside, and another at the
quaint little writing desk. Above
the low chest of drawers a mirror
in an olive wood frame Is hung
The small patterned fowered wall
paper. which has white ground,
matches the valances and drapes
at the windows. The glass cur
tains are of ruffled white Swiss.
Two OF the most interesting fea-
lures of the room are a painted
dover chest and a bride box. The
old colonial custom was to have a
dover chest, which was filed with
household linens for the young girl
who had hopes of being a bride.
and a bride box. which was some
what smaller than the chest. and
" dT usually 1Ounhfh at TIE tlllS.
This box was to contain the linens.
laces.. ribbons and other finery of
the trousseau. The chest in this
young persons room Is painted
cream color, with dull blue panel
ling. In the center panel of the
front there Is a bunch of four
plums. with leaves. painted in their
natural Colors. The other two front
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chest are decorated with stiff
sprays of flowers and leaves in
bright colors. The bride box is
painted to correspond. These two
painted chests. with their Innings
of vivid scarlet. add note of life
and color which gives the room .
distinctive air.
In another colonial bedroom in a
New England home the richly
carved mahogany high four-poster
has red calico tester valance. The
Counterpane is white. The over
drapes at the windows match the
tester valance and the glass cur
tains are OF white net. The floor
is painted deep taupe. the wood
work French gray. and the walls
light gray There are several
hand-woven rag mats on the floor.
in combinations of black, gray, and
white. The wing chair Is uphol-
stored in the same glazed chintz of
which the dressing table cover is
made. The little mahogany foot
stool is upholstered in black vel
vet. with crOss-stitched design
of flowers in the center. The two
Windsor chairs are painted to
match the woodwork.
Dining rooms in colonial homes
almost invariably have open fire.
places. A lovely one which | saw
recently has fire dogs and other
accessories Of the hearth of brass.
All of the furniture is walnut. The
chairs have high backs, rounded At
each end, and filed in with cane
webbing. They are surmOunted ny
carved pedimental pieces, each Of
which is supported by two turned
pillars to which the rest of the back
is fastened. The plain framed seats
are filled in with cane webbing.
The front legs and the straininS
rails are turned. The lower part
of the carved cupboard contains
two drawers. These are surmount-
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sides. The two front corners or
the flat top rest on turned columns.
which rise from the front corners
of the drawers. The cupboard door
and the drawers are carved. The
whole is supported on four short
la ,uster legs, with cross bars of the
same design. The dining table is
long and narrow and the small con-
sole table is square. A mirror. in
carved black frame, hangs above
the small table. The yarn rug is a
dull sage green. The glass cur
tains are pale green. the over
drapes of glazed flOwered chintz
have Du Barry rose as their DON'T
nant color and the walls are oyster
green. Brass candelabra and CAN
dlestlCks are used.
In the large colonial living room
of a seashore home the window
draperies are of heavy ecru linen.
Glass curtains are omitted In order
that the ever-changing view of the
sea may be enjoyed. The walls are
painted robins egg blue. The ma
hogany Chippendale set consists of
a sofa. two ladder back chairs, an
armchair. wing chair and a
chest of drawers with decorative
brass mounts. The sofa. wing
chair and the seats of the other
chairs are upholstered in fowered
chintz. the ground of which
matches the draperies. Above the
chest Of drawers there is a large
mirror in a Chippendale gilt frame.
which is fianked by a pair of brass
sconces. The andirons for the. open