The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-07-20

This little sketch shows how attrac-
tive a bed can be made with an or
candle or silk bedspread. The bed
itself is of the old fashioned low four
poster type with curved head board
and no foot board. Often this type
is found with low foot board or
with a turned bar between the two
foot posts. The bed spread could
be used on these other types, but
would require slightly different
treatment at the corners.
This spread is made of a full
length of organdie cut to fit the top
of the bed, with enough material al
lowed to cover the pillows and to
tuck under them. A separate sham
could be made il desired. For trim
ming, piece of the goods is cut
about five inches wide and corded at
each edge. The length Of the piece
used will be determined by the full
ness desired. The fulness is adjust
ed by pulling the cord thru the cas-
ing. The piece is then sewed on the
plain piece of goods with the putting
between the cording. Extra fulness
should be allowed at the corners so
that they may be turned neatly. A
cording is put at the edge of bed
where the ruffle is sewed TO spread
te.p. The ruffle may be of any
two inches from the
floor is good space to allow. This
spread is scalloped at the bottom and
a two inch ruffie with a small head
ing is stitched on. If simpler
spread is desired the scallcps could
be bound with organdie of the same
color or contrasting if used turnout
for cording on the spread,
| suggest organdie, for the best
grade imported Swiss organdie can
be bought for less than dollar
yard and is washable and fadeless.
A sateen cover made plain and tuck
ed under the mattress should be used
under it. and may be made in deeper
tone of the color of the spread or
another color to give two-toned eff
feet. Dotted Swiss muslin is also
very pretty made in the same way
over sateen. Unbleached muslin
could be used, with less fulness in the
shirred border. A light weight taft
feta would be exquisite but much
more expensive, but not necessarily
more effective.
The room in the sketch had pale
grey walls with deeper tone. of the
same color for the wood work The
furniture was painted soft apple
gresn and decorated with lines in
gold color and flowers i'm violet, or
ange, blue and gold. The glass cur
tains were made of gold color organ
die with two inch ruffle on the
edge and held back with ruffled tie
backs. There were also staight over
curtains made of violet percale with
a small indistinct conventional de-
sign. These were shirred on the rod
with an inch heading. Some of the
furniture had the violet percale for
seat coverings. The chaise lounge
and slipper chair were covered in an
English chintz with pale green
background with punches of Lilies of
the valley of pale, duh violet shad-
ings, forming diagonal design. The
rugs carried out the same color eff
feet. The bed spread was of gold
organdie like the glass curtains.
The lamp shades were of gold or
candle with bands of organdie in vio-
let and green for trimming. The
whole effect was delicate, soothing
and adaptable to almost any type of
room. And what is as important,
NONE Of the materials were expensive
the pereales can be bought for
about thirty cents yard and even
the English chintz was less than
dollar ard half ward.