Evening star., 1924-09-12

WI pearing bedroom idea bor-
/ rowed from the plans orig
mated from girls who have
had 10 make one room answer as
rience of such girls. who are forced
TO live away from home in large,
nvercrowded city. that the average
boarding house offers many draw =
backs. When girl rents room,
however, where there is no general
parlor or living room in which she
may entertain, she is more likely TO
get the privilege OF using her room
as d living room and bedroom COM
hlned. This awkward situation has
heen well managed by many girls in
a way which leaves no room for criti-
cism
Realizing that a little money invest
ed for home comforts will be a great
help In doing efficient work at the
Office, the business girl Of today eth =
er furnishes her own room or else
dscards as much Of the stock furni-
ture in the furnished room as she can
tiillng up with her own cherished be-
longings. To the boarding house mis-
tress ii is good sign to see girl
bring her own things for furnishing
as she is more likely TO be a pcrma-
nent roomer, and for this reason the
woman with rooms 10 rent is more
apt to be obligins about making a few
changes and agreeing to the girls
plans.
There are various WAYS in which
girls in this position have furnished
a rented room which was to look like
sitting room, but at the same time
have all the comforts and conve-
niences Of real bedroom.
These methods will proba bly, also
interest the woman or girl living in
an apartment or small house who
cannot afford to give up space to a
guest room.
In such room there should be q
couch instead of bed. but the couch
should be comfortable one OF
course. The next thing to remove is
the bureau or dressing table. II YOU
are investing in new furniture for
YOUR disappearing bedroom. buy a
chest of drawers instead of a bureau
GU can buy one at reasonable
price. Books. candlesticks. fancy pot
terry and other decorative and useful
articles can be arranged on top. and
It's mission as n bureau will never be
guessed.
Hang Il panel mirror in another
part of the room in the best light
from window and lighting fixtures.
and place under it q small writing
table or sewing cabinet. in the
drawer of which toilet articles can
be kept. Still another way to eIimi-
nate the bureau is to use the closet.
Hang mirror on the inside of the
door and use swinging shelf for d
dressing table.
Builds Her Own Cupboard.
In closctless room SO tiny that
she could scarcely turn around in it.
one girl solved her particular prob
lem by having built across one cor
ner a wooden cupboard. This she
painted ivory color to match the
woodwork of the room, not the fur
niture. Inside there was shelf just
At dressing BILE height, with mir
ror hung against the back. 1t was
fitted out as daintily the top of her
dressing table at home. On two
shelves underneath were boxes con-
tafninG her smaller belongings. In
der the shelves there was room for
shoes and above there We're hooks for
her hats
She kept her clothes in long, shall
low mating box. which rolled on
castors under her couch. To every
intent and purpose this little by Q hall
room with its single window, it's at
tractive tip-top table, couch table,
desk and book shelves was a study
shelf well placed is always an ac-
ceptable piece of furniture It is par
ticularly useful in 4 small room or
apartment where floor space is pre-
cious. On d little lacquered wall
shelf. decorative in itself, the tele-
phone can be placed and the extra
space of a telephone table will be
saved. similar shelf by the bed
side makes a good abiding place for
the reading lamp. almost better than
the table. for it raises the light
enough to throw it onto the book of
the person who reads in bed.
Every housewife who has shelves in
various parts of the house knows
their value in her kitchen. one over
the sink for the cleaning articles, an
other for small cooking utensils
which cannot be hung upon nails. The
shelf in the celiarway for paints and
polishes and such things is also in
dispensable. In the living room and
bedroom shelf can be used for
books. and one must have a shelf for
the clock, too
Open book shelves may be built en-
tirely across one wall, the top board
being only Az feet from the floor.
Instead of having one shelf level with
the floor, d shallow cupboard should
be made Of the Dashboard space, the
fronts being lifted up by means of
glass knobs. This cupboard space
will be convenient for storing files of