Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-15

person who likes to have, in
her bedroom, furniture in
l. which her belongings can be
800 stored away with the greatest
POSSIBLE ease aid celebrity in order to
SAFE, time, SO modern inventors lave
TUNED their attention with consid-
cradle success TO the designing of orig
maj pieces suited TO her needs.
A. cupboard with shallow sliding
, trays has been planned to take the
place of the old-fashioned chest of
drawers in which so many garments
lie one on top OF the other, making it
very. difficult to lind articles wanted in
a hurry. There are five trays Of
graduated depth which slide in and
our with great ease. the two at the
ION being divided into compartments
for holding the smaller things, such
us gloves and blouses. The trays are
inciosed behind oak paneled doors,
and above are two drawers.
IN order to avoid the ugly sight of
hat boxes under the bed and overcome
The necessity of constantly moving
moving them in order to dust, chest
of drawers surmounteG by a millinery
cabinet with a couple of shelves in 1t
has been evolved. Another fine idea
is n cushioned box high enough to be
used as a seat at the dressing table
A new dressing table has a fiat top
without any small drawers for hold
ing jeWelry. One of very recent and
original design has hidden trays at
each side in the top of the table for
holding brushes and other toilet arti-
Cles, of which the covers when closed
form part of the table top. Very novel
also is a small dressing table planned
by q woman and intended to be used
Us an accompaniment to a long cheVal
glass, and so save space in a small
room. The table is about the height
of an ordinary chair and runs very
easily on casters, so that it can readily
be pushed just where it is wanted.
1t is fitted with a single drawer that
las a plate glass bottom and movable
divisions for holding hairpins and
other small articles. The top table also
is covered with plate glass. Instead
of an ordinary chair, rather wide
seated stool is used with this table and
mirror. Another up-to-date dressing
table consists of u tall oval mirror
tlanked on either side by a low set
of drawers, two on each side. An
other type OF dressing table that is
useful is that with the folding mirror
top. The toilet articles are kept in
the center Enclosure, and the mirror
can be closed over this when not,
in use.
To hold delicate lingerie it Is good
idea to make g. bag of wash satin
which can be hung up in a room and
IS in itself decorative. Such a bag is
made on two hoops of wood or wire,
one hoop being placed few inches
from the top and one a few inches
from the bottom of the bag. The
satin at the top is pulled up on cords
to hang by and the satin is pulled to
II point at the bottom and finished
with a tassel. Excellent baskets for
holding soiled linen come from Italy
The designs are simple and the plain
bright Coloring is very effective for
bedroom. They can be bought in col
ors that will harmonic with almost
any room. Tall decorated baskets of
Eastern design are decidedly uncom-
mon and ornamental in a bedroom.
Dressing the Bed.
How charming that bed looks,
Mary said a friend entering a newly
decorated spare room.
TT was my original idea said
Mary. "It was just an ordinary iron
and brass hedstead, and it entirely
spoiled the room with its fine old fur
niture. To transform it, l first took
off the brass knobs, and then had "A
fitted, piped cover of chintz finished
with a ruff1e of the same depth as the
valance made for each end of the bed.
chose handsome chintz because it
goes with the furniture, and 1 was
fortunate in being able to get a copy
of an old quilt. A bed is the most
prominent object in a bedroom, and I
think we make a mistake by not Civ
ing more attention to it
Il am thinking of decorating my
room, too. Do give me some sugges-
tiOnS " implOred the friend,
Well replied Mary, there are
lovely lace bedspreads of artificial silk
in plain colors to be bought that are
very effective. You could use one in
rose color in your bedroom and then
have ruffle in furnishing cotton tat
feta to match. made for the head and
foot of the bed. Have it gathered
onto a wide band with a circular bou-
quet of silk taffeta roses in shades of
pink, and jade leaves, in the center
of the band. The bands can be tied
10 the top bar at the head and foot.
For d light oak bed in a room I
cannot imagine anything smarter