New Britain herald., 1930-11-12

ton of a Queen Anne 17th centu CTS has a place here for Lady Me New York. Nov. 12.-Your home should be beautifully unfurnished' if it is to be really smart this win ter, according to Lady Mendle. the amazing American who leads an ex- u cmely busy double life. being Elsie q Wolfe, interior decorator abroad and here. and Lady Mendl, social celebrity. known as one of the best dressed women on the Continent
 Don't have that souvenir look about your home" is Lady Mendls first bit of advice to the woman who cares enough how her home locks to do something about il.
 Go in for elimination, rather than over decoration. Don't litter your house with briC-a- brac, just because you have heard that home decorations, like fashions. have gone back to the more romantic and ornamental ages for their in sriration. It isn't true. Taste in home decorations may change and do. But restraint and the ellm- iration Of the unnecessary still are the yardstiCks of smartncss."
 Living Room Most Important
 Light. air and comfort are the three things Lady Mendlo under scores as first considerations in any and all rooms. Since the liv ing room is the meeting place of tho whole family, it is the most important room in the average homo. Her definition Of living room runs like this:
 "A living room should look as i1 it had been loved and lived n for years. It should be big and restful q little shabby here and trorc, perhaps, but all the mor2 satisfactory for that. like an old shoe that goes on easily. It should have big. welcoming rather srrawly chairs and sofas, simple decorations and no junk, Even if i. is small, there should be one grandfather chair, for il gives more dignity to q room than q doz- CT inferior ones,
 "A living room needs a certain amount of order because there is no rest in q disorderly place. But no formality should be there. Th4 living room should reflect cer- tain flavor of the familys main hobby - books, music, sports, or whatever it is"
 Everybody should have a place iq the living rooms scheme, even the pets. or little people," as Lady Nendl calls them. In q smart room she once was doing she made all old Chinese lacquer box with canopy top and little gold bells irto q perfect spot for the family pet Poke.
 Apartment homes have rules all their own. Some Of them are as follows;
 Never buy any wallpaper be- cause 1t IS new different or pretty If you do q small apart mcnt in ivory, cream, gray or soft green for woodwork and walls. every single room will look bigger tLan pattern papCrcd walls and imitation grained woodwork. IL is uuWisc to try 10 work out a cut and dried color scheme in small apartments. If you keep your floors and walls neutral, you can introduce dozens Of soft colors into your home. Beware Of big figured hangings in small spaces. Why rot use plain coarse linen or raw silk in dull blue, orange, brown or whatever color you select for your key tone and get the figured com- plex out of your system by covcr- ins the arm chair with gay chlntz?"
 Need Bright Lights
 Bedrooms arc a law unto them selves, even in apartment. accord ing 10 Lady Mendl. You can use floral paper on their walls when tho entire rest of the apartment or house is plain. The bed should dominate the bedroom. Besides the bed the important necessities ir a bedroom are a lounging chalr or chaise tongue, a bedside table, good lighting to read in bed and clock. Either in the bedroom or if you have a dressing room too. there should be highpoWered lights and good mirrors all around.
 Every woman should dress by q blaze of electric lights and be seen only in the soft luminosity Of candle glow" is Lady Mendl9 recipe for feminine loveliness. Her advice is to make sure your oNn Lcc2a affords you this opportunity.