Evening star., 1930-09-25
BUSINESS GIRLS
ROOM IS PROBLEM
Limited Space and Varied
Uses Must Be Considered
in Furnishing.

w WASHINGTON probably con-
NI tains a larger proportion Of
intelligent business girls"
than any other city of its
size In the world. The Government
worker. often holding a position of
responsibility. is better paid than the
working girl" In other centers. Con-
sequently, she has a peculiar problem
In equipping her room or apartment.
Very often there is limited space In
the business girls room and sometimes
she wants her room to be not only a
boudoir. but also a place for study
or work. These things should be con-
sidered in selecting furniture.
Just as in furnishing any other room,
for the girl who works there should
be one major piece of furniture, or
group Of furniture. This is likely TO
be the bed, but it may be a group of
desk, chair and lamp. For this key
piece of furniture the employed girl
viii do well to select something of
good quality and beauty. The bed
should be attractive. One of the many
spool beds would be an excellent choice.
Whatever style she selects she should
not neglect quality.
Bed Should Be Restful.
OF utmost importance are mattress
and springs. They should be Of stand
ard make, guaranteed to be comfortable
and sanitary. The tired business man
Is never more tired than the tired
business girl. and she must have bed
sure to be restful.
A place to store the large wardrobe
necessary for the girl who must look
well-dreSsed every day is another es-
senttal Of the room. There will be a
clothes closet, but that is not enough.
A dresser or a chest Of commodious
drawers is something she will find most
useful. It can be very decorative
piece of furniture, for the top may be
used to display ornaments dear to the
owner Of the room or especially ex-
presSive Of her personality.
A small dressing table will find its
place in this room. 1t will give home
to all the toilet articles and cosmetics
and its mirror will facilitate the use of
them.
For the business girl who likes to
read and study or write in her room
there is the dainty spinet desk. For
the one who wants to keep some much
used books in her room there is the
Governor Winthrop or the French pro-
vincial desk, providing ample desk
space, additional drawer room and sew
eral book shelves. One of these desks
and a chair would make an excellent
group to balance the side Of the room
opposite the bed.
Lamps Important.
The eficient working girl will not be
90 foolish as to have her room made
Quately lighted. A bedside lamp will
encourage reading in bed. A pottery
lamp will be useful and decorative on
the desk, and on the dresser two lamps
may be used A floor lamp beside an
easy chair is not out of place in the
bed room.
Color Is very important IN the life
Of q girl whose time is crowded. She
VIII want clean, refreshing contrasts
In her color scheme, but will avoid
glartng differences, as these are any
thing but restful. Nothing is more
ouieting and conducive to rest than a
satisfying color harmony, and in fur
ntshing her room she should select
those colors which she likes best and
which are most becoming to her. One
color should definitely dominate the
scheme, but it should not be so ex-
tensively used as to become monotonous.