Evening star., 1935-07-23
BY NATALIE AGMAR GOODWIN.

IF YOU hope to avoid discord when
furnishing your newly grown-up"
daughters room, suggest first of all
that you Danish from your mind any
fond hope that her taste will conform
to the ideals reminiscent Of your girl
hood-it is best to realize once and
for all that her ambition Is to be
modern" The swift changes that the
young people Of today have witnessed
have made them eager for everything
that savorS of the new.
Often a girls idea Of decoration has
been cleaned from attending the
movies" and she pictures her new
room as not unlike the exotic chamber
where she has watched her favorite
star lounging in sumptuous negligees.
AS a result, she is striving to capture
some of that glamorous background.
When this situation exists, all you
can do is to suggest that she ponder
well before making her selection,
choosing furniture with enduring
charm rather than merely passing
note of appeal.
The wave of strictly modern" style
which threatened to engulf us has
fortunately been tempered in the later
introduction of the modern classic
style trend that is in accord with
the spirit of the times and lends itself
admirably to the furnishing OF a girls
bed room.
The choice of wall covering was i'm
portant in planning the room pictured
above, since the background must
necessarily be delicate in a room OF
this type. With this thought in mind,
a paper was selected that had a soft
gray background, featuring a dainty
curled plume in white, combined with
decorated jewel medallion. Delicate
black tracings provide the note Of
contrast.
The deep soft rug in a rich shade
of claret harmonizes with the neu-
trail tone of the walls and gives the
color accent, carried out in various
shades in the accessories. We find
the delicate spirit of the Empire style
in the softly draped curtains of ivory,
which let the sunlight filter through
trimmings of green laurel leaves. Sug-
gestive of the classical influence.
The furniture is exceptionally in
teresting, not only because of its lines
and color, but also because of the
wood itself. The English sycamore
has been so treated with dye that its
coloring shades from pale gray to a
deep, smoky shade, yet retains the
grain and texture of the natural wood:
known as hardwood, it first came
into prominence when displayed at the
Century of Progress Exposition.
Avanity is of paramount importance
to a young girl, and here is placed
between the two windows, where its
mirror gives the room an added spa
ciousness; the classic influence is
shown in the unf1uted columns and
simple lines, with q touch Of the
Empire in the gilt motifs in popular
Tyre design. This same feeling is car
ried out in the attractive lamps, with
their slender pedestals of crystal, set
in square white bases, surmounted
with pleated shade, trimmed with
claret ribbon. Toilet articles in crys-
tai and black give sophisticated
touch and add character to the pic
lures. The matching bench is up
holstered in a green satin-finished
fabric with q striking design of dag
onal squares in white.
The bed is low, with simple grace
full lines, unornamented except for
the small gilt motif, and is covered
with a spread Of soft, lustrous silk of
the same ivory shade used so effec-
lively in the curtain. The plain spread
proved q wise choice with the shaded
gray coloring of the bed, serving to
keep 1t from assuming too great a
prominence in the room. The night
table is just large enough to hold the
lamp, with its gay dancing figure
and shade of pale green. On the
opposite side of the room is the ever
necessary dresser, provided with
roomy drawers, topped with lamps
similar to those used Oh the vanity.
A livable quality is introduced in
the pleasing grouping OF chair, table
and lamp; the chair, covered in green
poplin, Is outlined with moss fringe,
in the claret, tone, with deep soft
cushions that invite relaxation.
Close by, the small table is sufficiently
different from the rest of the furni-
ture to give an added interest, with
the lamp strategically placed for
reading, with shade In oeeper clsret
tone.
The up-to-date girl is sccrnful Of
banal color combinations, and will
appreciate that in this scheme Of
claret, green and gray 1t Is an easy
matter to wear negligees and pajamas
that will at charminsly into the
picture.
The room derives much of its charm
from the combination OF simplicity
and sophistication, with the slightly
formal feeling happily offset by its
livableness and the nicely balanced
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