XXXIV 



ROOM DECORATIONS 



F one has plenty of ma- 

 terial at her disposal it is 

 a comparatively easy mat- 

 ter to decorate a room 

 with growing plants. 

 (Here is another argu- 

 ment in favor of the 

 plant-room.) But if one is limited as to plants 

 a good deal of study is often necessary in 

 order to arrange the material one has in 

 such a manner that it will show to the best 

 advantage, and not have that "thin" look 

 which characterizes most decorative schemes 

 worked out with a few plants. Such a decor- 

 ation is worse than none at all, and I would 

 advise not attempting it. It will be safer to 

 depend on a few good plants so disposed 

 about the room that their individual beauty 

 will be effectively displayed. 



Still, most women are ambitious to make 

 their rooms as attractive as possible, at times, 

 and on special occasions, and it is quite the 



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