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demand in an apartment. By the 
fireplace is a small recessed space 
containing the radiator, but this 
usually ugly feature has been trans- 
formed into a very pleasing one by 
the simple expedient of placing a 
wooden shelf over the radiator, from 
which has been hung an embroidered 
Chinese skirt of old Italian blue. 
The space above the radiator was 
fitted with shelves and enclosed by 
doors containing small panes of am- 
ber glass, which made a convenient 
bookcase and aid to improvement. 
The windows are hung with 
straight folds of Italian blue velour, 
hung on small brass rods and coming 
just to the sill. The curtains are not merely decorative, but 
are arranged so they can be drawn to exclude the light or 
the curious gaze of neighbors. A few pieces of yellow Chi- 
nese embroidery have been used with good effect, and add 
just the right touch of light and color. Some Oriental rugs 
cover the floor, which has been stained and waxed dark brown. 
It will be noticed that there is an absence of useless deco- 
rative articles in this room; the pictures are large enough to 
be seen and enjoyed, and the candlesticks, vases and other 
small objects embody both the useful and the beautiful and 
do not merely fill up good space. The miniature suits of 
armor, which stand on the teakwood console, are interest- 
ing, as they are not often seen. 
The sleeping-room, which is in an alcove opening directly 
off the living-room, contains a carved four-post bed and 
other mahogany furniture of late Colonial design. The 
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This shows the bedroom of the city apartment described in the accompanying article. 
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walls are covered with a dull gold 
Japanese tea-chest paper, which 
makes a very beautiful wall covering 
and really has to be seen to be ap- 
preciated. This paper is made by 
printing by hand from wooden 
blocks, which method gives a slight 
unevenness to the pattern and adds 
greatly to its charm. One might 
think that a golden paper would have 
a bizarre effect, but such is not the 
case, as the color underneath the 
gold neutralizes it, so that when it is 
on the wall the paper has a beauti- 
ful golden-brown tone. 
The bedroom window, opening on 
the stairway, was fitted with a lattice- 
work of narrow flat boards, painted to match the wood- 
work, which allows the light to enter and has taken away 
the hole-in-the-wall effect which this large opening would 
have if left in its original state. The window is hung with 
straight folds of blue velour, as in the living-room. 
The bed is most attractive with a covering of dull blue 
and gold material, decorated near the edge with a band of 
gold galloon. The small flat pillows, covered with the same 
material, complete the arrangement. A covering of this 
sort brings the bedroom in closer color relationship with the 
rest of the apartment than if the ordinary white spread was 
used. ‘There are no pictures in the bedroom, as the wall- 
paper is decorative enough in itself. ‘This treatment is in 
fair accord with the evidences of good taste shown through- 
out the arrangement of objects and the accomplishment of 
effects in this bedroom, where reticence has been sought. 
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