April, 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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furniture, which is French, is patterned after the style in 
vogue during the reign of Louis XVI. It is painted in 
gray and white and has carved ivory handles and mounts 
to the dresser and other pieces, giving thereby a welcome 
contrast and change from the brass and silver one so often 
sees. 
The chair backs and seats and the panels at the head 
and foot of the bed are made of closely woven rattan var- 
nished till it has taken on a wonderfully mellow tone. The 
chairs and couch at the foot of the bed and several all-up- 
holstered chairs are done in cushions and covering of gray 
silk repp, with a silver guimpe and narrow fringe, a pleas- 
ant reminder of the curtains and very delightful in its 
effect. Numerous sofa pillows of soft colors are piled on 
the couch, suggesting at once the realm of true comfort. 
Anyone entering this guest-room would be impressed with 
a built-in bookcase lined with silver paper, so that when 
books are removed one catches a glimpse of the silver and 
minds less the absence of one or many. 
On either side of the bed stand little tables with glass 
plates fitted on top. One of them is arranged for books 
and magazines and has a lamp of silver holding up a 
shade made of champagne colored silk. The other table 
holds a little glass tray with water pitcher, tumblers, 
matches and so on. On this table there is also a small 
clock with an electric face, so that at any time of the night 
it can be turned on and a glimpse will tell whether the 
hour is late or early. 
The dresser is fitted with ivory toilet articles, neat and 
plain of pattern, and therefore easily cared for. Suspended 
on a gray silk cord over the dresser is a shade of gray 
silk that throws the rays from the light inside over the 
articles in use and aids much in one’s toilet. 
A chest of drawers and a bureau also have place in this 
guestroom in case a man is the guest to occupy it — a 
thoughtful arrangement. 
On either side of the bed are two soft, silky rugs in sage 
green placed on top of the larger one, a delightful and wel- 
come comfort on a frosty morning. 
Opening from this room is a dressing-room and off from 
this, again, is the bath, a room that must never be forgotten 
or neglected in any home, no matter how humble. Before 
entering the dressing-room, however, one cannot help 
noticing how few the pictures are and what very simple but 
charming subjects have been chosen — mostly old French 
prints in exquisite chaste frames so thoroughly in keeping 
with everything else in the whole room. Do not hang a 
lot of pictures in your guestroom, because it is used less 
than the other rooms, for when it is used the impression 
is indeed lasting and should rcHect the good taste and dis- 
criminating judgment of the mistress of the home. 
The dressing-room is a sort of en-roule room from the 
bedroom to the bath, where a pause before or after the 
bath may be enjoyed on a very comfortable couch covered 
in a simple cretonne. Here is a little dressing-table, a chest 
of drawers, several chairs and a hair-drying machine, where 
the hot air dispels all fears of a chill from a too hasty exit. 
The bath itself is complete in every way, but one need not 
venture the question, “How?” when the rooms just de- 
scribed are so well thought out. 
The closet in this particular guestroom is exceptionally 
equipped in every detail and deserves a little attention at 
this point. Large enough it is to hold the usual trunk rack 
that generally claims its position at the foot of the bed or 
in a spot equally prominent. The many shelves, little cup- 
boards for hats, boots and so forth, are here tucked away 
in a most clever manner. This little necessary bit of any 
room is painted white, and when lighted by the opening of 
the door the effect is that of a globe of alabaster all aglow. 
Make your guestroom attractive and put into it not what 
you would have in your own room, but what will appeal 
to the hearts of your many friends. 
