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one’s individual taste. The figures, 
of course, must be quite large, in 
•order to be effective, and in some 
favorite groups cut from a frieze 
showing little Dutch girls and yel¬ 
low chicks the latter are even larger 
than life. For nurseries, when the 
•children are very small, the figures 
are often arranged in a frieze just 
above the foot-board, so that they 
come on a line with the child's eye, 
and are therefore vastly more en¬ 
tertaining than when placed at the 
infinite distance of the top of the 
wall. 
Blue and white 
seems to be the favor¬ 
ite combination of 
colors for nursery 
draperies, and among 
the all-over patterns 
are a lot of roly-poly 
children picking gi¬ 
gantic daisies on a 
pale blue ground, and 
also a Delft design on 
a white ground cov¬ 
ered with black cross 
lines that are far 
enough apart to give 
a tiled effect. A num¬ 
ber of other colors 
and patterns may be 
had, as well as the 
gay printed borders 
that come two strips 
to a width of the ma¬ 
terial. When figured 
wall-paper is used, 
draperies of solid col¬ 
or with the printed 
border are rather 
more satisfactory, as 
one set of children or animals tumbling over the walls, and 
another set chasing across the draperies create a bewildering im¬ 
pression that is anything but restful and quieting for the small 
occupant. The borders are particularly attractive for curtains 
made of plain scrim or some soft 
white material, and are stitched on 
in strips or cut out and put on in 
silhouette. 
Floor coverings especially suit¬ 
able for children’s rooms are to be 
found in the more or less recently 
revived rag carpet rugs, either 
plain or with figured borders. Al¬ 
most any of these rugs with their 
decorative strips showing queerly 
constructed landscapes are suitable, 
but most appropriate is one that has 
a solemn procession of geese across 
either end, or another that is orna¬ 
mented with a family of black and 
white bunnies lined up against a 
red brick wall. They come in vari¬ 
ous sizes, from the small hearth rug 
up to the one that is large enough 
Tables and chairs decorated with colored figures are a 
source of pleasure to the child 
The nursery may be fitted up as the child’s “very own’’ room with but small expense. 
Substantial furniture may be had of a cheaper grade, as it is but for temporary use 
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The dainty figures of Kate Greenaway are as interesting 
to the present day child as to the former generation. 
The figures here represent the different months 
for the center of an average size 
room. 
A new rug for nurseries that is 
rather more practical than pretty is 
woven in the same way as the rag 
rugs, but instead of cotton materials, 
strips of oilcloth are used, rolled so 
that the glossy side is uppermost. 
The idea was first employed in mak¬ 
ing small rugs for bathrooms, as 
they are waterproof and easy to keep 
clean, but they are quite as service¬ 
able and sanitary for children's 
rooms, and are cleaned by wiping off 
with a damp cloth. 
They are made in dif¬ 
ferent sizes, and in a 
mixed design, like the 
ordinary rag rug, or 
with white centers and 
borders of solid color. 
In the way of furni¬ 
ture, chairs and beds 
are to be had in a 
much greater variety 
than the other pieces, 
and the miniature 
Morris chair is no 
doubt the most at¬ 
tractive piece of fur¬ 
niture that is made for 
the little folks. It 
comes in almost as 
many different styles 
and prices as the 
grown-up variety, and 
may be had in light or 
dark wood, with cush¬ 
ions of velour or 
leather or figured cot¬ 
ton material, and is a 
perfect reproduction 
of the large chair. 
Little sets consisting of table and two chairs, one straight the 
other with arms, are decorated with juvenile figures in color, and 
may be had for prices that are quite reasonable. They are espe¬ 
cially useful when no attempt can be made at arranging a regula¬ 
tion nursery. One of the most serv¬ 
iceable of these sets is of dark wood 
with leather seat chairs and a table 
of good size, the top of which is 
hinged and may be raised, disclos¬ 
ing a receptacle for toys or books. 
Small willow and wicker tables 
and chairs are made in attractive 
shapes, many of them copies of the 
larger pieces, and are used either in 
the natural color or stained to har¬ 
monize with the color scheme of the 
room. Less substantial than the 
pieces made of solid wood, they are 
rather more practical for older chil¬ 
dren than for small ones who are no 
respecters of furniture, and while 
designed for use all the year round, 
they are particularly suitable for 
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