The Interior Finish and Furnishing of the Small House 
line, the upper third of the room was covered 
with an attractive nursery paper of English make, 
known as the “Goose Girl Pattern.” The design 
showed smiling little maids in sabots, the white ol 
their caps repeated again in waddling fat geese which 
followed them in endless procession around the room. 
The ceiling was white, as was also the woodwork. 
The diminutive furniture of this room made it 
eminently the realm of the baby. Hangings of 
yellow linen some shades lighter than the side walls 
draped the windows over white organdy curtains 
next the glass. One side of the room was given up 
to what appeared to be low bookcases with doors. 
Books, however, filled only a portion of these, the re¬ 
mainder being utilized as a general store room for toys; 
the doors opened easily and were within reach of the 
little hands. The maple floor was left in the natural 
color and finished with florsatin. A two-toned rag 
rug in shades of blue covered the centre and the chair 
cushions wore slips of blue and white linen toweling; 
these could be readily removed and laundered. 
The guest-room was of northern exposure; the 
side walls were covered with an English paper of 
soft pinkish cream background, against which, 
apparently thrown with lavish hand, were great 
clusters of American Beauty roses. Extending to the 
picture rail, the ceiling was tinted the shade of the 
background. All woodwork, including the picture rail, 
in this room was finished with leaf green enamelacq, 
a shade exactly repeating the soft whitish green color 
of the foliage of the roses. The casement windows 
were hung with embroidered muslin in pink and 
white, with straight hanging over-draperies of thin 
rose silk, matching the color of the American Beauty 
roses. The bed of brass was dressed simply with 
white Marseilles spread, and hem-stitched linen 
pillow slips, a treatment that was evidently in favor 
with the mistress of this house, as it was used through¬ 
out. A rug of rich, soft crimson Wilton with a 
two-toned border, held the centre of the floor. 1 he 
furniture was of willow, comprising a small round 
table, two easy chairs and a rocker; these chairs were 
upholstered with square pad cushions covered in 
Marlborough velvet in the shade of red of the cur¬ 
tains. The cushions were caught in with buttons 
and fastened to the backs and seats of the chairs. A 
window-seat was upholstered in the same and made 
an inviting lounging-plaee with book-shelves built 
in above, within easy reach. A screen, a writing 
table, and a desk chair were of mahogany and com¬ 
pleted the actual furniture used in this pretty room. 
The book-shelves held a small but choice collection 
of books, varied enough to please all tastes. \ he 
writing table was well stocked with stationery and 
stamps, and all paraphernalia, including tablets 
and letter-box. These latter were covered in attrac¬ 
tive brocade which harmonized well with the color¬ 
ing of the room. The inkstand was of silver. The 
dressing table was complete with all the toilet neces¬ 
sities. The mahogany candle stand near the bed, 
held, beside the silver candlestick, snuffer and tray, 
a glass pitcher of quaint design, and a small biscuit 
jar of glass. 
While the amount of money expended—in making 
this really beautiful home complete—was modest, 
the time spent in careful study of effects, the thought 
and the artistic ability which stood for the harmony 
and comfort of the whole was great. Each room 
had its story of origin and growth,—the living-room 
was evolved from the wall paper and the tapestry 
which was found to match it. The next purchase 
was the large table; this cost $30, but was made of 
ash and put together by hand; in durability it prom¬ 
ised to last through successive generations; The 
same could be believed of the winged chair, which 
cost $45, well padded and cushioned. These two 
pieces established the precedent in quality for the 
room. 
A bit of the wall paper, fabric, and woodwork was 
carried from shop to shop and tried with all selec¬ 
tions made; this included curtains, rugs, and the 
pillow covers and lamp shades. No smallest pur¬ 
chase was ventured without due consideration, and 
to this fact the success of the color effects could be 
attributed. 
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