March, 1913 
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carry the color scheme in a sort of red 
tone. 
At the present time there are fabrics 
made in so many colors that you can make 
your scheme in terra-cotta, amethyst, or 
any tone that harmonizes with your wood¬ 
work. 
I would suggest that the wall be a warm 
tone. “Japanese grass cloth” makes an 
excellent background for the furniture, 
pictures and coloring that are introduced 
into the room. The curtains I would 
make of a simple figured net or scrim; 
or if you have a plain paper, you might 
use a lining tapestry with the tones you 
select for your room, either old blue, as 
in the blue and tan scheme, or some tone 
of red, as in the other scheme suggested. 
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signs of peacocks and other birds, and 
beautiful flower patterns can be bought 
for $3.50 per yard, and as they are fifty 
inches wide, a width can be split, using 
half for each side curtain. 
For the davenport covering use a plain 
material, cotton velvet or velours, crinkled 
tapestry, or any other fabric, the color of 
which is the predominating tone of your 
figured goods, either old blue or some tone 
of red. If you use a figured paper, re¬ 
verse the scheme, using plain overhang¬ 
ings. The davenport might be plain, or 
some unobtrusive pattern. 
The chairs in the room may be uphol¬ 
stered in some figured material. I would 
suggest that, if the room is large enough, 
your davenport be placed in front of your 
fireplace, at a comfortable distance; and 
back of that, that you have a large read¬ 
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Comfort should be the keynote of the 
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as large vases, and jardiniere for plants 
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It depends upon the character of your 
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As the trimming of your room is ma¬ 
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Query — Your articles on interior dec¬ 
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Our entrance hall, with an east front¬ 
age, is six feet wide, with an extra large 
archway leading to living-room, has a 
wide stairway at west end. At west end 
of living-room, which is twenty-two by 
thirteen feet, there is a fireplace six feet 
wide, with bookcases on either side. French 
doors on south opening out onto sun- 
porch. At east end there are three win¬ 
dows (in group). 
As living-room and hall are practically 
one, I suppose their woodwork would be 
the same. What finish would you sug- 
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