February, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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fabric. These are rich, but unobtrusive. It is the wall paneling 
that must be given prominence with a graceful pattern of flowers 
and arabesques. Against the glass could be thin, scrim curtains, 
used both to soften the light and to preserve the silk from the 
direct sunlight. On the floor would be a small-figured velvet 
carpet of deeper rose. 
The furniture, of course, would be a Louis XVI design—cane 
and carved wood of a rich, deep cream. Nothing is more lovely 
than a piece of period furniture when the workmanship is excel¬ 
lent, the carving to the least detail consistent and carefully 
wrought. And nothing is worse than a bad reproduction of a 
period piece — witness the horrors of Louis XV “parlor suites”! 
A dainty little table of Adam design fits in well with this 
scheme. These two styles mix amicably. The chairs should be 
of carved wood and cane, reproducing the details of the beds and 
the pretty dresser. Between the beds could be placed a stand, a 
composite of Adam and Louis XVI. On it could be placed a gold 
lamp with a rose shade, decorated with a garland of vari-colored 
flowers. 
Here and there in such a room would have to be touches of 
blue — some of the chairs upholstered in a blue stripe brocade, re¬ 
lieving the feeling of too rosy an atmosphere. In short, such a 
room would have the spirit of a nosegay plucked from the gar¬ 
dens of the Trianon. In furnishing and decoration it creates the 
personality of the dainty feminine type. 
An extremely different type from this is the bedroom for the 
business woman. She shares with men the abhorrence of frip¬ 
pery and dust-catchers. In the modern apartment, space is at a 
premium, and one has much to adjust. In fact, acquire the habit 
of elimination, rather than accumulation: it will help to make 
the bedroom the easy resting-place it should be in an apartment. 
There may be in the room an unnecessary door or a window 
with an unpleasant outlook; if so, it may be covered with a large- 
figured damask or a less-expensive rep, hung in plain, straight 
folds, forming a rich background for the dull-finished wooden 
bed. The lines of the room are severe, dignified and restful; a 
retreat that promises solace to the overtaxed nerves of the busi¬ 
ness woman. 
The walls could have a striped paper of gray, and the colors of 
the damask, the carpet and the bedspread could desirably be Sax¬ 
ony blue with rose, dull green and corn colors that combine so 
beautifully with it. There is a feeling of perfect sanitation, per¬ 
fect repose and richness, which it would seem are the chief re¬ 
quirements for a bedroom. 
A small dressing-table with a triple mirror, a good-sized chif¬ 
fonier, and, in lieu of a cheval glass, a mirror set in the door, a 
combination that answers the purpose of a large bureau. Espe¬ 
cially when closets are so small as in city apartments, one needs 
a large chiffonier. A compact desk, a little sewing-table, a couple 
of straight chairs and one comfortable upholstered chair done in 
blue velour, would complete the room. 
At the windows, linen hangings, repeating the colors of the 
damask—the linen possibly striped with black—are effective. 
These same stripes can be appliqued onto a heavy, linen bed¬ 
spread, which makes a handsome and quite serviceable covering. 
Often a business woman’s bedroom has to serve also as a sit¬ 
ting-room, so it is best to keep to rather dark tones and to make 
as little of a feature as possible of the bed as a bed. Maybe a brass 
or iron bed is preferred; in which instance, of the two a white 
iron bed of good lines is preferable to the glittering bed of brass, 
The comfortable armchair before the fireplace and the well-equipped dressing-table, with its triple mirror, will be appreciated by guests. There is an interesting treat¬ 
ment of the radiator that suggests a successful way of hiding this ugly feature 
