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can sometimes see 
himself messy as 
well as hearing that 
he is—children be¬ 
ing uncertain vis- 
ualizers—he is apt 
to keep himself 
cleaner and in bet¬ 
ter order. A cer¬ 
tain amount of 
vanity saves nurse 
and mother; be- 
sides, who can 
blame a child who 
finds her own re¬ 
flection entertain¬ 
ing to look upon? 
Painted panels 
in the children’s 
room are a luxury 
that is not prohibi¬ 
tive. There are 
many artists that 
do quaint and 
charming designs 
and they make of 
the nursery a spot 
of joy and wonder. 
The panels should 
have a story to tell, 
a fable or rhyme 
or a fairy tale 
which years have 
proved to be of 
everlasting child¬ 
hood interest and 
value. By all means consider their use. 
Lithographs from portfolios and child¬ 
hood verses may be framed as panels and 
add much interest to the nursery. These 
pictures are usually painted in flat, clear 
tones and lend themselves admirably to use 
as panel pictures. 
Birthday, Christmas and Valentine cards, 
instead of being pinned up on the wall, 
could be kept in a flat, wooden box prettily 
decorated. In this way they can be kept 
clean and serve as an amusement for a sick 
or rainy day. It is having no place for such 
things that makes clutter. 
Windows, through which the south or 
southwestern sun should come, may be 
low and small paned, for 
protection against being 
broken, a saving in the cost 
of replacing, and the pre¬ 
vention of a child’s falling 
out. It is best to have the 
windows on adjoining, not 
opposite walls, to avoid 
danger of draughts. 
Suitable Curtains 
The curtaining should be 
washable. A pretty light 
sunfast or a small flgured 
cretonne is excellent, and 
the patterns procurable are 
enchanting. Scrim curtains 
with an inch binding of 
pink or blue on the curtain 
sides and on the ruffled val¬ 
ance give a pretty effect. 
The same may be done on 
the bed covers, if the scrim 
is sufficiently heavy. Aplain 
heavy fabric is too easily 
soiled with sticky fingers to 
be used in the nursery. 
The best combination is a 
thin window hang- 
ing introducing 
some color as de¬ 
scribed and a small 
figured cretonne as 
upholstery. 
An English 
block print with its 
beautiful clear 
fresh colorings and 
excellent design is 
extremely good for 
a nursery. The 
prints come in a 
quality of soft, 
finely woven cotton 
that m a k e s them 
easily laundered. 
In a narrow width 
they are adaptable 
for side curtains 
where one wishes 
to introduce some 
pattern at the win¬ 
dows. The same 
designs may be had 
in soft cream Shiki 
silk with scattered 
flowers and charm¬ 
ing designs and 
colorings, naive as 
childhood itself. 
Soft blue alba¬ 
tross with a little 
ribbon with picot 
edges in light yel¬ 
low would be a delicious winter nursery 
drapery. The furniture could be painted 
blue and striped in yellow. With a soft 
blue rug for the blue-eyed, golden-haired 
Little Lady—what could be more “suitable 
to her personality!’’ The furniture could 
be upholstered in a narrow blue striped line 
with flowers and tiny birds, an inexpensive 
but distinctly childish pattern always to be 
found in the shops. 
Cornerless Furniture 
Wicker is excellent for nurseries because 
it has no sharp corners and it can be readily 
re-dipped when it becomes shabby. A 
vacuum cleaner or a good, stiff beating with 
a padded stick will keep it 
clean. Wicker tables,if used 
in the nursery, should have 
wooden tops, as wicker tops 
give an unsteady surface 
for tiny tea services and 
for fine crayon work! 
Wicker combines excel¬ 
lently with painted furni¬ 
ture and mahogany. It gives 
lightness and variety, but it 
should always be stained or 
enameled. Unfinished wick¬ 
er furniture should nomore 
be used than unpainted 
wooden furniture. It is im- 
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Please examine this room with¬ 
out disturbing Curly Locks. 
The table cover is white oil 
cloth ivith a Dutch girl in the 
center. 30" wide, $5. Side paper 
30" ivide; buff or putty color; 
60 cents a yard up. The frieze 
in blue or mouse color is 10" 
deep; 30 cents a yard up. Crib 
and combination wardrobe of 
ivory enamel. Dutch figures in 
blue. Crib. 48" by 24" and 36" 
high. $35. Wardrobe. 36" long, 
18" deep and 42" high. $55 
W. & J. Sloane, Decorators Photograph by Gillies 
At one end of the Poole playroom is the stopper corner. On the drawers of the plaything 
cupboard to the left is painted, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” 
Meaning that you must put away your toys before you can have supper 
They are ducky things, these curtain 
pulls for the nursery window. The 
cords are tvhite silk; ends are discs 
enameled white and painted blue, 
yellow, red and green. $1 a pair 
