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House & Garden 
FURNISHINGS for THE MAID’S ROOM 
Wall Coverings, Rugs, Curtains and Furniture Which Create 
Pleasant Surroundings and Make the Cook Contented 
MARY S. WORTHINGTON 
A dressing table in mahog¬ 
any finish, ivory, gray or 
white enamel, 34 " by 18 ', 
$ 12 . 50 . Mirror to match, 
$ 6 . 50 . Chair in same fin¬ 
ishes with cane seat, $ 5.25 
or painted with an enamel coat. Here again 
sanitary interests are served. For if the tene¬ 
ment law requires a landlord to take such 
sanitary measures as making a complete 
change of wall papers with each new tenant, 
the maid’s room should be so arranged as to 
receive the same degree of care before her 
successor arrives. 
The Rugs and Curtains 
A rug should be used in preference to car¬ 
pet. It can be easily taken up and cleaned. 
Under no circumstance should matting be laid 
down. Paint the floor, or the border of the 
floor, and lay on it a suitable simple rug. 
Rag rugs, which are soft to the feet and can 
be cleaned readily, come from $2.75 upward 
E MPLOYF1RS in the manu¬ 
facturing world have 
long since discovered that the 
eight-hour day and comfor¬ 
table, human, sanitary sur¬ 
roundings make for more 
and better work. Apply the 
same principle to the home, 
and it will be found that at 
tention to the creature com¬ 
forts of domestics works 
wonders with them. It fos¬ 
ters contentment, confidence 
and a pride in the ordering 
of the household. The com¬ 
fortable cook will be the 
willing cook. Surely, if dec¬ 
oration aims to make our 
surroundings more livable, 
what succeeds with the mis¬ 
tress succeeds with the maid. 
Light and ventilation are two prime requi¬ 
sites in any room. Although the servants' 
rooms be at the top of the house, or isolated 
in an ell, see that they have sufficient window 
space to afford both these necessities. 
Walls and Woodwork 
Tint or paint is the best wall covering for 
the maid’s bedroom, preferably the latter as it 
can be washed down. Paper is not advisable 
because the only washable paper is glazed and 
glazed paper is too reminiscent of the kitchen 
and bathrooms. The austerity of the painted 
wall can be relieved by a simple stenciled 
frieze or a broad band of contrasting color. 
While it may be economical to furnish the 
maid’s room with pieces discarded from other 
parts of the household, it is the falsest kind 
of economy to give her room broken down 
furniture. If these household second-hand 
pieces must be used, see that they are put in 
good condition. Rub down the furniture with 
gasoline, sandpaper it, and give it one or two 
coats of enamel paint. French gray or white 
will be pleasing colors. 
All woodwork should be either shellacked 
had in any department store. Cheap hem¬ 
stitched voile is the usual fabric. One of the 
innovations is a curtain set which sells for 50 
cents for half curtains. The set includes two 
brackets and a piece of strong rubber cording 
on which the curtains can be stretched with¬ 
out the sagging usually resulting from tapes. 
On this page are some suggestions for fur¬ 
niture. They include a bed which, inci¬ 
dentally, is easily adapted for summer homes, 
since it occupies little room and can be packed 
away in a small space. It comes in all gray, 
white or ivory colored enamel, which makes 
it rust proof and hence suitable for seashore 
homes. The side guards on the spring hold 
the mattress in place so that it keeps its shape. 
In ivory enamel the springs are nickel plated. 
The 30" size sells for $9.75 
and the 36" for $10.25. A 
little dressing table, which 
also may be used for a night 
table, comes in mahogany 
finish or in ivory white or 
gray enamel. It costs $12.50. 
The mirror to match is $6.50. 
A chair in the same finishes 
with a cane seat is priced at 
$5.25. The cushion is extra. 
The chiffonier has dust proof 
drawers. It is made of ma¬ 
hogany finish or white, gray 
or ivory enamel, and is ex¬ 
cellent merchandise for the 
price—$17.50. A cane seated 
rocker, without cushion, comes 
in the same finishes at $6.50. 
Chiffonier with dust-proof draw¬ 
ers, in mahogany finish or ivory, 
white or gray enamel, 30 " by 18 ", 
$ 17 . 50 . Caned rocker (without 
cushion) same finish, $ 6.50 
Finished in gray, white or ivory rust-proof 
enamel, the bed can be tucked away in little 
space. 30 " size, $ 9 . 75 ; 36 " size, $ 10.25 
for the smaller sizes. One or two of these 
disposed according to the position of the fur¬ 
niture would be sufficient. A large rag rug 
might be used, but if a rug of this size is chosen, 
it would be better to use one of the fiber 
or grass rugs which come in either solid colors 
or in two tones from $3.00 a yard up. A 
carpet strip can be laid beside the bed for 
added comfort. Avoid the cheap imitation 
Persian rugs one often sees, or anything else 
that smacks of the imitation. 
In curtaining the windows insist on wash¬ 
able fabrics—and insist that they are washed 
often. Cross barred dimity, which can be 
had for about 25 cents a yard; coarse net, 
which comes at about 30 cents; dotted Swiss, 
which may be had for as low as 22 cents—all 
make up into neat little curtains. While 
plain curtains can be easiest laundered, the 
maid will appreciate a little ruffle even if she 
does have to iron it herself. If one does not 
wish to bother making these curtains, there 
are a number of ready-made sets that can be 
