August, 1919 
n *? 
1 / 
The bay window in a bedroom offers the logical place for the dressing table, 
the windows affording light from both sides. The colors in this boudoir are 
interesting—striped blue taffeta curtains and dressing table apron against yellow 
walls. G. T. Davis, decorator 
Where the bay is shallow 
and long quite interesting 
furniture groups can be 
made with large chairs 
and small tables. Here the 
arrangement is enhanced 
by a wainscot and cur¬ 
tains and valances in a 
soft gray tone 
chosen as a theme for a most 
charming bay window in a 
drawing room, flanked on 
either side by columns topped 
with gilt griffins. The cur¬ 
tains, a heavy brocade, are 
over delicate lace curtains 
that fall almost to the floor. 
A different effect has been 
produced by designing a dig¬ 
nified bay at the end of a 
formal drawing room. Here 
the lovely gray paneled walls 
form an excellent foil for the 
Louis XVI and Venetian fur¬ 
nishing. The under-curtains 
of old filet have over- 
draperies of green taffeta, 
finished with a rich green 
and gold velvet valance. 
The bay window has 
solved the lighting question 
most satisfactorily, as it 
brightens up even the dark¬ 
est room of the house, add¬ 
ing a decorative touch which 
emphasizes the architectural 
details of the room. 
A drawing or living room 
will take on new life by the 
introduction of this type of 
window, as it lengthens and 
gives dignity to the whole 
apartment. 
.4 bay window is an in¬ 
tegral part of the room 
and its furniture should be 
in harmony with the other 
pieces. Here the curtains 
are claret-colored brocade 
against white paneled 
walls, with an unusual 
valance 
cellent foil for these curtains 
and is bound with a narrow 
space fringe to match the 
prevailing color of blue and 
gray. 
Occasionally we find a 
seat built into a bay window 
cushioned in shades of yel¬ 
low. This is effective when 
the windows are curtained 
with decorative lace hang¬ 
ings. Instead of over-cur- 
tains have yellow damask, 
fastened to a long pole with 
rings. These not only frame 
the window and give a touch 
of color to the room, but can 
be drawn together at night. 
Red and white are distinc¬ 
tive when a rich red brocatel 
is used, with delicate lace 
curtains underneath. Orna¬ 
mental ends and uprights of 
gilt give an unusual touch to 
this interior. 
In dealing with the sub¬ 
ject, we must not neglect the 
breakfast room. A charming 
breakfast room can be made 
in a semi-circular bay; or, if 
there is a bay window in the 
dining room it may be fur¬ 
nished as a breakfast corner. 
Gold and white have been 
