January, 1020 
3S 
HOW to DRAPE a 
DRESSING TABLE 
Suggestions for Fariety 
and Beauty 
Sketches by ROBERT LOCHER 
Glazed or iinglazed chintz may 
be used, hung in pleats and edged 
with a narrow silk niching to 
conform in color with the chintz. 
This is made with a separate 
flounce at the top, attached to 
two commodious drawers. A 
glass top, a triple painted mirror 
and a chintz covered stool to 
match complete the arrangement 
Dotted Swiss or net, lined with 
a colored sateen make an effective 
draping. The material is shirred 
into a band to fit the shape of 
the dressing table, with glass 
knobs used for the drawers. 
Above hangs a mirror with a 
flower painting inset, which to¬ 
gether with the table exactly fits 
into a niche 
Of a more elaborate variety is a taffeta hung dressing table with 
an interestingly draped top. It is exceedingly practical with its 
glass top shaped in a carefully proportioned curve, and under¬ 
neath its deep scalloped frills, which may be swung back from 
the center, are two drawers of ample size 
An unusual treatment for a dressing table is to place it in a dormer 
window, where one gets the ftdl light of day for dressing. This 
exactly fits the space and may be gracefully draped with a plain 
colored linen or a chintz. A decorative painted window shade is 
used and plain net glass curtains 
