Correspondence 
A BACHELOR’S CHIFFONIER 
suggest a chocolate brown Khiva Bokhara. If you wish to use a 
rug of domestic weave, I would recommend one in size 12 x 14. 
This can be obtained in a Wilton velvet in two shades of brown 
with bits of ivory and black introduced in the coloring. This rug 
would cost you about $60.00 and would look handsome and com¬ 
fortable as well as being entirely harmonious with the wall covering 
and furniture. Next the glass of your windows, use raw silk 
curtains in shade of dull yellow which must harmonize perfectly 
with the yellow in the golden oak woodwork. The curtains should 
be run on small brass rods by a casing at the top and set quite close 
to the glass of your windows. They should extend only to the sill 
and be finished with a three-inch hem, hanging straight. For 
over-draperies, I would suggest that you use the upholsterers’ 
velveteen in a shade of yellow-brown, a trifle darker than the silk 
next the glass. These curtains should be lined with a single 
lining of sateen in the same color and hang from brass rods straight 
against the trim of the window. They should run on the rod 
by a wide casing and they slip readily. A moss edging will finish 
these. This velveteen is $1.90 per yard and 50 inches wide. 
The moss edging is 25 cents per yard. You can readily calculate 
the amount required. I he raw silk, which is recommended for 
the curtains next the glass, is $1.50 per yard and 36 inches wide. 
Some Hong Kong or East Indian chairs and a chaise-lounge , 
with pillows covered in raw silk will add to the comfort of the 
room. 
The colors chosen for the covers of these pillows should be in 
pastel tones of green, rose and old blue, together with some of 
brown exactly matching the wall covering. The heavy central 
table, some built-in bookcases, and a lamp of bronze with spread¬ 
ing green shade will go far toward making a very livable and 
attractive room. 
For your bath, I would suggest that you paint the rough plaster 
in oils in shade of dull green, rather light in tone. For the cement 
tiles, I recommend Supreme Wall Enamel, which makes the best 
finish that can be used on a bath-room, as it is impervious to heat 
and moisture. The woodwork should all be treated with an enamel 
finish also in ivory white. The floors in both rooms to be 
treated with a floor finish which shows a soft polish and resembles 
wax. The bath rug should be in shades of green and white. The 
curtains at your bath-room window should be of green raw silk 
matching the color of the walls. 
A COTTAGE BEDSTEAD 
FURNISHING A MAN’S ROOM 
“A Man” writes: I wish to furnish a room and bath for my own 
occupancy. The size of the room is 16 x 18 and of southwestern 
exposure. There is a small alcove where the three-quarter bed 
may be set. Across the arch I could use a curtain if you think it 
advisable; as this room must be my sitting-room as well as my 
sleeping-room, this perhaps would be a good thing to do. The 
woodwork in this room, of which there is not a great deal, is of oak 
which has been stained and finished to look like golden oak; this, I 
will say, I do not like, but fear I cannot afford to change it. I have 
no predilection for color and will leave the whole matter in your 
hands, only saying that it must not be too expensive. I cannot 
afford carved mahogany furniture, for instance, but would like 
something good and substantial. The floor is of hard wood but 
needs refinishing. The bath-room has been finished with hard 
cement marked off into tiles; these have been painted with a white 
paint. I should like to use something to give a gloss like por¬ 
celain tiles. The wall above is rough plaster left in the natural 
color. The woodwork is of oak, but I should prefer a white effect, 
if possible. I would be glad to hear from you as early as possible. 
Answer: The proportions and exposure of your room are most 
favorable. I would suggest that you cover the wall from base¬ 
board to picture rail with a two-tone golden brown paper. The 
figure on this paper is small and darker than the ground; it makes 
a most pleasing wall and one which harmonizes well with the 
golden oak of your woodwork. By thus meeting the woodwork 
with the proper color, you can make it entirely satisfactory. Above 
the picture rail to the ceiling line, use a frieze which is rather 
poster in effect and shows wind-blown trees in shades of green and 
brown against a yellow sky line. Your furniture may be suggestive 
of Mission in style. You can obtain this furniture in an unfinished 
state and have it stained in any shade you wish. I would advise 
an English oak which will be much darker in tone than the oak of 
your woodwork and yet harmonize perfectly with it and the wall 
covering. I show two cuts of pieces of furniture for use here. 
This furniture is made of oak, and is extremely moderate in price. 
I he bed, which is shown in the picture, costs but $9.00. The 
bachelor’s chiffonier, a most useful and complete article of furni¬ 
ture, as it takes the place of a closet and bureau, costs $36.00. A 
Morris chair on the same substantial lines should be used and this 
can be obtained upholstered in russet-brown leather for less than 
$20.00. If you care to go to the expense of Oriental rugs, I would 
