THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 26. 1909.
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SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL HELP FALL BRIDE
IN SELECTING HER FURNITURE DESIGNS
PT MAJ1G.VRET MORTON".
WHt.V th little bride, flushed of
face and shy of demeanor, buys
the furniture this Fall for the
new apartment or the bungalow or the
umart city home, she is likely to be be
wildered at the variety of woods and
designs offered for her selection. Fash
ions in furniture change as completely
as fashions in dress, though more grad
ually, to be sure. One might suppose
that revivals of certain periods in dress
would coincide with the revival of the
same period in furniture, but instead
we are constantly confronted with the
anachronism of Empire, or 1S30, or me
dieval costumes, and J750 or William
and Mary or ultra-modern furniture
styles.
There are two general laws in the
selection of furniture at the present
day that, the littio bride will do well
to follow. One is made clear by the
statement of a buyer in one of the
largest furniture houses In the country,
that they sell 20 pieces of furniture In
the dull, soft finish to one with, a high
polish. The other Is that the day of
the ornate, carved, "gingerbread" vari
ety is past. Massive effects, in colonial
iirvos and mission angles, are cifsirert.
excrpt, of course, when schemes of
period decoration demand the Chippen
dale, or Sheraton, or other imperishable
designs.
Living-Room Sclcftions.
For the comfortable, unpretentious
living-room, which is fast making atjy
sort of a parlor seem a painful tradi
tion, there is nothing can be selected
with greater safety than a - modified
mission or colonial style In fumed oak.
A new model In this line is called the
Flanders furniture, strongly suggestive
of Dutch sturdlness In its low tones
and bowl motif. This la also particu
larly good for the dining-room or li
brary. For "he dining-room pieces
cane Is effectively employed in the seat
and back of the chairs. Mahogany is
still favored. In the more expensive
woods, but always in the dull finish.
An imitation of the popular Circas
sian walnut has Just appeared, called
satin or gum walnut, which is very in
expensive and will no doubt be much
used Where th lighter-toned woods are
desired.
London, which sets the fashion in
furniture as Paris does In dress, has
attempted a revival of the William and
Mary period, but as these styles neces
sarily are only possible to the extreme
ly affluent. It Is not expected to gain
gr,pat sway. Much Interest lias been
show in the' Adam revival, however.
To the layman the Adam furniture is
distinguishable from similar styles by
the shield device, as distinct from the
mirror or ladder or Japanese develop
ments of the Chippendale and Sheraton.
Cane Furniture Revived.
A direct outcome of this Adam re
vival is the cane furniture now consid
erably used. The framework, usually
In Louis XVI style, may be of walnut
or some wood enameled in gray or
white, preferably, though boudoir sets
have been made in' delicate pinks and
blues. The bedroom will offer perhaps
the widest scope for an expression of
Individual taste. The cane furniture
Just mentioned Is especially good for a
bedroom, while the present craze for
painted furniture lends itself to many
charming decorative schemes. This
outgrowth of the old, simple cottage
furniture Is shown in a variety of con
celts. Flowers on a white ground have
the preference, perhaps, while the Jap
anese designs are also good, one set
another in pink, with fluttering butter
flies hovering over white blossoms,
made an Empire boudoir a delight to
the eye. . For those who prefer the
brass bed with whatever style of furni
ture, the Craftsman design in the doll
satin finish is in the greatest demand,
though the colonial or polished brass Is
much used.
If the bride has not already 'a cedar
chest in which was treasured her trous
seau, she' will now feel that her bed
room is incomplete without one. These
may be found in. mahogany, cedar lined,
or may be made to order. One most
attractive one, which the particular
bride for whom It was made kept In
her dining-room for her linen, was built
of Southern red cedar. It was bound
with riveted copper bands and had
massive hinges and handles. Sunk in
the top were the deeply carved initials.
Underneath the chest proper was a
roomy locked drawer.
Among the comparative novelties of
the season are the telephone tables.
These are shown In all the woods, with
stools that slide on grooves beneath
the table when not in use. A recent
model has a -circular stand especially
for the phone which may be swung
about so as te leave the table free.
Every season sees any number of new
forms for the English tea table and
muffin stands. The three shelves, in a
conical arrangement," or attached like
leaves to a stem, are especialy notable.
Some New 'Desk Styles.
In desks, those with the colonial
scroll posts of dull finish mahogany are
very popular. A new Idea in the Crafts
man work is the open desk having a
drop shelf operated in the manner of
those of a sectional bookcase, which
may be lowered over the pigeonholes,
keeping the dust from letters and pa
pers when the dfsk Is not in use. The
desk table is gaining in popularity,
since economy of space Is. a desider
.,m in these flat-dwelling days. This
.has a desk top that slides out like a
drawer, usually with in weu anu vu.
grooves sunk In it. Another combina
tion piece is a Morris chair on mission
lines,, having shelves for' books and
magazines beneath the wide arms.
In the smaller pieces of furniture the
Martha Washington sewing table With
its crystal knobs gleaming quaintly
adds a homey touch to the bedroom.
Smoking tables, copper mounted, with a
raised back to hold a piperack, are es
sential furnishing for the den.
Some Wall Paper
Suggestions
WHEN in the course of human events
the dread day arrives for the selec
tion of new wall paper, the whole family
gathers in solemn conclave about the
unwieldy books propped up on the
davenport. ' After weighty, weary con
sideration, a decision is reached in
some mysterious manner. And when
the selected scrap is multiplied by four
irrevocable walls, each and every mem
ber of the family disclaims having had
any Voice in the matter. "I told-you
that paper would never, never do. But
the rest of you seemed to fancy It, so,
of course " So for two or three or
four vears. perhaps. Interminable
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scrolls wind deliriously over the walls
or lurid poppies clamber up to the
moulding.
This season, however, it will be hard
to go wrong If one but follows the pre
vailing styles. Gone are the scarlet
blooms on a brown ground gone the
glaring stripes of later popularity.
Kverything is in the low tones, a sort
of putty' color just now being prime
favorite. Modest conventional designs,
in two-tone or half-tone gradations,
are almost exclusively used for living
room and library walls. In the less ex
pensive papers the oatmeal effects are
especially! pleasing. These are super
seding the burlap for the dado of the
dining-room also, burlap being now
used more for omc--and public build
ings. For the dining-room a new paper has
appeared which is meant to be a substi
tute for wood paneling at about one
fifth the cost. It Is used for either
wainccot or dado, and may be stained
to match any color of oak. It has the
advantage over wood that It does not
crack or warp- It is 30 inches wide,
with two panels in the width, and sells
for 75 cents a yard. When this is com
bined with Japanese gold cloth for the
frieze a beautiful result is obtained.
This Japanese gold cloth might be
called - cloth-of-gold burlap. It may
be hand tinted, giving a tapestry effect,
or may be stenciled. This sells for ?8
a roll. .
Gray has been distinctly favored for
the bedroom walls. One stunning pat
tern with a light gray ground shows
the long, stift stalks and the leaves of
the chrysanthemum in deeper gray. At
the frieze each stalk blossoms out Into
a huge pink chrysanthemum. For
those who wish a quieter paper, there
is the gray chambre with colonial gar
lands united by tiny medallions of pink
roses. The' English chintz t design is
very florid, but effective with plain
hangings and scanty wall decoration.
With the cane furniture now so pop
ular for the boudoir, the novel women
wnd veneer is suitable. Strips of nat
ural color wood are woven in half-Inch
squares on a green body paper with a
veneer finish. This Is also used for
dining-room friezes, and has a truly
Japanese charm.
The half-timbered houses sem to de
mand the painted or stained walls
rather than papered ones. An attrac
tive scheme of decoration was carried
out In one of these recently put up.
The living-room was stained brown
with a st-.icil design at the cornice of
deeper brown and ecru. The library
was a somewhat deeper brown, while
the dining-room was done in a grayish
green with gray, blue and white sten
cil border.
Fruit Lemonade.
Fruit lemonade can be made with any
kind of fresh Juicy fruit, and suKBests a
good method of using up fruit which Is
likely to deteriorate if kept longer, until
required for eating.
Crush half a pound of fruit, add the
strained juice of two lemons and sugar
to sweeten.
Pour over two cupfuls of boiling water,
then cover and leave for an hour or two.
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