THE MOEXING' OEEGONIAX.' FRIDAY.- JUNE 2, 1922
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TOO MANY PICTURES ON .WALL OF ROOM
IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN INDISCRETION
Symmetry of Arrangement Also Is Declared to Be Essential Factor if Home Is to Be Made to Look Bight.
Pictures Fitted and Made to Order Noted in Attractive Residence.
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PROPORTION PAINTINGS TO SPACES ALLOTTED THEM.
BT ANITA DH CAMPL
WH looked around a friend's
house the otter day, and. 01
the pictures! The furnishings
were of the test hardly to be critl
vtsed. but O, th pictures! There
Were tro of Dink roses, by Aunt Julia.
They -were hand painted In oils! Be
tween these was a larjre tinted photo.
graph of the eon. of the family In his
army uniform.
There -were several -water color, of
Various sizes, that daughter had
painted at school.- Among- them -was
a head of a gypsy girl and one of a
sad looking dog. - These all were
placed about the room regardless of
symmetry or any sort of arrangement.
and the result was really terrible. If
jthe -walls could' only have been cleared
of those ruinous pictures tha room
would have been fascinating.
Please don't think we are crying
Mown pictures. It Is a widespread and
generally aocepted Idea that the In
terior decorator advocates their com
plete abolishment. This view Is wholly
erroneous. There Is hardly anything
more decorative and charming for a
room than good pictures. But they
must be few and suitable to the type
of room in which they are to be
laced.
To allow too many pictures Is an
ndiscretion. The Japanese, it seems
o me, have a good idea, -with regard
o the hanging of their pictures. They
ay have a great many in their pos-
esslon. but they permit only one at
time to be presented to view. They
ang this one in a prominent place.
here its else Is well suited, and after
time they put It away, replacing it
1th another one. In this way they
iav enjoyable changes, without con-
usion.
Heavily carved, protruding gilded
rimes are overdeeoratlve. They bear
relation to the wall itself, and
eem out of place when hung upon it.
'he frame is supposed to be a minor
actor (whose purpose it is to hold
he picture In place, or to distinguish
ts outlines, slightly, from the wall),
and It should be treated as such. -.A
lovely arrangement for pictures is to
have them hung in panels, or in some
places which correspond proportion
ately to their sizes and shapes. Pic
tures which are framed with narrow
moulding, flat against the wall, are
remarkably effective. -
Proportions Not Suitable.
It Is a great pity that many of the
best paintings are -not of suitable pro-
portions for the rooms in which they
are hung. They are of miscellaneous
sizes that look well in gallery collec
tions, but often, when separated for
use as central units, they are ao in
congruous to the dimensions and ar
rangement as to depreciate consider
ably, both in value and beauty.
It would be a great thing if, Instead
of going out and buying pictures at
random, people would determine the
spaces In which they wish to have
them placed, and then would engage
a , good artist to make paintings of
sizes that would be pleasingly propor
tionate to the spaoes. This plan would
be advantageous, both to the artist
and to the purchaser. The pictures
would show to their best advantage,
and the result would be wholly ad
mirable. The Association of Women Interior
Decorators of Chicago is especially in
terested in the consideration of pic
tures and their correlation to all of
the objects in the rooms in which they
are placed.
-'. In an exquisite living room which I
had the pleasure of seeing lately, the
pictures were fitted, and were made
to order. The wall is French gray;
the draperies Du Barry rose, edged
with sage green. There fs a window
at one end of the room, with a door at
the opposite end, and there are two
windows on another side. In the cen
ter of the fourth side there is a lovely
old walnut desk, w'tn dulled flowers
painted on the panels of its doors.
Above this there hangs a bas-relief
of the Madonnaand Child. At either
side, set into panels by means of strips
of pearl gray molding, with a hair
line of sage green, are two mellowed
floral paintings, . above low, open
bookcases. There is no other wall
decoration la the room, and the effect
is striking.
In the dinine- room of the same
house there is a beautiful lacquered
cabinet. Several Japanese prints, in
narrow, flat, black- wood frames, are
hung on the walls. This repetition of
the Japanese touch gives the room
feeling of coherence. The china con-
s'sts of a complete set of medallion
Canton. Instead of the regulation
white table linen, tablecloths and
napkins are of ecru pongee, hem
stitched with henna silk. 1 "
Arrangement Is Pretty.
A pretty arrangement for a young
girl's room would be to have a set of
six English prints, framed in narrow
dulled gilt frames. The English, idea
could be completed by using a Queen
Anne suite, wth window and bed
draperies of quaint, flowered chintz,
Many people make the mistake of
hanging their pictures in zigzag
he'ghts about the room. This arrange
ment is especially bad. It gives a
topsy-turvy appearance which is most
annoying. A general rule for the
hanging of pictures is to have all of
the upper, or else all of the lower
edges of the frames on the same level.
If the pictures must be hung from
the molding, they should be hung
with two parallel wires, or, better
still, with two parallel reinforced silk
picture cords of the same color as
that of the wall. Wires forming an
angle where they are attached to the
molding, are distinctly at fault, for
they carry the eye away from the pic
ture up to tha point where, it is read.
lly conceded, there is no object of in
terest. It Is preferable, especially with
small pictures, to have them fastened
to the wall Invisibly, "by means of
short wires attached to small nails
which are driven Into the wall di
rectly behind the pictures. They
should be as flat against the wall as
possible.
It Is usually best not to hang pic
tures on a figured wall paper, espe
cially if the figures are large and In
striking pattern or color. Pictures
placed on a figured paper, which has
no sense of solidity, have a detached
air. They always seem to be on the
verge of taking wing, and that is an
extremely uncomfortable suggestion,
especially for a bedroom, where, aboye
all places, we demand a feeling of re
pose.' .
In the composition of a room, all of
the parts Should bear relation to the
whole. The pictures are as much a
part of the room aa the furniture
which is used in it, and consequently
they should b given, equal consider
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- Extremely etriking is a muBie room,
the. uncarpeted floor of which is
Bt&lned with violet etalix No rugs are
allowed to mar. the acoustio proper
ties or tha room nor are draperies
permitted. - The grand piano is in a
black frame, and the pictures in the
room are" simply framed in narrow
black molding. The side walls are
light rust color,, and the woodwork Is
old ivory. The old ivory celling
catches a' mauve reflection from the
floor. The furniture is of old-fash'-
loned red mahogany, several of the
larger ipleces being upholstered in
midnight blue veloiir. Incidental
vases and lamo shades are of chamoi
yellow, and two bowls are filled with
scarlet flowers. The violet floor is
waxed, and its highly polished sur
face is a veritable Invitation to dance
upon it. v- i
Answers to Inquiries. -
'. C. E. K. The French doors between
the dining and living room would be
nice. For your chintz get something
containing the same colors as those in
your rug. If the light in the room Is
dimmed by the porch, it would be best
to have a lightcolored wall in order to
make the room eeem brighter than it
1st Old ivory would look well -with
your mahogany woodwork. Green, to
match that in your rug, would be a
good color lor your davenport, table
cover and bench cover. - Have some
cushions of blackv piped with green,
and some of rose. Hake slip covers of
the same chintz as that used for your
drapes for tha wicker chairs or their
cushions. Use old Ivory . glass cur
tains. - ' ; -iF.-i-,-'-,
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' H. A. C rTou could put your library
table endwise to the west, window of
your living room. The arrangement
of the rest of your furniture is all
right aa it is.
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t M.- Q. The placing of a library ta
ble at the side of the room is prefer
able. .Instead of a dome In the dining
room ' have a chandelier and If possi
ble, supplement this with side .lights.
TlieMJokellverlleard
A SMALL BOY stood in front of
out grooery -store one day,
looking at a display of apples
and pears. He moved toward the
fruit, then hack again several times.
At last father went outside and
said to the youngster, ''Are you try
ing to steal something, son?"
No, mister. I ain't trying to steal
anything. I'm trying not to." H.H.
She Could Do That.
It was a cloudy day. The skies
threatened a deluge at any minute,
but the big sightseeing bus was full
to capacity, as usual. Up on the front
seat by the driver sat an elderly
woman. The sights held no attraction
fox her. She held tightly qn to tne
seat and cringed in terror at every
narrow passage in the traffic ..
How dared the driver be so careiessf
At every dangerous turn he noncha
lantly removed his hand from the
wheel and extended it at nis sioe, as
if expecting to feel the first drops of
the threatened downpour.
Finally her agitation forced her to
speak. VToung man," she quavered.
"You keep your hand n that wheel.
If It starts to sprinkle I'll tell you."
M. R. ki.
f Left Him Haughtily.
There were two men named Brown
In a certain village. One lost his wife
and the other a boat at the same
time. The vicar's wife called, as she
supposed, on the bereaved Mr. Brown.
"I am so sorry to hear of your
great loss," she said sympathetically.
"Oh, it isn't much matter," was the
reply, "she wasn't up to much."
"Indeed," said the surprised woman.
"Yes,'" continued Brown, "she was
a rickety old thing. I offered her to
my brother, but 'he wouldn't have her.
I've had my eye on another for some
time." . '
With that the outraged woman fled.
V. H.
Hia Inspiration Failed.
A young minister was busily at
work in his study, preparing nis ser
mon for the following Sunday. -His
daughter, tired of being unnoticed
finally questioned, "What are you
doing now, father? :
"Writing my sermon for next Sun
day, Mary."
"How do you know what to say?"
she asked next.
"God tells me," patiently.
A' moment of silence followed, and
then came the puzzled comment, "But
father, why do you scratch out so
mucnr- K. K. a.
As Swift as Tought.
My little nephew ran in one day and
asked me to cut his hair.
I looked as serious as possible and
said: "Well, don't I get any pay for
a haircut? It seems as if a fellow
ought to get at least a good cigar out
Of.lt.- -. . .',- : - ,
Quick as a flash he was out. of the
door and back In ten minutes with a
cigar my regular brand. I was dum
founded and saked where he got the
money to buy the cigar.
He beamed and' replied: "Why,
Uncle Jim, I Just charged it to you."
, . . U. B.
finite So.
Teach: "Define trickle."
Boy: "To run slowly."
Teacher: "Define anecdote."
Boy: "A short.' funny tale."
Teacher: "Now use both wordsin a
sentence."
Boy: "The dog trickled down the
street with a tin can tied to his anec
dote." G. s.
Not a Doubt of It. -
thoroughly why I am going to whip
you?"
. "Yes'm. You're in bad humor this
mArninff an Mnoa rrr f r lfnV bawia.
on before you'll feel satisfied."
H. J.
- Dnmbkells and Dumbbells.
"Why didn't you send that man
around to fix our electric bell?"
"We did, ma'am, and he rang the
front doorbell three times and as no
one answered he decided there wasn't
any one at 'home." H. P.
Social Success Most Important.
Kansas City Star.
' A Kansas City mother had puzzled
for some time over certain informa
tion in a letter from her daughter.
who is spending her first year in
study that la to say, the daughter is
enrolled for study in a state univer
sity. The bit of the letter that both
ered the mother as to interpretation
was as follows: ,
"Well, Mom, I may be here to work
for my A. B. degree, but what's wor
rying me is wnetner 1 can come
home an S. S."
Luckily for the mother, she was
well acquainted with a young married
woman who bad graduated from the
university only last year. So she took
the letter to this young friend and
asked for an explanation.
"Why, my dear," said the one-time
co-ed, "your daughter is merely re
ferring to what every co-ed strives
for. If she can win the distinction of
being an s. s.,' sne leeis life at col
lege has not been In vain. '& S.' sim
ply means 'Social Success.'"
Bones of Dante Reunited.
At the close "of the Dante celebra
tions at Ravenna, fragments of the
bones of the poet, stolen In 1865 but
later recovered, were reunited to the
skeleton. -
TOO MUCH SPICE AND RICH GRAVY RUIN
; ' COMPLEXION, DECLARES FAMOUS BEAUTY
Katherine MacDonald Exercises Her Brains Daily at Her Dining Table Where Many Another Woman Has
..'-; ; Swallowed Her Charm of Face and Figure. '. ''.
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"FOOD MEANS SUSTENANCE, NOT PLEASURE,
; BY ANTOINETTE DONNELLY.
LOS ANGELES, May 31. (Special
Correspondence.) Even the most
beautiful woman in the world
must eat! Three times ia day,, tool
One may be' less beautiful and per
haps get a lot more fun out of tb,e
larder. You may go on a spree of
pate de f ois gras and lobster a la
Newburg and rich and Juicy sauces
and highly seasoned foodstuffs and
let the pounds come that may," If
you're not the .most beautiful woman
In the world. If you are, you have
to weigh and consider eo that you
will weigh no more and no less.
,At least this is the way Miss Kath
rine MacDonald, considered by ex
perts the world's most beautiful
woman, looks upon the relation oi
food to physical perfection.
Ten pounds of food folly could
easily ruin a figure; too much spice
and rich gravy ruin a complexion.
And, as I said before, Miss MacDonald
has brains, and she exercises them
daily at her dining table, which is the
spot where many another woman has
swallowed her charm of face and
figure, so to speak.
Home Cooked Food prepared.
Miss MacDonald believes in home
cooked food first of all, and that is
where she takes most of her meals.
Rarely, she tells me, unless circum
stances make it obligatory to eat be
tween meals, does she ever imbibe in
food after her own home-cooked din
ner. . She has not much time during
the day to be tempted, so the after
noon tea Indulgences of many women
who become enrolled in the-region of
flabbiness are eliminated. -
On the midnight supper,-which she
assures me is rare, Bhe goes lightly on
food that is offered.
She is a simple eater, and Barbara,
the cook she has had for a number of
years, knows exactly how to cater to
her love for fresh vegetables and
fruits and poultry, all of which, In
California, are accessible the year
around.
Coffee Used Once Daily.
I sat with her at her charmingly
simple flower bedecked table for
luncheon, which consisted of a sum.
mer sandwich, a salad, tea and fruit.
The only diversion she makes from
the rule of no food after dinner is a
glass of orange juice or orange be
fore she retires, an extremely - good
practice, by the way, for hygiene of
the skin, of the mouth and of the di
gestive system. '
She neves drinks coffee with her
dinner; takes it but once a day for
breakfast and then confines herself
to one cup. As she has remained the
same weight for years, 130 pounds,
her diet would seem to be the correct
one.
California ne are fortunate in hav
ing fresh fruits and vegetables the
year around, but not all of the femmea
thereof take advantage of It And
women In walks of life in eastern
communities, where it would be quite
financially possible to indulge like
wise, fail to recognize the importance
of these foodstuffs.
Rick Food Is Taboo. -
An average daily diet as followed
by Miss MacDonald runs thus:
Breakfast A dish of some stewed
fruit, rhubarb, prunes or a baked ap
ple. Toast and one cup of coffee.
Luncheon Sometimes a chicken
sandwich on toast, a salad, generally
a fruit salad, French dressing with
a vinegar base rather than oil, a cup
of ..tea; good quality Chinese tea
which she gets straight from China.
ii not- a sandwich of a number of
vegetables, graham crackers. Some
times the sandwich is lettuce or a
summer salad . sandwich of a number
of vegetables. - -:
Dinner Her dinners vary little ex
cept in the difference In vegetables
and fruit. First, a fruit cocktail, then
soujp, always homemade, cream soup
or vegetable. She never eats potatoes
not because she fears them as a fat
producer, but because she hates them
and always has. But she substitutes
an r extra vegetable, such as carrots,
cauliflower, fresh corn, spinach, peas,
beans, lentils, asparagus, artichoke,
and eo on. Two vegetables are par
taken of at every dinner. In meats.
she rarely has fried foods; ehe likes
roasts and broiled lean meats and
chicken, either broiled or roasted.
Then follows a salad either lettuce,
or lettuce and tomato, or combina
tion salad, with a minimum amount
of oil in the dressing. Mayonnaise
TO ME." , :
and Roquefort and Thousand Island
dressing she does not Indulge in.
ane dessert is Invariably of fruit
prepared most every way; sometimes
It is a baked pear or apple; fresh
strawberries and peaches in season;
other berries. Pies and pastry, French
or American, and Ice cream or rich
custards are generally taboo at her
table. Barbara has a jar always
filled with cookies that only Barbara
can make, but they are sweet and
light and are served with, the fruit
dessert.
I do not like elaborate food." said
Miss MacDonald. "I just simply have
not the taste for it I was raised on
simple food, and it is too late now to
try to change my taste in that di
rection. As a matter of fact food
means sustenance, not pleasure, to
me, as it does to many other people.
Perhaps I miss, something in life by"
not being able to get a great Tellsh
and enthusiasm out of a rich and
unusual dish, but my taste is for the
plain and the practical."
When I asked her if she drank much
water she exclaimed: "Joe, at the
studio, ' who is the errand and mes
senger boy, told me one day after he '
had been carrying glasses and glasses
of water to me that I had nothing on
thp camel, but this was no desert
"I drink about three quarts a day"
she said. "I have not found yet a bet
ter drink, and so I remain true to my
old love, the water pitcher. I had to
drink water when I was a youngster.
Mother would - not give us tea or
coffee, and so I got the water habit
early. And it has stuck."
Weight Same tor Tears. .
Even allowing for an occasional di
version in food at another table, you
must recognize the balancing quality
of Miss MacDonald's daily diet With
fairly strict adherence to her regime,
one could afford an occasional debauch
of creamed crab meat or whatever a .
midnight luncheon might include. And
as she claims to have kept the same
weight for years and has a flawless
complexion, and good health, it would
Indicate further the importance of a
sane dietary in gaining a reputation
as the most beautiful woman in the
world.
Next Sunday another - phase of '
beauty as it applies to Miss MacDon
ald will be discussed in my column.
CURRENT HAPPENINGS PICTORIALLY PRESENTED BY DARLING
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