Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 281, 6 October 1917 — Page 10

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"When friends are at our hearth side met, Sweet courtesy hath done its most i We can make each guest forget That he himself is not the host." T. B. Aldrich. It is an established -fact, and one of which we may be justly proud, that the home-loving- and home-seeking spirit is manifest in every section of the United States. And to the never-ceasing care and forethought of the mistress of the house is this condition due. To her is this article respectfully dedicated, with the earnest hope that it may definitely help her to keep her hearthstone ever bright, and ever attractive to those for whom she is endeavoring to create an atmosphere to which they may be unconsciously and deliciously sensitive. More effect may be gained by studied lighting than by any other medium in household decoration. Throwing new light, or mayhap less light, on old furnishings is of vastly more importance than a new rug, or even new wall coverings. Many architects and interior dec

orators do not favor any ceiling lights; some consider them indispensable, especially in dining rooms, where a concentrated effect is desired. However, I have seen some very wonderfully lighted homes with nary a ceiling fixture. Six or eight sets of side brackets supply the necessary light, with a floor lamp and desk candles for spot lights. Shield shades for sconces and candles are very lovely, but reflect onto the wall rather than direct the light roomward. Nothing is prettier on a dining table than real old-fashioned wax tapers. Also, electric candles are hard to manage and the effect isn't so homey as with the sputtery kind. And "homeyness" is what we are striving for. For bedrooms come Dresden candlesticks, wired, and fitted with veritable petticoats of flowered silk with lace flounces for a shade. , Also ivory wicker floor lamps with chivitz linings, and silken tassels wherewith to presto light or darkness. Along with the electric appliances are to be mentioned ivorytinted telephones with sprays of flowers painted thereon, and white silk cords, wherever cords are visibly needed.

A living room, to be all that the word implies, should have for its prime object durability and usefulness. Happily these words do not carry with them the drab, black-horse-hair-meaning they once did. Nowadays useful furniture is, more often than not, quite artistic, as well as quite reasonable. Several large firms make a specialty of excellent lines in medium-priced furniture, using mostly Colonial and Early English periods as the most popular styles. Hang a mirror, place thereon one of the new glass vacuum vases filled with posies ; place a Windsor chair close by and see the effect. A housewife need never be afraid of mixing periods or styles in furnishings. It is being done nowadays, and if one is in doubt, there is always a decorator near at hand whose especial study and experience will help one over the rough places. Books are always safe, creating as they do a feeling of coziness. To hold the "best sellers" on one's library table come very handsome book-ends in bronze, in Delia Robbia ware, as well as gayly flowered ones of painted iron or wood.

Mirrors and pictures are being hung by silk cords, with two tassels that cover the brass hanger at the moulding. These cords may be had in colors to match the hangers, and are rather dear. But there is alway3 a way to circumvent high prices when one really wants a certain effect. Dining rooms are becoming gayer and are demanding careful treatment, if a clear-cut, dignified effect i to be sought after. WTise selection in the rugs and wall coverings tends to solve the problem. Chinese rugs in blue, rose or gold are quite good, and nearly all of them have a narrow black border which is very striking. Brown mahogany and walnut are most popular for conservative tastes, but how quaint are the severely simpk pieces and sets painted in the soft new colors! One suit of mahogany consists of 96-inch sideboard with knife-urns on each end, one master's arm-chaif and eleven straight chairs, all upholstered in blue striped haircloth: The china cabinet has doors of the wood delicately embossed.

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