Part 14

Chest of Drawers--Painted buff or brown, or walnut or mission oak.

A Mirror--Antique gilt, or of wood to match chest of drawers, hung low.

A Desk--Of the craftsman type, with stool or bench to match.

Two Wooden Chairs--Either painted or of mission oak.

A Table--Low, plain wooden table, of walnut, or stained to match the woodwork.

One Comfortable Chair--Brown wicker, or the Windsor type.

A Lamp--Of the student type, or on a bracket, securely fastened on the wall.

A Tie Rack--Hung near chest of drawers.

One or two shelves--For books, trophies, etc. Made of plain wood, stained to match the woodwork of a plain bookcase of mission oak.

Curtains--Of blue denim, with stitched bands of sateen at edge--hung straight.

GIRLS' ROOMS

A Suggested Color Scheme

Walls--Papered in a soft gray-rose, allover design paper.

Woodwork--Cream paint.

Floor--Hardwood--Rag rugs, with rose stripes or a gray chenille carpet. Softwood--Battleship gray paint, with rag rugs or rose chenille carpet.

Suggested List of Furnishings

Bed--Single--Painted ivory or cream--four post, or with some low, simple headboard.

Bedspread of rose dotted swiss, with wide ruffle.

A Dressing Table--To match bed, with rose colored sateen mats--bound in pale-gray with drawers.

A Large Box--For waists, etc. Covered in rose and gray cretonne.

A Desk--To correspond with painted furniture; a gray blotter and rose colored pen.

Two Chairs--One of natural wicker with cushions of rose sateen, and one of wood to correspond with painted furniture, caned seat.

A Sewing Table--Of mahogany or cherry.

A Lamp--China base with a shade of silk, dotted swiss, or rose-colored paper.

The Nursery

The ideal nursery is also a play room. It should, as nearly as possible, meet the ideals of the child's own world. In that room are received early impressions which are never forgotten, and which have a lasting influence on the adult life.

Don't bedeck the cribs, beds, or curtains with ribbons and laces, and expect your child to be happy. The "don'ts" and "be carefuls" make children irritable and unhappy. Choose the room with a thought to sunlight, and be sure it has outside blinds which will darken the room without keeping out the air.

The floor should be bare with the exception of one rug near the bed, or should be covered with a good grade of plain linoleum.