Show brightening A DARK ROOM dark woodwork should not be toli grated crated and gloomy paper should be avoided in nearly every city house there la Is always sure to bo be one dark and gloo gloomy rily room it casts its ita depress depression ibn upon all who enter ita it and yet one la Is often at a loss as to what should bo be done to dissipate tho the lugubrious effect it IL should bo be dealt with ruthlessly white paint and enamel should be used tined with a generous hand band dark woodwork should not be tolerated and dull or gloomy paper should bo be avoided hang the room in a paper of suny yellow hues put up only curtains of thin net and decorate your walls with pictures framed in white and gold and silver gray grab frames many mirrors it if possible s should 1 be ba used for they aid wonderfully in brightening a dark room but the they must not bo be hung hune too high da as ahny will only reflect the coiling ceiling while tile they y should catch the cheerful flume flame of an open fire alre and repeat its gleam no one thing Is more w s tul in n destroying the depressing atmosphere of a room than an inside window box athla box can bo made attractive trac tivo by a thin covering of brass or copper that will add to the brightness of the room and tho plants should be ba chosen with an eye to heir thear color when the furniture in your dark and depressing room has been covered with a gay cretonne and magazines books and have been strewn barown about this room which filled every one with a feeling aeling of aversion and discomfort will avill become tile favorito resort of the family |