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Show A ROSE-COLORED ROOM. Whlta Wood and KurriltUre a Pleaslnfi g Contrast tit Pink Walls. A charming boitroom whore tho ut most effect of daintiness can bo ob ' tnlned'wlth very practical means It tho rose-colored room, but an equally Kood effect can bo secured by using water blue or green In light and agree nblo shades, says a writer In thf ' Woman's Homo Companion. If ros color 1b preferred, a pleasing tint cat . bo made by a sparing and careful ad , A dltlon of vormlllon, or of tho scarlo-1 J used In carriage painting, to creatr , whltd. This means that a smalt amoun' of yellow ochro'ls first nddod to tht whlto paint and thoroughly lncorpor ated with It beforo the vermilion 01 J scarlet Is added. Tho woodwork of thi room should bo painted cream whlto and tho walls have threo coats of pink tho first two considerably darkei than tho last, as tho last Is llghtor, II gives a mUty effect which Is verj soft and satisfying. After the last coal Is well dried a border of cream whltt should bo stenciled at the top of the wall next tho celling. It may bo wide or narrow, as ono proforB; but If wldo, the lower part of It, for a third of the width, should be faintly or thinly painted, In order to' have It blent? properly into tho wall. It Is necessary only to U8o a full bruBh at tho top and a comparatively empty ono at 'tho bottom of tho stencil to secure 1 this effoct, and oven an unintelligent workman can do It If the object it. explained to him. If4a narrow border Is used, what is called a "floating design" may bo added to tho wall; and this also should bo varied by tho uso of moro or loss tk paint In tho brush, so that somo of the floating forms should look like tha ' moro reflection of tho others. The furnlturo of this room would bo preferably prefer-ably of cream-whlto enamel to match tho wpod-work, but a bedroom set In natural wood could bo used If more convenient. Tho curtains should bo of pink chambray or pink donlm under I white muslin, nnd It will add to the beauty of tho room If tho counterpane Is mado In tho samo way. A sage-green enrpot harmonizes exceedingly well with this schemo of color and gives what ono may call a pastel effect to the room. |