Show QUALITY OF CHARM MOST DESIRABLE OUT BUT SOME WHAT ELUSIVE ELEMENT simplest of touche touches may produce it where elaboration pall falls mistake to have apo io I much furniture in the boom charm ie to a subtle thing occasion ally it 1 to acm accidental dental when old heir loom furniture forma forms the keynote of the room and when no hideous mod orn ern touches havo have crept in to spoil its it spirit dut but tri mostly it Is tho the result of long study and a discarding of tho the superficial things an outgrowing of tho the childish love of pr btty flowers such as its arc unsuitable in paint and paper a repudiating of ahn temptation to have a red a green and a blue room on tho the samo same floor a realization that the grayish plaster which we have just read of may be more austere and lovely than the finest of gold cold paper tho the charm of a spinning wheel heel the charm of a beautifully polished floor tho the beauty of a faded red brick hearth those these things and hundreds more are to bo be realized and practiced before charm ca can ri be hoped for it Is never possible poa sible to obtain it with a red carpet or a splashy rug garish wallpaper and shiny oak furniture for the funda fundamentals mork would then be all wrong to begin with but it would be possible to obtain it with painted furniture of good design no matter how cheap a delightfully plain rug which harmonizes with the tone of the furniture and cream creain walls in this case the beginning is are all right and one Is allowed more leeway in working out the detallo details and if you hope for a charming dining room never clutter IL if you cant have one or two good really good pictures on the wall have none never have a whole lot of little ones be sparing of your display of silver one or two beautiful pieces are more effective than a dozen put your cutglass away hide bide it simplify your curtains aboe all dont have lace but a plain thin silk in old blue old rose old gold all the old colors are wonderful A chintz Is ft a good design if you feel doubtful about what constitutes utes a good design take a peep into a reputable interior decorating shop where all the designs would be of the best though of couppe course all would not be suited stilted to just your room and if the prices in such a shop were too high you would start out for the lower prices with a good idea of what to buy the illustration shows a fine sideboard of adam design it Is of mahogany with crotch mahogany doors these slender leg sideboards are among the most charming we ve have and can also be got in shearer hepplewhite hoppl pl ewhite and sheraton designs |