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Show i;i .-. . c 7-" . The Home Harmonious. Revival of Colonial Furniture. i By Anita de Campi. ' . I OMB lurnlshfna all over tlie civ-. civ-. I I lllzcd world has been more than -1 I I passingly affocted by the present ; 'f I 1 -n-ar. The average householder la probably but partially conscious c this Tact, yet the circumstances hav only to be cited to be instantly realized. Types of furniture arc distinctly na- tionaj. This is particularly true of period ! 'j furnishlngr of nil sorts. And It is b-9 b-9 j cause of this that the war has such direct jr bearing upon the different national aoru B i of furniture. Germans are no longer It -willing to have L,ouls Xr. or XVI. in-j in-j terlors, or Jacobean or William and Alary, i or early Italian. While the allies aro ; vchem-ently crying down the "modern" V furniture that had it3 inciplency in Ger-;i Ger-;i xnany during thla generation furniture B that because of its simplicity, suitability, I and structural beauty would, if prejudice IE were set aside, be entitled to the favor ;rf the whole homo loving world. ; Neutral nations refusing to take sldea ! : 'with any of the furniture factions, revert : to their own national types, and so th .' vast majority of people In this country : 'r have spontaneously, as it were, revived ;' what has ntver been more than a par-': par-': lLally donnant interest in Amorican colo- ' ulal furniture. ' ft Great arguments may bo raised a.bout th national origin of colonial furnltura. We may be reminded that when America i was ilrst a colony no furniture was made t her, but that it was all imported; that I Marie Antoinette sent a boat load of furniture fur-niture from Franca for her own use, though fau prevented her ever using It; that Washington's homeatMountVernon was distinctly Louis XVI, in atyle, a fad cf the day, brought about by Ihe lnliuenco of L.afayett; that plenty of Xurnltur di from tho Netherlands and loads from England, and that much of the Eng-ilih Eng-ilih was partly Chlnwo through the work of Chippendale, who allowed the Chinoao influence to prevail In hta beat work. Set when all has been said, It must bo admitted that usage haa made colonial : furniture thoroughly American, and wa : hall lt return to favor with a little of i- th xalted feeling of genuine national j fccide. I So taken for granted Is it thai th whoift j country shares in this cntliuslnjm for thing colonial, that landlords every- where are decorating the houses o,nd j apartments at their dlspoaal with neutral xm fcldewalLs, whlu euameled woodwork, lj I and mahogany doors and balustrades, as jig a means of what la technically known 9i M " tying " this bacitground to the colo-'5 colo-'5 I '' -r.tlcles that are bupposedly to bo irj j placed in the quarters for the sake of i '; unity. Ceilings to bo correct ehould fjfii tnatch the woodwork exactly; that 1b. P thy should bo tinted not dead white. ffM ut fi- delicate cwamy old Ivory. For pj3 floor covering trjo roost popular rugs aro jEfc the braldt(1 crocheted, or woven ones. SflSi ,n w,'c1 l,l predominating coior repeats l in a deeper tone, th color of the wall UK These may be either round, oblong, or llaT oval, and tho simplest aro made of rags. fSBa Manufacturers aro making really IjmBL Xalthful roproductions of good colonial j3K things at popular pricen that bring them f ; . lis ' 'I'TTTTTti ! 'Tiriir'TsM i within the meann of the rooat limited purses. It is delightful to know that copies of some pieces, exquisitely designed de-signed by Chippendale and other artists of undying fame may bo had for tho sarao prlco that Is too often paid for the most execrable scrolled, curved and glued on ornament bedizened monstrosities, monstrosi-ties, which Ignorant, bungling and tastcloas furniture designer havo produced pro-duced within tho last few decades. But llttlo study will sulllco to acquaint ono with the types of good old fashioned Amorican furniture. Sometimes peoplo do not got what thoy want, simply because be-cause they do not know what to ask for. Nearly all of the best storeu now carry a line of attractivo colonial things, no why not have a look at them if you aro noj. alroady fftmlllur with them, and learn to like them for their real merits as well as thoir reasonable cost. Windsor chairs, to begin with, may bo had about 9G. They make excellent dining room chairs and come both In tho low round and high flared back. They are being made In flno mahogany by one concern, but tho model 1h the sarao and really more in character when carried out in weatherod oak at the prioo mentioned. Rush bottom chairs arc lovely with their straight backs. Often tbeso are painted and then thoy aro too cunning for wordB. The decoration! are usually quaint little basket, of fruit or flowers, or It may bo a small design stenciled on cither In black or in brilliant colors, But all of :ho colonial chairs are not of tho straight, stiff, upright variety. Notice, for example, tho big upholatenid flrejldo chair In the picture, with its gay altD cover of chintz. Could anything be more comfortably inviting? A gate leg table la. a charming addition to aimost any room. Thoso tables aro to bo had In mahogany, walnut, or even dark oak. Plfl crust tables and tip tables, too, nro lovely, as are the llttlo kidney tables that decorajor fairly dote upon Then thoro aro tha card tables that fold In the middle and may bo set back sbolf-llko sbolf-llko ugalnst the wall. High boys are convenient articles and convincingly colonial. They arc chests upon chesta of drawern and will bo found most dcslrablo in tho averago flat which has never sufficient drawer and closet room. Low boys aro the earoo only as tho name indlrates lower In holght. The minor accessories of colonial furnishings fur-nishings nro fascinating. Fire screens, though they may not be needod for actuai use In steam heated flat, merrily commit the subterfuge of hiding th hideous gas logs. Screcnc the same MUM m - iBBRStTl.. - t shape as the one In the drawing (It will be noticed that the framo can be ralssd or lowored on the rod that supports It) are much reduced in size when used for candle screens. They are sometimes used instead of lamp shade for electric lights, whon placed on any ahelf or tablo near the wall, ' Brans candle atlcks arc, of courw, a part of the Bcencry. Colonial mirrors add character to the rooms thoy adorn, and clockn offer an endlcsn field of Interest and inquiry. All together it is not to be wonderod at that tho colonial style is clung to ao assiduously, it has a fine feeling of simplicity and sincerity, combined with grace, line, and proportion that never fall to charm. There Is an element of " Home Sweet Home " about It 'that no other style of rumlshlsag could qutto- so adaquatoly express. MISS CJENBVTEVI3 H.: I can only y in answer U your letter that I Indorse your Ideas quite compUteJy. The ujio-oC whlto llnea In your beauty parlor will give a tetiM of clanlln that no othorfsvbrlo could impart as well. Yes, you can undoubtedly un-doubtedly buy your chair unflnlahod and have them painted. If you are going to ueo chintz for cushions, etc.. a you apeak of doing', sprigs of th flowers oould ba traced by laying tracing paper over tho chintz and thon transferring It to the back of tho chair or whatever porta of tho furniture you wanted to ornament; the painting then is rtmplc; any child could do It, For your ay chaira uso wlckr. It would be nice to bavo th Xottery for your lamp baso to match the other gray green pottery that you have. The color scheme that haa Tjeen ued by a ll fojhlonablo modiste la a combination of H the palest gray and deep purple. In on H of the gray rooms she hae a black carpet H bordored In bright NlUjgreeji. UnUsayo" M are going In for elaborate doooratlon. 1 fM hould advise you to keep to quit almple M ffet. Light neutral tooev delicately m tlnUd paUl ahado. are aafa.and pleas- ine, and will hava the fft that you H must strive after, of flatterlnr pa- .H trons. H I |