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Show i 1 ; IH I The Home Harmonious. Storage Chests Now Featured by Decorators. By Anita de Campi. j j I irt j flNHE most exclusive decorators are !3 J now allowing chests to form what i I is called the dominating- note In l J any room which they essay to make ai truly fashionable. During the Jj v'ctorlan era these fine pieces of fur- ' ulture -vrc Ignomlniously thrust into the a EarreL It v.a.s a time when all bcau- i8l i tlful things succumbed before the ugly, ' j tut now that beauty 1b being sought for In erythlng, chests and cabinets have come into their own again. ,; Wardrobe trunks having taught us th lesson of how many clothes can bo tucked away In little space, we have Im- rtj ; Proved upon this lesson by transferring Sthe Interior arrangement of the trunks , hito the chests, and have so arrived at M , fin article unsurpassed In ItB combining of the finest artistic appearance and ade- Quate utility. t!s ' ) Xo matter how many closers may be m ) built Into a house, there Is always "ned gl j 0l Just one more stowing away place, ijrf j ard the chest, In whatever room It may b"( whether bedroom, living room, din- JJI ' 'fig or drawing room, supplies that need. ij3 j The "uall high chest in modified pro- fl ' torUon. illustrated here, has the old fash- !l '' !nd drawera and shelves taken out of $ j t and It is put to an entirely new use. g ! I. forms a part of a bedroom suite and l(i J isused as a closet for walels. For f j Id's purpose it Ib much better than the j ordlnarj' shirtwaist box. as in it the waists on shoulder hangers are suspended f'om a center pole Hanging in this way looeely, front to back, they do not be-3 be-3 ' Cfme rlnkled lth 'heir own weight, as iV Jtcn happens when they are plied one on g other In a drawer or box Jj , Excellent as receptacles for men's ? uines a"6 the tall dcop wardrobe sort dU j chests, ntted. of course, with a pole Js ; ar'd hangers, as described above. g , Pieces of this type frequently find their tSj i a' nowadayfl 'mo the front hallways. U , here hat racks arc no longer in fashion. ; Clced and In order they certainly present $ - t00re cnarm'ne nppearanco than 'did kj j unsightly racks. These were usually jy j burdened with limp coats and tumbling IS ih 'S' and wcre Qlways placed right near j? k i frnt d0or' t00' 8 that tho flr!t lm" Presjio,, one had on entering Ihq houso -5 r aoneof great disorder, though it might I- j 'n reality been the only disorderly spot In Sy l"C house. f Many are the uses to which the new g. ; round old time favorite may be put. Tho gj . "nail trunk shaped chests make splendid g ; ood boxes, to be kept near tho fireplace. 3J ; A. cheat of some sort In the nursery is j : jnalspensable as a receptacle for toys. jj ( t also a good linen and towel box. yfl t nl, If large enough, should be partl- tlfc t Uontl o for allotted purposes. fit smptlmea they arc used as hampers SJ j r soiled clothes and are far more slght- lM lhan the average patented basket or gJK b0 made for such use. mK n artistic studios they are invariably MM nied with lengths of silk, brocade and ttfKv velvet, with scarfs and embroideries and jgn "aperies, those poems of color that give ijfflR fluch untold pleasure to the cultivated Ill' ound numbers of magazine aro Hi i .. i .,. ., r"7 il -i . -, ' i 1 1 I n i i i i i i in i i il il i mi i im ii mi i il i ii inn I i ii mi i mi i mmi jwrrn Mirrnnr ,,.AV;!ri,,,:v.lj,,.',-'V !Vr'.J-'"'..' r ,4? ,.,,,- ?,4'V,,i;t.' Jnv ".. )' ' "' ' feV-v. 'J- -".' 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" -v ' w ' ,f: , " -n : ' ' r' . - I held In chests In libraries and cavo tho glass bookcases from the litter of papers, pamphlets, etc So wido Is the range of make and decoration deco-ration of cabinets and chests that almost any taste can be satisfied or any style or period complied with. .Manufacturers arc turning them out en suite or to order, either to match or contrast with any prevailing pre-vailing mode. And prices range according accord-ing to the work put upon them. There are the hand carved chests that aro almost al-most Invaluablo and the hand painted ones that are often hbme made tor a mere K trifle The home made ones, though they are Inexpensive, tuny bo really delightfully delight-fully quaint and pretty, particularly to go Vilth any of the enarnolod or painted furniture fur-niture known as cottage furniture. Unusual chests arc often found In old curiosity shops or even In second .hand stores. I have lately seen one ln'rlcatcly carved, made of black walnut, -with Wedgwood placnuci set Into It by way of further embellishment. Those palntod by Bavarian peasants aro most alluring and usable In almost any room Tho foundation color usually U dark myrllo greon, Van Dyke brown, doep blue, or plum Flowers aro painted on this In the most brilliant, full, intense colors, then tho w hole thing la toned down to a wonderful depth and richness by being gone over with a lacquer In which a little of the foundation color has been mlxod. I havo seen a plain plno box, first covered cov-ered with bright colored llowered wall paper and then lacquered with tinted lacquer lac-quer as described, and It was sur)Jls'nBly attractive. It was rich and low Intone .. and could hardly bo told from a hand painted chest. A feature that tho good decorator loves to consider is the decorative placing of a Plcco of furniture, and tho chost " finds " itself beautifully In a variety of arrangements arrange-ments The long, low chest Is lovely In tho mlddlo of a long wall space. In the hall, library, or living room, with a tapestry tapes-try hung about It. Two upright chests arc not Infrequently Infrequent-ly used In wlmt Is known as blsymmotrlc arrangement; that Is, an arrangement that Is tho same on both 3ldC3 of a given or imaginary center. One on each side of a mantel or door, for instance. A small chest la often placed on top of a larger one. A squat sort of chest looka well in a hallway below a mirror. In largo bedrooms bed-rooms cheats are now being placed across tho foot of beds, Instead of couches or lounges. But where tho chest Is to be put must of course bo determined by Us shape and size and tho taste of thd owner. It It i not properly placed, It can throw a room out of balance far more readily than u less Important piece could do. Anawer to Inquiries H B.M. F.: Soft China silk would be nice , IH to" shir Inside of your china closet glass H door. Keep to your color scheme in iH shades of tan. Sllkallne would really an- jH swer tho purpose quite as well, and would ' H cost less than the real silk. The curtains H should be bhlrred on a rod at the top and H at the bottom. It would not do to gather H them at the top and let them hang froa.' H MISS ALICE No, piano scarfs aro not ' H usod. A fabrio paper would bo beat. H Try something without pattern, and s- H lect a plain axminster rug. Armlnstor IH rug material comes nlno feet wide, and I IH can bo cut any desired length. It is I jH like velvet. The narrower sort Is cheaper. IH but necessitates having seams. Let your I H upholstery be figured In quiet tones, end j H accentuate one color in the figures by , repeating it in tho brightest value of I tho color, using for the purpose some l small object in the room a lampshade H for Instance, or a vaso. JIRS. TV. H. F.: 'Try the double faced M velour portieres for the opening be- H t-neen the rooms, letting the color oil each IH side match the room It faces. I MRS P. P. Yes. keep your draperies IH alike on both doors. Green wicker would H be nice for your sun parlor. Yes, there H is a decided difference between fiber and j willow. Your choice for cushions is ex- H cellent. The screens would' be quite correct between the dporwajs. ' MRS. J. R.: Why do' you wish o H chango jour good oak wainicotlns:, coll- ing beams, etc., to mahogany? I ahoujd H most decidedly udvlso against it. The ' natural wood Is vastly preferable to I ml- t tation by stain. "Why not havo it fumed H if you aro tired of the light oa,k, and ugo H with It Jacobean furniture, or any other H of the good dark oak furniture that Is at , H prosont in such popular demand? For IH your draperies,, If you can find figured , IH stuff in a Jacobean pattern use it; if not, H an old blue, cither rep or velour. H |