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Show J ' - I 1 : The Home Harmonious. Canopied Bed for Girl's Room. By Anita de Campi. : T Is always a pleasant task to plan tew fittings for the young girl's bedroom, bed-room, and this season a number of cunning schemes for the trimming of the bed offer themselves with tho al-Jig al-Jig assurance that they arc pretty, ttilih, and can be carried out at a trl-S trl-S expense. Ij Nothing nowadays Is new unless it Is ii fashion, and so tho most old fash-I fash-I !d of all beds, the caponlcd one, Is tho 1 Itftst thlnr. J ilech to bo envied Is tho girl who can ' Ue a genuine colonial bed with tall, rjuleht poats slender ones, of course , kb pretty chintz hangings But equally b te admired lo the girl who contrives tt tllect of a canopy by using a slmplo frunework and troatlng It with adjust- lM draperies. Tho canopies of today 01 merely trimmings they servo no flier purposes than a decorative one. foy are a3 entirely unlike the canopied a of olden times as can bo la the feudal days canopied beds wero Jade ibnost alrUght to protect the oc- ftts from the cold and drafts In rooms ,Qi:alely heated. If heated at all. j Penetrating chill of tha rooms necca- ; "ated tho uso of heavy hangings and ita the preliminary precaution of pass- fj & wanning pan between the sheets Wwo taking a cold plungo Into the lnt&- '? of the8o cumbersome contrivances. ; e following quaint lines, taken from V a-velors guide, arc irresistibly quot-. quot-. j- Tlioy aro from Percy Macquold's ?lo-Butch dialogue book for travelers fto Elizabethan period: IL vclcr ily shoe frlendc, lsmybedo ? j&e. Is it good? 1 Chamberlain Yea, sir, It is a good tber bed; tho schectees bo very clean. 'Traveler Pull oft my h03cn and nrffle my bed; draw tho curtains and them with a pinne. My shoe frlcnde, .T m once and I shall sleep the better, 'fcatik you. falro mayden." . c lltUe bed ln Ul 8ktch ,H a ncatly ', Wised arrangement. It 's not a cano-9 cano-9 Tfrl bed, as might be Imagined, but a bit f "cme carpentry a framework mado of m InCh UIrl5ht8, with tec chintz dra-3 dra-3 Wtj gathered upon llttlo brass exten- rods. Theso arc cawlly removed so ' -J rtalns and valanco may bo'laun-B8 bo'laun-B8 "d. The lining la white. ?! el a Cd07T3lnatlnfr In th0 chlntz PaUern Is tM S pr0Eslon,st flower ln amethyst pur- antl the window valance and casc-dl casc-dl tjrt CUrtaIns that draw together are 8 of auQdur ln this solid color. The .9 f 'B an attic room with dormer wln- -! riv,9 and tho noor ls covei cd a11 ovcr el in a fltted two tono amelhyflt coJore ha t' A1,over carpeting, by tho way. jfn60rt oC proolamatlon that ono onui . Se Uved ln II ls the faa1llon d,B" rt "fd l and a11 objections on the ccoro Sr l arc Promptly responded to with tV leaner " jjJ'UBhout the room Just described all fen llae bcen tftken rePcat Rl1 of th0 "m Iti 0r8 EtamPcd on the chintz pat- t ln separato details of tho room. The 1 gSjfcs IW 1 fm lamp shade Is of American beauty silk. The llttlo bcdsldo table Is bh.ck- A bright yellow vase 13 placed beside a black and white striped box,. A periwinkle bluo cushion ls thrown carelessly Into the big dark oyster shell green fireside chair, an old gold screen stands boforo tho lire-place, lire-place, and a pair of tall brass candlesticks candle-sticks carries a touch of this color upward. up-ward. Tho walls are simply calcimlncd a light gray tinged 1th green. , Radical was tho change lately effected ln a. young glrl'H bed by tho unique uso of chintz. Tho bed was brasa, one of tho "continuous post" kind, and she had grown tired of this metallic ehow that so fascinated her at first, so she made a perfoctly plain ollp cover of chintz. The head and foot slipped into the cover as ncntly as a folded note x an envelope. The loVer edge on the side toward tho bed extended only to the mattress, ivhllo on the outsldo an ridded rulllc extended It clear to the floor. A cor of this sort la tho simplest thlnt' In the --orld to make, ns it docs not oven rcqulro tlo strings, buttons, or snaps of any kind. It Is the fashion now where twin beda ar used to stand them close together and havo ono extremely wldo spread to cover them both during trip daytime. if. H New bedspreads aro made of colored material with a ruHlo at either aide and an openworked cover on top. The ope'n-worltcd ope'n-worltcd cover Is Kupposcd to come only to tho edges of the bed top and not to han- over the sides, but the jJlk rulllo of tho under part comes to tho floor. Shirred silk covers are much admired. They are mado of china, rajah, or taffeta, taf-feta, and tho shlrrlngs aro corded. The gathers run lengthwise of tho bed. The outer edges that hanjf to the floor a: o loft loose to form a ruffle. With thotc shirred covers no bolster Is usod. The pillows aro laid flatly down at the bed head and the cover extends up over thorn Chintz matching the wallpaper Is popular pop-ular for draped or canopied beds Tho ruffles arc often edged v,lth taffeta ribbon, rib-bon, and droopy looking bows of taffeta ribbon tie tho curtains together ot tho covered posts. Many of tho new canopy bedn are mado with paneled wooden tops matching the- low panels at tho head and foot. Really until tho curtains are adjusted to them thoy look for all tho world like long legged tables attached to the beds. Ruffled Ruf-fled muslin curtains aro hung with rods and rings to tho under " apions " of tho canopy. Rather striking yet plain and senalblo Is this bed.trlmmlng for aman'p room. Tho top quilt In rather dark tdlk is about six Inches cmallor all tho way around than the top bheet, Tho sheet Is folded up on tho outsldo and buttoned to the comforter. comfort-er. .It Is also laid over at tho top edge, but of courno tucked In at the foot. This leaves a six Inch whlto linen margin turnod back at tho top and up at tho overhanging sides. Tho buttons aro ewed to the comforter and aro of silk llko It. The buttonholes axe worked into eldo hems on tho sheet. Stiff round bolsters aro no longer In S usO The moat popular arrangement for the pillows now Is to lay them flat and either draw tho long bedspread over them or to luy a breadth of contrasting material mate-rial over them, tucking It In over and under them and letting the ends hang down. "Whenever tho bed head Is so placed ln tho room that the morning light would strike tho oyes of the sleoper tho bed ls mado up with tho head as tho foot, and then- two pairs of pillows are used, ono pair at the head and one at the foot of the bed, and they are covered as described de-scribed above. Widths of silk are often pulled across tho head and foot of brass bed frames so that only a llttlo of tho brass, the top rim, perhaps, If left showing. show-ing. A ruflled spread has five llttlo laco edgod flounces ovouly ranged on thcovcrhtuig- 'J1,: 'j Ing sides Pillows are- not used undfir , v' " 5 this spread; the whole top' I. es perfectly ,,, . level The pillow must be put away dur- ' - , ' ' Ing the daytime. ; , 5 ! Narrow beds for girls' rooms aro of tun' ' used for day beds as well a night bods. -- y The girl whoso bedroom seiwcs as a sit-- . j ting room as well makes n loungaof hoc," . . - ; i ' bed. She has a neutral spreud on, not too . 't '$ light In color, and then she piles up tho ' i'l i bed w 1th pretty silk down idled cushions t $ " The head nnd foot of tho bed arc equally , J' low and the piece Is placed sldewlbe to " ' the wall. i ; ; Answers to Inquiries. B K. Ij. 1 cannot tell you how to put : the covering on our lamp slmdo with- ' out knowing tho sUe and shape of the f wire frame. Many of the newest framoa ' ,' aro shaped much llko an umbrella top, ' f t tmly that the outside edges are rounded ' nto scallops. These are Invariably covered cov-ered first with ai Interlining of thin mus- lln, stretched tight to thorn, without fullness full-ness of any kind. Tho silk ls then drawn ' ,V . snugly on ovor tho muslin and the seal- " - .' loped edges aro trimmed with heav ' : ' ' fringe. If you have ono of the older atylo round frames with an opon top tho silk ; r '.. must bo gatlicred to tho frame at tho sides. Yes, with what you have, yellow ' " would bo a good color. Let It bo amber rather than canary color. Tour choice of I ' . paper ls excellent. ' v '-' r- I J. F. J. G.: Tour bedroom paper Is charm- . w ' -I Ing. Use sunfast or taffeta for your " j draiKirles, the shade of pink, like the flat ''lr-1 wild rosea ln tho paper. - ' ' ' " L. P. Which one of your questions was ' t it that I overlooked In my reply to you 7 , My correspondence ls so large It would' be dlfllcult to find tho letter which you ' wiotc to mc several weeks ago. I am glad '' 1 you aro pleased with tho advice I gave- you. ' i |