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Show I TTze Home Harmonious. Lacquered Furniture Fashionable. By Anita de Campi. ;: I . 1 o A RHVTVALi of Interest In the ChJ-noao ChJ-noao period of Chippendalo's caroor Is responsible for the variety of , beautiful lacquered furniture that H;' has lately become bo fashionable. H' This seems to be a natural outcome, a H toning down, as it were, of tho rage for .'l painted furniture that has obtained for Hj fully a year In the middle west, and th&t H( la juBt being' rapturously taken up In th H moro conservatlvo eastern cities. H But little distinction Is made between B' lacquer work, japanning, and painting. H Most of the genuine oriental lacquer Is Hj done In gilt on a black, red, green, or blue H ground. The domestic lacquer Is de-Hi de-Hi j Ecrlbed by a dealer who specializes In H i' lacquered furniture In this way: " In H ( the lacquered pieces that are dono In our B i workroom wo first enamel tho wood, then H I)1 decorate It with baskets of flowers, H wreaths, and motifs of various sort, then H we varnish the whole, and the amber H color of tho varnish, applied in many Hi successive coats, produces what Js com-H com-H monly accepted as a lacquer finish." Hj Lacquering Is so simple and easy to do H that when It was at the height of its HI greatest popularity, during tho William HI and Mary period, the art was considered Hfe a part of every young miss' boarding j school education. Now. with popular re-w re-w vertence to period furniture, it has bo-R bo-R come an immensely modish hobby among H professional decorators as well as among H amateurs. H 1 For the benefit of those who wish to H experiment In this fascinating sort of Hj decorative work, it might bo mentioned B that John Stolkes and George Parker pub- H llshed a book called " treatise on Japan- H nlng and Varnishing," in Oxford in 16S3, K and that nothing that has been writton H ulnce Is the least bit more enlightening H concerning the making and use of various H kinds of varnishes and lacquers than this H quaint volume, which may be Been at ol- H most any public library. H -A. choleo bit of lacquer is certainly an H enviable possession and on that strikes a H noto of interest In almost any well dono H Interior; but tho enthusiast Is not satisfied H with one or two pieces. "Whole rooms H must be done In lacquer to satisfy his H taste for tho unusual and beautiful. H Tho accompanying Illustration ahowa H a black lacquered bedroom set, with tho H gilded figures upon it slightly Talsed. Tho H floor covering Is of elephant's breath gray ' H and the side walls aro palo putty color, H while the hangings are of blaok silk, bro- H coded with dull gold threads. The bed is H covered with a spread of cloth of gold, H and the strong color note is supplied In H toilet articles planned to bo4 laid out on H the dressing table. These aro of clolsonno H In glowing hues. M H The same furniture would bo striking In U a room in which tho papering was done H with Japanese paper, showing flowers and H birds with a good deal of real gladlola B red In tho design on a tan background. H With this paper unflgurod curtains should H be used. The whole scheme is brilliant H and correct, but rather more exciting than H need be. The average woman would hard- H ly consider that it represented tho elemenc H of repose that is usually required in a mrnmmMm&msmfymmmsmm&mMMkm bedroom. For those who are necking novelties, however, it ofTers itself as tho " latest cry." When the- library in a home Is a llvinp and loafing room rather than a place In which to concentrate on Ferlous study It may be derora'.ed in a mood to corresponi with the crrr.ftr '--'-'.';. . In Euqh a room the wall is lined with low Iwokcnscs having a wull covering above the cp-srs of Jap.inr'e chintz. Tlw- ccilin? old sold Wilton velvet. At ono tide may be a tall cabinet of bright red Chinese lacquer It la the only touch of red In ib. ---iir. The tioriiercs arc of. faded blackish blue, matching the grourd work of the chintz upper wall. The figures in the chintz are Jnpanesc In design, carried out In shades of gold and dull green. Tho woodwork of the bookcases Is stained black, several tables and a chair are of teakwood, while two large chairs are up-'hoislered up-'hoislered In dark blue velour. At cither side of tlie door is a tall Japanese stand-urd stand-urd lamp, and a lamp mauo with a bluo Chinese vase for Its base and an amber colored silk shade is on the table. The shade is carefully made without an opeL-Ing opeL-Ing at the top. In fact, it is shaped much like a mushroom lop. The silk Is gathered gath-ered over a frame and Is quite unlrlmmed Beside the lamp on the table is a black bowl filled with Chinese china fruit that Is for nothing else than to give a sensa tional little clash of color. Among the most elaborate of lacquered pieces that have lately been reproduced 13 the pagoda topped bed, copied from the one owned by the Duke of Ueaufort, that was made 100 years ago. Incrusted wka lacquer and partly gilt, tho lour eight root posts have the pagoda resting on them. A wonderful dragon surmounts the pagoda, and stretched between the two head posts is a splendid example of Japanese fretwork. A gilt framed mirror is supposed to be placed at either side of the head of tho bed The spread is mad of Chinese bluo silk The wall paper Is In Chinese pictorial effect, such as Is een on Chinese blue plates-and platlors, but It is printed in green, red, black and vhlte on an odd tone of pink and the fretwork chair's that arc placed sedately side by sldo nt the foot of the bed havo their seats upholstered In the same peculiar pecul-iar shade of Chinese pink. Other furniture furni-ture in this room Is of tho mahognny thnr Chippendale so loved. The baseboard Is mahogany and tho wide molding at the height of the wail is of white enamel, while the floor Is covered with a deep, dull bluo velvet carpet. One amusing detail Is related by the historians his-torians of lacquering an art that dates back to 300 or moro years B. C and that is that tho Chinese who first produced It used It for tho purpose of discoloring the front teeth of their wives so that thoy. who were unquestionably beautiful In the eyes of their husbands, might not attempt to extend tho sphere of their Indubltablo conquests. c Answers to Inquiries. Mrs. C. T. A.: With your plain brown papered sldo walls, uso chintz curtains, figured In colors on an ecru ground. Sine the rooms open together, It would bo well to have these curtains allko throughout. through-out. Flno net is used on the insldo of front doors which have the uppor parts made in glass. Sometimes a length of brocado is preferred, and when this 3olId material is used it Is usually arranged on a small rod and ring oo that it may bo drawn back and forth. A good plan is to use both tho thin not and tho siding curtains, drawing the heavier ono closo at night and leaving them back In tho day time. s MRS. "W. G. Mcll.: I cannot agrcefwlth your friend who object-d to oranxo oolor. I believe that uoll.lnc would make a gen- i, tier contrast with red oak and mahogany t' furniture than a neutralized oran?e i Shades ranging from red to yellow nro . called "harmony of analogy." C3ic V must be taken that the orange 13 properij Sj grayed. It would be a mistake in sucli jfl a room to Introduce such a violent col r j.1 as you describe hi your blue platc3. h le W china with tiny gilt rim would be botiT f. I If you desire k:H ping the Audubon pnnl. h I however, and you wish to have your roosn ! I in harmony with mat, it would be better J for you . usa Krcenlsh blue for your s-.ue wall, having the window draperlis and l I portieres to correspond. Stencil draperies I would serlousiy detract from the del - i S cacy of your prnt. If this print would ot J the main feature of the room subordinate .r, all of the othe" decorated des.gns to it (j I should not adv!?e tho use of burlap l,1 ' j your cove be ?ns same color as your c-i- l J? m MRS. F. W.: In your kitchen where 5 j the tiling is brown and the woodwork l , white, let the paint be a blending of ih i two. This will probably make a dell- , cate tHn or buff. Paint Is better thar - calclminlng for the side walls, as it is fj j not bo apt to flake and peel on account :: ft of the steam In the kitchen. If all tho ' rest of the woodwork in the kitchen : s white, yes, I would paint the cabinet ) . to match it. : I MRS. E. A. S : The door stops of velvet f! Illustrated in the Issue of Dec. 5 arc mad ono foot in height and something Ic.-"- h jj; than one foot In diameter. !''lVi Y'M' Pointers for Wi the Housewife 1m ! H ANT woman who owns a sterling r 9 German silver purse will bo fclad to know that common baking sod ' fal will clean it in a few mjnules tWJo That Is what moot Jewelers use. J t0 Just takt plenty of soda and a little Vlg water and wash between the hands or p .e with a brush. Rinse and dry and think of the money saved. g ; Hit When brushing a volvot hat slightly dampen tho brush first, and the dust will , Bp oomo off twice as quickly. . j To clean a sewing machine take out the Itij scrow that nolds the footplate, remove . it, and you will bo surprised at the fluff I accumulated thore. Clean tho ltttlo ft " grooves and under tho plate with a pen- ' i- knife. Tho needle must be taken out be- j j foro tho work has bogun. Tou will ofter t 5i5c find this is tho only causo of tho machine V 1 running hard. $ . j mi Rub flncr marks from doors with a r clean pleci of flannel dipped In parafUr. fejT oil. Afterwar-s wipe with a clean cloth Yjjgjj, wrung out In hot water to take away the r row smell. This is butler than using toap and Ik water, as it dOM not destroy paint t 9H |
