OCR Text |
Show I Make Your Dressing Table Effective ! ! IIiw often we l;in p .it ;i dressinp; liibt.' nn.nlinii ingly. There scr-ms (o be something wrODg f ! with i' or, more perpleaungly, ndthing right ibout it. It looks too insignificant or it appears j I loo overcrowded and topheavy, or it just joesn't look at all ! And we wonder, and perhaps wc j j decide we don'l care much about dressing tables anyway. ! But dressing tables have their distinct place in the world, and in nine cases out of ten it is ! I inn buying of them or our treatment of them from the aesthetic standpoint that makes all the dif- J Cerence in the worlj3 If you will npticc dressing table mirrors you will find that one mirror of generous size is in j mosl cases to be preferred, rather than the triplicate mirror. The latter is seen so frequently J mi dressing tables of ; low price that it h.ts grown to mean this very thing, and, besides, from the standpoint of beauty the three small mirrors, instead of the large one, give a spotty, fussy ' effect. In ;i greal nianj of the V(,H designed dressing tables you will find that the one mirror I assumes about two-th'irds of the dressing table width, and it is best this way. If you wnnt the I convenience of other mirrors to adequately reflect your profile, get two of those veil mirrors which : stand decorativelj n either end of the dressing table. As for the genera1 treatment of your dressing tabic, have the things you keep on the top of ii effective, aot "pretty," and not merely useful. I have seen plain black ebony that is more , j effective than iIm1 more ornate silver toilet articles; and if you want ivorj and cannot afford the j real thing get something else entirely, rather than to get a poor imitation, and, of course, the pink j .iml blue celluloid is always to be avoided. Hand painted china will ruin the effect of the pret- I 1 tiest dressing table Instead you should get some of the hand made r.ifts things pottery or j pewter pin trays, bowls and boxes, with stately candlesticks nf either side, candles you light and from whu-li you will derive greal pleasure. A hanging light over the dressing table is almost a necessity. You will find this an aid to the beauty "I your mom, as veil as to your countenance if you wilj supply it with a pretty ere- tonne shage, lined with thin while i 1 k The windows should be curtained with this same cre-tonnc cre-tonnc and nothing is prettier for a dressing table chair than one of the Windsors, either with or i withort the arms, and covered .it the back with a pad cushion rest and a tie-on pad scat of the j same. j |