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Show !Wo man's World Let Bedroom of Youngsters Reflect Hobbies, Interests By Ertta Haley School Dress f. ; , A IS YOUR CHILD'S bedroom a place to sleep In or Is It planned to show his hobbies and Interests as well? A child whose bedroom 1 designed design-ed to tnke care of his hobbies as well as his sleeping will enjoy his room more and will not have to be told constantly to busy himself with something. If the parents show Bn Interest in the child's having hobbles, the youngster will start thinking In those terms and foster Interests In things which will give him much joy throughout his lifetime. life-time. ' Rooms should not only contain those essentials of living such as a desk, bed and chair, but they should be the embodiment of hobbies, Interests In-terests and taste3 a picture of what the person Is who lives in It. When furnished like this, rooms require little more thought In the planning, but their dividends are greater than the effort to make them so. A room that Invites It's Occupant to make model planes or boats, dolls or houses, painting or clay modeling Is a happy room designed de-signed for creative effort. Let the youngster help In deciding decid-ing what he wants, and If old enough, let him help decorate It. A room that has a lot of work and thought put In It brings Its people close to terms of real living and staves off boredom. Yes, but you have no idea what children would bring Into their rooms, If I let them, I can hear some mothers saying. Well, youngsters young-sters do develop passing fancies in all sorts of strange things and In Oils case they might need guidance. The little fellows who carry birds and Insects in their pockets and want to bring them into their rooms might be directed toward an Interest Inter-est In biology. Pictures can frequently frequen-tly substitute for the live animal If they are large, attractive and color- Pinfe edges for decoration . . tui enough. Perhaps he would liKe to keep - a bulletin board of those Which he has seen outside, or make a scrapbook of them. Hobbies Determine Koom Decoration Boys are usually harder on furnishings fur-nishings than girls, so their rooms are best when sturdily furnished Striped materials show soil least snd can be utilized to advantage Select warm or cool colors, depend- D c Have room reflect lobbies. Lng upon the exposure of the room The drapes and one or two chair covers may be of a durable striped material harmonizing with the background back-ground colors of the walls. It your boys are interested in painting and are apt to be a bit careless with paints, the best thing to do for drapes and covers is to Here's a striped cotton dress good for school wear, with pretty tucking and spanking crisp collar and cuffs. The stripes are in graduated grad-uated widths In petal gray and a pastel combination. The rows of tucking accent the pretty skirt fulness. Made of Avondale's sanforized, san-forized, mercerized cotton with collar and cuffs of blrdseye pic-que, pic-que, the dress Is one of the costumes cos-tumes from an all-cotton wardrobe ward-robe made from patterns. use heavy oilcloth. If you cut the drapes with pinking shears, no other finishing is necessary. These wipe off easily and are no task to keep clean, To avoid clutter when youngsters have collections of toys, whistles and whatnot, have shelves built in the room, and encourage them to place their objects on the shelves in an attractive pattern. If they have lots of assorted things, the best answer ans-wer to this is a chest with plenty of drawer space; or a closet with built In drawers will serve the purpose nicely. When boys are old enough and interested in-terested in making furniture, or re-finishing re-finishing it, they can easily work on the furniture in their own room. You'd be surprised at how much more pride they will take in keeping things neat if they've created part of the furnishings themselves. For boys who need reminders, for mail, for assorted pictures and things of that nature, a bulletin board above the desk is Invaluable for keeping the room tidy. For two or four boys in one room, use double-decker beds to save space. The coverings should be sturdy as the youngsters will lounge on them. Girl's Room May be Tailored or Feminine The girl who's feminine will want a bed and dressing table covered in filmy, ruffled material. Most mothers moth-ers would like to dissuade their daughters from such thoughts because be-cause of laundering problems, but if they remain unconvinced, the only answer to this is the enlisting of their aid when it comes to ironing. iron-ing. Actually, though, if you show the girl pictures of rooms which are attractive, at-tractive, but without the frills, you may be able to get her to cnange her mind. The girl who is tailored, who likes things neat and trim, will probably prefer a studio couch for a bed since it can take a more tailored cover. If a cool background color such as gray or blue is chosen, it's best to warm the room with tangerine or red or warm yellow colors for the couch or bed and for the chair coverings. The in-between room, which Is a combination of both tailored and feminine is fun to live with The studio couch may still be used, but the drapes and perhaps a chair cover cov-er will be in a gay floral pattern or bright print. This does away with lace and ruffles but is-easy to keep trim and tidy without sacrificing anything of its girlish good looks. Provide Drawer Space To Preserve Neatness Low cabinets with shelves may be lined against the walls of the room if the closet is small. This can be an inexpensive project if unfinished furniture is made or bought and painted with flat or enamel paint depending upon the room. Unless you provide sufficient place in which clothing, shoes and other things ran be placed, the room wilJ be a cleaning problem and will never look neat. Bookcases can be built on the wall so there need oe no reason for them to clutter the room. If you lack the space for a regu lar desk, have one made with sturdy hinges that attaches to the wall, so that it can be let up and down as used. Have a proper chair and good light near it. |