Paneled Reception Room

A recent niimt?r of The Boston Budget gave a very belpf ui description of a quiet artistic apartment under the title of a "Paneled Reception Room." Some of the cuts and the more essential portion of the letter press are here reprodmvd: The Boor is covered with a oarpet of a deep, rich, orange red, in a plain tone. Over this Oriental rugs of many dull, soft colors are strewn in great profusión. These afford a pleasing variety and richness of coloring. The walls are paneled to the height of about five feet. They are of dark, polished mahogany, and tire enricned by heavy, plain moldings. Above this the mural decoration consists of a wall paper in an inconspicuous design of a conventional whirlin dark green and deep yellow tones. The doors opening from this room are heavily paneled, with bronze hinges of good workmanship. 1 he flreplaoe is an imposing feature. It is broad, low and arched, and it is surrounded by unglazed tiles of a deep, warm red. Above these runs a band of rich carvings in a renaissance scroll pattern. On eaeh side of the fireplace panels of different sizes are arranged, while above this carved band a row of gmall panels is set. The broad, polished shelf overhangs these panels, and has on either side two columns of classic proportions. These in turn hold the broad cornice, which is further supported by rows of paneling on the sides and across the top. About half way between the shelf and cornice two small shelves are inserted between the columns. The tiles of the hearth are of a dark olive gray, highly polished. For a room like the one showu in the illustration, deep orange red haugings should be used, with sash curtains of white, with pale yellow ngures. lf you have not a broad ledge to your window, you may substituto s o m ething equallypretty and appropriate in the way of a long box, fitting the curve of the window and handsomely upholstered with a blue to match the blue of the portiere. You may object to the blue and red as colors uumanageable ir. point _of harmcny, but you need make no mistakes if you ? study caref ully the many examples fered by the Japanese in their ceraraic decorations. In the corner by the m eplace a tall vase will raake an eLfeotive spot of color. The cloissonne jar is a very beautiful specimen of this branch of Japanese industry. This perhaps is of Chinese manufacture, ho wever, and as it may be of some little interest for us to decide from whose hands it originally come, let us examine it closely. It is of a palé blue at the top, with a spray of conventionally treated flowers, in light greens and pinks, on the side. The surface is broken uneveuly into spots, the background of which is in some instances white, again of the pale blue, and at the very base of a deep, rich blue, covered by an all over design. The wire which traces the pattern is about one-sixth of an inch in width, which alone would show it to be, af ter all, the product of Chinese labor. The Japanese vases are almost invariably of a rich, dark green, Indian red and deep blue. The patterns are arrangements of geométrica] forras irregularly disposed upon the surface, while the wire shows as a tiny line. There is one thing which you owe to society, and to feminine society particularly, and that is a clock in your reception room. Every woman wishes, of course, to mal;e bcr ceremonious cali exactly ten minutes in duration. Ii she is c 1 e v e r , and has taken advantageof long experience,she will be able so to arrango the topics of conversation that they will come to the proper mai just as the alloted time is expiring. To the woman, however, who is not endowed with this gift, for it certainly is a talent, a clock is au absolute boon. It should be so attractive and lovely in appearanoe that when her eyes fall upon it she will think as much of its beauty as of its utility. To choose a clock is indeed a difficult matter, they are to be found in such variety of style and material There are bronzecloeks,supporun ; ;i tmmze figure or group; there are clocks all gilt and elocks all porcelain, and there are the light onyx ones, made to represent Grecian basilicas, with gilt columns and ornaments. The one Bhown is both elegant and dainty. Tha face is of gilt, with the figures in white enamel and with black and gold hands. ThU is framed in Luneville porcelain with a white ground, on which are strewn garlands and wreaths of flowers in light and varied chintz colore. Every room which contains a fireplace should also hold a screen. This may be of wood to match the wood work of the room, or of almost any material which the fancy may suggest. It may be tall and folding or small and swinging. The one shown in the sketch has a light gilt frame work with a fairy like design of a wreath and leaves across the top. In this frame is stretched a piece of heavy silk of a deepyellow shade, on which is worked a design in leaves and scrolls. In the center of this pattern the ground work is of a light golden brown, shot witb light red.