THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1989
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A Girl's Room With Lots Of Frills
By Elizabeth MacRae Boykin
The bedroom I'm now working on | broadloom.
The curtains will be
like the curtains and so will the flounce for the bench.
The bed was a good maple one
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is north exposure and rather dreary. full white organdy with seven-inch It's for my daughters who are al-ruffles of white organdy embroider- most young ladies. So I've chosen ed in blue polka dots-the swag an exquisite wall paper with white valance will be dotted, too. The fans on a soft pink ground. It's dressing table skirt will be made expensive, so I'm just using it on the longest wall-the other walls
and the woodwork will be in pale shell pink, and I'd planned a wall-originally but when the children to-wall carpet in an ivory tone were in their babyhood they scratch- ed it unmercifully so, rather than discard it, I cut the posts off the top and the footboard off entirely then had screwed on a shaped ply- wood headboard and I've upholster- ed it in white quilted chintz and made a matching spread. This bed will have a canopy draped on the wall the same as the curtains. I shall keep the chair and ottoman in
GIBSON GIRLISH BLOUSE & SKIRT
We thank that famous lady, the Gibson girl, for the spool-waisted blouse-and-skirt fashion that is slated for greater popularity than their present coverings-with quil- ever this spring. It's not a sur-ted pink chintz embroidered in prising fact, because this is such small pastel flowers. The slipper a flattering style, with its blouse chair is a soft dusty pink satin
with that really blouses, its full sleeves,
deeply tufted back and seat and a knife pleated ruffle. tiny waist, and button-front, de- cidedly flaring skirt.
This blouse-with-skirt fashion is a practical one, also. It's smart right now with your fur jacket or long coat, and excellent for spring wear, with no coat at all. You can make it with a flat crepe or broad- cloth skirt and chiffon or georgette blouse, if you want it to look rather dressy. And with a tweed or flan- nel skirt, and linen or flat crepe blouse, if you want it to look more
tailored.
FRENCH REPRODUCTIONS
Now would it be all right to in- troduce a bold flowered chintz wing chair with pink to green
rose and white flowers. This would be against one of the plain walls? The dresser and odd tables and antiqued. The lamps are white French reproductions painted white porcelain with pastel flowers and then there are
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two with crystal bases and embroidered polka dot shades.
Do you think there are too many ruffles and fluff in the room? Is the room too airy? Is it permiss- able to use organdy with French furniture? The girls love all sorts of frou-frou--the more ruffles the' merrier as far as they're concerned. Should I have a mahogany table or two and introduce a mahogany desk? Is is not considered 'nice' to use artificial flowers? What about containers? Soould the blinds be pink or white? Do you think glazed chintz suitable in such a dainty room or should I use dull sheen taffeta or morie?
THE ANSWER
I think organdy would be per- fectly all right to use with French furniture. Usually I prefer some softer fabric, such as celanese ninion or on of the rayon ́mulls. I'm a little dubious about the green chintz chair-it sounds too bold for the room, but if it looks all right to the eye, leave it there. The mahogany pieces might supply all the accent you need. Personally I'm not too set on artificial flowers, but they're used in very proper places and they do add freshness and gayety to a room. I'd like purply ones in this room,' I think —in crystal vases. I think the pink blinds would be the thing. Glazed chintz goes in the best society, so I'd have it here by all means. I wouldn't mind a bit seeing a dash of mauve or magenty in that room for accent.
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Here's The Piquant Petticoat Frock
1669-B
It's very new, everybody's talk- ing about it! You must have a petticoat frock, so easy to make with this design—and have it while it's still front page fashion news. With a very small waist, high-shouldered sleeves and a cleverly detailed bodice, this design has the utterly charming, very feminine effect that is just as smart now as it was in the days when petticoats played an important (if invisible) part in the scheme of things. The skirt, you see, has an extra flare, so that you
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can wear a real petticoat beneath or put in petticoat ruffles for
rustle and fullness.
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The gathered bodice, encircled by pleating at just the right place, places the emphasis just where you want it, and cleverly flatters the figure. Make this of taffeta, silk print, or flat crepe.
HAT important slim・ “mid-
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dle" line is given in a softly- shirred Picasso blue crepe dress with a gold lion's head clip.
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