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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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When
the
bathroom
is
too
small
to
admit
a
dressing-table
and
chair
and
the
bedroom
is
quite
large,
a
good
plan
is
the
building
of
a
tiny
room
in
one
corner
of
the
bedroom.
Of
course
this
little
dressing-box
must
have
a
window.
I
have
used
this
plan
many
times
with
excellent
results.
Another
scheme,
when
the
problem
was
entirely
different,
and
the
dressing-room
was
too
large
for
comfort,
was
to
line
three
walls
of
it
with
closets,
the
fourth
wall
being
filled
with
windows.
These
closets
were
narrow,
each
having
a
mirrored
panel
in
its
door.
This
is
the
ideal
arrangement,
for
there
is
ample
room
for
all
one's
gowns,
shoes,
hats,
veils,
gloves,
etc.,
each
article
having
its
own
specially
planned
shelf
or
receptacle.
The
closets
are
painted
in
gay
colors
inside,
and
the
shelves
are
fitted
with
thin
perfumed
pads.
They
are
often
further
decorated
with
bright
lines
of
color,
which
is
always
amusing
to
the
woman
who
opens
a
door.
Hat
stands
and
bags
are
covered
with
the
same
chintzes
employed
in
the
dressing-room
proper.
Certain
of
the
closets
are
fitted
with
the
English
tray
shelves,
and
each
tray
has
its
sachet.
The
hangers
for
gowns
are
covered
in
the
chintz
or
brocade
used
on
the
hat
stands.
This
makes
an
effective
ensemble
whether
brocades
or
printed
cottons
are
used,
if
the
arrangement
is
orderly
and
full
of
gay
color.
One
of
the
most
successful
gown
closets
I
have
done
is
a
long
narrow
closet
with
a
door
at
each
end,
really
a
passageway
between
a
bedroom
and
a
boudoir.
Long
poles
run
the
length
of
the
closet,
with
curtains
that
enclose
a
passage
from
door
to
door.
Back
of
these
curtains
are
long
poles
that
may
be
raised
or
lowered
by
pulleys.
Each
gown
is
placed
on
its
padded
hanger,
covered
with
its
muslin
bag,
and
hung
on
the
pole.
The
pole
is
then
drawn
up
so
that
the
tails
of
the
gowns
will
not
touch
the
dust
of
the
floor.
This
is
a
most
orderly
arrangement
for
the
woman
of
many
gowns.
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