Studio: international art (30.1904)

Studio- Talk

CUSHION COVER BY WILLY O. DRESSLER

in a framework of wood. The walls are covered
with striped and watered moreen; a cornice
28 inches in depth is carried round the room. The
furniture is upholstered with material patterned in

heliotrope and pale green on a gold ground. The
sofa in the corner has shelves at the back for books
or ornamental objects, and at the same time is a
comfortable seat or couch. It must be remembered
that in a German drawing-room there is no open
fireplace, such as forms the centre of an English
sitting-room, and that a different arrangement
becomes inevitable. The coloured glass in the
windows shows a view of the old Hanseatic town,
for the citizens are proud of their history.

The bedroom is in maple stained green, designed
to the order of a merchant in the city. This execu-
tion is excellent, combining comfort with careful
workmanship in the best materials. The light
tones of the hangings, walls, marble fittings, and
the bordered carpet form a pleasing contrast with
the dark-green woodwork. The light comes in
brightly, but not blindingly, through the ground-
glass windows. A gas fire occupies a chimney
place of yellow marble, with beaten copper fittings ;
the ceiling is white, with light wooden beams.
Over the bed is a landscape elaborately executed
in inlaid wood. W. S.