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.
[Illustration: MISS MARBURY'S CHINTZ-HUNG DRESSING-TABLE]
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.
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