Might have a light-coloured paper and paint picked out with gold, and the cornice and ceiling the same, with soft shades of grey. The furniture may then be of any hue chosen. Amber is very elegant; peach-bloom delicate; or pale green. Blue is also pretty, but the instructions given as to colour must be remembered in every case. Chintz, and under muslin curtains, are pretty for summer. The furniture might be somewhat as follows: -

List Of Furniture For Drawing-Room

Brussels carpet or velvet pile, hearth-rug to match, or fender-st.ool of worsted work - fender and fireirons.

In summer, a looking-glass chimney-board, upper portion perforated to let air in; a rustic screen where fender would be, and hot-house plants in it on a raised stand, or velvet curtains trimmed with lace.

Loo-table. Pembroke-table.

Small tables, marble tops, for vases of flowers. Five o'clock tea-table.

Chess table. Ladies' work-table.

Console tables and mirrors.

Davenport; or fancy writing-table, furnished with inkstand, penstand, blotting-book, letter-weigher, taper, pen-wiper, china saucer, with seals, wax, etc. etc. Grand piano.

Two large china vases for flowers.

Brackets for old china and statuettes.

Chimneypiece, pier glass, handsome clock, lustres, china vases and figures.

Sofa, ottoman centre, occasional table for tea, footstools, prie-dieu chair.

The sofa, chairs, and ottoman should be of the same coloured satin as the curtains, covered, in summer, with chintz.

Fire-screens, banner-screens, knick-knacks on tables, etc. etc.

The wall pictures may be left to the owner's taste.

Above all, the room should have an air of comfort and occupancy. Books lying about here and there - not the magnificent volumes of engravings, etc. which lie on the loo-tables, but readable books and periodicals - a lady's open workbox - chairs moved from their places, give the home-like air which has so great a charm for the casual visitor.