December 10, 1942

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser

Detroit, Michigan, United States

An Edith B. Crumb interior design column.

​Embroidered Organdie in Ruffles on Chairs
Comfort for the Dainty Boudoir
Both of these chairs are covered in flowered sateen - the one at the left in a soft yellow ground and the one at the right in delicate tint of blue with white floral design. The embroidered ruffles are of organdie. The two-ruffled chair is $28 and the high-armed chair is $26.
For further information, call Randolph 7927 between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m. Monday through Friday, 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday.
By Edith B. Crumb

Something gay and fascinating in the trimming of a boudoir chair is shown on the two types pictured today.

The petticoat embroidery of white organdie is just enough to make either of these chairs appropriate for a particularly dainty room.

The chair at left is generously trimmed with two embroidered ruffles and beneath tht lower one is a ruffle of plain material.

The flowered sateen cover has a luscious yellow ground with prim little nosegays in rose and green, and the plain underskirt is of plain yellow sateen. The tufted back and seat and the low tufted arms which are a continuation of the sloping side of the back all make this an unusually comfortable chair.

The chair at the right would be a good reading chair because of its higher arms which serve as elbow rests. The chair is covered in a heavenly tint of blue with feathery leaves formed of dull white frosted dots. The material is also a sateen and the seams are welted. The single eyelet embroidered flounce around the bottom lends a pertness to the chair.

One woman has solved the problem of keeping the ruffles fresh by deciding to remove them and stitch snapper tape along the top so that they may be removed easliy and quickly laundering.

The flowered chair with the two ruffles, at the left, is priced at $28, and the one at the right is $26.

Costume Color
Mixing costume colors permits more sparkle and makes a costume more wearable. Try wearing a gold evening dress under a purple coat - with gloves in green. This year it's smart ot make one dress serve many purposes.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.