A PRIMA DONNA'S ROOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XII, 20 March 1897, Page 361

A PRIMA DONNA'S ROOMS.

Old rose and olive bathe the suite of appsrtments where the brunette Australian prime donna ‘rests,’ says the American Carpet and Upholstery Journal. These two tints predominate in earpet, curtain, drapery cushions, frame and tassel. Where the gracious gleams are not, they seem to be from association, so tastefully arranged are the pieces, for household decoration is one of Melba’s fads. The style of her apartments is wholly Marie Antoinette and Josephine. Gilt frames, directoire upholstery, bandy-legged tables, inlaid cabinets, —all are modeled after the tastes of the times of the Folly Queen, who mislaid her destiny, and of the man of Europe, who created his. A taste that is foreign to France is shown in the presence of complete carpets all over the house and the absence of the customary waxed polish that makes most French floors like skating rinks. Her sleeping-room is as eharming a bower as her salons. The bed is a genuine Marie Antoinette, on which the Queen has actually slept. It stands on a little raised dais. The cover is heavily embroidered. The dressing table is like that of any dainty lady. Pictures, flowers and portraits of mends are scattered about. Her boy’s room, across the hall, is all white and yellow, with books and pictures to suite his taste.