Lacquers

The lacquer on brass beds has the same relation to brass as varnish has to wood. It protects the finish from air, etc. There has been much said recently relative to guaranteed lacquers, but as yet these lacquers have not been a complete success. Neither is it logical to believe they ever will be, owing to the fact that continual rubbing of brass will eventually remove all of the lacquer from any brass bed and will also wear the surface through. When the lacquer is off of a bed, the finish will not last and nothing will renew it except to send the bed to a factory and have it go through the regular process of lacquering. This can be done to any brass bed at a reasonable cost. A good lacquer, therefore, is very essential.

Clothes Tree

Brass costumers or clothes racks are very practical for the bedroom and can be had with a cluster of many hooks, or a few hooks. Some are inexpensive, owing altogether to the weight of the brass and the number of hooks attached, and whether or not an umbrella rack is provided in connection with the costumer. When fitted with the latter, they are sometimes used in halls.

Wood costumers are much less expensive and serve the purpose as well and can be had in any finish to conform with the furniture used.

A Brass Cleanser

A receipt for a polish to clean brass beds is sometimes asked for. If possible keep the moist hands off of brass beds, by using a cloth when handling them. When the beds are fly-specked or need a little brightening, plain olive oil applied with a chamois or a soft cloth, and rubbed with dry chamois skin will prove very beneficial.

Wooden, Poster, And Bungalow Beds

Wood beds of the Napoleon style with veneer roll head and foot ends are very much in vogue, also the straight line square stock beds in all finishes.

Four poster beds, which are often copies of antique beds, in mahogany and imitation mahogany as well as the brass poster beds, are to be found in all well-selected stocks of furniture.

Bungalow beds with a low head and foot are grow-in- in demand, in all finishes and materials.

The price of wood bed- will vary according to the quality of material used. If a solid mahogany bed is desired it will be more expensive than a bed with posts of some other material, and panels of mahogany.

Twin Beds

Twin, or individual, beds are highly recommended, for the reason that no two people have the same temperament. Of two people sleeping together one is sure to be warmer than the other, therefore should not have the same weight of bed clothing, or one is stronger, physically, or probably more restless than the other.

As health is to have the most consideration at all stages of life, the price should not interfere. Twin beds will cost almost twice as much as one regular-sized bed. .They come in different widths; some are three feet wide, but a better size is three feet six inches, or if the room will allow it, a bed four feet wide is still better.

The bed should be selected before the bed-clothes are purchased, otherwise the clothing may be too large, especially if a smaller bed is decided upon.