In a Royal Boudoir

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 19

In a Royal Boudoir

Where are thd big fat, downy cushions which have been a conspicuous item in the scheme of decoration for so long? asks an English writer. In their place are smaller, much flatter square cushions just of a size to tuck behind the back. Jhey are plainly covered with satin or brocade, and all alike. . They have covers of the same material as tho upholstery. In the bedroom coloured linen cushion covers matching the linen bedspread and hangings aro tho preference of the moment. Some of the now cushions are made with loops so. that they can bo hung over the back of the chair. Those are the more luxurious type, and are usually down-filled for softness.. The Duchess of York has several of these in her boudoir. For the winter cushion covers made of wool, similar to the thick wool mats so many people are working, arc a fresh ideal The designs follow those angular geometrical patterns in different shades of the same colour which are seen so much now in the now carpets and tapestries. The -wool and , the canvas j used are, of course, much finer for the cushions than for mats.' The feel of the. soft, woolly pile is pleasantly ; cosy, and, as it is sjiich a good wearing snrfa'ce, cushions of this sort ai'b useful for the. car. ... '-....