Two beds belonging to Louis XIV. were described in 1718 after his death, and as having been made especially for him. One was _à la duchesse_ (_demi ciel_), and the other was _à l’Impériale_ (the dome surmounted by a crown). The latter must have been very handsome, as it was of yellow damask, embroidered in silver, the design being foliage, leaves, berries, and seeds. The whole bed was finished with a fringe of amaranth chenille. What a charming combination! yellow and silver with a touch of reddish purple! In addition to the beds already mentioned the _banc à lit_ sometimes appears. There were two in Madame de Maintenon’s apartments: one was 5 feet, 10 inches long, and 2 feet, 2 inches wide. This was covered with moquette and furnished with two bolsters and a pavilion of red serge. The other was 3½ feet long and 2½ feet wide. It had a cover of crimson damask and was surmounted by a pavilion of red serge. In nearly every room of the period, a _lit de repos_ is found. Two varieties of this piece of furniture are shown on Plate VIII. and on Plate XIII., one having but one back and the other, two. It was always richly upholstered and furnished with a round bolster at each end and sometimes with two square cushions as well. Although frequently called _chaise longue_, this couch is more generally known in France at this period as _lit de repos_. Toward the end of the reign of Louis XIV. it was placed in the niche, lengthwise of course. Its covering always agreed with the rest of the furnishings of the room; but sometimes we come across one described by itself; as for example, one in 1671 that had a double back, that is to say, a back at each end, like the one from the Château de Chenonceau on Plate XIII. This was furnished with two round bolsters, two square pillows and two mattresses, all upholstered in a silk brocade of violet, aurora and white, trimmed with a braid of the same colours and a fringe of gold, silver and silk. The wood of the frame was carved and painted violet and white and gold. The slip cover for this beautiful couch was of changeable taffeta, of the hue known as _gorge de pigeon_. We may note here that all the sofas, chairs and folding-seats, as well as couches, had separate _housses_ or slip covers that were made as a rule of taffeta. They were used to protect the furniture.