, 1873-02-16
House Observation-Disclosures, Con-.
Venience, and Elegance
Combined.
The Use Of chintz--cheap Lounges.
Worked Chairs --- Miscellaneous
Hints.

af7Fe. O6uhny, however, Ia1A1oAs aAA 1uu
Tepience, and Beauty have to be harnessed tan
dem, with Fashion leading very, very far ahead
But Convenience and Beauty are comm
we'll up with Fashion, and soon it will be til
easiest thing possible for the frm-fugere
,chnrioteers OF to-day to hold the three we'll il
hand.
N FURNISHING HOUSES
in this generation, effect is moro studied than
has been, and interiors never we're so pretty, 81
graceful, go artistic, Us in this year Of our Lord
The average American housewife has auddenl.
awakened to the knowledge that it is not obliga
tory on her to have sofa, four straightrbacked
chairs ono arm-chnir, and marble-toppee
ceutre-table, with its cold, Shiny surface, in he
front parlor, because Mira. jones' on the right
and Mrs. Smith, on the left, have them in theirs
She finds it quite possible to- hare hel
lounge covered with different material from lei
chairs and no two OF the latter alike in size
style or material. without in the least offending
the canons Of good taste Nay, she may even
conceal the chilling wliteness Of the table-se
elored Of tho past-without running afoul o1
moalsh custom.
It seems strange that it should hnrc taken II.
so many years to find out that the first requisite
to a wall-fuInished dwelling is comfort, and the
second, attractiyenees. And these need be
neither expensive nor difficult of attainment
No one viii be rash enough to deny the value Of
unlimited means in following the dictates OF
fancy or good taste; or to deny that ingenuity
will often produce results which no amount Of
money could. .
snid lady, noted for c!everness and fine
Judgment, 81 II had to choose between money
without taste, and taste and mechanical skill
+afi
the latter" And I am confident the majority Of
women would agree with her.
SETS OF FURNITURE.
The time OF sets OF furniture has, unquestion-
ably, gone By. Even persons whose selections
need be- limited Only by the encompassins wallis,
prefer to have cheirs OF ,innumerable genera and
lounges OF different kin One OF the most nota-
bic Improvements in modern furniture Is
banishing uucompromising sofas, with hard
eeats and harder backs, and instating in their
stead plump p-cushioned lounges, with rolling
arms and yielding bacEs. It was simply impos-
sible for a tired spine to obtain rest on one Of
the hair-cloth abomipations Of fifty years ago
but the stuffed ottou,ans Of to-day invite to re-
pose as does hammock swinging in the warm,
west wind The stiff, perpendicular chairs, four
Of which inevitably accompanied the aforesaid
sofa, in all well~regu1ated drawing rooms, and
which young and old alike were so glad not to
sit in, have followed in the wake Of the larger
but more endurable nuisance: Now, our chairaar
or satin, embroidered with worsted or covered
with chintz. In one Of the most elegant draw
ing-rooms know, there are, believe, but two
chairs alike, and those two are the fanifiarly
open bncks, aud seats plainly covered with
chintz. Every other article Of furniture in the
room has an individuality Of its own. The tout
ensemble is charming, and the entire cost. includ-
ing pictures snd other ornaments, would,
think come inside OF So, 1000. Many drawing
tSheaa fitffpsra son fb}l
ably beautiful The cunning Of q woman's hand,
and the ingenuity Of woman's brain, are per-
cepdble in every nook and corner.
It in not the persons that can afford to psy
for an upholsterer's judgment iii they have
none Of their OWL, bnt the great ma jority
compelled to substitute mind for money, who
need to know the little devices for making Old
things agreeably new, and new things suitable
to tho old. To this clasg, hints, economic as
well as artiBtlc, are always acceptable.
THE NcuEAs1Sa USE OF cH1S1z
is one Of the many tasteful and simple household
fashions We arc rapidly borrowing from England
The English, whatever their infelictics in dress,
have sound judgment in the decoration OF their
in regard to the subject for many generations to
come without exhausting their store OF abnor-
mally swelling our own. 4 great advantage il the
use Of chintz is. that it is cheap moreover, it is
pretty, and wears we'll, If Of good quality. It
can be washed with the exception OF few
sample before buying), and it can frequently be
put on by the mistress Of the house, it she
b in the least skilled in the use of hammer
aud mills. Good qualities OF twiled clintz can
be had at 40 or so cents per yard, and, as it is
gard wide, it cuts to advantage.
In families where there are little children,
chintz is especially good furniture-covering;
Tor tiny fnger-marks may easily be removed 10
the wash-tub and one can afford to renew the |
Of its cheapness-three or
four times to the once OF reps or brocatel. II |
these latter are used, it is quite common to find
Them shrouded III dreary holland tires, and the ]
children soon learn that the furniture is too |
good for them, instead OF their being too !
;ood for it: How much botter to have
very article in the room covered !
With something which, while it is !
'retty, will not be easily spoiled by unclenn
lands, and is not too precious for daily use. 1t
. matter OF moment II fine, rep-coyered
anteml be spotted through careleEsness; but it
only the question OF m additional piece in the
WEEKS wash II . chlntz drapery be stained
..-- CHEAP LoUSGE5
,vety comioftanlo and cheap lounges ere form
"a a IN th1s way: have Two large boxes mado, Of
'1ne or , otner 1ne1pens!ye wood, a yard and
ual.e1 En lo1s, y yala "1ue, ano fourteen inches
1Bn, ano ACT Ine Top pe put on hinges, so rs to