The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-20
THE SUNNY HOME.

sshirley Dare" in the Golden Age, writes:
II know o room where sunshine always fingers,
and there is breath Of summer and mignon-
cites in the air whenever think OF it. There
q tired man comes home, and throws of over
coat and hat without looking 20 see what be-
comes of them. There ID broad table In the
light, strewn with papers and magazines, and
womep's work, with litter ofrose leaves drop
ping over them from central vase. There ls
4 wide sofa Of the days Of the Georges, fresh
covered in chintz, with ferns and harebells for
pattern, and the tired man goes down there
WITH q great ruf1ed pillow under his shoulders,
and opens parcel and letters, dropping them
as he gets through on the floor. the most
natural place for them. girl has been paint
ing, and her water colors and paper lie on
side table, Just as she left them to rush away
for an impromptu ride; nave never ~ Deea zen
D. household economy by this fight. Somebody
ieft a shawl on chair. There will be nothing
said about it at breakfast next morning.
There are no laws here against playing with
the curtain tassel, no regulations as to how
often the snowy muslin curtains may % put
mo or let down. They do not last the season
out, crisp and speckless as our neighbors DO
across the way, but the only consequences is
thew are oftener new and clean. There is
nothing very fine about this house, but things
are renewed oftener, and look brighter than
thew do in statelier houses. The chairs have
mo particular places, and anybody feels at
liberty to draw the sofa out when it pleases
him. There is no primness about the place.
II there ia grass on the lawn it is meant to be
walked on, and the geraniums are fondled, and
petted, and caressed as it they were children.
Do YOU know there is magnetism in green
leaves and growing flowers derived from the
earth's heart, that makes 1t good to handle
and feel themP This house is known as the
place where one dares to be late at breakfast:
There is no ceremony OF waiting. Coffee and
cakes are put where they will be hot; the
table is cleared to suit the housekeeper's con-
venience, and small oae set Tor tne ia'e
conner. -, It. r.h.
ceases to shine under your chamber aoGi, uyIu
Thero ia nm 1lnyritten law OF convenience Tor
the household which regulates everything
netter than any code Napoleonic. And the
benefit OF allowing people to be law unto
themselves ts, that they are much better ma
tnred about it when they do obey. There Is In
diligence and repose in this lovely home, and
a great deal Of time for things which most peo-
Die cut shert, an hours play with the children,
o fright down good" chat with neighbor, 3
day OF letter writing once fortnight. And
the worth OF these merry, comforting letters
quite outweighs the fact that there are cigar
ashes on the mantel, and q pile OF work on the
sofa. Disorder does not imply dust or soil OF
any kind. It does not include shabbrness or
mean chaos. It means ''leave to be" .in most
cases, thinking Of people more than OF thin9s.
Order is simple harmony Of 8 few notes. Dis
order is the towering. branching melody OF one
theme-and that theme, individuality.