Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-19
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10.

THE SUNNY HoME-I know room where
sunshine always fingers and there is breath
of summer and migoonette in the air whenever
I think of it. There tired man comes home,
and throws off oyercoat and hat without look
ing TO see what becomes of them. There Is a
broad table in the light, strewn with papers
and magazines, ard women's work. with a
little of rose-leaves dropping over them from a
central vase. There is wide sofa Of the days
of the Georges, fresh covered 10 chiulz, with
ferns and harebells for pattern, and the tired
mau goes down there with great ruthed Pill.
low under his shoulders, and opens parcels and
letters, dropping them as he gets through on
the floor, the most natural place Tor them. A
girl has been painting, aud her Water-coiors
and paper lie on sidc-table, just as she lett
them to rush away for an lmlpromptu ride: l
have never been able to discover any dlsar-
rapgenent of the household economy by this
fight Somebody left shawl on chair
There will be nothing said about it at breakfast
next morning The are no laws here against
playing with the curtain. tassel, 20 regulations
as to how often the snowy muslin curtains may
be put up or let down They do not last the
season out, crisp and specless as our nelghbors
do across the way, but the only consequence IS
they are oftener Dew and clean.
There is nothing very 6ue about this house,
but things are renewed otener and look
brighter than they do 10 stateIler houses
The chairs have no particular places, aud
ANYBODY feels at liberty to draw the sota
out wien it plcases him. There is no
primness about the place. 1t there Is
grass Oh the lawn, it Is meant to be walked on
and the gcrauiums are fondled, and ,petted,
and caressed as if they were children, 10 you
know there Is a magnetism IN green ieaVeS anu
growing flowers derived from the earth neart,
that makes it good to handle aud feel them!
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 housekeepers convenience, and
small Que set tor the late conner. Nobody hes
awake at night till the light ceases to shine I'M
der your chamber door, if you want to SIT up
and read your novel through.
There is an uuwritten law of convenience tor
the household, which regulates everything bet
ter than any code Napoleonic Aud the bene-
tit of allowing people to be a law unto them
selves is. that they are much better Daturcd
about it when they do obey. There is inaul-
ecuce and repose in this lovely home, and
great deal of time for things which most peo-
Die cut short-an hours play with the children,
a right down chat with nelghbor, day OF
letter writing once fortnight And the worth
of these merry, comforting letters quite out
weighs the fact that there are cigar ashes Oh
the mautc and pile of work On the sofia
Disorder does not imply dust or soil Of any
kind. 1t does not include shabbiness, or mean
chaos. 1t means leave to be- in most eases,
thinking of people more than of things. Order
is simple harmony of few notes Disorder Is
the flowing branching melody Of one theme
and that theme Individuality