, 1874-04-05
Nn0ERN EXTRAVAGANCE.
.c,o furnishing Of a Fashion
able House.
eest Of Fitting Out the Family -Parlor
and the Music-Room.
=. .;aental Remarks Relative to Girls Of
the Period.

the PeTl6d.
.x.eks sgo the special phtss Of modern
+.<rxeauce which Te touched upon was that
~. e..t.rn;shlrg but we got no further than the
s,c.roous, usually two in number, OF oae
nm. On tho same floor there should be,
'.<trpr. in every well-regulated fashionable
k:.at o..n,noo,,,
.,.horstely furnished as the drawing ~rooms;
litter. IS we hare already shown, includ-
w. -;thout Any musical extrayagance, $4,000
pt8oeo. ..... o
n, five other rooms are: Small parlor for
.1,r,1 use, library, music, reception and o1n-
a'.-ooms The email par1or generally diders
-. .sn tne larger drawing-room, or salon, in hav-
~, ~ more home-like appearances; but, like the
g.. .o.rtnents On this hooz, is so connected
- ~ fhe e1and salon as to allow it, with the
's.r. to be easily thrown into continuous
~, nnon occasion Of Madame's grand crush
:. +ts season, when she entertains her
..- dre hundred friends, old dowagers,
~ be.ss to snuff scandal, and claws
;. tear reputation, sssiduously using
vi. jeuns ingenues, OF whom one II
tfr perhaps, would rather 60 skating or enow-
.,;ine With Brother Ted, while the other forty
Listen with unblushing hardhoo3 to the
=, s;mpsting, not oyer-refned dattery Of the
.n.a..hoy who is invited to dance With them,
..,h. nso Of tho world who, tearing open the
..,,. Of this half-b1own rosebud Of girl,
t.5a canEer at its heart, or at best no fra
r,1,a there to astonish his senses. It
!. s bseu snclled away long ago in school-sirl
t.,t;ons. when sho learned the conversation
the handkerchief, and wrote to some nsWs~
~ that has column Of answers to corre-
fFS~d,nts. to know what the language OF
il IN Was as Spanish women understand 1t.
Te hsTe
30 FEW UNCONSCIOUS GIRLS
,,..dsyn-so few who catch the slang OF their
t-rh+.s. perhaps, hut to whom these are only
h.5oys, and their friends only the other boys:
T1en Individual in bifurcated garments, from 16
I'M il to them q possible beau
~ Tvs r.tber refreshing, in this dearth Of geru-
;,s 1;z}ishoess, to listan to the conversation OF
.-ns Young people whom we met in car the
othe1 night, The girl about II, tall, straight,
nth clesr, bright honest eyee, radiant complex
Inn md The high soprano voice which makes every
tone Of our country Wonen SO penetrating: was
.t.naing IN rather oTercrowded car, and lean
inn cosns. ber brother. who evidently took no
.ns,i ~ nride in his fair sister. With them Was
another Id shout. the girls age, and their talk
VI. al OF school, and what each was studying:
How hat lid, with the usual self-complacency
81 his eo1, strove to show his superior attain
utots by questioning her On her studies! What
ri the stad-? Alcebra3' ~ "Yes she had been
erpuah ALGEBRA, " but frankly confessed that she
rtrer understood it, or had forgotten all about
t. Then came
cRueHNa QUERY
iii which he intended to overwhelm her:
"CouId she tell him what d-- was
.bne .as delicious perplexity in her eyes; the
nFeraaous sign was mystery; ana tue ardent
4rupioa for the superior mentality OF his sex
sald scarcely wait for her to acknowledge that
nh proposition had mover met her astonished
re- or ears. before be hastenod to tell her that
fou1v. of Ill his class, knew the answer.-Sot
,asht ho had seen it somewhere, or heard it.
'o5, well told you had forgotten all knew
d." was her reply. Not xsry much ,"s5 ,sqns5shea
r:sper in her ear the old first principles.
+Ctanre al the terms in the sum TO be SUBJ
.cted," ETC., and let her quietly snub him.
!h.n, Did Eho study any lanEuages:" !" Yes.
WHIT" "French and Latin" "How far had
i, gone in Latin" .sThrough the first book
tur-. And 30 on through various phases OF
10 catcchism. Silly school-fellow twaadle, no
tabt but
tcm the sirnncrng giggle, the half-innuendo. tho
srscioas infection, the playing with edse-tools,
l.. ope too often sees and hears between just
sza adolcscents, like the common Way-slde
r.c;men Of the datura. into such unpleasant
In beneath the forcing influence Of these same
We hsye wandered away from our theme, and
Nd scarcely chronicle au tho varieties OF peo-
be ,moog Nadame'e dear five hundred friends.
looS 1t the Soclety-dramas OF the present day,
I'd ron ziu recognize them. There is spice
4 something unWholesome about ali these
irsras: and If. in them, poetic justice is meted
out 1t Last, it by no means always concludes
n the ey,pe Tav in real life. Let III get back
10 or furnishings:
There Il the
PAR1oR FOR GENERAL USE
dornetincs Turkey carpet covers this hoor, but
not otsen. Il requires the educated taste OF an
East'ake to appreciate their esthetic qualities.
4 AMoqus.tei i. too delicate for daily wear and
aaz, snd 10 either an Axminster, Wilton, or
rel!et i spportioned to this apartment 1t is,
or should BE- the most comfortable roon IN the
Whole house; and, where taste and money go
hand in haud, It seems rather cruel to make
! sort Of auctioneer's inventory Of the
whole whole Altar. Unfortunately, to this very
unpleasant category does al this SEEM
We ne giving actual costs, aud not undertaking
hs personal property. The carpet for this room
oasts only sl50. The window -draperies, por-
sezes, End mante!-upholstery may be estimated
naoout s7o9. The furniture consists of one OF
no comfortable lounges, q half-dozen easy
s'ans,-nlce. comfortable ones, that tit any |
l.'s:a Of leg or back,-sundry little tables, q |
EAU escntoire, ore nice large centre-table, q
eaokiack for the books that are most frequently |
;ead. doVet-stands in the window, 3 feruery OF |
hsldlan case, bird or two perhaps, and low |
ssle t1at accommodates itself to either hard or /
sas cotl. It is
THE FAMILY-RooM
u ". sne house; and. even among the most heart !
~ the most cautanlcrous Of uE-anu who t
saong us has not the pleasant facility OF finding |
~ and commenting upon the flaws in the |
SSas,sActets OF his household companions, with |
ssassny disregard Of any possible psin he may |
-4css-.here ia certain clannishness, aad we /
~ seiad Of the gathering room, the altar which
~ ~ may erect to our Lares and Penates, and |
go abuse them Is much as we please. AL |
,sss ,;s9sap nowadays seems to have eliminated in |
s. @sse: There are more pessimists than
sskaulsta among us. and it is easier to tear down
~, ~ 70 build up How many Of us who, at our |
ha:aefa kneee learned Of the angels, and went
,,r ,ts1t rosy, dreaulless slumberB With hearty |
~ ssaei ID their presence. and dread Of wrong-do-
y, lesi the bright guardian. thelargest and best
~ ~ - our own spec:ally-appointed one, should
n.ash, s.ae MS head under his wing, poor thing
sss'au8a ~ ne didat exactly put it in that irrever-
Nv SsT, then). for any small fault we might |
49, are now looking eagerly, anxiously, to-
f,,. sle nope that protoriasms will be evolved t
49, 49, ABSOLUTE inorganic matter; that the ques-
~ spontaneous generation mny become
t-ssh, tass, and life be produced and evolved bg