The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08

! short GMc AGO q .ll'" sip q paper wa
put into my haad containing these words
" VIII some sister please write an essay on ,hl
manner to adou a home well in good taste
and in the chaure.' manner :" and, accom-
panied by thi, mnouncemcnt-"You were 20
lcctcl by the Grange to write that essay
Well, I vii! 10 the hes. can, and it i, tol
YOU to Judge a- Z, the merits or dement's OF
ny production
You mus. bear in mind that the adjoining Of
Il home ha. a far eeator s., aif. ~.r 'h.~ sc
are apt to ,ainl, Of /, doe 3D., .. =. alone
in placing the picture, tastctully upon our
walls, the carpet, neatly upon our floors, or ar.
ranging orr furniture properly. We may at
tend to all these trifa, and yet have far from
wclLadorncl home.
The first adornmcnt would advise is, con.
tentmcnt united with the gracc,-faith, hope,
charity, love and truth. They cost pccuniari.
" nothing, but o, how far they go toward
adjoining home! Only the tired husband or
brother can tell when he returns to his home
at nightfall and is met Ivy the contcntcd, hap,
py face Of wife or sister. Let your homes be
adorned with happy, smiling faces and good
temperS The home where there are no dis
cordant sounds Of strife and impotence, where
each member is willing to bear their share of
the cares and sorrows that fall to their lot
the home where children can look up to their
parents with confidence and respect, the home
where parents can truthfully say My child.
rem have never intentionallygiycn my heart one
pang Of sOrroW:" that is the home that to my
mind is adorned with far more beauty than art
or riches can devise Yet, | would make our
ments Of art as our circumstances would ad.
nit of | would cover the floors with CarpctS
Of our own makc,--Oncs that it would not in.
lure for our husbands and brothers to walk on,
md it would not be necessary for us to stand
guard over with the ever ready admoniton,
. Please clean your feet or you will soil the
,arpct" would have the windows curtained
With some neat but not expensive material
that the bright beautiful, health
irving sun would not injure. Then, when we
ire able to do 50, | would adorn our homes
With some plain but neat instrument Of music
or what can We furnish our homes with that
vii AFFORD more real pleasure: Yet there are
many Of us that cannot afford so great lux
Try; to those I would say, adorn your homes
instead with patience, and hope that the time
not tar distant when you Will he aoie to
Ia'liy your taste IN that direction, anu IN the
meantime in place CT the music OF the organ,
ct there be constantly IN your homes the mu'
&c OF kind words, pleasant thoughts, gentle
cNohs ana ioNihg hcaFts. mat nome Is best
d"rned that Is 80 adorned as TO be truly a
ONE; nome "Lcre husband and children
an gather and under the kind influence Of
he wife and mother spend the happiest hours
/ their lives.
One thing more; Every one can adorn their
ONES with ncatncsS anC order. care not
ow costly the surroundings, if they are not
ep' neat and orderly they ar" hut poor adorn-
leh'S' ana neither 90 care now poor the sur
neatneos VIII add much to their
eau'y. Let the floors, II they are uncarpeted, I
neatly swept the iurniture-though poor :
M p!ain-properiy arranged, and the house t
III look lar Det'ef 'Aah IL would II the floors
ere covered with the richest carpets, the fur
lturc OF the most costly KIND, and all IN "A
ericCt state of confusion and dirt L
Il would be useless for me 10 attempt to lov $
49,,
~ pun to' ''ic auoihiIlS VI NOME Each
ldy should use her own taste, and i'll I
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~ - N"t.'"' y" N'e' within i''I lic''n' ilcI f
ONE Will not be eXtrayagantiy adorned Ii
here are many triaea that cost Int I;,,Io and y
ct they make a house look uoot and tasty. and {
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WI I"iy hhoNS UeSt "Hat Is uccueu IN ncr A
wn home lie. your homes be so adorned 4,
,o, ,-,,,. ,,,;,i. III,
"' w." '"''"'e" WI" say a1'er lhey are ,
rown up and gone out into the world, Well, '
dom, kpoy jn, Il ,,.,s orr Lo,,o ,,.,., ,.o... Il
lain Int mother alv,vs n,dc :. borr,.,. ....I T.