, 1877-06-16
uousEnoLD ADoRNs1ENr.

H0uSE1fO1+D ADJOURNMENT.
II ne Editor aJ The tribune.
Cn.cAdo, Junc 15.-Nnc of our hunurous news.
paper writer's lat.!y described the nlaa OF housc
drawn by woman architect which had scycntecn
hsy windows and m chimney anywhere. In sp!ts
Of this satire believe that II women eyur study
tho profession Of architecture In any numbers our
houses will gain both IN comfort md beauty. Dc.
sdea an ample allowance Of bay windows
those traps 10 catch sunbenms, we should have
not only kitchens, af'ucat in shclvcs,-
! know somebody who ID supposed to have
mania for shelves, --drnwers, and closets, but VIC
should have rooms with c0zy rsccssos, deep win
dow.rcats, alaircascs that invite exploration, hnlis
TINT welcome the traveller, budroons that wcr0
planned with son,o rafcscnca 10 their use, door.
knobs that Will open and shut, and Windows that
will slide up and down withont taxing tho strength
Of 1lcrcnlca. At least VIC may fnncy That We
shall ilnsd MI these things in that happy smo
iuE. without, fear, any Immediate danger of hay.
Ing nur fancics set nt nanght by the fact.
In onr nd Eastern towns houses stilf exist which
'cnd themselves kindly to picturesque decoration
and furnishing. There aro lofty, many .pancd
windows. WHERE quaint haNgl,,rs may tly wave to
and fro, looking ont Of deep rcccsscs, and with
broad Window scaA whero lovers and friends may
llngcr In dreamy talk; thsro massive chimncya
and quaint mantels wIers ancient East
lutian and Chinese ornaments, brought home
by tho sca-Eoing ancestor, put to shame tho
"ApnAS79 tAAAo W ko-0nJ H1uG O1kCn uk4lECA4G6
with heavy uatustrades and broad lanltngs al In,
terVals, anu abovo. balconies with high, 1attecd
raili,lgs, where thu Mat,ar,as OF that oden tinle
waited ana watched uycr the aoa Tor tho lover who
CANE not back.
II we grow cnv!oHa VIC havc only to comfort our.
solves with tho reflection that tesc u,ultttudnous
glass- panes obatructcu The vision. abut ont TIM
light, anu weru all endless trouble to keep cicnn
aad 50 back to cur own four q two-p -pancl window
af paatc.glass with d sense Of sattsfacslon that,
oites nil, we 1.-Two In modern tlHca Anl In motcrn
why's.
Our outer door may not be sufmountcd By a
winged geifin or fankcd by two lions couchnnt,
hut awnings easily On Its hnses IL may not bu OF
oak. but It Ia handsomely grained, and let
us b. thankful for tho art which re-
psoducea beauty at q humble pricc have no
sympathy Tor that cant about art which conssts es
suntiatly In holding It No far aouye tbs common eyo
tlo.sed Or helped bY It. Thcro has been vast
dcal u cleap crItciam Of limitations because they
(rasly caught up by Tho multitude ind surnclincs
0ten tndossed ~ thosc vino oiEht to know butter.
toty sedE yos ns
paint ynIr iIuorn brown and ystnlst them because
sGf - a. aan; rs ISn may not hang paper on yous
mirrors, because these, tuo. arc dolsions. Tbfs
II tho nonsense of Art. Trno nrt pfeaches 10 such
us to ali d ths sunshine Whit yo% iva was Il T. T.
beauty, color, sfaccfnl forms, pleasant cGects to
Woo tne eye ana feet Tho aendc.-and you lnyo
ratt 10 " By Whatcvcr nlcans you can mako il your
Uwn.
Lit US 50 back TO our front halt. The door has,
without iosc,, says ike ;iastsl. ..s lIts s m,st
with9u; oyebr.ws," nay'Nx paa.ed nndsr s'.O
spSeoa a.e1o 'GnS Thcrs houa b. roo o4
table. tf posshlo, fur ono two chairs aad sofa,
"a ut.br..!a.slaMi ana slnall n,irsofi window
pnr!o!nca i.uu to drawing: :FoouI 1,arior 10 en-.
itch ths natl. fYs email Railways ~ cas!nst.
converted Into ~ unLtullA stand; anothur maxcso
.fep ladder, : cbnsenisncc appreciated IN every
fn:esa itS e shs .'s
md dsawrF or Two Tor shawls, tn al1nost uucsa.
sI,y ia 1arg!ar.lnfessed Towns. II now ws CARPET
n'nAlt black figure, or mots-yEorn TINT has yei.
lnW clint nndrr tho auna!llnc, We have u,ada tho
ha wstes rsss a. s ysfy :t m1.s cot e
and u this bo shabby the Impression can hardly b.
erseed erseed oy eyar 70 pscst!ly surnlshcd rooms.
six eu.ty" Then al you can % Do Is 10 s1sss M
splstty .maiI sasca esf,st = tae 81: pI
ssth nls !nco y soa M sny'sn but xt.,n
ranuw i it i like that ot tts pstor witch opsns
,S r. Ests;Sar sss;SS sek a. ss
.S niade like thu ordinary Turkish InunHe, cmsh.
ioncd al over with mono OF thu woodwork show.
ac1t lust AI!,ns thu rccrss will b. sti better. II
you aFo 20 Fortunate ns TO p0sscss l-fashoned
cLsst snch q. shoHs taat came over IN tho Aay1ow-
tho Aall ia tho place tor IT, Thcsr antique chests
very quaint ind curious, and tteir designs arc
lHinls copied and initiated In rich wnUds iur tlla
| honIGs Ut Wealthy tie0ple. Soma Of then, stand
upon -four. Square, aoi feet; olhet1 hayv jion'N
claws for snppottH; sans have one or two drawers
ut the blttnn., whtlu heavy carved lii ahuts In
thu clIrst proper. Many uE teau odd chests which
bad brrn degraded 10 hoa carpenters Tools or bid
nway tn the Eafsct ~ rcceptacea fur rubbish, arc
oa: Reclaimed. polished, and assigned 10 place
| " huu0F.
Ffoul tho bali we enter the parlor or drawing,
room. lurH everything that II tnolt beautiful IN
tho housa gathers A. 10 it, natural s.nmu II ono
could always chouuo 0no's rotosiuE, brgn ds moro,
| then ones Gsthstc stnss could 10 4atlstcd but
thets b tho old carpet, chosen sonlu tina sgo, and
| uf calot Rnd design that our lnatutcr i3stu ru-
1rcia. etnaf not only not dlscafdIt, but wc must
tA1 our Ingenuity 10 the worn placu to tttlfc
! from public view under tic lounge, ana thu un.
inalched prce to bu ~ un0btruslve vi possible. ii
thu culoSA " thu carpet af1 dimmod by tins, wu
shA! nut Shame IT. all out OF countenalcu by tufu-
dncing btit!laht huca In our window draptry or
Cushions. Tbs brick reds. 1uhlbEn green's, tntIso
blaes Will xise rich and harmunfous. undazzlag
effects that will not b. our of harmony
for tho hfst time shall tGnlxc how btsspl Ii III
who Inns noth!Iy, foe now W. may sult our COM
plGxiuns hnd tastes. III all eolurs, ctim4on seums
| most beautiful and suitable for = dlAwIn1.room
but tts erAI 4sr In steamboats, and railroad eara
have forbidden 1t III thu pfiysta. paFtot, Yet M
lnsy hayu htto OF Il. With btowi y. tho keynote,
We may hare tupCh of crtlnsun OF yellox. Tho
latter co0F wAtn1x and gloftaes a room In tho cold
Winter days ev1n nlof0 than crimson. and We hive
~ remember that In ctato winter, or what il
avery good lutalton Of 1t. lasts nlps months ia