The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-01-17

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here are the iixures for the shades
They cost Il dollar aud u half fo
the three"
SO we hung the blue shades il
our three windows, with a blue an,
white croched tasspl pendant fr0n
each; and over them we drapet
the full white muslin curtains with
pretty blue lambreqnins at the top
Harrie sacrificed her freshest bin,
ribbons to loop the curtains, al
though Harrie is a blonde, aud blue
ribbons are very becoming, twisted
among her golden ringlets.
Why, it is charming," she cried
admlringly, regarding the effect
from the doorway. Now, Bessie,
bring in your furniture"
" Ben will bring the table this
evenings" said Bessie. "And can
promise lounge and two armchairs
and a pair OF ottomans. There
my IDEAS and money will give out
together"
Ben did bring the table; great
round pine table of his own manu-
tacture-rude enough, certainly,
but he planed it and stained the
legs with amber, in imitation of
walnut and even that did not mat
ter much, for very little of them
showed when Bessie had covered
them with il sheer cloth, abstracted
from the dining room.
"There now!' she replied, in tri.
umph; "could anything be neat.
erf 1t will hold piles OF books and
papers, and that's all we want it for.
Who's going to lit the cover to see
if it is walnut! We will cover it
with white cloth for the summer
thank our stars we've plenty of
table linen y and next summer |
promise to save $lO from my allow
ance TO buy Il cover for it. | had
Ben make it .iice and big, because
| hate Il small table. | like one
that everybody can gather around
and be sociable."
After the table followed, at inter.
walls of day or two, the articles
which Bessie had enumerated.
First, Il lounSe--perhaps it would
be better called sofa-com-
posed OF a long packing poX, with
one side Knocked out aud u block
under each corner. These square
legs were stained with amber, in
imitation of walnut like the table |
legs.
Bessie expended all the rest of
her money for blue and white
chlntz-a distractingly pretty pat
tern, and bought at IA bargain.
With this She covered that unpro.
missing sofa, stuifing the cushion
with corn huSkS, and the two big
square pillows were orllamented at
each corner with Harrle's pretty
taSsrIs. Upon my word, the sofa
WAS as pretty an article as the Ben
tons had in their bouse.
Ben brought us two large casks
Or hogSheads, Or whatever you
call them-sawed down lengthwisr
to the proper Fights for Il seat, and
then sawed of Gro SwiSe, and a
board fitted iu. These also were
covered with the pretty chintz and
we'll cushioned with buSks, aud
hey made the cozieSt arm chairs :
Harrie finished them
,if with chrochet and ncttied Tides.
BeSSie'S OttOmauS were simp y two
soap boxes, cushioned OH top and
covered with chintz.
We took few chairs from the
,ther rooms aud added to this ar.
'ay. We cut engravingS out OF old
magazines, aud trained them with
straw aud pasSe partout; took the
inc landscape painting from the
lining groom, and brought it Into
he parlor; Bessie brought down her
yet chrome of the Cenci from her
BEDROOM and placed it between the
astern windows; ly we filled
wo great cOnch shells with grow
ny vines and suspended tnen at
ach corner of the high. Old fashion
d mantel shelf, now prettily uphol. !,
tered in blue cretonne; and our =
r0nt room was finished.
| say nothing about the flowers
nth which our room was adorned,
ut perhaps they did more than any. y
hing else to make our room attrac- y
i've to us and'to all our friends. 1t y
as cool and dainty to the eye, and
II summer our friends kept telling y y
$ how pleasant it WAS to come in y y
lere aud sit down. Sam and Millie y
enton came in often OF an evening, y
nd they thought ita prettier room - =
ian their mothers great parlor. I
"And all for $35." y
"And forty three CENTS" says =
arrie. "