The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-04
HOME AND HOUSEHOLD.
Closet Room.

"a place for everything, and everything in
its place" is an adage familiar to us all, and
full of wisdom. But to keep Everything in it's
place" one must have place for everything,
and this Is not always easy to have. Many
houses are built with q lamentable want Of
closets, for closets are expensive in room, ma
are frequently, If not generally. an alter
thought, and are thrown In where space
for them can best be afforded. When
women plan their own houses there will be
ample allowance Of closet room. II ono has
can be bought that are at once ornamental and
useful, and form part Of the furnishing. but
The main dependence Of the average house.
keeper must be closets. These, whom furnished
with shelves, drawers and rows Of hooks are
an unspeakab!e comfort and convenience to
where everything is constructed with view to
economy In space, we often find them, but in
the average country house very rarely.
30 there must be recourse to bureaus, boxes,
bags, chests and improvised closeta The last
put shelf, and may be Of the size Of the shelf
in length and width. Hooks screwed into the
bottom Of the shelf will serve to hang garments
on, and Q curtain may be hung on rods
fastened to the shelf a valance tackled above
the rods on the shelf viii form more complete
protection from dust than the curtain alone In
many rooms that are olosetless corner can be
spared, and may be made either into triangu-
lar or . rectangular closet. as suits the fancy
or convenience. Weights sewed into the hem
Of the curtain will keep it in place. Goods
or cellar work. Shelves may be put in them.
and the covers, hinged properly, serve as
doors With - covering of paper or scat
Of paint they may be made not unpleasing to
the eye. Shoe boxes, used by shoe packers,
are very ueeful as substitutes for closet room.
Nho ohO,116 ha 70 $ho
these neatly upholstered to form q pleasant
seat Furniture calico fastened around them
in ruff1es or folds conceals the angles and the
wood, and converts utility into beauty. Room
can readily be found for these, and they fill the
places of chairs or lounges quite we'll. Soap
boxes and candle boxes and starch boxes make
very convenient receptaclss for small articles
il they have covers hinged on, and are lined
with paper and covered on the outside with
pictures or calico pasted on A couple of
hinges, less than dozen screws, little taste
and odd pieces OF paper or cloth, may be made
to transform an ugly box into q thing Of useful
comoliness,
Bags in every variety and shape are needed
by the housekeeper. A stout piece Of nice
bagging makes . good clothes bag; an end
the top Of the bag may always be Hospitality
open. One Of these hung in every bedroom
is indispensable, and makes the gathering OF
clothes for the weekly washing . very easy
matter. Shoe bags are 2 great convenience,
and can be made 80 as to hold one or dozen
pairs of shoes, and keep them from gathering
dust and mold In closet corners besides pre-.
venting the yexation4o of hunting, them up when
wanted Scrap bags are q necessity, aud may
be made very ornamental by the exercise Of
taste. They are Indispensable in every room
in the house. Instead Of bags, baskets or jars
may be used, and these can be made handsome
by the exercise Of skill and taste. =
Wall pockets and brackets are very great
conveniences where one lacks closet room and
shelf room. The former may be made of
splints or pastebosrd covered with cloth and
trimmed with cord and embroidery. A wall
pocket with many compartments tackled on the
inside or closet door may serve many vaIu-
able purposes, especially where there is
family of children and great many other
things 'lying around" Alabel on each pocket
will help keep things in the right place, and
prevent the shoelaces from getting mixed with
the calico pieces or the knitting work
1t takes time to create places to put things
in, and 1t takes time to keep tuem in place, but
not more time than it takes to hunt them up
when they may be anywhere and everywhere
and belong nowhere. The satisfaction of know
ing that at moments notice, in the middle Of
the night or in broad daylight, one can put her
hand on whatever in her domain is called for,
is 3 great satisfaction to the orderly house,
keeper, and one which she will contrive in one
way or another not do without