Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-05-24
The Place of the Parlor in the Country
Home.

The writer once knew child, who accus-
toned to seeing all the best furniture and
best ornaments kept in the parlor, insaria-
bly, called his best clothes his 'parior
| Clothes"
The homes are numerous, scattered
| through the country and the country towns,
where the parlor is the one place SET apart
and sacred 10 the memory Of the bill the
furniture cost.
If 1--WE could only realize fully tina, the
home Is for the family. and not the family
for the home, We should change all this.
If We could cease 10 count what tn. home
has cost us-i e., what it has taken out of
our lives. and think more of what we may
make it Weld to US. we should soon alter
the relation Of the parlor 70 the rest Of the
house.
liu; mus; have one spot that's a little
better than the rest when compan, comes ~
answered a tired woman when asked Why
,he l.l not make her parlor the living room
for her family But the truth is, We want
the place that i "a little better. not for com
pany hu; for ourselves and our own. Even
the tired man who won't wear his slippers,
but viii 70 about in the evening IN his
stocking feet. Or who tries your soul among
other WAYS by coming TO the table IN his
shirt sleeves. would, believe, learn, in
time, to wear both slippers and coat, if YOU
made for him an attractive pleasant room
that he did not feel was quite too good for
| use. The rough boy, whose feet will mount
10 ever, place where they ought not, viii
learn where his sprawling limbs belongs. If
he finds him self seated with those he likes
best around lighted table before pleasant
| fire. And ordinarily half the money expend-
/ cd on the furniture and carpets which are
| shut up would make the room cosy and at
| tractive 1t wants not stiff. cold hair-cloth.
4 though its true that that will never wear
out. but wide, comfortable lounges, such as
every farmer can make Of a rainy day in his
shop. Let these be covered with chintzes.
bright in color and chosen with view to
! the vash-tub. Let the children climb there
On with picture book. and TOYS. IL, the
/ drowsy boy who wouldn't own he was afraid
/ Of the dark. but hates TO 20 10 bed TIL
\ HI, big brothers bedtime comes, get
J little nap there If he please. Don't be
! afraid TO take all the comfor, out of j, that
j, can be made TO yield. Then down with
/ the paper curtains, green or other, and put
up something that j. not stiff and rafting
and hard II white, cheeseclot III al five cents
a ward. tied back with a ribbon. makes a
pretty shade. or pretty chin;z IS both IIgk;
and bright for the eye.
lie; the table Be gu; in the centre Of the
room where a. many can III around il as de-
Sire to 30 So Cover il with gay co!ored
cloth, and be sure to have pleasant shade
for the lamp Bring here the newspapers.
the books. the games. the work basket If
yoa WILL and let the family. old and young,
feel tina; the parlor is the pleasaniest spo,
OF the hou>, and the hour when all can meet
together there the pieaSante.t hour Of the
da,. B4y nothing iar the room that Is too
rood fur Ike nothing that the smallest
cuid ma, nul Zee, ], 10 add 10 his pleasure
o. profit. Don't Zee. II waste Of money 10
bus a book or even picture to hang above
the mantei-piecc. Let hanging baSke'
swing III tie window Let the boys haze
THE tool, and make book shelves tor the
malls. Let e,el memher " the household
Share IN 'Ga effort 10 make ID, best room The
hast place in the best sense, and the effect
ull be- sure 20 90 be- f,lt in the character %:
a The inmate, Of tie imoican
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