The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-10

nsrocn. every color, rlo,ing toe striaes
ard tumbliDg down ss IN very delight in
their lusty growth. at the north windo y
Was the little ierpery.
The nuns yelling has been washed sev-
eral timts; looks well summer or winter.
rip off the cretonne bordsy wash the cur
tains. wipe the border with dry cloth, re.
place it, and put my curtains up as new.
want all the light can get, therefore do not
need dark, heavy goods-could not afford IL
any vay-for only the expensive are hand
some in these heavy fabrics. These cost me
one dollar and sixty cents a window, and
carIy out very nicely the so.t, yellow brown
tinis that wanted as the main tone OF ms
rooms"
True; there with the commonest material,
was the household poem of color worked
out. Yellow brown walls, yellow brown
paint, curtains, yellow bamboo chairs; dark
brown fIieZs brown painted border to foor,
moitied brown in rugs, with touch of GRIM
con in its border, TO match the nastu-tiu %
went with everything. And when ] say vel
low BROWN" il is aot really yellow that
mean, but rather buff. cream, a neutral
tint. something like what was known as old
fashioned wood color, too yellow for a msuve,
ar too brown for amber. A very soft ef-
fective color il is, and in walls nothing pref
tier Tor the elm biDg ferns and pressed vines
(which made bowers of Mrs. Busyhsuds
walls) TO trail over. There was a wild vine
with brown beIries-the vine stems slender
and lithe-that punched itself in most ex.
quisite decoration, over the creamy wall,
above and around the picture OF Evangeline,
and sent protecting spray to Raphsels
four d In the winter time, in the woods, aud
brought with it's contorted gsrlands bodily
into the pretty home for Christmas decora-
tons three years before, and it was as crisp
and graceful end pretty as ever There were
half wreaths of grasses hung above pictures,
and shesves of wheat glittering against dark
picture frames; cat tails tied with scarlet
ribbon, showed of beautifully on the wall,
8 bunch Of peacock feathers were likewise
eyqujsitely defined. on the buff background,
and the thousand conceits, of bitter sweet and
ground pine; OF flmy Spanish moss and
huttering autumn leaves caught therein; of
dried golden rod and yellow ground cher
ries, OF purple iron weed, and the reddish
brown burdock seeds; OF sumach berries al I'D
doewood balls; and the very hsudsomest OF
all j thought. was branch OF tesselly syca-
more balls. With thee decorations, disposed
In the tasteful abundance that Mrs. Busy
hand employed, barer rooms thon hers would
have had peculiar fascination.
This tasty little cottage did not impress
one as being pretentous essentric or stuffed
There was no affection of ancient furniture,
or dec epit splendor or chinas shop prettiness.
You realize that woman of artistic se1si.
bilities and small capital had set TO work to
make her mostout of what she had and could
afford to buy. There was an honesty aud
genuiDeness in everything. and rest in the
very atmosphere of the place, as If the home
Tes satisfied with itself and every body who
entered X was satisfied. Common traditions
were lest, There was no side board or hslI
or parlor 10 one room decked and the rest
bare. 1t was genuine and simple thought,
ano its ornaments were mostly the CLEAN
ipgs c Mrs. Busy hands rambles-the bunch
OF ftathery grasses. the spray OF sycamore
bslls. the dried vines, aud the delicate ferns
-mementoes IN themselves of days sunny or
sad, and put into her strong hold, her tiny
castle, with as much appreciation as silver
wster set, or a stuffed plush chair would re-
ceive from other people.
TIE text OF Mrs Busy hand's life was ado
your best" Well for every housewife to have
the same. In iooaa, IN charitable work, in
decoration, in planning comforts, she was
conscientious; she was true. And thing;
could not go far away with one who tried
htlp everybody, and che cherished so ten
derry the pretty things God gives us-the
treasures of field and forest which might be
fcrm many, but are seen but by the few.
Don't waste anything" was another motto.
Ard the nice dishes she prepared, the PEN
wipsrs made from bits, the doll bonnets of
scrsps, the thousand uses efound for trifas
wss to me q reproof and lesson.