West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
HOUSE-FURNISHING.
hints Looking To the Proper Adornm
OF Ones Dwelling.

I
Hints Looking to the Proper Adornmcnt
! OF Ones Dwelling.
Every room in house has It's indi-
yidual character, and should be fur
nished accordingly. This character de-
Ponds ON It's proportions, or its outlook,
or its position with regard to the point,
OF the compass, and on the uses to which
it is to be devoted If tho outlook i.
| pleasant this should be made rs much
as possible part of the room; and the
furnishings should be arranged with
reference TO it. The windows should
be so shaded as not to Interfere with the
prospect OF them, and the sofas and
chairs so placed rs to command it.
"A north room, or one i'm which the
sun can not enter, and consequently
cherries, may be frightened by carpet
and wall-hangingS of warm and ..ioy.
Gus color, by frames of gilt or of light
and highly-polished wood. inclosino
agreeable pictures. The furniture should
repeat the tints of the walls end carpets.
and be light in make rather than mass.
i've and heavy
The ceiling of a room may be raised
or lowered apparently by the pattern OF
the paper or fresco used on its walls.
Lines running up and down add to the
! apparent height of a room. If IL is too
high to be in pleasant proportion with
its length and width, deep border at
the ceiling and dado viii diminish the
height, the pattern Of the paper between
the two having no suggestion Of up and
down.
The uses to which a room is to be de.
voted are the principal considerations
! governing the selection of articles of
furniture. The parlor. if there is one.
may be rs fine rs the owner chooses and
can afford to have it, in the usual APP
pontmentS of parloTs but il should not
be very much better furnished than
rooms in every day use. Those houses
are pleasantest where the parlor and
sitting room are nearly alike and both
in daily use. In the family room let
there be a piano or organ, sofa. a
book case well filled, a center table. a
hanging lamp OF drop light, and plenty
Oh pleasant chairs. In this room. what
ever bric-a-brac may be used for dec
grafton should be so disposed on the
walls or on brackets or i'm cabinets, that
1t VIII not be in the way of the inmates
or IN danger OF being broken or Injured
In the selection of carpets it is well
to remember that those Of lioht colors
are far more durable than those of dark.
me pest grades OF wool only take a
high dye. The highest GRADES of car
pets, silks, calcoes. cloths. Gloves have
the hghteSt dye in them and are least
injured by the dye. Dark dyes are used
chiefly FOR inferior grades of material.
and are also most injurious to the text
urc of fabrics Dark carpets show dirt
and dust far more easily than light one,
do; light carpet, when soilcd, takes ON
tint OF grey. without looking dirty.
Arabesque and scroll figures are more
IN fashion than they were. and as the
best styles of figure and coloring are
seen in Brussels and ingram rs i'm VII.
tons and vclycts, one can have hand
some carpet in the least expensive ma.
terial. A RONbury Brussels may now
be bought for ninety cents ward.
which viii outwear the very best three
ply ingram and look well to the very
last. 1t is an excellent plan to have a
border of painted floor or terry all
round room, on which book cases may
rest and other heavy furniture and the
carpet cut square or OblOn0, and cover
ing only the floor not covered by tho
furniture. In such case the CARPET can
easily be taken up. cleaned and put
down again without disturbing the room
very much. 1t is economy i'm purchas.
ng carpets TO purchase rugs 10 match
them for every place where there i,
much wear SaXOny rugs with solid
colOrcd ccntcrs and handsome borders
are not very expensive, and Woodstock
carpets or ingram rugs are very reason.
able i'm price.
For BEDROOMS, mating j., considered
most wholesome as it does moi become
'stuHy, but woolcn carpet Is Ger.
tanly most cosy and comfortable. II
abundance Of rugs are spread down
mating viii answer very we'll even i'm
winter though b. look, cold. The vim
dow shades should be- simple. but sniff
cicnt 10 exclude the Iighf and so ad
lustcl that the entire window may az
any time be- widely opened for admis
sion OF light and air. The present
style Of hanging curtains ON RINGS
eucircling 70 curtain rod makes mi.
easy. The walls should bn of some
pleasant neutral tint. and in pane,
hanging are used tbo pattern ON chem
should Dn simple and such a. not fo
worry withlt- iltr'cario- or its uatho-
m.Ilcal forms the mind of au invalid on
"a brIIn-weary person.
As the ball gives stranger the first
glance into Che interior of house 70
seems desirable Chat 20 should Doe .o f,r.
ni-hcd as to make fhi. impression pIcas
ant a warm, carpcfcd comfortable
ball i- @ welcome boo ITSELF M from tpt.
apartment, which should have lt. pfcl
l'ie, ana l's ho-p.iabIo chairs, portIcr-
lead into rooms opening from II Tine Of
feet viii Doc heightened In Some
houses the hall is made the central room
of ihc house, with i.s Fireplace. h.
sofa and every provision for agreeable
enter'ainnen' whether of Che stranger
OF the inmate of the family. IN ~
JrtJU5f.
Black and in unlimited quantities
is found on thc ocean beach near fHr
entrance t0 Ialu.ul Bau OREGON.
Dos sand contains unknown quantities
Uf cold. H.f ali r.uI H..r.. .f. ff