Thomas County cat., 1888-04-05
ADVICE TO GIRLS.
How to Make Their Rooms Lock N~o&.
Tasty and Comfortable.

How to Mako Their Rooms Lock heat,
Tasty and Comfortable.
There is always a period in girl 9
life when she Graves all sorts of dainty
belongings, and where she can have a
room 10 herself it is her delight to
adorn it with many pretty things
1t is right, too; if possible. girl
should have room of her own. where
her privacy should be respected, even
by her mother
Given a plain. comfortable bed and
little stove for warmth the rest of
the belongings can he fashioned out
OF very plain material
Ihave in my recollection the memo
ry OF one. fashioned in one end Of the
upstairs part If an unfinished house.
The rafters were covered with un-
bleached muslin. as they burned wood;
and the part called the room was cur
tanned off from the rest by curtains.
Now. of course. if you have COM
Portable rooms. this article will not be
OF interest to you There are some
who must make a great deal out of a
little. 1t is to them I come. 10 go
back. The bed was plain. but very
comfortablc-and in these days of
cheap bed-coverings could be m adc
very dainty.
There is nothing prettier than to
have it snow-white; one pair of NICE
sized pillows with cases upon It with
only a good. wide hem with some little
edge upon it. fastened with tapes in.
side. A while spread. and across the
foot scarf. either Of worsted or silk
patchwork.
Dressing chairs can be made out Of
q discarded one from the other part of
the house. The legs sawed of a little.
and the whole chair covered with some
pretty cretonne or satcen. and a
cushion for the seat of the same.
A box for shoes and stockings made
of q good-sized soap-box. with the
lid to lift, and the whole put on
casters
Two bags for soiled linen-a large
one. and small one for collars aud
cuffs These should only be used tenn
porarily. and then removed to tho
laundry basket
A dressing-case made of dry-goods
box, nicely papered inside and covered
outside to match the chairs On this
a large pin-cushion, box for brush
and comb. and one for little trinkets.
a hair-pin holder and large bottle of
some kind of toilet water.
On one of the shelves inside can
stand the bowl used for washing. and
when not in use it can be out of sight.
If. as in great many homes. the
water is brought up only when needed.
nothing in the line of toilet articles
will be necessary. Soap always. but
this should be of a fine quality. Tooth
brush and Thrush also. as these arc
quite indispensable.
Now for carpet: will give you two
I have seen. One was made of old
fashioned coverlcts-in blue and white.
Another was pieces of all kinds Of
carpet sewed together in hit-and-
miss way. Both looked clean and
neat
And. girls. right here let me say
that whatever makc-shifts you do in
your own home. there is no use of !
apologizing for them to any one COM
ing in. 1t is so much more beautiful |
TO bow to your circumstances and make |
the most of what you have. and enjoy |
it. than to fret about it or show any
sense Of shame when a stranger hap
pens 10 come in and sees you as you
are. If it is all clean and neat. it is
all right hope some one will be
able to fix up a very cozy place for her.
self-Christie Irving. in Farm and