New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
than larger one, which would not be cooked
through before the crust was baked too hard TO be


palatablc.
How seldom the once familiar word parlor is ap-
piled nowadays TO that room In the American nome
Of any preensions which is used to receive guests H.
Drawing room, reception-room. or even sittngroom
are pref rrcd now, and parOrs are pretty generally
relegatd to the hotel, the dentist, the manicure and
the barber. People who never Withdraw nave
a drawng.room people who never receive, IN the
formal acceptaton Of the word. have reception
room. people who sit anywhere, AS rule put
in the dining room, bedroom or kitchen, have
sitting room but few people now have a paror, which
| really means the talking room The reason Tor thls
Is not quite clear Probably it is because the advance
in house decoration has been so great and so widespread
lately that nobody regrets the disappearance of the
oldfashoned paror. with its darkened windows morse
hair furniture, green brocaded hangmgs ana wax
howers, and the name has gone with H.
People who can afford it now 90 in for rooms
decorated in distinctive coors calling them the red
room. the blue room. the yellow roonl etc Inc
writer knows woman Of artistic tastes who Is not
able to crafty them such elaborate scale as tls
however But she has one unusually large room III
the oldfashoncd house she occupies which has TWO
alcoves in it and big bay window. This room she
has laid out in divisions as follows the yellow acove
the olive green window. the japanese corner, the
old OAK corner and the old rose alcOve.
In each division a distinct yet harmonious method
of decoration and furnishing has been followed And
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everything all around like kaleidoscope. and gets no
end Of amuseme 1t out Of doing ofte the tripping
Of entire corner, bricabrlc furniture pictures ana
all are rclegaed the storcroom for twelve months
and they brought out again they seem as good
as new. and the has the pleasure OF greeting
them As old friends thrown in.
Beside the bay window in this room, there we're
five ordinary windows two one side and three on
the other The third window one side was entirely
| superluoUs and broke up the waspace altogether
too much for artistic decoration. this handy woman
devised way 10 turn the offending window INTO an
ornament. IL had deep frame all around II, ana
50 carpenter secured to place thin boards over
the glass Then these boards covered with dark
| crimson plush. which also covered the sides OF the
window frame and the sill. In this deep recess were
fitted a lot Of dainty shelves, running lrregulary
across the window, and just As deep as the recess
itself that the front edges Of the shelves were pmp
with the walls Of the room. The shelves were OF
common pine. and then painted dead black
not shiny. Little supporting columns of pine ran
from shelf the other the outer edges. 50 that
when completed the whole made particularly pretty
cabinet Of black and crimson, which set OIL the emma
| and brio brac placed upon 1t to perfection ono
would naturally think. on seeing II setting oich III
the solid wall, with none Of the frame work Of the
old window showing that the whole thing had been
built into the house at great expense outside nothhs
bat the closed shutters are apparent
one Of the fivorte remedies now advocated FOR
people who arc suffering from general weakness or
exhaustion # tie nervous system is change Of scene
fhi, has long been recognized necessity IN the large
cities where III" heat shut in BY high brick
iu ID ms aid reflected from pavement drives every
one who can 60 to sec the brcezcs Of sea,lore and
mountain II /, I'm the country. In r Jtc hamlet>,
where the mouotououS grind of daily life ofcr lite
variation 10 the the thoughts. that change
~ scene is equally beneficial. \ we'll known medical
authority is ,t:ons an advocate OF change that he
SAYS: Change yOur clnat., II tou can, il yot can
not do that change your house; failing your house,
change your room and If your room. then
range Your furniture Many an Old person, years
and power OF enjoyment ha, been happily prolonged
by wise changes OF scene. Many a man. worn ont
with the Worry and veXatlon of business has taken
rest away from all care, and returned to
work refreshed and able accomplish far more
than he could have done had he struggled on with
laIed nerve, and vcared brain. II possible every
family should so away once year for months stay
/ under different surroundings If this Is not possible
change, Of 4 week at A time Will probably save you
doctors bill If You have become run down" in health
Make a, many expeditions a. you can during the
/ summer: 90 once week If possible and you will
! ind them moro cficacOus 10 build up the strength
than any tonic that be administered. II possible
get different food for the family at such times, than
they are daily accustomed 10, even If II Is not a.
delicate \ change Of food Will often stimulate
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which is different from that of the daily table often IS
/ The keeper Of a famous hotel, where the cuisine Is
The admiration Of every traveller. admitted con
| Hdcutiallv that hr became cloyed himself with
longconrinucd Diet Of even the dainty food cooked
bv his chef that he set out "a the country once IN
awhile and ordered a good boiled dinner from an o"
inn In the bacllwood, and no food ever tastes 50
dclciously a. tnat the time he said vet
know 1t would seem coarse fare II was accustomed
70 II, When 20 back home the hotel iood Is All
rlsht" When children grown people begin 70 lose
appctite and seem l>tless. better than spring tonic
for the blood is a visit a distance where ihere i
complete change Of scene and food.
Thee are some beautiful old fashioned climbers
that are often neglected for new favorIteS. lhe'o
i. nothing prcrtlcr or easier 10 cultivate than sweet
peas or nasturtlums and properly cared foT' tne'o
will give abundance Of bloom all summer l'"N
should both be- planted early. in rich soil. Nastur
,,,o ar. more delicate than sweet peas and NAV be
raised and kent ,n tho house till the weather Is Wen
settled II /, not universally known that haS'nr'
tln, will grow from cuttings Nhen one H'N
ulant Of exceptionally fine color II NAV oe "e'l'a"
10 make a cutting. bnt. A. rule cuttings VI '"'
nl,pt are not So vigorous in growth a. S""dllng' IL
- an oxc.l,ont plal to remove all blossoms from both
hc.o climbers a, soon Il, they fade, or the plants VIII
I evbau.t their vig0r by going 10 seed Ue'u'nu'
climber which is easily raised. and mas nI'nlt"' go
I low blossoms. il the canary bird Vln'. l'N plo"
are In delicate contrast 10 us Pi'o
All those old vine, are lovely 10 cover old ieccS' VI
any ,pot where veil of green leaves Is neeoeu 'N
screen There is nothing more ATTRACTIVE ""o'o
high vine I, needed than passion vine. 1T i ''''
/ how much Of a novelty II is - the mas, ." PO'P'
} u,r, ~ tbc North Though IL grows wild south oi
| vircini, II need, TO be taken mp and kept III 'c
hons, during the winter in this climate \ pi'I"
-, the ordinary purp>h variety costs twenty h'e ~
thirty cents In the greenhouse. and VIII cover ~ "'""
! ,,rc ,s two or three Madeira vines IN season"
,. ,,orriur II, beautiful weird. fragrant
| - ono that was planted in the centre OF
,cr1.na bed merely supported on short pole ran
riotou,lv over and mingled with the veroenas al"
| hlos,omcd profI,ely. just a 1t docs IN so"'n'F.
hedges The owner knew il was pah'ed o" VI
form" but 1t gave her more pleasure '''" ''''' ~
! bonel he'd laid ont d" correctly