St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15

SlUUl08 TOOTH. lner0 are tliutS WILL 30
many of the things that distract us
could be Strengthened out and the way
made clear if one only had long.
bosom he could throw him
self, boots and brains, stretch his
weary frame, unmindful Of tides and
tapestry, close his tired eyes, relax the
tension Of his muscles and give his
harasSed mind a chance. Ten minutes
of this soothing narcotic, when the
head throbs, the soul yearnS for end
less dreamless, eternal rest, and the
hands involuntarily reach out for cold
lead OF package of Rough on Rats,
would make the vision clear, the nerves
steady, the heart light and the star of
hope shine again.
There isn't doubt that the longing
to die is mistaken for the need of nap.
Instead of the immortality of the soul
business men and working women
want regular and systematic doses of
doing, and after messy bank IN the
shade of an old oak tree that sue
ceeding Junes have converted into a
tenement of songSterS, there is nothing
that can approach big sofa or low,
long couch placed in corner where
tired nature can turn her face to the
wall and snooze or sleep away the
gloom.
There is in nearly every parlor an
article of furniture that answers to the
name of sofa, but it is not worth the
space it covers or the time needed to
keep it in order Either it is too good
for daily use, too scratchy for any liv-
ing creature but the family cat to rest
on, too stuffy for comfort or too sud
denly abridged for the occupancy of
any one but the baby after he ha
passed the period of long clothes. The
reason for the existence of the two
armed, yard-and-a-q uarter, velvet-tuft-
ed, hair-cloth sofa cannot be OWNED,
nor is it easy to understand why timber
legged, carpet-faced lounges are pur-
chased by domeStice economists.
If the luxurious Turkish couch with
the delicate spiral springs and downy
cushions is beyond the limits Of thy
family purse there are other equally
good reasons why it should not be
coveted. In fiat where the rooms are
small and often dark, such an article
would be as bulky as the old four-posted
bedstead, the towering what-not or the
ceiling-scraping sideboard. Delicacy of
design is needed, although fragility is
not to be tolerated. Abundant means
will suggest the novel and beautiful,
| but the article in question is within the
| compass of economy. Instead of paying
| $40, $50 or $50 for the upholstered couch
| allow yourself SIS and see what inven-
| ton will do. In the shops where a
| speciality is made of willow furniture
| there are coucheS by the hundred to be
! had for an average of $12.
| Don't consider the high-backed sofa
for minute unless you intend it to fill
space merely between two windows
! in a room that is never used. Ii the
back is we'll made it will cost $3.50, and
if not the squeak will set you crazy.
Let me suggest that you pay $40 for a
cane lounge and to make sure about the
| fit measure your length on it and scOrn
any size that does not give you all extra
six inches for your feet. Ii there is a
space in your room you can, by paying
S13, have long cane lounge made with
two heads. Have the feet blocked on
| the floor, place it against the wall, and
with some five or six pillows you have
| the nearest approach to an ideal couch
the money can procure. If the cane is
hard to the feelings single Turkish
curtain may be mad for IS, or with that
amount any woman can fashion a
| cotton comfortable, silk on one side.
Perhaps by enduring $40 or S13 cane
lounge Their purchaser can indulge her
aesthetic taste in a S25 carriage robe of
silk plush, $50 rug or a $50 leopard
skin, draperies that will last dozen
years and hold their beauty to the end.
There must be times when ones head
will ache and the limbs grow tired, and
what can be more restful than to pillow
ones self on cool, Clean long couch OF
this sort, in quiet room, away from
everybody, even care itself. A word
about pillows. Don't cover them with
stuff, rep or velvet. If you can't afford
light Powered silk, get English cretonne
and wait for special sale in remnants
of China or India fabrics.