The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-17
THE FAMILY HEARrHsToNE.

How 60 Render the Home Attractive 60
zach 1z9zaboF OF the Family.
NO room In tho home so perfectly
syplhas the communism of family, the
true uniting In diversity of the individ-
uaLa, as the aitting-room- 1t is the center
Of the social life Of the household. IL
10 mothers room" There she is often
est found In her moments Of le1sure,
ready 90 hear, % sympathize, TO console
and 20 advise Here she father froIics
with hiG children, here they listen 20
song and story read aloud, here the
troubles Of the day dwindle. aud disap-
pear or are sotLsned and lesssusd BY
united Eympathizing and soothing sur
rounding5i here nuts and mild Jokes
arc cracked, and rosy apples and IRA
grant oranges lend their favor and fuicv
Ftchusss 20 the homely SCENE. while
without the wind biowa, the rain falls
or the snow aiea-
To make this room the ideal HEARTH
stone its furnishings should contain
clements that sppsEl 20 the tastes and
pursuits OF each OF the members of the
household There should be room, ST
possible 1oE 1avO-ita chairs and for
shelves OF bookcases, and tables for
each ones choice OF books and papers
and for undisturbsd- corners and COW
hooks, If each has only q ehairand foot
stool, or portion OF q drawer, or a our
tanned shelf Places where the studIo7iss
the ambitious OF the thoughtful can
work out their pet projects, or keep
safely their treasured pI1ua and posses
sicna, ready for the sudden inaBiratiou
or the industrious mood, which quite ss
often seizss one amid the family chat
ter as IA the solitude of ones own
room To secure All this win require
considerable outlay as we'll as much
Enselnsh thought on the part of the
home-maLer. The outlay. however,
HHT
chassg from time TO time as family
growth and taste may show them
to be desirable Indeed, the true
furnishing OF such a room, after
certain point must be a matter az
growth. Given the bare bones OF
chairs, carpets tables and curtains, the
rounded form and vigorous expression
of the sittiug-room must grow out OF
the mental and moral life Of the fami-
iy, grow out of that social, intellectual
and spiritual food on which the family
feeds OF course furnishing selected
with this aim in view viii be as varied
as families are. fer what ssprs ssss
comfort and gives help and soIacs to
one family would be tiresoms, Euane
or com4ortlsss iu others. Zach home
writes it's own history sooner or later
- its furnishings and Hrruureueuts.
Even ltraitened meuns-that ost-bs-
rated Zoe OK family luEury-can not
EA~H9AAa a-Aa aaAAtAlH OK enc laAHa LEUE
by year slips by, purchase sitter pur-
chase Be- made, chapter gftcr chapter
ts written. What we most desire We
bend our circumstance 20 secure, and
therefore the home does express ia the
loug-run what we are and what We
feel This being true, let as not be
impatienti let us proceed theughtfuIfy.
unselnHhly and carefully, thGt 5uF
home center may not express sordId
llvea- Engsneroua natures, or narrow
minds
The home Sc for the family and not
the world, and there should never be q
momeut'B heGitancy If narrow means
compel the furnishing Of but one room
lplElcF or a slttinE-ro0m- Let the sitting
room come first It should never on the
other hand De the receptacle Of broken
down or useless uraWiuR-roona furnish
lng- Good plain articles which are vet
honorable lu their strength and useEuE-
ness can frequently be put into the
sittiug-ro0m when the state Of the fam
ly finances hal allowed somethfu4
handsom1F 90 be bought Tor the draw
tng-room- Too often the. gfttfnr-roouu
receives bEe riclzety tables cracked
ornament spotted uuholaleFv- and
FnEira whose springs are warped out OF
any coUroFt-stviuE properties they may
once have poslsl1sd. So, &c bringing
any furniture from ths paFlor TO che
sittinE-rg5n, let the housewife see 20 b
EEat tha4 it LE restored 20 uErsugtH ruE
rendered clean and inviting 10 an vgEvr
The best IS good enough Tor ny own. o.
lnoulu De her untchVvcrd. NOT ANY.
thing for as. and oar 6ulst E1r r.-r
ea4ler-- darpaE's ElElr-