The Republican journal., 1892-12-08

+ e-arded purely from Il utilitarian stand
ID. with BIO reference whatever to theil
ent,. but simpl eloo,ed at as furniture.
value Of books can hardly be over
>+iiugted Although popularity suppus-
cp Ire dear books. considered aS invest
4eut>. are amazingly cheap In no Other
Erection does SO small an expenditure ge
i IN in returning good value for money
4rrnt.
. TIE say nothing of the obvious fact that
I presence Of books in assemblages. 5,
peak. at once sets stamp OF culGiVa-
on a household, giving it a certificate
etInement which neither costly brio
-Nac nor beautiful upholstery can con
Thy, books are decorative They lend them
~res to the furnishing Of alcoVes and
lners. They are beautiful in shape and
4Hming in color, and maYshaled in
nv in bookcases tall and stately OF book
Asses low and coy, they form agreeable
"ints on which the eye can rest \ bright
ed book makes a spot from which othel
lors radiate pleasantly. 1t is ganered
HmShine in permanent form
Books lying about on tables. i'll quaint
Z earved racks, or standing Oh brackets,
#dke away from the baroness of a loom,
MI impart to it an exquisite living quail
II, 4 quality of life.
4 This is inseparable from the idea of a
/ Ok which is really bit of embalmed
4egSonality. the exhalation of human
I saved to an earthly immortality
s'omen always love their things in a
nging way to which men are usually
hangers. But man loves his books.
Yes to see them around him, loves to sit
grounded by them as by friends while
enjoys the ease Of slippers and the
nelly luxury of an evening pipe.
Z Let nobody fancy herself eX1ravagant
len She buys book. Books are to be
@Hed. not to be borrowed Is there lack
L to your best room the nameless dis
motion which you have sought in vain,
Ugs of price. in family toned and glim-
ring drapelies, in bllowy chairs and
ll"wy divans? Let the carpenter con
ruct for you set OF shelves, of pine if
III Nh do not desire costiler wood. Pine
# a fragrant, close grained wood, beauti-
~ in itself. and easily stained. if a deeper
q ae is required. Have your shelves low.
" the upper one leave space for a bit OF
#"Yal Worcester or of Lowestoft, for Il
q 'l1ute or a candlestick. Arrange your
s"9ks below-Black and Besant, Hardy,
ckens, Scott and others who have Civ
b You of their intellectual wealth. Your
II Nakespeare is of course a many volumed.
$i4otated set-Rolfe's probably-for you
u 'iSt have a Shakespeare you can hold in
N 'lr hand and slip under the pillow on
II 'u lounge. You need a shelf for Shakes
ware. And when the book shelves are
#'ade and filled, your room is no longer
pure: it is well furnished.
q In little hamlet among the hills. re-
e ite from a railroad in a region where
q 4t good wife still sews her rags into great
u any colored balls, and weaves her own
apet at her own hand loom, there stands
rouse most simply, yet most luxurious
M furnished No curtains to hide the
us that 90 to sleep daily opposite the
~ indows. and awake in the morning
lshed and rosy like children opening
#aeet eyes to the new day. No rugs on
u floors, few pictures on the walls, but
81 efyWhere books-in the mother cham
IT in the boys room, in the father S
10y And the house is abundantly fur
saed. Margaret E. Sangster, in Har-
~ Bazaar.