Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-16
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.Esthetic Girl Il Guilty.
"Iily Martins room Is perfect bower"
n girl friend declares enthusiastically.
"Tho window shelves are filled with How.
.ra Ia fowerpots that she has decorated
herself; and there h an embroidered COW
cflet on her bed and painted tiles In her
fireplace, and Ahe has done motto from
Shakespeare In Kcnslngton stitch on the
curtain 20 her bookcase. and another Oh
her maHtel dfnpcriea.
''she has the portraits Of all her intl.
mate friends hung on the walls in painted
frames, and a painted text above her bed
and plaque. and pictures and sketches al
most covering the walls.
"And thcrc Is . special shelf where sho
always keeps candy or vanilla waters or
something " that wort ready to treat the
girls, vet out IN such dainty china that rs
a. much a delight 10 See rs TO tnsid.
"I.ily always asks the girls up into her
own room. rs 40 much cooler aud prott.or
than the parlor; aud the sitting room ~
sure 10 have half a dozen ~ the younger
Martins in Il playing and chAttering, and
generally Mrs. Martin Is mending stock
ings thcro besides
"I.ily stays up stairs great deal; she
says she likes to be among her own be-
longings. wherr everything j. orderly and
dainty and Just the way sho wants
Il. I'm sure | can't wonder. All the rv,t
Of the house Is entirely commonplace and
inhrtistic, aud lily's taste Is No exquisite
and her artistic sensibil.i.gs arr No acute"
LILY Martin Is one u the many. II II
natural for young girl TO wish her own
particular part OF the house TO hc ~ dainty
and pleasing 40 she can make IL. The
prcttler It Is the better, aud tho more fully
its little appointments and adornments eX.
pres her personality. the more interesting
II will be. hut " the daughter Of tho
house has taste aud skill, surely the whole
house should benefit thereby. II her sense
Of artistic harmony Is really acute and cor.
rect she will perceive this, and will not lie.
sire TO shut herself up IN the single boauti.
full corner Of mn unbcautiful home.
Neither Ia II fair dlyisiou ot labor that
the daughters fingers should 10 busted
with paint brushes and embroidery silks
atone, while hor mothers handle boot
thread, batting spool. and darning needles.
Che should do her sharc Of the Disagree
able taAka But often the mother would
honestly prefer 10 assume tho larger por.
ton Of such work, which habit has made
easy To her, II tho artistic daughter would
but devote her talent to bcautilylng the
house.
II can buy my daughters work at a
fair" raid a lady recently, "and | often
admire It in the houses of her friends but
never own any OF IL myself She thinks
nhe can paint NE something when she hu.
finished Nays engagement cup, or Roses
wedding present, or Amy's fan. but a.
soon - they aro done thcrr COMES some
other outside work, and | have to wait
once more because l am her mother aud
any time will do"
II IA usually nero thoughtles.nesi OF
carclessness that thus places the claims Of
friends and fancy fairs above those Of
home. sometimes there Is mingled with
this desire for tho praise Of acqualnt
nnccs, which seems 10 mean more than thai
Of the family % which the young artist
has become accustomed.
hut after all TO satisfy ones own family
~ more delightful than 10 please outsiders
TO help make home lovely to tho eye u,
well q, the heart Of every inmate Il IN,
sweetest and most honorable task nn ar
tistlc girl can achieve.
II thought cared only for the praise q
competent critics" confessed maiden o
some talent TO friend. but when hear,
my little brother Dragging about me TO au
other smnIl boy who knew even les, Of ar
than ho did, found was mistaken. In,
thought when painted Tom "a cup ant
saucer for his birthday that II was proba
bly, waste " time, rs he would caru yer,
little for II and II would soon he broken
but he thinks the world Of It. lie shows /
oil TO all his new acquaintances aud warn
them not to handle g. and when he ha
sufficiently impressed them with awe OF Ii
preeiousnels he marches them around In
house and displays tho rest Of my hand
work, and explains what wonderful n,
Ter be is blessed with. 'sridlculous-bu
ia lOvoly!'-Youth's Companion.