The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-22
THE FAMILY HEARTHsroNE.

aou. 60 Reader she Home AstsoeiIvs 60
Ezseh Member % tha. EaIsilT.
no room In the home so perfectly
typitiee the communism OF q family the
true uniting in diversity Of the individ-
uals, SIS the sittinE-rOom- 1t Is the center
Of the social life Of the household. &c
g. mothers room % There she Is often
est found in her momepts OF leisure.
ready to hear, TO sFmpathize, 70 console
and to advise Here the fGtber frolics
with his children, here they listen 70
song and story read aloud. here the
troubles Of the day dvindle aud disap-
pear, or are softened and isssened By
united sympathizing and soothing sur
Eouudingsi here nuts and mild Jokes
are cracked. and rosy apples snd fra
grant oranges lend their flavor and juicy
richness TO the homely scene. while
without the wind blows, the rain falls
or the snow fies-
To make this room the ideal hearth
stone, it's furnishings should contain
elements that appeal TO this tastes and
pursuits Of each OF the memberE of the
household There should be room, IL
possible, for favorite chairs aud for
shelves or bookcases, and tables for
each ones choice Of books and papers,
and Tor uudiEturbed corners and coy
hooks, if each has only chair and foot
stool, or portion Of drawer, or a cur
tanned shelf Places where the studfous,
the ambitious, or the thoughtful can
work out their pet projects, or keep
safely their treasured plans ana posses
stons1 ready Tor the sudden Inspiration
or the industrious mood, which quite az
often seizes one amid the family chat
ter as il the solitude OF ones own
room. To secure all this viii require
considerable outlay 60 wen as much
un6eldsh thought on the part of the
q hrgr
can usually be modified, adding pur-
chases from time TO time Ra family
growth and taste may show them
to be desirable. Indeed, the true
furnishing OF such a room, after a
certain point, must be q matter of
chairs, carpets, tables and curtains, the
rounded form and vigorous expression
OF the sitting-roOm must grow ont Of
the mental and moral life of the fami-
ly, grow ont 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, for what expire sses
comfort and gives help and solace TO
one family would be tiresome, inane
or confOrtless in others Each home
writes its own history sooner or later
in its furnishings and arrangements.
Even straibened means-thGt oft-be-
rated Zoe Of family luZuEV-CEu not
prevent the telling OF the tale. Year
by year slips by, purchase after pur-
chase Is made, chapter after chapter
is written. What we most desire we
bend our circumstances TO secure, and
therefore the home does express In the
long-run what We are and what We
feel. This being true, let us not be
inpatient let US proceed thoughtfully,
unselhshly and carefully, that our
home center may not express Eordid
lives, ungenerous natures, or narrow
minds.
The home is for the family and not
the world, and there should never be d
moments hesitancy if narrow means
compel the furnishing of but one room
a parlor OF a sitting-roOE1. Let the sitting
room come first It should never, on the
other hand. be the receptacle Of broken
down or useless draWinQ-rcom furnish
ings- Good plain articles which are vet
honorable in their strength and useful
ness can frequently be put into the
sIttihg-rOOm when the state OF the fam
4y finances has allowed something
hsndsomer TO be bought for the draw
ing-rOOm. Too often the sittinE-room
receives but riczety tables cracked
ornaments, spotted upholstery, and
chairs whose springs are warped ont Of
any cOmfort-giving properties they may
once nave possessed. So, In bringing
any furniture from the parlor 70 the
sitting-ro3m, let the housewife see 70 il
first that it is restored to strength and
rendered clean aud inviting In all ways.
1.-THE best is good enough for my own, -
should be her watchwCrd, not ANY
thing for us, and olIr finest for our
callers H arPsr'B Bazaar.