The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-22
BE ORIGINAL AT HOME.
1T Is CURIOUS THAT so MANY wOM-
EN- ARE PLAGIARISTS.
The Dull MonotOny of Some Houses
Genuine Comfort TO Visit Where
There Is OriginnIity-Shift the Fur
niture Around Before Ii Takes Root.


One of the worst conditions in the
world is getting into a rut. 1t may be
very comfortable, fleece lined rut. But
we have no business there. Some phase
of our existence is sure 10 be growing
cramped by it, Change is not always
Improvement, reiterates a sententious
old saying. 1t isn't, but at least it is
change.
Nature has set US grand example in
this matter of variety. The shadows
never fall exactly alike any two sue
excessive hours. If we don't go on with
the lesson for ourselves il is our own
fault Our eyes crave change Of vision
as much our stomachs crave a va
l1ety in diet. To be sure, not every
woman can shift her family frequently
into new scenes, but at least she can
alter and vary their environment, and
she can also discover many fresh ways
Of accomplishing monotonoJA duties
The writer has in mind several old
fashioned housekeepers who declare: I
am obliged to keep everything in my
house arranged just as it always has
been. My husband says he doesn't feel
at home with things changed about"
The moral Of this is things" shouldn't
have started in life with a settled abid-
ing place. Because the sofas and chairs
have found desirable spots to lodge in
is no reason why they,should take root
in those special spots. when one Of the
conservative husbands runs across a
good book he doesn't think he must
IaF
his days.
Il stir my house up with a spoon
every week or two" says a wise house
wife. land 1 find that a complete
change in household environment is as re-
freshing to tagged senses as a bath is TO
a tired body" After a iudicious peri
odical Encouragement Of such household
goods as one is already possessor Of
comes next in Importance that of select
ing new ones. This must be a careful
choice Of such things as viii fill our
needs, and at the same time be alto
gether individual and suggestive Of our
selves alone and not our neighbors, Miss
Jones or Mrs. Smith-no matter how
estimable Miss Jones or Mrs. Smith
may be. II isn't always as easy to do
this as IL seems because the baneful
custom Of wedding gifts often DEGREES
that several brides in the same block
some such incongruity as a half dozen
gorgeous piano lamps, thus thrusting
them at once into "A class. But as far
as a hOusekeeper is responsible she must
furnish her apartments with decided
flavor Of originality.
A young wife. moving into a village
where the women had ideas of their
own about decoration. exclaimed: ''It
is genuine comfort TO visit about here
from one house to another Each worn-
ans little parlor is quite different from
her neighbours. In my old home every
body had a green Brussels carpet on
their drawing room, the piano at just
such an angle and an invariable Jar Of
roses on the marble shelf of the pier
glass till''-think Of IL, you who find life
SO SWEET hated the smell of roses
It is a curious thing that SO many
women beside the members OF this
young wifes home circle should be con-
tent to adopt anOthers decorative prin-
ciples TO build a home upon. But SO il
is. At one time the average American
home looked like a Japanese baZar. then
we passed through a Dutch period, and
now are in the midst OF Turkish
era. When a woman is neither a Jap
anese. a Hollander nor a Turk. why
shouldn't she prove herself an eclectic
and select the best from every nation
ality's sense Of beauty
In urging originality for the home. a
word Of caution is necessary. 1t is that
fusSinesS be earnestly avoided. \ Ger
tain sculptor and his wife occupy rooms
that are on the. wrong side of the
unique The ingenious husband has par
titioned off one of the tall rooms TO
make a boudoir for my lady a room
would be tall indeed, that could still
boast sufficient hight after half of it had
been substracted. This one wasn't tall
enough A little inside balcony landing
with an ornamental bamboo railing
running about il. makes further raw
ages on space, and padded walls and
crowded divans and hulking suits OF
armor add their own sense of clutter
and the being stuffed to bursting point
One visitor has always felt that she
ought to get outside of this dolls house
and move the host and hostess about
with her hands through the tiny room,
as she once did a gay array OF paper
ladies and gentlemen residing in d.
minutive mansion altogether resembling
this.
on the right side of the unique are
some other rooms supreme in their in
dividuality. One is papered in dull We
netian red. Its furniture-it is IL
brary-is of plain. polished oak. dark,
golden brown rug covers the floor. ana
the danger or sonnDernesS is relieved by
a gorgeous tiger skin fastened against
the one door. An immense bowl Of rich
blue china heaped with great yellow
oranges, standing on a low oak book
case. further enhances the brilliant eff
feet that is sealed and made sure ty
a pile of gay sofa pillows of iridescent
coloring. Another charming small
apartment of this class is furnished
throughout in various tones of soft sill
very green. set off by a single gilt chair,
with a gay rose brocaded cushion. bright
brass fire irons, lamps and candelabra.
Neither Of these two rooms are eN-
pensive, but both are. a delight TO every
visitor -Philadelphia Times.