The Washington times., 1894-12-16
A BOYS ROOM.
1t should Be Plain and CONFERENCE.-The
lures ausi an Open Fire.
lTo BE Continued


tures aut an Open Fire.
Let the girls monopolize the white and
gold furniture, but give the boy room
which is more like a barn than Jewel
casket.' Let him be at the top Of the house,
where he may dance jigs uudisturbed, and
have room to stretch his growing body, sa Us
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
The cheap oak sets which are sold are quite
nice for a boy who does not criticise carving
or examine The grain or design too lOseiy.
He should have a chi onier and washstand,
with p eft. fancy pitcher a2d basin. The
floor can be S aimed or covered with mating
and one OF thOse japanese ru-s which come
in suel beautiful hntS, flung over II. The
bad can be 0 wood Ii a set is bought but
iron aiuted white is always 10 be preferred.
Ani II Is always advisable t. give a boy
snye be-, in which be viii be Obliged to lie
s.Iii aGd grow Straight and tai, rather than u
tfree-lua Ter bed. II which he can 20 to
sleep cudd ed into Il iette- &c" or stretched
Oui 20 rs 10 form a geOHe.ricai figure.
Ii he is one OF the ho~pitaUle mi who will
bare trends 10 visit him and there is no
other place III the house to store away the
sitor the boy vii have 10 share his couch
win them, OF -csurso, and IN that case a
thJee-quartrr bfd will he necessary. II is
We'll to o,ake aroyer or the 10y besi. Snowy
pillows aad white cults are kept immaculate
.ough in The girls rooms. but tn boy Will
probably mana q 10 smear 10Th with ink. a
dcs.y coat wet umbrella or any uf those
dry things viii b a boy always has ready TO
anaihiIate order with i. one feI swooP.
A coyer OF Finkish-red rret0nne or colors
which will cor espond 10 tbo-e OF the furni-
tur- or IN the rug, .Eade to stretch across and
reach down 10 he ground. Is always useful.
and the hoy stands much less IN axe OF il
than Il pr IN, snowy bed. which would delight
any one else eyes.
The toy shoah have desk and a good
szei table. which VIII encourage him 10 OBJ
serve some order with his belongings. The rea-
son very often that a child does not keep
everything in It's place is that there has
never been place ior everything, and II the
boy has n table for al the traps dear 10 his
heart and u desk where he can have his
school-booSs and 10 his lessons and write TO
his grandmother. he will probably grow into
an orderly, studious aud dCtIiuI youth
smaller tn ms than tutss have civil zed peo-
+, p.e-aiJhouGh l 90 not believe every boy IS a
savage
A set of bookshelves. whIrh can be bought
for dollar. which, il he is industrious and
hauIy. lie can fashion and stain himself,
should Io,d ali those Wild, delightful ro-
n-ances which make MS hair stand on end. A
colf rtabe room will keep him from running
away out West. Let him read. The boy
should b ack his own shoes. so let him make
large box which can te divided into Two
parIs-one Tor the Hacking az parHtus auG
one for his shoes. These boxes covered W IN
carpe; and high emo gh ior a seat can be
bought. hut the expense IS tri.inS 10 have an
ordinarc box. and it will lie quite rs useful
and. ii covered with cretonne, quite pretty.
An o. en- fireplace is great charm IN Il
boys room. There be can roast potatoes
burn his love letters, maze tatfy. and have
roast-nut parties, and it Is q heaithfl. cheer
full and not expensive addition 10 any room
Have pictures on the wai-gay ones of fright
colors or black and white sketches Just rs
The boys tas goes. He viii choose them
and under further direction place them pref.
thy. Above AL, give him liberty. Let him
give little parties up there Permit himtc
hang skeleton on thu chandelier if he WISHES
to. or to have a scarlet curtain on the ooh
shelves Hhe prefers 10 your dainty choice o.
PINK and bijres~
GUIDE his asta, eat let him exercise hi:
own individuality. dstte-ol cigarette pic.
lures. pi tue Buffalo Bill c1Ta%S.pg on &
wi mustang hanging over the .oot or nj.
bed whore he can see in the first thing in The
mo ming would ne TO some boys far more
beautiful than four f1et hi OF Lincrust;
Walton or Bourguereau's Holy Family in ;
line InezzotiDt