Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11
The HOUSE BEAUTIFlED.
How to ciyIllze a Boy by Making
Him Happy.
SOME IDEAS FOR HIS ROOM.
The Sister Can Hnve white and Gold,
but Let the hoy Have comfort
and Convsnienccs-

The boys room should not be passed over
with naughty contempt. or used as store
room for all the broken down tables, roller
Less bureaus and clumsy pieces OF furniture
In tho house, for tho hoy 10 human and
often has sensitive pride In his possession
and taste for pretty things. The boy
need not have expensive things. We admit.
be does not need chippendale. aud rarely
appreciates nno workmanship or correct
furniture Of some "enoque." but he should
have convenlences. and they should BIO as
pretty as possible,
Lc, the eiria monopollze the white and
gold furniture. but give tho boy room
which Is more like barn than Towel
casket." Let him be at tho top OF the
house, whore he may dance jigs undisturbed
AID have room TO stretch his growing body
The cheap oak sets which arc sold are
quite nice for a boy who does not critlcise
carving or examine the grain or design
too closely. He should have a chifionler
and wash stand With pretty. fancy
pitcher and basin. The floor can DO
stained or covered with mating and one
of those Japanese rugs which come In such
beautiful tinta nung over IT, Tho bed can
he OF wood u set is bought. but iron
painted white Is always TO be preferred,
Aud It Is always advisable to give a boy
single bed In which no viii be obliged to
lilo stlil and grow straight ani tall, rather
than a three-ouarter bed in which no can 30
to sleep cuddloi into letter 20" or
stretched out 10 az to form geometreal
figure
II he Ia one OF the hospi,ahie kind who
VIII have friends to visit him and there Is
no other place In the house 10 stow away
the visitorp. the boy viii have to share
his couch with them, Of course. and in
that case threc-quarter bed will be nee
essary, II Is we'll TO mako cover FOR
the boys bed. Snowy pillows and white
quilts are kept immaculate enough In the
girls rooma. but the boy will probably
manage to Amear both with ink. a dusty
coat. a wet umbrella or any of those dirty
things which q boy aiwaya has ready to
annihllate order with at one fell swoop.
A cover OF pinltlsh red cretonno, or colors
which Will correspond to those OF the fur
niIure or In the rug. made to stretch across
and reach down 10 the ground. Is always
useful. and tho boy stands much less in
awe OF II than a prlm, snowy bod which
would delight amy one elNe'R Dyes.
Tho hoy should have donk aud good
sized table. which will encourage him to
observe tunin ofdcr Win MS bclonglnEs4
Tho reason very often that a child docs
not keep everything IN ltn place 10
that there has never been a place for
everything. and u the boy has a table for
all the traps no dear TO his heart. and
desk whore he can have his school books
and DO his losaong and write 10 his grand
mother. he VIII probably grow into an
orderly, studlnua and dutiful youth
smaller things than theae have civilized
people--alth0ugh do not believe every
boy Is II savage. a sot OF book shelves.
which can be bought for dollar, or which.
" no IA Industrious and handy. hu can
fashion aud stnln himself. should hold all
makes his hair ntand on end, A COM
Portable room viii keep him from running
away out wcat; lot him read. The boy
should black his own shoes, NO let him
/ make large box which can be divided
/ into two parta--ons Tor tho hlRclylng APP
| pAratuH and one for his shoos These
! boxes covered with carpet. aud high enough
! for scat. can be bought. but the oypeuAe
4 N triflinc 10 have mn ordinary box. and II
/ VIII be quite az useful. and VI covered
| with cretonne. quite pretty. An open fre-
place IN great charm IN a boys room:
there he can roast potatoes. burn hla love
! letters, make tairy and have roast nut
| parties and Il Il a hualthiul. cheerful and
! not expensive addition TO any room. Have
plotures on the wall-gay ones Of bright
colora OF black aud white sketches, Just
% the boys tnGte goes He viii chooBo
chem. and undor your direction place
them prcttiiy. Above all, give him lib
erty. hi him giyo little parties up there.
permit him 20 hang a little skeleton on