Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-06
SOME WORKSHOPS OF NOTE
,pOut the Furniture Seen in the
Library Of Famous Authors.
EDMUND C. STEDMAN'S cOzY DEN.
Regarding the Habit OF Quoting.
Dean Swift and His Art of
Conversation.

hulldngs OF our lalr country put nv |
,wo persons are O unit as to the size, |
s,tInes, and the like, in the way OF a
,oom for use as private library.
Same. forgetting the books altogether, |
,,v they would like an airy room with
an open fireplace. This is something
mat most every man signs for-an
anon Fireplace; and has Thackeray not
ala. ITO sit before the fire with the
voman YOU love is the greatest good
The gods can give us" The bibllo-
maniac would not unlikely change this
nuotation somewhat: he would say,
that ITO sit before the fire with the
hock YOU love" etc. An open fire, IN n
romfortable library, Is a haven OF re-
nose for the quiet mind where the
i Mind can commune with the mighty
men, and walk the silent aisles of the
nsst Indeed. without the open fire.
nlace-an old style one II possible,
witch viii hold gond-slzed log, n
library is no library at all The crack
In and suffering Of the burning pine
Are as music to the ear Just as the
angury that a cup Of tea may soon be
\ had, The man who has not read a good
hook In front OF one Of those old fire.
niaces has not tasted of one OF life's
greatest delights. But those old fire.
nlaces, like the substantial loghouse,
4 are uncommon nowadays except in the,
backwoods aud even there the prosy
sheet-lron stove has its many votaries.
Ift is wonderful-the power OF allure
mont In one Of those old-fRshloned fire.
places. remember once when boy
al school having spent week with
school friend. His home was situated
i lust outside u the metropolis. the
y house, very large one. with beautiful
! halls. parlnrs and reception rdoms-a
I French chateau in fact. In one corner
4 6f this splendid home was tiny room.
I about ten by twelye feet in dimension,
4 and across one side had been built an
H Old-fashionpi fire. place - just such a
one &c nut forefnthers knew, broad,
ZhlgA and dceu large enough to hold
tgon sized lug There had been no effort
ITO Furnish this room with elegance
4 the floor and wallis were Of hard wood,
NJ rug covered the centre of the floor
desk In the centre OF the room, two
Ecommodluus book cases on either side
and couple Of rocking chairs. there
*wls no other farm shlngs.
The master OF the house had fur
3nlshed this little nook for his own yet
90 great was the attraction OF that
1bazing Gre that the whole family,
a aIi ~ w 9out u. '"ls 80
,h,I,,,,i ~ IN uts"ls tng' outsiie
*hed, II was ideal. There Is some
*thlng cold and uncongenial about
|sheet-lron stove, Il furnace fire and, "A
steam heatel! No student can ever
W eSNlPletoly satlsHed WI ne can
n ill., UIu'a'il pgl olt ~ Il"yhI"S luS
RI tgps % SOs"ei' ia ms Haiiu'
~, , ,e"g' s 49, -, 49, l., ,,
II -. nav a irleuu WIG says ne ran l
- tHtn cohteHtruly III luIbt
fio9in; nat his thoughts .ramble about
'tIu .nnl nh an hclp lusetlng' wren
H., s"i.i lluin Mhtre ne gees 10 reau,
w'iyn " Auout SLY by Ten ne never
aH " 9ny mug pu. the suplsct III
'H'u' ~ u". neNe thoublts OF run
I,hhs "oNn own on s9ihe ILeteSl OF
u"r goeS ne Ieel IKE doii,g
noMeul,us elSe IMAM Just READ ne
Fnsae inis strange discovery In an cd
. 80, NJ WlIe was "! one nlsnt anu
Nahted 20 go 10 sleep carry IN the
n Nsnihs' 50 ne put OUT the hght Chu
~ uuWn IN the adJolnlng room men
tNohea, Now, he VIII read nowhere
sise; ne has chosen this little corner
~ ms DEN ana there he IS content.
4 me nope OF every man, ] think, Is TO
IlaVe hitle corner thut he can cal
0.hs own ~ don't matter now large II
WI Just big enough to allow desk
"and bookcase and a chair, man Will
Upe satisfied, And In this little corner
~ wants to run things his way; he
&iont want any "tidying" done, nor
fiusting or anything Os that kind, and
q thus disturb papers, clippings and
<fueh,
N But mere speculation as to what GER
Pain people would like is more or less
AZ Ole romancing, What is. is more TO
me point. All OF our famous literary
Ifnen have "dens." where they do their
HNritlng, reading and talk shop with
7lhelr friends / have photograph OF
the room where Edmund Clarence Sted-
pan writes his books. In this apart
|&nent Is long. Nat top-table, on which
piled great quantities of books; the
book cases are chin-high with glass
Foors and extend around all four sides
a the room on the walls are hung
Plctures OF famous authors. This
Eorksh0p of Mr.. Stedmnn is cosey and
9omforable- such den 10 suit a
foet Augustin DAYS. workshop ia sit
Eated In the basement Of his home
"a he room is so full OF books. pictures
& {nn I'M oric-a- brae that one can hardly
uEe about. hr. DAILY does all Of his
I<lhere tbo ny ~ literary work here u ls
3 hnrnv IN, ne hpehus ms sundays. me
|3ropolis have thSIr wopk sbons. ant
or. In the furnishing OF tho room
I&ueie is not one article that Is not over
"a hundred years old or over-frorn the
I$s on the floor to the pictures ana
neT frames ON the wall. The desk is