Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-27
HOW TO FURNISH A HOUSE.
II May Be Done ArtiStically Without
Attempting High Art.
exTRAvAGANCE is BAD FORM.
Comfort md Cleanliness Are the
Main ConsidcrntIons-iiarmony
In COIors Is Also Essential.

In furnishing a house very few peo-
pie know what to do with their money.
There is Just so much, or so little as
the case may be. to spend, and GER
tain line OF things common to every
one that has to be bought. But 1t Is
Just many of these things common TO
every household that should be avoided
Furnishing may be done artistically
without attempting high-art stand
point, This eminence is apt to give
things a cold, bare sort of look that IL
quite antagonlstic to notions OF nome
comfort. High art objects. too, 70
carved representations OF living or
growing things, as monstrous and un-
natural. and say that. ito an educated
eye, q literal reproduction in wood or
stone of the forms assumed by veg
etable life Is by no means agreeable.
1t is an established principle in the
theory or design that decorative art -
degraded when 1t passes INTO direct
imitation of natural Objects
A easement high and triple-arched there
was,
All garlanded with carven, Imagerles
OF fruits. and flowers, and punches oil
knOt-gr0sa
We are irreverently tempted to eX-
claim, Down with high artr' rather
than lose such pictures; and 1t would
not hurt 1t to descend a peg or two, for
1t perches things up so that they are
quite useless for all practical purposes.
Then mantel-pieces Of high art appear
to be intended FOR CRATES; the pictures
OF high art are hung quite beyond the
line Of vision; and, as for its furniture,
1t looks as though built Instead or
made and Is clumsy in the extreme,
High art may do well for grand old
mansions, whore there Is abundance OF
room, and where people never think OF
moving from the houses where they
were born: but enterprlslng household
ers on this side of the Atlantic are
obliged to arrange their affairs by n
different standard
The entrance hall gives a character
to the whole house. be 1t large or small,
and the floor OF this apartment Is a
consideration of no small importance.
Very pretty oil-cloths, in imitation OF
encaustic tiles, are to be had; but the
tiles themselves are prettier, and far
more durable, So also. Is a mosaic
floor Of oak and walnut, but this Is not
within the reach OF every one. a long,
narrow hall Is always ugly, and UNI
manageable in the way Of furniture
the nearer 1t approaches the square
FORM, the better. as when prettlly fur
nished 1t makes sort of anteroom. a
nan table massive and generous In us
proportions, and fanked on either side
- Nidlla VI NlUlllhT tUhIdfltNt 10 al
ways IN order where there Is room foi
II; or chairs alone, with wall hat
rack' may be used where the space il
more confined.
There Is this satisfaction in wall fur,
hlture, that 1t cannot, as a genera
thing, be sat upon nor covered up, bul
i Is the very point In furnishing thaI
Is most frequently open to criticism
wall papers are seldom what they
should be; and many Sweet things
AZ the paper hangers are Transformed
mo unexpected ugliness by the process
oil hanging. For a hall, the palest a
greens or browns is usually the mos
pleasing In effect: or the walls may b
peneled artistlcally.
Paper Is q very important item II
j she furnishing OF room, and should
De selected with great care, to har
NOME with the other appointments
Plain papers that have the effect o
painting are generally the most salts
,Setofy' and they should contain jus
aimed at.
i People who are not in slavery to III
eaipet ldea, can do great things VIII
nIlle money; while those who ar
t tsed expect nothing Beyond the, OIL
tnouON yards Of flowers and foliage
geometrical patterns. done In WOO
room with a grand new lookin
SSorpet In II, and very little else, Is
u.eAry place enough; while one wit
Il iearceiy any or no covering at al
pul plenty OF other things, can b
n niaue cczy AID delightful. Let 1t b
n sIaW-mattlng and home made rug
VI painted floors and ditto; but, unit
parlor Is provided with a few goo
pNsures, flowers. either cut or growlnl
enu at least white-clay figure, {
sIoup OF some kind. II has no rlgf
n carpet These things educate, an
n "s carpet does not; no one ever Gale
carpet a loop-hole OF the soul!
81 NJ 30 on with our imaginary room
me curtains may be OF the same COLI
me turniture-coverlng. alternatiu
"a ,mtn stripes Of crimson, or OF shei
& Whlte muslin. with cornices like II
Fl ~ airs, ornamental with lines OF gill
s' The mantel should have erin
~ cover trimmed with fringe.
q sniAii oval mirror. with sconces T,
81 Anules on either side. should har
N ,tMeen the windows; and a sma
aoie with a white-clay group cou
ssand beneath. We confess to n veal
"A ,ess Tor candles and candlestlck
A S,ey are much more poetical-looking
81 iSnllhalors than gas chandeliers
nhPs' and Q maniel with which Y
aau 70 do should have. II not Of
"a s.ah9mother's, at least some one else
IA el1hgmothsr's candlesticks on it. o.
M sehuiesticks should have candles
,stn'and the candles should be llghte
~ ev, as occasion required; and II '
81 Saaia possibly get them we wou
81 .Ne a pair OF lovely china vases /
M e'urs-NaSes With covers to them Al