The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-01

make conhdants of your children. Teach
them to confide in you on all occasions.
Sympathize, admonish in a loving way.
tell them of a loving Guide, tender
Father, "who will never leave them nor
forsake Them to take Him as their coun-
sellor. who is able to lead them safely
through all the trials and temptations OF
this life, and afterwards carry them TO the
beautiful realms above.
Make your homes pleasant. You may not
have wealth, but you can surround them
with love, which is far better. In this
day. when good literature is so cheap, you
can ill your homes with good books, read
with your children. and afterwards discuss
the different subjects. Surround your
homes with beautiful flowers, aptly call
ed THE thoughts of God" Who can gaze
into the inmost depths of a beautiful Hover
without being made better? The soul is
nlled with purer light, softer feeling
thus warting us to that home beyond,
where never-fading flowers bloom and shed
their fragrance round the throne OF God
With such benign Influences thrown as
an armor around the young, you can, in
a measure. shie.c them from the snare5
of the world. Cdtivate the companions of
your children. be sure they are Just what
you would nave our child become, for
nothing is more powerful than the influence
Of ones daily associates. We learn TO
initiate the speech, the gestures, the coun-
tenance Of those we love; then, how inn
pOrtant that We have the right companions.
Do you know that IL is the height of a
fast" young mans ambition TO drag into
his circle the sons of good parents? They
use every inducement. and it Will take a
strong will and the loving influence OF
home TO overcome the temptation. Moth
ers. fathers, would that l could impress
upon you the necessity for prompt action.
BE vigilant, make your homes so pleasant,
your associations SO delightful that no
matter where your children may be. they
will think of the dear old home" and
long TO be again within its sacret precincts.
Mrs. W. l.. Tobor. Crescent, ArlS-There
should always be one room i'm the house
kent sacred to the best home interests of
the family. a homc-like room; one that
Is comfortable, but not too fine for use:
where the sofa with its pile OF downy pill
loWs is made TO lounge on, and the chairs
to sit on without fear of disarrangng
scarIs. and the carpet TO be for Sctual use
without tear Of letting in the sunshine on
account of its becoming faded; where all
disputes and chickering's are forbidden, and
at whose door the frown which outside
troubles have caused is exchanged for
smile: where the freight has an old-fash-
icncd glow Of comfcrt. and the very shad-
ows seem compaui1nable. a place Mhcro
the children dare romp or bring IN their
playthlugs and scatter them around cyclone
fashion. in short. room where home loNe
and comfort gets the ascendency of order
the family only some one has declared such
a room To be sort OF moral leanto on the
house beautiful and to be "A golden
room In a wooden house.
1t has been said OF as women that we
put our houses first, and ourselves second;
that We would rather have aching backs
than to disarranGc our tides ana CUSHIONS,
and that when We sit down TO rest 60 we
gather mp our knitting, mcndins instead
OF allowing our arms TO taN hstlessly down
by our sides. thus relaxing the weary mus
cles. ana instead of closing our eyes and
actually resting, We 30 on counting stitches
anl straining our eyes, and then wonder
why women break earlier in life than
men," But to return u the subject IN
hand: If one cannot take a whole room
iu her house for home snussery, she can
rveu in "a small house. have a. csay re-
treat or rcsuue corner smut on ll"ih ti,
rest of the room. 10y lngculouSly cuhl'Ntu
curtains or Scroens. behind which there ls
SOME Kind OF ''SltkcdnNn oN Nil'u
she cau BE down 20 rest between the noon
and supper hours. 1 saw lust such nook
made al the foot Of the back stairway, IN
"a little angle that was maoe Dy "a turn OF
the stairs The couch Was ohly an ola
lounge that the owner -had given a ne"
covering of cretonnc, and tho screen was
only old clothes horse iiune M!1ch
had been neatly coVerew i'm hcintZ Not
much 10 look at, she said, but On! 50
much solid comfort IN H.
Come up aAd see the shuSSeIS nav
ANA write m: called out my ncishboi
young daughter from over the stair BAN
listers 10 me the other cay. I'm "a drtpcry-
hidden corner OF the second floor WAS the
cuzv retreat. which she has ingcniously
coutriNed ly wheeling IN two larBr rattan
chairs. n small desk with book shelves,
and last. but most important. was the
large. comfortable looking lounge with
covering Of lieht hluc denim. ANA the two
large square pillows had coverings of the
same stIvic,ahle material. embroidered i'm
"a bold design iu black As'atic Roman floss.
The two chairs mentioned had head rest
and seat cushions covered with pale blue
~atiue with skctching designs done in the
black silk floss "AlI of material that viii
wash" She said. The sash curtains to the
windows were of white swiss over blue
sileSia IL was just coy little corner.
such as any young eirl could arrange and
delight ina place where she could read.
write d0ze or dream away the long, hot
summer afternoons. ANA which would be
especially delightful toward twilight for
"A half hours chat with a dear friend, or 10
q weli-tarucd rest after q busy day and
while the hickering moonlight makes
strange figures on floor and wall