Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-04

COLUMN Oxford Democrat. Paris. Name.
WHAT NOT TO WEAR.
White petticoats on muddy days.
Cheap jewelry any time.
Bright red With q ford complexion.
Conspicuous bicycle costumes.
A broad belt on stout figure.
A plain basque on slim figure.
Cheap trimmings on good dress.
Cheap lace on anything.
Diamonds In the daytime.
Linen collars with dreesy frocks.
Picture hats with outing costumes.
Theatre bonnets with street suits.
Soiled white gloves on shopping ex-
petition, or any time.
Worn shoes with an elaborate toilet.
Dotted wells with weak eyes.
A linen collar that IL not immediately
fresh.
Gloves with holes Ia, or boots with
buttons missing.
Hair dressed high with snub nose.
Hair In Psyche knot with . Roman
nose.
Pointed shoes when bicycling.
Gsudy colors In cheap materials.
The new tight sleeve on long thin
arm.
Tau shoes In mid-winter.
A long drsggled skirt on rainy day.
Lice frills or chiffon ruches for work
or school.
Elaborate toilets for church.
Unlidy frocks for breakfast.
Horizontal stripes or tucks on q stout
igure.-Demorest's Family Magazine.
ARRANGEMENT OF FURNITURE.
Ii Is sckno~ lodged that II We would
make our home the cheerful and inviting
place that the name presupposes, there
must be no for bidding formality In the
arrangement Of Its furniture.
To be sure the size and uses OF room
must TO q certain extent determine the
disposition rs well as the style Of the
furniture: but the scheme Of arrange
ment must not be apparent, and over
and above such limitations, the house
wife must be law unto herself, making
every room the expression OF her own
Individuality, as we'll rs conforming II
10 the tastes and needs OF Its occupants.
there Is too much furniture, and the
most skillful arrangement possible can
not impart such an attractive and home
like air rs the added space would. Re
move few OF the least desirable articles
aud compare effects. No piece Of furni-
,ure Is ever seen at its best unless there
Is room for its individuality to assert
itself.
large pieces Of furniture never look
we'll In small rooms; neither do large
patterned, specially set figures, 10 up
holstery.
Restful effects are largely dependen,
upon there being more space than furni-
,ure In room.
Avoid apparent regularity. Because
"A sofa Is Effectively placed across one
corner Of room IL no reason Why any,
or all, Of the other corners should be
treated 10 n similar manner With tables
and chairs.
Making a table 3 central point from
hich the rest OF the furniture radiate.
Is sn ugly fashion that ought 10 have
been abolished long before Il wss.
Monotony Is sure to be disturbing.
In arranging, as In selecting, furniture
for use. the comfort and convenience OF
the occupants ola room should be the
first consideration.
No room can possibly look prim and
homelike at the same time. Neither cat
room look cheerful and inviting unles:
II carries certain air OF comfort and
ease.
No arrangement Of furniture IL 80 stitl
and prim "a placing IL all against the
side walls Of a room; but standing each
piece at even a pleasing angle is scarce
IL less Objectionable because OF the mon
o,ony.
10 there Is s pleasing view from a
window, place sofa or lounging chair
here IL can be best enjoyed. Stand
comfortable chairs and footstools near &
book case and reading lamps. In cold
weather have rockers drawn around tbs
open fire, and In summer put them next
the open windows.
II you are dissatisfied with your ST
rangement OF parlor, reception, or liv
ing. room, take a close scrutiny OF the
room after coterie OF congenial friends
have left IL and see how easy and socisol'
the sofa and chairs look, or recall tn
old German fairy legend which assures
US that as the bells toll the hour OF mid
night the table and chairs begin q lively
conversation.
Defects OF size or shspe 10 room car
be apparently lessened or overcome by
proper disposition Of furniture. A long
narrow parlor or dining-room can b.
greatly improved By placing an upright
piano mid way OF It's length and at an
effective angle, or sofa can be used IL
the same way with a pretty table and
reading lamp in the angle.
Pedestals or essels should never b'
plsced near the centre Of a room, but be
tween windows, In corners, or behind
sofas.
The CHEEKY, hospitAble air that an en-
trance hall should carry must De im
parted by the proper use OF color rather
than the disposal Of furniture.
A degree OF formsllty Ia unavoidable
In a dining. room, but the Introduction Of
a little table that always carries some
thing interesting TO read during thu
"some time" val 8, artistic linen EN-
broideries, or other useful accessories
will give l, a charm and beauty all III
own.
Sanitary considerations aside, bed
rooms should never be crowded viii
furniture, and the bed should be placed
TO receive free circulation OF air from
all sides except the head. Better by la
do without daintily covered dressing
table, than give 1t space thst is needed
for breathing room.-Demorest's Family