The evening times., 1898-07-29
HDOLL HOUSE,
NOT IBSEN'8
Its Furnishing Will Amuse
Children on Rainy Days.
An Entertainment for Every Day I'm
the Week-Costs Little and Keeps
the Little Ones Happy.

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Summer nights Is a problem that often
| confronts busy mothers An ingenious
| housewife has devised an entertaining
and educational solution of this domestic
difficulty. to the delight of her neighbors
and the joy of numerous invalid children.
1t Is pastime In which older people may
engage with profit. since IT trains the
hand, cultivates the eye. teaches perspec-
tive and is daily lesson In domestic
economy.
Children understand what hard times
paper dolls have had for want OF suita-
Bile dwelling house. In a certain House
Beautifuf the dolls long-felt want is
supplied. The house is made of paper.
1t Is furnished with paper furniture, and
may be made the loveIiest home imagina-
ble As Is well known. an upholsterer
sometimes goes into a house and fur
nishes 1t from top to bottom. Now, in
stead OF employing an upnoisterer the
children may learn to se-eci and arrange
all the house fittings. The unfurnished
house may be had at any bookstore.
There are three varieties. similar In out
line. but varying in number of rooms.
After the spacious American fashion. II
Is well to select the largest 1t will give
greater variety In furnishing. Then invi-
tations may be sent out to q progressive
house-furnishing reception. to continue
throughout one week.
Monday.-Paint boxes and colored cray
ons will be needed. The mottoes on the
walls and the rugs on the floors are to
be coiored and the glass in some of the
windows Is to be stained. 1t will take
more than a day to do this. so the good
housekeeper will begin with the rooms
most needed. Stain the kitchen and pam
try floors a dark yellow m t:e shade used
by our grandmothers. The bricks in the
chimneypiece paint dark red. II it Is de-
cided to tint the walls 1t Is easier to do
ii before the furniture Is in place.
though 1t can be done afterward. The
notices are prettiest in gold. Gold paint
comes in little bottles. Try to get the sit
ting-room, dining-room and two sleeping
rooms ready for the furniture the first
day.
Tuesday-Today bring all your Illus
trated catalouges of furniture. mantei-
pieces. hardware. etc. Each child must
have PAR Of small. sharp-pointed scis-
sors and a bottle of muciiage. First set
Up the kitchen range A great deal of
the comfort of a DOH family depends upon
this range. You Will find variety OF
ranges in your catalogues. Be sure and
select one that Is well advertised and has
adj The modern Improvements. When you
have had more practice you yill know
how to manage the oven door so that 1t
viii open and show the turkey or joint
q meat in Its patent roaster. The doors
under the sink and pantry shelves may be
treated in the same way. II is only an
easy lesson in drawing
II Is well TO put good granite ware in
kitchen and pantry. Above all. forget
not the cock on the chimney shelf IL You
expect the cook to be punctuai In sery-
ing meals See that there are hooks for
dip2ers spoons. etc. OF course you 1,i,I
want kitchen table and chairs Every
thing needful and the most beautiful and
artistic furniture for whole house will
be found in the illustrated catalogue thar
merchants scatter freely throughout the
country, or that may be had for the
asking. Arrange dinner and tea sets in
me china closet before putting on the
doors. These You will find with several
other pieces in the box containing the
unfTTshed home" There is lovely
china shown in the catalogues and on.
saass that VIII not break IL 1t is dropped
Be careful in cutting out your pictures.
This work requires dainty touches. It
makes great difference in the appear
ance OF home whether the work Is done
neatly or slovenly. Now. 10 the ruest
room With the pictures for a guide. for
mat VIII give hints for the other rooms
in the arrangements of furniture.
Is wen to put the small pieces fur
ther back than the large ones. A f.x ,y.
perfmerlts Will explain this. "A you
group the pretty things you are Learning |
a lesson in perspective. The ilcse led |
stead to be found in the ''home" b,, ia
designed for the corner in which n |
stands Select and arrange the other
furniture so your taste. 10 two ,:.u>e- |
keepers will have rooms alike. Selecting
from the different catalogues Is almost
as exciting as would he your mothers
shopping in the places these pictures
represent. In most of the rotns only
wo sides are shown. =, vo:i must fmag- |
Inc that some pieces Of furniture are in |
the other parts.
Wedresday.-The Reception rom mas
our attention today. Place the mantel- |
piece wherever you like. only sele..t a |
straight one for a strliSnt side Of the |
room. Remember the slant IL you place |
the maGtel the sli.iiuy ..i.le OF the |
floor. 1t is often difficult to find a man.
tel with the angles ust ri2i.. The fam
ily dog Is sometimes found iyin., before
the CRATE in one of the living rooms
If the doll mistress iov..s dogs .-ije will
not turn him out. especially II he COW
ers a defective slant in tae tile hearth.
The reception-room mist nave Il caoinet.
easy chairs. ulVdn, iC- d. |
brac and pictures.
Now, to the dinins--ooin. Most of the
furniture for this comes n the home
box Hang a portiere at :he 1oor :nd
decorate the sideboard with doinfy ware.
You might put the dining room in readf-
ness for Easter. Place whole dinner
vet Of decorated china on the table. and
4 happy-looking lady doll may be WATCH
ng a baby whose high chair st"nfs Eesr.
rs she stands up on tiptoe trying to put
something on the table for DtpaS Easter
gift.
Thursday-Delightful work In the libra
". Here we can go to publishers Illus
rated catalogues for beautiful sets OF
looks with which to fill our shelves. We
must have a library table. cosy fire.
,lace, with logs burning. pictures Of our
avorite authors. busts, easy chairs and
III the pleasant. restful surroundings
hat will make the paper doll papa and
lis family love this room above all 9TH
rs. During these busy days 1t will be
great help II the boys will establish
stock market" where goods can be ex-
hanged, thus making a greater variety
# things from which to select.
Friday-Now comes the conservatory.
here is so much delightful work In STAIN
ng the glass In the windows and coioring
he tile floor that you cannot expect to
et all the flowers in today. Infinite va
ieties of flowers and plants in natural
oloring may be found in florists cata-
ogues. Together with the paint boxes
nd crayons. the conservatory will bios
ON like a real garden Of flowers.
Saturday-Despite there are still many
Unfinished rooms, there must be house
Invite all your paper ladies'.
nth their husbands, children and serv-
nts, to come and take possession. You
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