The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-14
ndeas for dMomen

If there be a man in the house and a
room 10 spare. set it apart for his den.
Let 1t be as far removed as possible from
noise and the numberless uninteniionat
but nevertheless disturbing Interruptions
OF members of the household and others,
coming and going, for quiet is a prime
requisite of the den. Aside from this, II
located upstairs and out of the way
of callers. its possible disorder is kept in
a measure under cover. to the greater
peace of mind of the tidy housewife. says
.'Good Housekeeping"
The furnishing of the den may be made
a simple or an elaborate matter. as taste,
inclination and bank account dictate.
Speaking broadly, the less display the
more solid comfort. and from a mans
point of view. the more comfort the bet
ter he is pleased. Very often furnishings
priced for the associations that cling to
them, but voted undesirable for other
rooms because they are old-fashioned or
not in keeping with other furnishings
will answer admirably for the den.
To begin with there should be a long,
low couch. aheap with soft, inviting Pill
lows-birthday or Christmas gifts. per-
haps-where john WIFI or BOD,
as the case may be, can fling himself AT
I~4h1
full length (boots and alb without dread
of -onsequen should ne muss essis
thing up" as he is very APT 10 40 IT'S
a writing desk. with the necessary para
phernalia, where one may "rite unes
turbed and where personal papers MUSE
hold memoranda and accounts can pe
safely Kept for private reference anu a.
tention. A table of some sort Is aiso =
sential for papers, magazines ana paihph-
lets that may be taken up ana thro"n
about in careless fashlon "iuiou'
thought as to appearances, ana whiei''
finding an abiding place in the GEN. ~
not cast about to litter up other roo'hs
into which callers are apt to go.
In the matter of chairs the supply
should be equal to the demand. but there
should be at least one really easy ehair
among the number. A set OF book sneiVes
is desirable for favorite authors ana
other literary matter of purely persohai
interest; if space. taste and purse ADMIT,
a bookcase standing from the floor would
he of course more ornamental and roomy.
Put a covering of mating upon the
floor (t is easy to sweep and can be got
in ornamental patterns), with a rug here
tn the window or windows, and the den.
for all practical purposes, is ready for
occupancy. Further furnishings are
mere matters of detail and may safely be
left to the workings of time and the per-
sonal fancy of the monarch of all he sur
veys. If %perchance John be of an ar
tistic temperament he may add lanterns,
decorative fans. rare prints, hanglngs'
trophies of rod and gun and brlc-a-prac
galore. and soon the room Will reneet ms
character most pleasingly-
To the manly mar the den oifers a
room in which he can be as t~houshtiess y
appearances as he pieases, answeraoie
to no one but himseit 1or the eohse
quences; where he may conduct hlmseii
as best suits the mooa that - upon NM
where he may retire Tor renectioh, .ol'
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