Evening journal., 1900-03-21
HOMES OF COMFORT
THE ART OF MAKING A FIREsiDE
ATTRACTIVE.


Rather In uains the Things one
has Freely-Why Men Like the
club-Driftins Apart.
mo wonder man enjoys his club"
remarked one woman to another as
they were taking advantage OF ia.
dies Day to inspect new club house
fro mihc roof to the swimming rool
in The basement III / were member
I'd be here every night. wouldn't
your
Not IL had nice home" retoried
the other.
l listened and pondered.
/, too had been revelllng in the
perfect appointments. feas;ing my
oycs on the exquisite rugs. admirlng
the lovely woods and rare marbles.
and, in fact. absorbing the artistic en.
remhle 10 my utmost capnc.ty Were
] a member, thought. the temptation
TO 30 often would be very strong
one.
This club house which Is representa-
live nf the best New York can offer
hot only iecause Of the wealth but the
lat li,ctial attaluments of It's mem
bers, seems TO me to typify twothlnss
merely comfort and congenlal com.
panlonsllp.
From The instant the servant holds
back tho entrance door. the sense of
romforl Is pcryaslye, A ,ozy fireplace
beyond q coluinned lobby suggests
warmth and good cheer. Red. the mas.
/ rulnp favorlte Is the keynote Of the
decoration and furnishings OF the
building, various shades being used
FOR the different rooms and the warm
tones suggest welcome. All Is bright
and CHEEKY No lace curtains keep out
q ray OF light and the glare Of the
e.cctr.c lights are sOltened by brilliant
silk shades. Some OF the walls are
frescned. others hung with leather or
~ or hurlap. ar panelled from floor
TO cell.Dg With costly ana beautiful
wood
Rare AMI valuable paintings adorn
the walls. hut there is not n single so.
pertlroUs G 'nament; ncne OF the little
kmcknacks that women think essen-
tial to the cosiness Of room Every.
whore are smoking parties for there
Is no woman around TO object and the
non.smokers have a room 70 them.
selves on the l'lrary floor In the read
ing room and library, are books pa
pers and magazines, ana all are so
conveniently arranged that even the
ordinary reader OF books longs 70 sink
into an easy chair and 10 be let alone.
with such attractions as these Il Is
little wonder that many husbands use
their own homes merely MS places to
eat and sleep or course, there Is not
30 much of this IN the country and
am wandering from my text. But
the point is. II homes were more com.
Portable, using that word In the sense
Of being more easy. they would be
more attractive 20 the male member,
Of the family
I fancy that one Of the strongest Mt
fractions OF the club is the fact thai
there is nothing too good IN Il to be
rsed every day. This is not the case
= many homes We make ourselves
]
rooms and furniture for com
~ The guest has a right 70 your
but nothing IN your home should
too good for you yourself to enjoy
t You have anything that is too good
to use. it is too good to have. "Be Il
ever 50 humble. there Is no place llk,
home" but be IT ever so fine there are
many places better than home
Then again some of US like Mrs
lellyby, are so occupied with move
ments for the alleged advancement OF
women in general that we lose sight
of commoplace duties. forget that
Jolnny's stockings need mending. Ol
that Mary Is backward ia her arith
metlc, or that poor dear William has
dyspepsia and needs care In the choice
and preparation Of suitable foods Th,
other class goes to the other extreme
J and while Johnny's stockings may b,
! -darned and the house kept spotless
and shining. there Is no intellectual
giimmer in the home. and husband
and children seek companlonshiI
wherever they can find It,
A young wife came to me the othei
day heartbrokep because aside from
| their material interests. she and hei
: husband had not a single taste IN com
mon. u Is usually the wife who fall
behind In the race, and her husband
, ends no Intellectual enjoyment in hel
companlonship. Il IS for the most par
! after the children are partly growr
/. that the mother or father realizes tha
! the cares Of one or the other have
r caused them to drift apart
/, AGNES OLCOTT.