The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-08
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

:. With the near oppronch OF the ve'nal ssa.
"A lvelier iris comes upon the Furnished
y dove
- the home keepers fancy turns not so mu"h
4. TO love itself as to the rehabilitation Of rha
j. dwelling under whose shelter love dwell3
.. With doors and windows fast closed 10
4, keep out the icy breath Of the storm hing. on
.. the leaden sheets OF rain, the shabby clAigS.
:. the unreliable sofa. The apoplcctic table or
> the tarcadbare carpet does not matter 50
!. much. But when the windows are thrown
y wide omen once more to all the beauty and
j freshness of world newborn, washed hy
j. tho soft spring showers and garlandcd by
:. thousand blossonng trees and flowers, Tie
3, woman who is consistent feels that the king
:. dom over which she reignS m,lft correspond
:. with natures own domain,
3 For the housewife whose cash book shows
y n snug little balance OH the right side. the
j fresh paint and paper, the replacing Of worn
j. furniture, or the entire rcdtting OF an apart
\. ment is keen delight, especially when good
4. taste guides the selection ana insnres satS'
;. factory results.
: But far keencr is the joy of the little wo-
. : man whose every dollar must he expended -
= its very best advantage, when mind must trl'
y umph over the pelvcrsitics OF matter, ard
) when after much planning, the new chair,
!. tans meets with the unqualified approval OF
1. that critical audienrc--the family circle.
T.
i In purchasing, due regard must De shown
&. TO the intended Use and environment of the
= article selected Ii only one room answers
/, the combined purposes ot reception room,
= parlor library and often family sitting room,
y as we'll, it goes without saving that all the
J. furniture should be solid and durable, and NJ
J. a character that win stand exposure to Eight
= and sun. Dainty fabrics and light enameled
I. or gilt furniture have no place here, Utility
:, and art should go hand in hand, Fashion IS
:. not always art, and pronounced STYLES in
: hoIisefurnishing where changes can seldom be
= made is in quite us bad taste rs in dress
J. Every woman knows that when she will have
= to wear the same garment for several sea
: sons, anything conspicuous should be
+ stunned So also in furnishing, though for
Z tnately the era OF sham and merelrieioa'
!, ornamentaton is rapidly passing. Today
:. there is no lack OF artistic things for those
: who are educated to appreciate them-styleS
3 which carry out Ruskin's definition OF orna'
= ment in either decoration or furnishing
J. 'The true form of conventional ornament
!. said the Master, Consists in bcstowing rs
L much beauty on The object as shall be con-
!. sstent with its material its place and It's
!. office"
2 good has placed upon The market the best
: the past has to offer, and that best selected
J. and adapted TO the needs of our present. In
! cabinet work great attention is given TO the
!. selection OF wood and yeneers. Mahogany,
!. which has never lost its prestige, is today
!. more popular than ever, and society folk with
!. ancestral seats or those obliged TO content
I themselves with reproductions, still Joy in
: inviting their friends to "eross their feet
under the mahogany"
! In this the Elzabethan style is deemed
: especially suited to dining rooms, while
!. dressing cases, bed. suites, writing desks,
!. chests, chairs and mantels in chlste colsnial
!. or more elaborate Empire, are models OF their
!. Kind.
! An especially attractive dining set noted
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