The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07
NOTICES FOR YOUR HOUSE.
Inscriptions That May Be Placed on
Furniture or on Walls.

FURNITURE or on Walls.
motto OF a legend for furniture is
now quite allowable.
Here are a few which may serve a
good turn for furniture, bric-a-brac,
wall or ceiling:
Enter my gates. sit thee down and
welcome, may be inscribed over a hall
door, or the equally appropriate lines
| Bear welcome in your eye, your hand.
your tongue or Good company, good
welcome"
The arch above a fireplace is favor
lte place for motto decoration. In a
oyer the fireplace in the drawing room
is one breathing hospitable spirit
The ornaments of a house are the
friends who frequent it."
20 We fire and heat, bless We the
Lord was the legend above the fire
place at a famous country house.
wholesome affection for legends of
all kinds and descriptions is one of the
fads of an eminent philanthropist, but
they figure mainly in his library-upon
the walls, ceilings, sofa pillows and
backs of chairs.
Upon the back of a queer leather up
holstered chair is painted in gold, "Sit
thee down and rest" In his little
inscribed the lines Love me little, love
me long,
over a cabinet for stationery is the
legend, cat your fingers ends" and "A
smattering of odds and ends appear
upon the cabinet for bric-a-brac.
Here's rosemary, that's for remem-
brance,'' marks a case for souvenirs.
There's luck in leisure" is over
rack filed with a dozen or more long
stemmed pipes = Dutchmens pipes
Upon the wall. near some curious Jap
anese musical tubes which the master
of the house plays with some dash and
spirit, is inscribed the rollicking legend,
There's a good time coming, boys
Several quotations from Shakespeare
appear here and there upon ceiling and
wall and are set off with floral decora-
tions of the thistle. One quotation IS
the familiar one of ITO thine ownsef
be true, and it must follow as the night
the day thou canst not not then be false
to any man.
A forest green bookcase has, in golden
lettering the lines, "Old books to read,
old friends to trust"
Other legends which are equally ap-
propriate for a library are MY library
were dukedom large enough, MY PIC
lures. medals, books complete" Il hate
a man of one book"
If the owner of the library Is some
thing of a cynic these lines from moore
may be used:
MY only books
Were woman's looks,
And folly's all they taught me.
The following lines may appeal to an
others taste:
eff one short volume could comprise
All that was witty, learned and wise
How would it be esteemed and read!
The lines, ''Sequested hooks and all
the sweet serenity of books" is still an
other apt quotation.
Upon the frame of a mirror nothing
can be more suitable than "Be to my
virtues very kind and to my faults
little blind"
over a clock may be painted the
legend:
I'VE live in deeds, not years; in
thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on DIAL"
Tobys are the lines, Bring hither OF
mighty ale a big quartz while rack
or stand for pipes and tobacco can be
decorated with the lines from "Othello.
20 thou weed, who art so lovely, fair
and smell'st so sweet There IS also
the line. ssWhose smoke like incense
doth perfume or 1.-THE sum of earthly
Bliss may find an echo in many mind.
"A right welcome sound is inscribed
upon a gong
For a hand-painted china tea tray, in
addition to the decoration of flowers, are
the lines BE mistress of thyself,
though China fall
Nor must the corner where golf sticks
ard archery implements are kept be
forgotten.
A golf bag may be emblazoned with.
'"Time-honored golf, L heard it whisper
ed once.
That he who could not play was held
Ounce
well won is well shot," may do for
the corner where the archery outfit is
kept-New York Sun.