Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-20
IN THE HOME
Order, Punctuality and Beauty Oil
 the Wheels of Life.

Order, PunctuaIity and Beauty Oil
 the Wheels of Life.
 Home should be an oratorio cf the mem ypry. singing to all our after nfe melodies ! and harmonies of old remembered joy.- \ Henry Ward Beecher.
 It cannot be denied ttSt consciously br unconsciously we absorb into our nature the beauty or ugliness of the outside objects with which we daily come in contact, and that in process of lime the impression seeks an ou9lst by way of our features or words or ac tions. The result is scarcely surprising If we give the question moments thought
 Order and punctuality are two great rules to which every well ordered household must of necessity submit. They are of inestimable benefit in oil Ing the wheels of life, preventing as khey do the worry incurred by loss of lime, which brings in it's train wrinkles 10 the brow and harsh words to the lips, even if it be fortunate enough to bring nothing else.
 The arrangement of furniture, china, books, etc., should be regarded from an ethical point of view as well as from the artistic one. Like the golden sun light, artistic, cheerful surroundings stimulate the mind besides pleasing the I eye. For instance, wall paper of soft est yellow involuntarily sheds its com forting glow on the mirttA, while one of B deep gray or dingy brown hue de- presses the spectator. Human nature cfaves light and warmth, though the expression of it's desire may be subject 10 variety of tints and degrees. Crowded rooms seem to cramp minds aE well as limbs, and unmeaningly som Der apartments would fain draw over our eyes that blue veil ever ready to eall as the years silently advance.
 The good order of house is like con- tentment on placid face, but fairy fin gers are required to endue it with the beauty of attractiyeness. It is not given to every one tol realize the truth of these two facts, judging from the many homes in which one is struck by the dust of neglect, the uncomfortable ar i engagements or inartistic colorings. As we gaze we pity the inmates who are so unmerciful to their own minds.
 It should be remembered as an im- portant item in the decoration of the abode that cleanliness, purity and love, embodied in the fragile forms of flow CTS. visibly wait message from the paradisaical home of our first parents. The rooms are filled with beauty and sweetness as they pour out their souls in odors." "A woman in a well ap- pointed home has a much more attrac- tive personality than woman who takes no care of the province chosen of all others to be the setting of the jewel that may lose its own luster through the dimness of it's background.
 It is not necessary to go to unjusd- fable expense by procuring the soft est carpets, the richest hangings or ssprfceless'' pictures in order to have a bower of delight There must be, however, on the other side, an artistic eye, skillful hand, an observing mind and due appreciation of the beautiful
 Poverty and i'll health are naturally great deterents to the energies of wo- men who, imbued from their girl hoods days with the love of dainti- ness, desire their homes to resemble their early ideals. They feel at times that they cannot strive and contend with fate against that which is even repellent and sordid. So many cares have arisen that all the charms that were never to be lost have been merged into the up bringing of numerous family and the down bringing of the weekly accounts. Yet if courage for the effort can be summoned the achieve ment helps to restore the strength to Wearied limbs and the light to anxious eYes.-Leslie Desmond.