The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-19
IN THE HOME.
Order. Punctuality and Beauty Oil
the Wheels OF Life

oANcEs AUhctUaAEty ana 5GauTy C1k
the Wheels OF Life.
| Home should be an ora torio of the mem
ory, singing to all our after life melodies
| and harmonles OF old remember JOY
| Henry Ward Beecher.
1t cannot. be denied that consciously
or unconsciously we absorb into our
| nature the beauty or ugliness of the
outside objects with which we daily
come i'll contact, and that in process OF
time the impression seeks an outlet by
way of our features or words or ac-
tons. The result is scarcely surprising
if we give the question d moments
thought.
Order and punctuality are two great
rules to which every we'll ordered
household must of necessity submit.
They are of inestimabIe benefit in oil
ing the wheels of life, preventing as
they do the worry incurred by loss of
time, which brings in it's train wrinkles
to 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 we'll as from
the artistic one. Like the golden sun
light, artistic. cheerful surroundings
stimulate the mind besides pleasing the
eye. For instance, a wall paper of soft
est yellow involuntarily sheds it's COM
forting glow Oh the mind, while one of
deep gray or dingy brown hue de-
presses the spectator. Human nature
Graves light and warmth, though the
expression of its desire may be subject
to variety of tints and degrees.
Crowded rooms seem to cramp minds
as well as limbs. and unmeaningly SOM
Der apartments would fain draw over
our eyes that blue veil ever ready to
fall as the years silently advance.
The good order of a house is like con-
tentment on placid face, but fairy fin
beauty of attractiveness. 1t is not given
to every one to 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
rangelnents or inartistic colorings. AS
we gaze we pity the inmates who are
SO unmerciful to their own minds,
1t should be remembered as an i'm
portant item in the decoration of the
abode that cleanliness, purity and love,
embodied in the fragile forms of flow
ers, visibly watt 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 APP
pointed home has much more attrae-
tive personality than a 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 its background |
1t is not necessary to go to unjusti-
fable expense by procuring the soft |
est carpets. the richest hangings or
priceless pictures in order to have a
bower of delight There must be. I
however. on the other side, an artistic
eve, a skillful hand, an observing
mind and due appreciation of the
beautiful
Poverty and i'll health are naturally
great deIeTrenIS 70 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
he effort can be summoned the achieve
nent helps to restore the strength to
vearied limbs and the light to anxious
.yes.-Leslie Desmond.