The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-10-30
FOR THE NURSERY.
Furniahfngs which VIII Lend Aftra@.
tiveness and CheerfuIness 10
the Apartment.


A day nursery should be finished and
furnished to please the children, and
for this purpose nothing can be more
suitable than a wall paper showing in
teresting pictures. These pictures
may be children at play. household pets
or even scenes from the famous
Mother Goose. This paper should only
be used for the lower part of the wall,
forming dado above which is a plain
paper which makes a good background
for framed pictures, says the Home
Magazine.
A nursery rug Is a source OF enjoy
ment to the wee one who has not yet
learned to walk. This is made by sew
ing figures of animals, flowers, toys, ETC.,
upon foundation Of thick cloth. The
cloth may be the best parts of mems
worn clothing. neatly pieced together
and the seams pressed open. The fig
ures to be appliquSd to the foundation
/ should be first stamped on cloth as near
as possible to the color Of the animal or
other thing TO be represented. Work the
edge OF the figure in buttonhole stitch
with thread Of the same color. Any
kind OF thread, so that it is coarse and
OF the right color, will answer the pur-
pose. Cut out the figure just outside
the stitching and baste 1t in position on
the foundation, remembering that the
baby will sit in the center Of the rug
and view the picture from that point
A space may be left plain in the CEN
ter and outlined by a row Of coral or
cross stitch In red marking cotton.
Fasten the figures to the foundation
with overland or butonhole stitches and
work a row OF red stitching outside to
correspond with the one at the edge of
center, then line the rug and bind 1t
with red braid. This rug can be washed
in warm suds, well rinsed and dried so
as to be as good as new and it viii last
long time.
Don't forget to put a low couch Of
some kind In the nursery and dress II up
with pillows like mammals room" One
OF the pillows could be Of white duck
with figures OF brownies outlined in red
marking cotton and another should
show two or three Kate Greenaway fig
ures. One pillow should have a bunch
OF flowers to encourage q love for ar
tistic things. but be sure that they are
true 70 nature, for there are no more
pxacting critics than children.
The pictures for the walls should be
chosen with an eye to their artistic
value rather than to their rich coloring. |
It is hard to instill an appreciation for
true art into the mind of one who has
seen and admired only highly colored |
daLbs in his nursery days. Give the
nursery pretty, bright colors. but do not |
choose combinations that will clash |
with each otht..
Plenty Of low chairs and stools are
necessary, also a low table to corre-
spond with the chairs.
A bare floor with plenty of rugs is
best for this room, as there are liable |
to be accidental slops of all sorts where
so much play goes on. If the floor is
stained with one of the wood stains and |
then oiled it viii look nice and be easily
kept clean.
IN snow-CIad siberia.
Heretofore the transportation facil- |
tiles have been so inadequate that the |
journey to Arctic Siberia has been sell
dom attempted The completion, how
ever. of the great Trans-Siberian road |
has brought the country within COM
paratively easy access to the traveller,
who by leaving the great railway at |
Irkutsk, can take a side trip by horse
sledge, northwards TO Yakutsk Here
one bids adleu to civilization and, with |
reindeer team. makes an abrupt plunge |
into a wild. frozen and trackless eoun- |
try where. in isolated and scattered set
Elements hundreds Of miles apart. are |
found the various nomadic and hunting
tribes of the Arctic. The territory over
which these tribes roam is enormous,
being one and a half times as large as
all Europe. and that they are children
of nature and utterly unsuited to the
ways Of the modern world. is proven by
the fact that they still kindle their fires
by the use Of wooden implements. such
rs we're used by the cave dwellers Of
prehistoric days From Unknown 81
IBERIA. by Walter L. Beasley. in Four
Track News. l