The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-09
NOTICES FOR YOUR HOUSE.
Inscriptions That May Be Placed on
Furniture or on Walls.
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CNew York Evening SUM
A motto or 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
v eIcome. - may be inscribed over a hall
door. or tie equally appropriate lines.
Bear welcome IN your eye. your hand,
your Songue,' or Good company, good
The arch above a fireplace is a favorite
place for a motto decoration. In "A GER
tain well known home the legend over the
fireplace i'm the drawing room is one
breathing a hOspitable splrlt-"Ihe Orna-
ments Of mousse are the friends VINO
frequent it,"
% We fire and heat. bless We the Lord,
was the legend above the fireplace at
famous country hCJ Sc.
A wholesome affectation for. legends of
an kinds and descriptions is one of the
fads Of an eminent philanthropist, but
they figure mainly in his Hbrary-upon
the walls ceilings, sofa pillows and backs
Upon the back of a queer leather up
holstered chair is painted in gold, sit
thee down and rest In his little daugh-
ter's nursery upon a tiny chair IS in
scribed the lines, Love me little love me
long
over a cabinet for stationery is the
legend, AT your fingers ends, and A
smattering of odds and ends appears
upon the cabinet for bric-a-brac. Here s
Rosemary. that for remembrance.
marks n case for souvenirs.
There's luck In leisure is over q rack
filled with a dozen or more long stemmed
pipes-Dutchmen S pipes. Upon the WALL
I near some curious japanese musical
. tubes watch the master or the house
plays with some dash and spirit. is in
scribed The r0llicking legend, There's a
good time coming, boys
Several quotations from Shakespeare
appear here and there upon the ceiling
and wall and are set off with floral dec
| oratiOns of the thistle. One quotation is
I the familiar one of To thine ownself be
true. and IL must follow as the night the
/ day thou Canst not then be false 10 any
man.
( A forest-green bookcase has. in golden
lettering the lines. "Old books TO read, OLD
/ friends to trust
Other legends which arc equally appro-
pirate for library are My library we're
/ dulzedom large enough MY pictures.
I medals, books complete, i hate man
I of one book"
/ of a Cynic these lines from Moore may Do
/ used.
my only books
Were woman's looks.
And fOllys all they taught me-
( The following lines may appeal TO an
1 others taste:
"If one short volume could comprise
! All that was witty. learned and wise.
How would it be esteemed and read
/ The lines ''SeQuested hooks ard all the
/ sweet serenity Of books" is still another
/ 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 clock may be painted the legend
| I'VE live in deeds. not years; IN thoughts
| not breaths,
| In feelings. not i'm figures on dial
/ For a rack for beer stems and Uncle
/ TObys are the lines Bring hither of
| mighty ale a big quart while a rack "a
| stand for pipes and tobacco can be deco
| rated with the lines from "Othello,' &c
/ thou weed who art so lovely fair apf
I SMELL So so sweet" There Is also the line
/ Whose smoke ike incense doth per
I umc.' or THE sum of earthly bliss mas
( find an echo in many mind.
l. "A right welcome SOUND is inscribed
| upon a gong.
! For "a hand-painted china tea tray. n
addition TO the decoration Of flowers, AK