The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
REST CORNER"
IN WHICH WOMAN
CAN QUIET NERVES
Should Be One IN Every Home
Good Light and Comfortable
Lounge Required.

In order 20 keep wen and happy a ~oHl-
m must have some nook IN her house TO
which she can betake herself. and Il must
be so comfortable and convenient that she
can be absolutely at ease ;here It ouEh;
to be q sunny spot. ard Il must be
light one: 80 one window is absolutely es-
=~rtial and two make II Jus; right for rs
:'urrose- !. the light needs TO be shut OF
IN a vc-y bright day. e curtain win do II.
iu; nothing can let in light through sold
og.Ls. If so there is I. corner in her house
-=.=e-e two window. come together the
-. nook should be imp-ovised there
= 20 woman can truly rc2ose without
n couch al hand. this is the flrst piece OF
furniture TO establish. Place Il so tha, one
window Will be al its head and another
n 1t. -de OF course. there win b q
wall space in IN. eInc; corner OF the
room. between the two. and this should be
deeply filed In with pillows. and cushions
can also be banked along the side window
ledge. The corner group will make the
mos, comfortable spo. against which 10
lounge while reading. writing or sewing.
and with some Of the pillows pulled out
viii he q delightful spot in which 70 lie
and read. or nap with the shades drawn.
COMFORTABLE PLACE
A woman who has such a lounging place
drew up near the head Of the couch an
oId-fashioned work table. one @. thnse
rousre little drawer s,si7 that are %
much copied nowadays: IN modern ma
hoEany. He71 lacked the bag underneath
ers. 70 she wunS one there. to hold
whatever shs wss sewing On at The mo-
ment. and the two drawers she arranged
for spools and other materials. In fAcs.
the spools auits ansd the upper one TO
distribute them neatly . thin board was
nttsd 10 the bottom Of the erawer and
long nails were driven through. - that
when In position the potnts hrtstlsd Up all
over the drawer, and % far apArt tat .
spool could Be set on over Zach. 4 num-
hsf Of loug and square compartments
vEs mads tn the lower 6n1E. On top
cu1sns masaktnS wsrs ths sn,y oh5eo1
sv& permitted - litter. for this qass
had % b swept caear It . mornent.s no
ttce vAsn she wanesd b hay0 ths aftsr-
noon tea tray sst out
just behind thas nsSls eo1vsn3snS .
scuarA low Screen was stood, noe - q
background, but - . rank Spe holding
wrtttns-tabls aeceOW4a. fhsrs being no
q. 49, g. A.
The fnsids Of me screen was hung with
linen. and hdoed pockets Of an shapes
and sises wers made 10 hold notA letter.
buainsO and scribbltnG paper. A tightly
cinsen9 Ink well had . stifsened pocket
to hang n. When the writing had to be
done most carefully the table could be
drawn up to the couch and the top ue that
wsd. but ordinary writing was done On Q
lap pad among the pfllovA The pad had
its place On n saesn Win The sthG
thinsl
10 CLOSE II IN.
About Q foot awly from the md q tAs
couch Q rather broad. low bookcase stDod. !.
ons nd against The van and tie cass par
aJsl to the end Of the couch Hak shut
ting IN tbs corner - Il did. IN added COD
ness was given 10 the nook. and the tapes
ny. this hms pisos Of du1-culored Indian
Six hung over ths back Of De bookcase,
ma6s Il ven locking in ths rOt Of the
room New bool9 and old favosftss wGs
alWayB thus at hand tn ne ielsuO mo-
msnts when they wsrs most needed. and
could - gottsn without moving nrom ehs
couch
AIang9ments Nh fhe0s permit . gfea4
deal Of WORK b b accomplishad under The