Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-21
cHILDREN's own ROOM.
inexpensive Arrnnscnent Of ~
Apartment for the Use Of the
Little Ones.

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Not ali mothers are 40 fortunate A. I
BE- able to AFFORD 4 nursery Tor theI
children, In the usual sense Of the WORD
Iii sounds extrayaeant sueresting IL
IDEA Of 4 palatiaI mansion planned on
| with that easy comfort which q, reall,
luxury, says tie Philadelphia Publ
Ledger.
This IL misIeadine however Ever,
home ought to contain NAV room.
,ne apartment which can ~ the chill
dren's Every own Every mouse. wifi
very few exceptions. may have one. An,
this statement Il made strictly with
reference to middle-class homes.
Even tvo-story houses usually hay,
4 little extra room sandwiched between
dtting-room and bathroom. II IL mos
frequently set apart for sewing. but why
not let 1t serve for a nursery? Think
| how much .tidying up" might be saved
| il toys could be left behind there. in.
stead Of being scattered through every
room in the house. There would be no
worry over damaged furniture OF
scratched walls: beat Of All the children
would enjoy liberty. could romp and be
noisy without causing discomfort To
adult members Of the family.
supposing that Won wish to inex-
,ensively 1t I'M a play room. have. If
possible. a blackboard dado. Most chill,
dren love to scribble and mark" every
available SPACE. and this arrangement
permits them to do 30. Blackboardina
il not very expensise q. Above IL 4 border
Of Mother Goose pictures might be Ar.
ranged. AZ they always give pleasure to
young children. In the case Of a small
room this decoration may be supplied
In amateur fashion by clipping Mother
Goose pictures and pasting them on the
wall. .afterward coating them with shell
lac. The upper part Of the wall may be
covered with any cheap paper. provided
II ia plain and in good taste. nreferahlv
light colored for greater cheerfulness.
There are especially designed wall ma
pers. Of course. which illustrate the
tories Of Red Riding Hood and other
tales Of like character. These
are by NO means beautiful however and
the hanging Of pictures. II ia
. question whether the better choice
would not be- In favor of plain paper
,uited to the display Of a few we'll
,hosen engrayinRs. or even photo
.raphs
By the way. soma NAV argue against
he blackboardine that Il would Tend to
ncouraRe the childish habit Of defacing
rails. but this has never proved 10 be
he case when the experiment has been
ried. rather the contrary. 4 II The fitting
\ the room must ia dome A Z minimum
al wajnscotine AZ thick brown naner |
nav be substituted. fastened down At |
a INNER edge WITH 4 narrowing mold |
AZ, This can be renewed from time to |
ime.
The general idea to be l,ent In mind IN |
ttinr N such 4 room a IN ayoidance |
sharp corpers There sbould be |
ound instead Of Al square table. and |
Dcline cbalrs should ana mo Mace IN
q children's room In the flrst place
,ev are dangaro,,s usuaIlv inflicting IN
iries to cuticle sooner or later: in the
,cond place, children should not be per
lifted to acquire the rocking-chair
abit, which Is conducive to round
loulders.
Each child should have 4 separate r.
,sitory for story books and TOYS. II
ere d but one closet in the room a
,elf or corner should be allotted I'd
III. Ventilation Il best provided bv
ing those which have curvinr nine
n board which ilts beneath the
IN Thua air a admitted without
,aueht. PERHAPS needless "a sav II
ere Il an onen franlace m The room
~ slsu.. asw~ss =. R \, 49,
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