New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-06
SENSE IN HOMES.
Practical Ideas for the Making Of an
Ideal LiUing Place.

Laughter and the soft clapping OF hands yester-
dsy greeted this statement IN Mrs. Emma Mofret
Tyngs talk on Sense and Sentiment in Home
Making. TO be a wife and mother does not mean
10 sit upon a throne, with canary bird over your
head and a man TO bring you food every night"
She was lecturinC before abe New-York Home Eco
nomic Association at it's regular monthly confer
The woman" she continued who does not
want TO be the centre Of a home and have little
children about her is an anomaly. but the pity OF
Il is, that those most important OF all vacations
for women-narriage and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so
often undertaken without the least preparation
Fools rush IN where angels fear TO tread. don't
think Il would be a very dreadful thing II young
men and women the close OF their university
course could come before their professor, who
should say: Now. young gentleman suppose you
are thinking OF getting into the matrimonial boat
What your Qualifications Then. II he needs
instructing as how best steer his craft. how TO
provision and forth. that he is properly in
stracted. The same with the young woman Grand
mothers methods were all good in her day. but the
world moves and the young woman OF the present
needs more than Just what grandmother knew.
II all the good people who deprecate divorces
would be careful about making marriages; II
the churches would not give their sanction TO bar
gains for titles. and then deplore the outcome,
there would not be so many mistakes TO rectify.
The first thing for any human being to learn IS
that life is law. and any transgression brings
trouble
The word home is only applied TO the habiia-
tons OF men Beasts have lairs. birds have nests
temporary abiding places both OF them Man alone
builds for perTnanency. and the safe housing OF
his treasures and loved ones. A house is not a
home. You cannot rear a home with boards alone.
In choosing our homes. the frst consideration
must be 10 see that there is abundance OF light
air and sunlight. Is crime 10 try 10 live with
out sunlight. dark room Is only 1T for a store
~1-rvr
adage. the doctor stays away; or as the Vene-
uans say Where there is light there is joy'
In furnishing, the salon does not come first
but the poles o. the house. she kitchen and bed
rooms. There's where yen get fibre. The dietary
computer is not very thrilling reading but IL the
housekeepcr viii study It she viii know how TO
give the right nourishment 10 the growing child
or the young athlete"
In painting the ideal bedroom. Mrs Tying came
out strongly on the fact that bedroom primarily
You don't want anything" she said. to divert
the mind ana catch dust. Everything you stick
things people send you. sara Beruhardt ii is
said has her bed In the middle OF the room and
OF htue thinEs. change them around: put some
away enc bundle up the rest and send them out
West 20 some mission on their joyless career Life
Is SO much higher than things. When people say
thsy acknowledge themselves prisoners
Inc tenement cooking classes which the ssso-
o. ae, =, = ooi1ecl;hg. grow amain- Tho last new
Church House OF DR.. Parkhrrsts church Funds
- ne CARRYING "n OF tnc good work are being
Us. y, .! means Of series Of euchre teas bat
We live m hopes" declares Mrs shaier presi-
oent OF he New-York Home Association F.that
some % the wealthy churches will become inter
esteo IN this work. and ask as TO conduct classes
et"ole thelr mission people. Only SO for A course
- we lessons which covers so many things be-
49, tbfi lhe cooking. for questions come nm
.ro't Low 10 cafe Tor the children about sani.a-
,-syf,, a',o1 s ehneneing The income 10 good ad-
Nsnlaee. aho good teacher answers al these
INC nc euoHfes mus FAR have been very successful
ne next VIII be held az the home ~ Mrs. rE.o-
eone connolly. No - East Thlrtv-ffth-st on -h,ITS
day February IS az . D. m VI anu
number OF other women have $780, -
psriors. and gain financially ana : fos,ersTa
- good fellowship are ths result