The Montgomery tribune., 1905-06-02

Lltufe 8houlo Dc -"
Plenty Of Light-Furniture Ac-
ouires a Personality Of It's Own.
ny MAngARET 4. sANGsrER
t'op,rish, ia1o. by Joseph u. Bowies
Home is womans background. fort
rc.s and refuge. That would not be
trai home In which was no womanly
trtseuoc. A feminine touch must adorn
the rooms and dictate their arrange
meat to make them wholly agreeable.
Ths setting OF the home is womans pc
,niiar province Business gives q man
llttle daylight time In his home which
A. g1mau's little kingdom.
in most women the home Instinct Is
a. s'rung that when travelling aud
r,opplng here and there, they pro-
,efi 70 give the temporary shelter some
,hiug OF the familiar look that makca
q a dwelling place. rather Than camp.
l have seen a summer tent transformed
ia'l bower BY a few hanglngs and
fhliagranhs, and BY the dainty tribes
thai show individually aud give charac.
tar aEi grarc. Every soldiers Vile
Ln,ws how to make her quarters a, an
army post charmingly domestic, and
th. hircucs. of al ordinary hotel room
1. relieved by the campaigncr In a ,rice
b. kuick-knaoks and drapsry which
talc up very liitle space IN a trunk.
\ Co., tray, half dofen cups and sau-
cef. = lamp ohanng dish. and a
Voman'5 smile above them give a tired
man feeling of having reached home.
Ou ,he road. he felt cioss and jaded. and
a. odds with the world, but tho low
mpnd slipped away when he turned the
ia'ch key, and entered the precincts
irp which his wife had been putting
The sWcctness II herself all ,fay long
NJ man can aualyEc or explain the emo
tIln. but the home itself cheers him.
aud stirs a pulse of delght before a
word In said. when b. gets back TO II.
Women care immensely about things
doubt whether mere man can quite
,iirratind womsns love for chairs
aai tihirs. mirrors and vases. These
mly have associations with happy sea-
Flus IN the past. OF may mean vie.
pg5 over the tyranny % circumstances
ore alurys what she has longcd for
duriug months and doulcd herself many
liiilc luNnrles to purchase one even
treasures old ihlnss that seem to the
outsider OF NJ account
have u little oid.fashiouod halr
tiunk. sadded with brass nails. II
L. teen IN the family as long a.
80 rrmomhor. ana cam, over the sea
Itcatiuus before my time one day
Nhen Wr were mo,ins young person
who had no reverence for what she
'irNlicrsi trash. was bargaining with
mk-mlu 0y'r Ibis trurA. happened
along just in t'mo 20 stop The barter and
halc aUi -t'Ii the man away.
would rather part with anything ~
the house than that" | exclaimed
Money could not hui It."
What 10 the world can you want
with such ull ruhhlshf II has been
W rarrct for age.
! luow It replied and you may
cal u rubbish, bu, q Is precious 10 me. y
- II was lo'tlcd fragrance and
i,l"lcss sunshine aud the echo of merry
TIA shabby old box for me.
We sometimes jccr at sentiment. hui
how long would this planet 60 on with.
out the tender rose color tina, falls on
the stony hillsides our feet 80 often
tread' Sentiment cushions life. he
cause Of u, woman regards more high
ly an ugly old time piece which ha,
been ticking through centuries than tn,
most decorative chronometcr which car
BE- bought at the shop, One ticks o
money. the other ticks forever OF ioyalt,
and love.
The setting OF a home should be at
tractive, and In the furnishing shoul,
be no dlscords. We multiply posses
sions III they become an incumbrancc
They control women, consume energy
and occasion nervous prostration.
fhc moment our things become
worry. they become menace to health
and their sentiment Ia a little marred
yst how can We help IT, The running b,
crack or nick OF piece of fine china al
most breaks the true housewives heart
An old book left out In the rain canno
be adequately replaced by 4 new one
Alas, the more one has. the greater Il
ones anxiety Witness the solicitud,
with which We lock and bar the hous,
sgalnst the sneak thief and the mid
night prowler.
A home may be 50 cluttered with q
quantity OF furniture, drapery and
ornament. that. ones time Is complete
ly absorbed In looking after tho set
ting aud the sweet secret of the home
escapes like the altar of rose from IN,
nhial inff uncorked, II we would
guard against wearing out too soon
and growing old too fast. we mus,
strive ~ have simplicity as the key
notc Of the home environment.
The other day spent a half hour
IN wlmau'S own pfiyate sitting