The Washington times., 1906-07-14
CoRlfo5t IN TlnY Rooms

Utilize your wall spaces in the sus-
tained plan OF leaving within the strait
confines OF your chamber room in which
70 live end 10 move. No one who has
not made a pratical study OF the mat
ter would believe how many things may
be hung up which most people put upon
the floor. A set Of hanging book
shelves IS ornamental no less than use
ful. and may be indefinitely continued 10
hold a library Of fair size. Strong
brackets should be fastened beneath
each shelf. and without lifting the books
out OF arms reach the lowest shelf
may be high enough not to interfere
with the movements Of the occupants Of
the room.
The inventor or the wall desk must
have had our haIl-roomite in mind when
he devised the shallow pigeonholes
and the hinged flap which. when low
cred, forms rim and sufficiently spac-
ious writing table. yet which can be
buttoned up out Of the way when not
In use. IT also has one. sometimes two.
shelves on top for letter files, or for
reference books.
Upon another wall suspend and fasten
securely by small iron brackets a cabi-
net with glass doors. and arrange with
In 10 adva stage the tea equipage that
VIII enable you 10 be hOEpitabIe. al
though spinster and q bOarder. A tiny
alcohol lamp and kettle and tea caddy
viii 90 further than any other three
things Of which 1 have any knowledge
toward Transforming a corner IN which
tired woman STAYS" when not al
work, into hOme-a harbOr Of refresh
ment and recreation
To accommodate
Wnen II is converted into a verftabie fes
service tand blessed ministry IL hasl
provide yourself with one OF the com
pact folding afternoon tea tables nov
popular with lovers of the rbaarTrI
junction we have borrowed sensibly
from our comfort and houe-lovfuey Eng.
Ilsh cousins. The wee stand is OF hard
WOOD unpaiuted Or-What looks we'll
and costs leSs-of plain pine pa{ntpd
green. II folds IN the middle. and when
opened offers round top supported bv
four sturdy legs.
] have ia my eye as I speak Of it.
coy room. eight By twelve. literary
lined with books. IN which the busiest
and cheertest woman ] know let's me
reSale mind, heart and body over fra
grant tea cup when life IS very slow and
the world OF dull. leaden blue. There
is something In the way Of her drawing
back the bolt Of the small green stand
and setting II into shape and stability
with one vigorous thump upon the
moor, which begins the work OF dispell-
ing the leaden fOgs
lived for one bitter winter In an
apartment hotel steam heated from eel
lar to the ninth and topmost story. and
could scarcely enjoy the luxurious
warmth Of my quarters because the
side windows OF my paTlor looked
across a narrow street right into the
third-story hall bedroom of the opposite
house. A trim, graceful girl in deep
mourning occupied that room. I took
her 10 be a public school teacher, from
her general air Of refinement and the
uniform propriety of her department.
coupled with her hours OF going out
and coming In. OF one thing 7 soon be
came painfully certain, There was no
way OF warming her room.
Il wrung my heart 10 see her wrapped
to the ears in a big shawl. sitting al
the table near her window to get all the
light to be had on rainy Saturdays.
Now and then she would drop book or
pen and rub and blow upon her poor
fingers to warm them. Sometimes I
could see through the window that the
breath from her nostrils and mouth
took the form Of visible vapor in the
freezing air OF her room. The only al
deviation she seemed to find was in a
kerosene lamp she lighted when the
weather was at the worst
I longed TO tell her what | am telling
you now should your circumstances be
akin 10 bers-of the comfort to be had.
when the mercury Is well down toward
the bulb. from a hanging lamp of forty
candle power that will speedily I'LL
much larger room than youTs-or any
school teacher 's-with a golden glow.