New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

elploy CNlturen WIOSe parents need the money led
Harris it is said. looks upon it with favor.
the trouble Is nc not always that parents need TIE
w ling to exploit the child. that ;ney may not
have to work so hard or the other hand. there
are many cases of necessity, of widowed moth
ers or fathers whose wages are absolutely INSULT
so framed and administered not TO encourage
uG Trand on tee part Of parents but to give relief
elimination and Yet dispense with the red tape
and the Irritating features that too often charac-
ized aid. will. its advocates say do an immense
amount Of good.
A narrow house is always a difficult prob
lem when it comes to the question of decora-
ton, and so is a apartment. As for the
long narrow halls to be found in many of these
apartments. it is hard to do anything with
, their straight. uncompromising lines. But one
hall of this type that is not ugly. but really the
reverse, has the walls papered with light gray
paper There is room for any furniture. of
course, but the walls hold a few good etchings
mounted on gray mats. The effect is quiet and
restful.
There is an art in hanging pictures. The
finest may be spoiled by being placed in the
wrong juxtaposition. To hang delicate pastel
soft water color next a big oil painting for
quet with n REQ rose 1t is simply oblierated
Most people have seen those CHASTITY parors
from the walls Of which large ancestral pan.
ings, framed in heavy wrought frames covered
with gold leaf, stare down at one. 1t is impOs-
a
room to be comfortable in is one with soft. un-
obtrIsiVe paper the walls, and a few good
photographs. soft etchings delicate water
colors framed in wood that harmOnizes with
the pictures
good print Of n masterpiece is better than n
poor painting. And to have few pictures is
better than having a wall overcrowded with
them. Americans should learn from the Japan
ese the artistic value of empty spaces.
The fashion in wives IS changing among Mos
lens. It is said. The cultivated Mos1em docs not
practise pOyEamy nearly much g old. II
he does take a second wifc he gives her. rule.
establishment entirely separate from that Of
the first wife The Fhedve Of Egypt himself has
only one recognized wife and the sentiment IN
favor Of monogamy is increasing rapidly.
Along with this reorganization Of the hareni
much Of the, OLD pictures queress IS missed by VS.
itOrs to Egypt. Some English women who have
been travelling in that country, and who
made welcome guests IN the women's part of some
Of the wealthy homes were disappointed TO find the
surroundings and the entertainment really quite
several wives IN one hareT Holifls dressed In how
ing Eastern silks. resting on diyans. Instead, the
frocks and sat upon ordinary commonplace chairs
imported from Europe. Not a single hostess kept
monng dancers to entertain the guests and slaves
bearing long stemmed Turkish pipes and perfumes
cake were handed around, and that was the enter
tainment
harem remain. The women never speak or at
least. never supposed speak. to any man ex-
cept thei3 individual husbands and sons
The Copts, or Egyptian Christians never have
than wife. The Coptic women or The
but many of the younger men among the wealthy
Copts are bringing up their daughters to a very
their mothers. They are even encouraging Their
daughters 10 discard the ''yashmak" The sitting
head covering of the Egyptian women and to wear
hats-Paris hats-in its place.