The Washington times., 1907-04-25

The LIUmq Room

Every woman should endeaVor 10
make her living room as charming as
possible It IS the room where all the
family come together, and il should,
therefore, be her aim 20 make II as
pleasant and rs attractive a room as
possible Windows, furniture. carpet
ornaments. everything. should be as
good as her means viii permit. and
everything should be kept at all times
spotless. neat. and clean.
IT the children must keep their school
books on the big center table. see 10 il
that when not I'm use they are kept IN
neat. but not stiff looking piles III
father writes on the table, fold his pa
pers up carefully tie next morning. and
put them away in the drawer. where ne
can put his hands on them convenic9tly
the next evening. Above all things.
don't forget that if the sweeper and the
dust cloth are more necessary in one
part OF Inc house tnan in another, it is
here.
An oil lamp in the center Of the table
not only makes for economy, but also
adds materially 20 the appearance of the
room. Get a shade for It that VIII
match your wall paper, and your carpet
too, if possible. The light from the
lamp viii in this way give your room
the honey" appearance that an house
keepers are SO DESTROYS Of attaining, and
il win be sufficient illumination for you
al u read by II all gather around the
table.
If you are obliged to be economical,
and To use the discarded pariOr furnl-
JuTe in the sitting room, do not use
fl In its present condition. but endeaVor
IN some way 20 give 30 a novel and at
traCtlVe appearance You can Duy se8ffe
lowered CTeJOnnc and make or IL q
cover for each .article OF furniture
These covers are. OF course, washable
and so your room can always present a
fresh appearance
In selecting the cretOnne. care should
be taken that the Powered effects match
the color of your carpet and your wall
paper. or better still, choose brightly
cOlored Cretouue 10 go With carpet
and paper plain in tone, or vice versa
IOu can have curtains at the WlnlOWS
OF the same CretCnnet also a table cover
and chair cushions.
IL you cannot harmonic the color Of
the crctoune with the color OF your
carpet &c VIII be found possible 20 aye
old carpets and rugs the color OF the
cretoune at small expense.
But IL Is not only the furnishings
proper which need attention. You
should spend just as much time in try
ing TO make your windows attractive
both from within and without. sash
curtains may seem small point on
which 10 concentrate ones attention,
but 81 they are not in good taste the
entire effect OF yOur room Will be spoiled
White dotted net always looks pretty I.
and has. moreover. the advantage OF
being easily washed.
The shades should harmonic with the
color scheme Of the room, ana should
always be raised 10 such q height as &c
admit only enough light 10 give the
room a refined. honey look Too much
light in n room gives it the appearance
90 a business office no matter how well
chosen the appointments of the room
may be.
An attractive window ornament is a
fern pan filed with some species OK
growing fern. IN fact any kind 1f a
plant or flowers IN a window makes a
delightful ornament
II YOU have window seat, let the
curtains and the cushions larmoutze
in color. Remember thai YOU cannot
have too many cushions, for the more
Of them you have. tie more inviting viii
your window seat be.
II one of your windows opens from an
alley. OF upon anE other unpleasant out
look. instead Of shutting out the light
by drawing down the shades get i've
cents worth OF EPSON Salts and dis
solve in half "a cup OF water Give the
glass a heavy coat OF this by means Of
paint brush. When this has dried. the
window VIII be coated with silver c-ys-
tails, which. while shutting of the view,
VIII not exclude the light. The coating
VIII remain indefinitely if 1t is not u.s.
turbed.