The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-02-22
AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY %, 1907
New York Ideas.
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FEBRUARY ~, l9UI.
They had been married about six months
and had been boarding at home for the time,
not with any idea of continuing such an
arrangement long, but in order to have an
opportunity to select their home, and to
furnish it with sufficient delberation to be
sure of making wise selections. They had
little capital for their start, but excellent
prospects, and the girl wife meant that
every penny of their expenditure should be
put into things that would be good enough
to use few years hence ;'When Will was
ready to build the permanent home that
they were looking forward to owning.
They secured small cottage which had
been moved to make way for more pre-
tentious structure, and congratulated them
selves that since it was in such shape that
it had to be completely done over inside
and out, they could have the colorings to
suit their own taste.
The wide, sloping roof was shingled and
time and the weather had turned these
beautiful silvery gray, so the lower part
was painted tint that nearly matched,
while the window trimmings and doors and
the pillars of the broad porch were done in
dark, quiet green.
As the house was detached with good
half acre of ground about it, there was
ample light in all its rooms, while as there
were only four of these on either floor they
were all corner rooms and had windows in
two directions.
1t was decided to tint the walls all alike,
in order to secure an air of spaciousness for
their small domicle, and soft light yellow
with little brown in it was the color Sc
lected. The floors were old, so these were
completely covered with Crex, the artistic
grass carpet that Mrs. Newlywed knew
would outwear many times any other floor
covering, and soft green was selected.
This carried out her scheme of uniform
coloring, and was easily kept clean and
sanitary while the combined effect of the
coloring was charming, giving a most arts
tic background for her other furnishings.
A bolt of simple drapery muslin was
made into straight draw curtains for all
the windows, and dark green shades were
bought for use when it was desired to shut
out the light, though these were seldom low
cred, For the living room and dining
room they bought the necessary pieces of
furniture in dark stained wood, in simple
handmade styles, testing every chair by sit
ting in it to find whether it was what a chair
ought to be-thoroughly comfortable
and adding loose cushions for seats andbacks
that could be taken out doors to be beaten,
brushed and summed. The dining chairs
had rush seats in their dark frames, and a
simple side table took the place of the side
board, which they planned to buy later.
The table furnishings Mrs. Newlywed
knew would eat up too large proportion
Of their capital unless she watched every
item with the utmost care, yet she wanted
to have these nice enough for any future
use as we'll as suitable for their present
needs. Blue and white she considered the
best basis to build on, so she bought just
enough of the famous "Onion Pattern "
in the imitation that only an expert can
tell from the real This was what is
known as "Open Stock so that she could
buy in half dozens or in odd pieces as she
needed them the furnishings of her china
closet. But the rest of the story must
come later since space is exhausted,
ELEANOR FRANCIS.