Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
ALLAROUND'44E HOU)F.

A small jar of these crisp salt crumbs,
with tin of crackers, often is taken on
voyage by those who know their value.
| They have proved source of comfort to
! many a forlorn fellow passenger.
A Suggestion
| OF individuality may be given to the IL
| brary by devoting a small space to the
| writer, artist. or musician whom you most
| admire. To gain the best effect you should
| choose a corner or arrange one. and make
| a drapery of olive, deep blue, golden brown
| or crimson.
! Hung against this should be as many pic
| lures as you can procure of your favorite.
! A pretty bookshelf hung the wall, or
/ one of the small ones that revolve and so
may be reached easily, should hold the
works of the writer. Embroidered on the
| cover of the little table in the corner Is
! some appropriate motto from his writings,
or some tribute to him by another genius.
/ A divan and one chair beside the table
| furnish this corner. On the table may be
some of the various things that have been
| described in his books or trifle from some
| old city which he noted, photograph Of
the place where he lived or which formed
| the home of one of his heroines
| Other suggestions easily may be added
| until your authors corner is counted a
delightful place in which to find rest.
! An Interesting
| Indian room had walls of tinted plaster In
! soft leather brown. The woodwork was
| stained a Flemish oak; there were Indian
rugs on the floor, the couch and back
of the couch in red, black and ecru. and
the curtains were made of ecru homespun
with applique design adapted from the
rugs in red and black.
| On a rail about three feet from the cell
! ing were arranged pieces of Mexican pot
| terry in terra Gotta and black. In place of
! pictures Indian baskets were hung against
the wall in an artistic way. The furniture
was of Flemish oak, simple in shape.
| 1t used to be considered necessary in fur
nishing a mans den, as it invariably was
| called, to have an oriental corner. Now,
fortunately, fashion and common sense.
| helped by the interests of art and beauty,
| have banished them with their sisters, the
| coy corner, beloved to girls hearts. All
| superfluouS draperieS are condemned IN
mems rooms.
| They are to have simplicity comfort and
| beauty, and women approaching these
| qualities. are making their own rooms
much like them.
If Bath Tubs
And sinks of white enamel daily are wash
! ed with hot suds they will be kept free
| from spots, unless the water is hard. In
| that a gray, gritty substance soon Is
! uepOSlleu on lHe Out IL can De re-
moved with cloth wet with kerosene or
gasoline If the stains are allowed to re-
main day two it is more difficult to
| store the shining surface of the enamel.
| Securing soaps should not be used 1t
| soon wears the enamel thin.
A frame of hardwood on which to set
pals and iron pots is a protection to the
| sink. These frames should be washed and
dried daily after the heavy work of the
! kitchen Is disposed of
Self-Toned-
Or plain papers in dark colors are becom-
ing general in living rooms. These furnish
| the best background for pictures, books,
etc. Since few pictures are hung in dining
rooms these walls frequently divided
up into thirds or halves. Plain papers are
used for the lower two-thirds, with figured
or woodland papers above. or perchance
a landscape frieZe; or the order is reversed
and figured papers are used below plate
! rail, with plain paper in harmony with one
of the colors, above. Plate rails certainly
are not used in living rooms, although the
walls sometimes are divided into thirds
with the plain paper below and the figured
paper above and "A picture between. Gold
seldom is used on any of the papers. and
! the inclination is toward few colors.
Here Are
/
served by those who often arrange flowers:
| Use plenty OF foliage.
Put your flowers in lightly.
Use artistic glasses.
! Do not use more than two or at the most
three different kinds of flowers in &c deco
| ration.
Arrange your colors to form a bold con-
trast, or better still. soft, harmony.
! The aim of the decorator should be to
I IL. a.,
| contain them therefore the simpler ones
are far preferable to even the most elab
! crate.
| Glasses for dinner table should be
! either white. n delicate shade of green,
/ brown, or rose color. according to the flow
/ ers arranged in them.
/ Sixty-Five Degrees
| Fahrenheit is good temperature at which
! to keep the house. If the ventilation is so
/ arranged that the impure air passes out and
/ there is a proper supply of pure air, all the
| healthy members of the family will feel
! comfortably warm.
! IS impossible to be warm and comfortable
| in any temperature. 1t is great mistake
| to make one two rooms hot and keep
| the rest of the house at a normal temper
| AZURE: no better system could be devised
| for producing colds. Keep all the living
| rooms at about the same temperature.
To Keep
| A house in sanitary condition does not
mean that you must be sweeping, busting
! and scrubbing all the time.
Let the air and sunshine into every part
! of the house: do not allow any decaying
| matter to accumulate in the cellar; wash
and dry all cleaning cloths, tubs, pals,
| etc, as soon as you have finished using
| them. 1t Is not so much the dust that is in
| sight as the dust. dampness and decay in
| dark places that make dwelling insari-
| tary. Brooms. brushes. busters etc need
| frequent washing and thorough drying