The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-21
In PLEASANT ROOM
MEALS ARE DoUBLY ATTRACTIVE
AND ENJOYABLE.
Dining Place and its Appurtenances
Should Be One Of the Chief
Cares Of the Mistress Of
the Household.

the Household.
eve eat to live; we do not live Z
eat" is a time-stained saying. 1t is al
most invariably uttered complacently
and seldom in absolute sincerity
There is something wrong physically
with the man who does not care wha
he eats" There is a twist in th'
moral makeup OF the woman who
finds catering for the appetites o
those she loves "a wretched bore
don't you know?"
Next In Importance to the mouse
place" in the estimation OF the wise
and tender mother OF the home comes
the dining room, where, three times
day, she has her brood under the
wings OF her comforting. proyiden'
and nourishing love Whatever may
be said as to the merits OF the food
products" that ny at the masthead Of
the company the motto, "Tell me
what you eat, and ! will tell you what
you are"-there is potent grain OF
truth In the legend.
So much OF mans temper and NOR
ais during the day depends upon what
he has had for breakfast that the
mother may we'll give serious thought
70 the composition OF the meal. So
much depends upon where and how he
eats his breakfast, that the wonder
grows in the philosophic mind that the
eating room and the appurtenances
thereof are a third-rate consideration
with 50 many otherwise excellent
managers
The housemother who can let sun
shine into the morning meeting place
OF the family scores an important
point in favor OF the success of her
pious scheme. Since this cannot al
ways be. her aim should be to simulate
the blessed sunbeams as far as she
can. Walls Of pale buff. the fash Of a
gilt frame here and bit Of bright
drapery there; yellow silk sash cur
taIns, and, on the sideboard, the glitter
Of silver and glass will go far to re-
lieve the depressing influence Of an
apartment where the sun never falls.
There is no excuse nowadays for
setting table with coarse, thick
stoneware, even when there Is no
company" (hateful phrasel) present.
Graceful designs may be had In ware
90 cheap as TO be within the reach Of
any woman who can spread table Of
her own.
In the matter OF napery, modern
fashion comes benevolentIy TO the help
Of the poor In rlrse. Have the top Of
your table polished with a mixture Of
raw linseed oil and turpentlne-three
parts Of OIL one OF turpentine-rubbed
IN long and we'll Then set for break
fast and for luncheon with a linen
uare--embroidered or simply hem.
stitohed-laid dIagonally to the table
corners, In the middle, with doilies OF
the same under the plates; q carving
cloth before the master OF the house,
nnd a tray cloth before the mistress.
The effect is pleasing and decorative,
the more agreeable to the housewifely
eye because the weekly wash is ma
terially lessened thereby.
Tax your ingenuity in every way to
make the place tempting to eye and
to thought. as well as to appetite A
place where one is disposed to lInger
over ones meals for social converse
and social enjoyment. instead of bolt
ing food in hungry silence, preparatory
20 boiling from the place he calls
"home." through custom and courtesy,
70 return not until the approach Of the
next feeding time.
Since the dining room chairs are
higher than those in the sitting room
and parlor, women of medium height
sit with their feet barely touching the
floor and short women dangle their
toes helplessly and painfully, the
weight of the lower limbs depending
from the weary spine.
Provide for each of the shorter sex a
footstool or hassock. and reap your
reward in the Swallowed lines in brow
and cheek. the happier light in the
eyes. the cheerful ring in the voice.