The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-21
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THE IDEAL HOME.


we omit names. Out of six re.
quests sent out four of our lady
readers have responded as fol
lows:
My ideal home, is not neces.
sarily adorned with the trap
pings Of wealth; neither must it
be saddened by the pinchiugl of
poverty. A competence there
must be; which, with industry
and thrift will preserve it's in.
mates from painful anxieties.
In this home. the husband is
the bread winner, the wife the
home maker, and together they
reign as king and queen over the
little realm. The children, for
there are children in my ideal
home. are loyal and obedient sub.
jects, every one; and it never
occurs to them, to question the
divine right of the king and
queen to rule.
Order and system prevail, but
love and self-sacritice for loves
sake, animates all hearts within
this home, and to be good aud
do good is their constant rule of
conduct. Health, the smiling
goddess, stands at its portal and
scatters happiness and prosper
ity with lavish hand. The table
is not only the place where ma
ture's recurring wants are daily
supplied, but school of man
ners; yet there harmless mirth
dispOrts itself unrebubed, and
thought unfettersd flows. Books
there are in abundance, bringing
the culture of all the countries
and all ages within reach of this
charmed circle. Flowers bloom
in the window, smile at you
from the garden paths with their
suggestions of beauty and refine
ment. Yet, whatever else may
be there, the guests who frequent
this house are its choicest, most
valued ornaments.
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The head of my "Ideal home, y
is father possessing firmness OF
character without being a tyrant.
He gives the best that he is, so.
cially and mentally, to his family.
The mother is patient, kind and
courageous, the children obedi-
ent. This home is not the home
Of wealth, neither is it the home
OF poverty. Order and system
prevail in every departments.
The radiance of truth rests on
each face. There is refinement
and culture. The mother tongue
is spoken in all of its purity. The
ideal home is the Christian home.
The Bible is read here and its
precepts are lived up to. Books
and papers are to be seen every
where. The books are selected
with care so that they may enter.
tain and instruct without cor
rupting the reader. No profanity
or slang is heard here. The cup
that inebriates has never had
place in this home. The children
honor their parents and the par
ents respect the rights of the chill
dren, and life is made as brig bit
as possible for them. They ara
early taught to love the beautiful
in art as we'll as in nature. Flow
ers and music help to refine and
beautiiy their home. This family
are taught to deal justly and
they weigh their fellow man by
what he il and not what he has.
This Ideal home," is so attract.
i've that the children are not
tempted to spend their evenings
on the street or in doubtful places
of amusement.
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DEAR EDIToR:-What do you
say-"my idea of 'Homew in the
space that you indicatei A vol
ume. and large ono, would be
required to discuss the mere out
lines of this subject But you
have given me some time to boil
down my crude and imperfect
ideas on this theme. A great
writer, you know, on one oc-
casion said, "This is a very long
letter but positively l had not
time to make it any shorter"
"An Ideal Home," you say,
Well 1t must be where love abides,
rock rooted in confidence.
1t must be where physical com
forts are not wanting, but where
luxury and pretense have not
usurped the places of peace ant
comfort. There may be more JOY
in the hovel than in the palace
but you are asking for the .ideal'
home, and such y home requirel
all of the comforts.
There must be music, becaus,
music 10 the language of the sou
when ordinary language fails.
There must be religion. l d.
not speak of creeds or doctrine
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