The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-07-12
ynocK OF SCOTCH o1NeHAM.

EnOCk OF SCOTCH GINGHAM.
this living room built-in bookshelves
breast high, with square windows
opening above them, and these high
windows are gay with red geraniums.
There Is a big double writing table
lighted by two large, low, chintz shad-
ed lamps Of crystal with straight col
umns and a hattened bowl for oil.
The chairs are Of brown wicker with
cushions Of brown art serge and Of
chintz in big old fashioned pattern in
tones Of brown and red. A long low
couch at one side of the room Is COW
cred in brown leather. Above the pol
ished bookcases Of brown oak the walls
are painted a warm shade Of yellow.
The dining room Is mass Of sun
shiny color. as the owner of the cot
tage believes in reversing the order Of
things. A bright, happy looking din
ing and a dim. somber living room
are the result The woodwork Of the
dining room is dull white, and the
walls are hung with a cool sunny
shade Of green. On the simple buffet
are some stunning pieces Of copper
and brass samovar. These with
few old blue plates make pleasing
effect against the green walls.
The mistress sleeping room is fur
nished in rather an unusual manner.
The woodwork Is stained silvery gray,
and the chairs, bookshelves, writing
table (the room served for boudoir as
welD, dressing table and bedstead are
OF the same tint. The walls are hung
with two toned striped French gray
paper to the picture rail. The ceiling,
which Is brought down low, is papered
with design Of gray lattice through
which creep masses of purple wistaria
ana pale green leaves. The covers on
dressing table and bed and the hang
ings at the doors and windows are Of
chintx which exactly matches the cell
ing paper. Under the double window
at one end of the room is a couch COW
cred with wistaria chintz. My soul
found an uplift and delight In this
house that it has not experienced for
some time. Really my sensations were
what I imagine cat feels when It
purs for sheer content
DO you remember the time got that
light ring on my finger and couldn't
ret It OF? Well, / watched mother
remove a ring from a child's finger the
other day that recalled the incident
The child had put over his chubby
finger ring much too small for it. and
the fesh on either side began to swell.
Crying with fright and some pain. l
imagine. It ran to mother. who with
the calnnest manner In the world be-
gan to make preparations for removing
the ring even while trying to comfort
her offspring. She threaded fat eyed
needle with linen, which was strong
but not coarse, soaped it and passed
the head of the needle under the ring.
She pulled 1t few inches toward the
hand and wrapped the other end Of
the thread tightly and regularly around
the finger toward the nail. She then
took hold of the needle and began
slowly to unwind the coil, carrying the
ring along with the thread until it slip
ped easily from the end Of the finger.
1t was a painless operation; in fact, it
interested the child so much that it
forgot to fret. / asked the mother
where she learned the trick, and she
told me that she once had an expert
ence with tight ring which jeweler
removed for her in just that way. She
always remembered 1t and found it
useful In many cases before she had
q family of her own. knowledge like
this Is of value, as often reflect when
see 1t put to practical use. and then
! promptly forget to use the same
knowledge when an occasion arises
And while on juvenile topics let me
tell you how an armful of paper bound
up the broken hearts of half dozen
children the other afternoon who were
house bound by the rain when they
had anticipated picnic. 1t was the
big sister of one Of the children who
came upon the scene when disappoint-
ment was at its height with panacea
for the dumps" Under one arm were
half a dozen dolls of as many sizes
and under the other arm rolls Of Grape
and tissue paper and handful Of the
most suggestive things, such as coils
Of wire, some tinsel of various sorts
and some tiny artificial flowers. thread,
needles and a tube Of paste. Until the
supper bell warned the group that the
afternoon was over the room looked
like miniature millinery shop. Even
automobile, Shaker and Quaker bon
nets were turned out in more or less
rice imitation of Fifth avenue models.
And every lassie voted that she had
had finer time then IL the rain had
not interrupted her plans.
For the last few days I've been abb
aerbad in the mysteries OF dressmak-