Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-13

should have entirely different furnishings
from one used in winter aS IN waral
weather rooms that are crowded seem
close and hot
For in warm weather every one wants
! hight. airy appearing rOomS-the exact
opposite Of SNUG, coy fittings. SO desir-
able when the days are cold. Color, too.
has much To do with the cool effect and
| Il woman who is 50 fortunate as to pos
>eSs Summer home should select no
heating eolors, such is are reds and dark
! blues \ touch of brown has the desir-
! able effect OF heEhtcning the coolness of
! certain Light colorS. \ brown hair. for
example, emphasizes the green shade in
which a room may be done. and with
! yellow a touch of brown is desirable.
! But brown walls, excellent in winter
houses, are To be avoided for summer
| homes. as are dark green's.
Light green and yellow, also gray. are
! the three colors best suited to cool
schemes Of decoration for country or
seashOre homes. When the house is out
Of town aud is to be lived in all the year,
/ certain combinations may be SO worked
as 10 be excellent at all seasons.
\ living room done in a yellow gold is
no longer expensive, and is artistic and
| cool. There are yellow gold grass cloths
ana plain duh gold papers. no longer ex-
pensive, though when first made the lat
ter was costly. Some of these have Il
bronze effect that is beautiful, Some self
toned designs are pretty, but nothing is
| better than plain ground the shades be
ing dull and not bright.
This IS on the walls of the living room
IN house inst being finish ed and the
window hanglngS are charming They
are white draperieS of thin lawn. having
n band Of Nalencennes lace nm inch
wide heading hem two inches wide.
four-inch rutfle having one lace band and
lace edge, an inch wide. goes down
the edge and across the bottom. They
are draped with sash" of the lawn
with frilled ends. The sash is five
inches wide.
The curtains reach the sill.
Hanging straight over these draperies
are silk crepe curtains in gold color.
They have been embroidered by the own
er with designs not larger than the palro
of the hand. All the designs are in vel
low. The furniture is white, with eS
cep6on Of two brown chairs. and cush-
ions and covers are yellow or white.
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The influence of the City.
Many people have not studied the i'll
effect which takes place in the life of the
young during what is properly called
the formative period Of their lives. If
so be they are brought up in town or
city they become accustomed TO town
and city life and their habits are formed
with reference to it. There is Il wide
difference between the life Of the city
home and that of the country, | have
often thought of this when have lived
for periods in the city. City life has its
attractions which are largely artificial.
They are found in the theaters, in the
public parks, skating Kinks, and in those
various amusements which are stimulat
Dl oft hvv -fr. .ra Or,ip
order to increase their traffic and by
amusement makers who of course. seek
to make 4 revenue out Of them. These
amusements are inviting and in meas
ure expensive for those who attend
them.
This recreation is altogether different
! from the recreation of the country home.
The country home has its recreations
but they are not expensive. They are
easily and naturally formed, rs for III
stance. the books and periodicals that
come to the home by the methods OF
mail delivery from one source The nlu-
Sicully inclined will also find amusement
in the cultivation of music. There IS
also the social life which centers about
the schoolhouse. it may be, the Little
church, or in those social gatherings that
| are beyond censure, where the young
and often the old gather for their amuse
| mont recreation and social life. This
class of recreation is normal has no un-
due excitement, is conducive to a staid
habit, and is in happy accord with in
dustry and thrift. Those who are
brought up under its influence make the
very best of citizens In a recent ar
ticIe | noted that this statement was
made and then ample evidence gren,
that the citizenship of this nation, llat
has in it most of those steady. sterling
aud reliable qualities that make for The
permanency Of our republic, is founded
in these country districts where LIES
recreation is of the nature | have re-
ferred TOO. G. Gregg in North West
ern Agriculturist.