Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-14

| old are combined without questioning
whether one suits the other or not.
and in consequence both are spoiled.
| Some Rules to Follow.
| To furnish home satisfactorily one
must always consider the style Of
| house, its location, the use to which 1t
is to be put. as well as the cost Of Its
| furnishing Not a single piece Of fur.
niture should be bought without some
| thought as to whether it is suita ble-IOt
| the home and it's use; also whether II
| will be in harmony with furniture a.
ready in 1t.
When woman has sufficient money
| at her command and can furnish the
house completely from cellar TO attic
| 1t is an easy matter to give the con.
tract into the hands Of a professional,
occasionally with good results. some.
| times disappointment. But when one
must consider dollars carefully and
| furnish one room at Ane. possibly
only getting the absolute necessities
| for that room at first. 1t is harder
problem to solve The latter woman.
| however, is the one whom | should
like to help. Remember. then. in the
| first place not to buy anything unless
! 1t is appropriate to the use for which
It is intended as we'll as for the com.
pleteness Of the room. Remember 10
always select the real and substantial
in preference to the snowy imitation.
If 1t is a question Of tables. buy the
simplest form, made Of perfect wood,
with best finish. rather than the elab.
orately carved, snowy piece himsily
put together A good enameled iron
or plain brass bedstead will be infinite
ly more satisfactory in the end than
one Of cheap inlaid wood.
A large expenditure OF money does
not always imply satisfactory home
Truth and harmony. the elements OF
beauty. may be secured in the most
inexpensive cottage as well as In the
palace.
The ideal country house 10 built OF,
broad. generous lines. Never should 1t
have the high. narrow. cramped roof
frequently seen on crowded city
streets. where space is at premium.
It should have also roomy verandas
and porches, low ceilings. wide. low
windows and hospitable looking doors
opening into comfortable. homelike
rooms. Such house should be sincere
in it's furnishings not suggest
imitation in any way. This impression
Of genuineness can be given by mex
pensive material. even by homemade
furniture. very much better than BY
snowy workmanship carelessly per
formed.
Treatrn ant. of High Ceilings.
Some Of the houses built forty 0,
fifty years ago have ceilings too higl
to express real comfort. A room II
by IL feet with twelve foot cell
Jag has the appearance Of being ex
tremely narrow. while a room the
same size with a nine foot ceiling may
give real cozy effect. What Is to BIZ
done with the high ceiling? The sim.
plest way out Of the difficulty is to
! cheat tho eye into forgetfulness OF
| those extra three feet. This can be
done by using horizontal lines In the
wall decoration. Either the ceiling pa
per can be brought down on the wall
to the distance Of three feet. the up.
per part Of the wall may be finished
with a frieze. or three feet ut the
base may be covered with canvas OF
wood paneling. then six feet of figured
| paper. finished with a narrow picture
rnolding and joining the ceiling paper.
which has been dropped three feet.
Any Of these methods will give the
impression OF a lower ceiling.
! Borders have their place in wall dec
grafton, but they should not be usei
in rooms with low ceilings. Such q
room should be decorated with striped
paper and have the wall covering ex.
tend close up to the angle formed by
| the ceiling. and here the picture. mold.
! ing is put on. Never use wide STRIFE.
! or large designs of any kind on sulol,
room. and bear in mind that simplicity
in design and color is good rule =
| follow in wall decorations as well Al
in any part Of house furnishing.
Good and Bad In Wall Covering.
The owner Of new house Is In
clined to leave the walls undecorates
for the first few months at least afte!
the house is finished. His reason may
! be the added expense Of decoration, OF
he may think he prefers the plaiI
white wall just for its simplicity and
because 1t Is sanitary. II the walt
have been finished with smooth
white surface 1t is more than likely
every one will weary Of them In Z
short time Plain white walls give thu
feeling Of being shut in a box. as i
there were limit to space. A smootl
white surface also tires the eyes. No
so the rough plasters, which are quite
generally used nowadays. And II u
the plaster has been added 4 little
color. hint Of gray or deep cream, thu
effect is satisfying for long time
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