Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-29

whether d suits the other or not.
and In consequences both are spoiled.
Some Rules to Follow.
To furnish a 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 1t is suitable for
the home and Its use; also whether 1t
will be In harmony with furniture al
ready In 1t.
When a woman has sufficient money
at her command and al 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 a time, possibly
only getting the absolute necessities
for that room at first. 1t Is a harder
problem to solve. The latter woman,
however, Is the one whom l should
like to help. Remember, then, In the
first place not to buy anything unless
1t Is appropriate to the use for which
1t Is intended as well as for the COM
~pleteness of the room. Remember to
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 fimsily
put together. A good enameled iron
or plain brass bedstead will be infinite
ly more satisfactory in the end than
of cheap inlaid wood.
A large expenditure of money does
not always imply a 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 is built on
broad. generous lines. Never should it
have the high, narrow, cramped roof
frequently seer on crowded city
streets, where space Is at a premium.
1t should have also roomy verandas
and porches, low ceilings, wide, low
windows and hospitable looking doors
opening into comfortable, homelike
rooms. Such a house should be sincere
In its Neutrality-suspicious. not suggest
imitation In any way. This impression
of genuineness a be given by mex
pensive material. eve by homemade
furniture, very much better than by
snowy workmanship carelessly per-
formed.
Treatment of High Ceilings.
Some of the houses built forty or
fifty years ago have ceilings toe high
to express real comfort. A oom 10
by II feet with a twelve foot cell
ing has the appearance of being ex-
tremely narrow. while a room the
same size with a nine foot ceiling may
give a real cozy effect. What is to be
done with the high ceiling? The sim
plNessAt~wagy seIt the4aifaellty-sS4t
cheat the 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 at the
base may be covered with canvas or
wood paneling, then six feet of figured
paper. finished with a narrow picture
holding 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 used
In rooms with low ceilings. Such a
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 OF. Never use wide stripes
OF large designs of any kind on a small
room, and bear In mind that simplicity
in design and color Is a good rule to
follow In wall decorations as we'll as
In any part Of house furnishing.
Good and Bad In Wall Covering.
The owner of a new house is In
clined to leave the walls moderated
for the first few months at least after
the house is finished. His reason may
be the added expense OF decoration, or
be may think he prefers the plain
white wall just for Its simplicity and
because it Is sanitary. If the walls
have been finished with a smooth
white surface 1t is more than likely
every one will weary Of them in a
short time. Plain white walls give the
feeling of being shut in a box. as If
there were a limit to space. A smooth
white surface also tires the eyes. Not
SO the rough plasters. which are quite
generally used nowadays. And If to
the plaster has been added a little
color, a hint of gray or deep cream, the
effect is satisfying for a long time.
Indeed, for almost any oom in the
house, with the possible exception of
the reception room or parlor, this