The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-02

49, ;. 5 mo- wat one has TO
wear but how 1t Is worn. not only
what furniture there.ls in a house, but
how the house is kept that makes a
person or a house look attractive or
uhattractive. is a trulsm. And yet
how often we Seem 10 forget this fact.
wehad been calling at a lovely new
homethe other day, The happy bride
had proudly shown US all over 1t. She
is decidedly weil,to do. and the furtl.
ture was beautiful. Dull, rich mahog:
any in the fine old lines. inaryelously
grained Citcassian walnut, brass beds
Of exquisite dull finish and chastest Of
design, fragile gold and white china,
heavy silver In the severe antique pat,
tern, beautiful pictures and wonderful
oriental rugs indeed, everything that
the heart Of man, or rather of woman,
could desire, seemed to be IN that
house. g = &
AS we walked towards home my
companion sighed entiously, Wasn't
ftSloyely? Oh, 1t Just makes me sles
to golnto my house after that, I
|sSsA vision of her home came before,
inns eyes. The furnishings are good,
slIcllgh not. expensive, The house Is
PHEASANT and has fine possibilities. and
liSetit is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS home
far home unattracttye than 1t has
any reason for being For Bhe mis-
tress of the house ignores the truism
that 1t is not onlylYhat is In home,
! but how It's kept that makes i pleas
ing or not. Take Asi9 az 4 amber, for
instance. With Its pretty white beds,
itsawell built oak DRESSER, Its dainty
cretonne ahangI agsishdr Comfortable
wicker chairs, 1t would be. a very
pleasant roomSitiit'were kept perfect.
lily clean and in, good order. But when
II last saw it, the 'hangings were awry,
the dresser was Uttered and one
drawer pulled a little way out, the Gov
1 ers on the wicker chairs were soiled,
the beds we're carelessIy made and
one Of them was married by long
scratch which might have been easily
rernedied by bit ofenamel. Natural
N the effect was not pleasing. She EVIL
dehtly attributes the unattractlve as
peet to the lack of fine furniture. But
Iif she had the finest furniture, the
most expensive mahogany or Circas'
sian walnut, andikept the room SO
cafelessly, and was so neglectful Of
details as she snowissG maintain tnat
the effect would Still be far from
pleasing. W
A certain young married woman en-
vles her girl friends their pretty
clothes and sometimes feels aggrieved,
because she cannot have two suits d
yearand all the other dainty costumes
and accessories that they buy for
themselves. Apparently she Is very
ambitious to look we'll. And yet she
often goes about the house without a
collar or belt, and with agown which
has been simply thrown on. The fin,
est clothes wornin this way would be
unattractlve. The cheapest machine
made housegrowniif it of becoming
make and color, and carefully and
neatly put on, would look better.
We may not all have beautiful Iud'
nishings or expensive clothes. But We
may all wear our clothes and keep our
homes in a way that shall give US
their full value, IN attractiveness.
Mahogany, dirty, scratched and IN
dIsorder, is not SO attractive as oak
Ckept neat and orderly and unmarried.
A silk gown carelessly put on, and
worn without belt Or collar.'is far less
effective than glngham dress III
proper condition.
The woman who not only acknowl-
edges these, truisms, but lives them
lis practically sure of,an attractive per-
son and pleasing home @'''
ISN 0ha. .t W.