Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-10-06
For The Ideal
Nursery

In 10 part Of the home hzs there
been q greater change in the furnish
tnxs than Il the nursery Formerly
any Cd piece Of furniture Was Thought
good eaouxh for the chiidren's room
Only an extzvagant O. careless house
keeper would put good furniture tn
nrrsery 70 be crzwied over and per
haps soIsed by muddy boots or grimy
fingers
TIE srss change Il this condition
came when tie CRY for sanitation tn
the home Swept thrvagh the land AT
e practically every other room in the
house had been SWEPT and gzrntshed
to the satisfaction OF the sanitation ex-
perss the reform struck the nursery.
The little peo7le lost not only their
wurn sofas. ragged rigs and comnon-
place pictures. but practically every
thing h the shape OF furniture except
ing enaneled trun cots and straight
hacked eaameled chairs Rugs were
an sbomins ton and pictures accumu-
lated dust parents were tod
And now again after every other
room IN the house has received the at
tentton Of architects and decorators
the little people have come into their
OWL Parents as wel as educators
have come TO realize the importance
Of environnent upon the young as well
as upon older persons. New nurseries
and Ylayrcons are just as beautiful
and as individual as the rest OF the
house This does not mean that IN the
new nursery the question Of sanitation
Is overlooked only that parents have
come to realize that the aesthetic sense
Of the young child may be influenced
By its surroundings without In any
way lessening the hygsenic quality Of
the rooms
In the new nurseries the ccors are
always made % that they can be easily
washed Though hardwood floors are
considered durable as well as sanitary
and beautiful many persons parents,
educators and decorators, prefer nurs-
err Iinoieum- which Is said 10 be SAM
tary and easily kept free from dust
and which has the added advantage
OF being made with figures Of Mother
Goose and animals and birds scattered
over It's sur1ace-
When hardwood foor Is preferred
FOR a nursery rugs with all sorts OF
quaint and beautiful figures are TO be
had When the child first begins TO
walk eli rugs should be carefully held
In place by thumb taeks 20 prevent the
baby from slipping On them
When colorfDg the walls IL Is wei TO
remember that delicate shade Of yel-
low has Frightening effect and IS not
injurious to the ehild.s eyes Where
the room Is bright and cheerful nat
urally a delicate shade Of green is the
color favored
There are many charming designs =
wall paper made especially for nurse
ries- Among the all over PATTERN
shown By one firm which makes
speciality Of furnishing and decoratins
nurseries there is one with scenes from
Mother Goose in delicate shades
with touches Of red on pale butt
background There Is another with
Little Bo Peep and her lambkins on
delicate shade Of green Then there
are others with fairies. with elves and
all manner Of interesting make believe
people One just suited for boys
room has ffamingoes and other won
derful birds in tropical forest
The point to remember about actual
furniture Is simplicity and durability.
articles that can be easily scrubbed in
case Of contagious. Put nothing in q
child's room that he cannot manage
and master-chairs scaled TO his size
and shelves that he can reach-and al
low plenty Of boxes and cubbyholes.
where his precious. favorite junk can
be-treasured and respected.