The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Beauty i'm the Farm Home.

This subject has been discussed
but seldom, yet it is one of most i'm
portance. We all strive, or should
strive, for beauty in the home, for
the sake of our own pleasure and the
pleasure of our loved ones. Indeed,
the health of the family depends to
an appreciable extent upon the sue
cess of our efforts along this line.
Success does not depend so much
upon the amount of money at our
disposal as upon the good taste and
thought used in spending what we
may have. In writing this, I should
like to speak to others who, like my
self, may not have an abundance of
means.
1t has impressed me as being very
ritiable that so many good house
wives are so much mistaken in their
idea of what constitutes real beauty.
Some seem to think that room must
be crowded with furniture, pictures,
and what we politely term bric-a-
brac, but which might more appro-
priately be termed ''jun k.' The car
pet must be ornate, the curtains elab-
crate, and everything snowy.
AS matter Of fact, the very key
note of beauty is simplicity. Add to
this comfort, cheeriness and neatness,
and we have guide that will put us
well on our way to the achievement
Of our ideal.
The time for spring cleaning and
making over of rooms is almost at
hand, and we will consider in detail
some of the things that go toward
making them artistic in the real
sense.
First, there is the wall paper.
Much time and thought should be
given to its selection A good plan
is to write some of the mail order
houses for samples. With these you
can try the effect of each pattern
with the woodwork and have much
more definite idea what you need
than if your selection is made with
out thought. The location of tn.
room must be considered also It it
has a northern exposure, the tan,
brown or yellow suits it best. If
southern exposure, use the cool col
ors, gray, blue or green. If the room
is poorly lighted, get a paper very
light in color. There are a great
many things to consider, which will
present themselves to your mind.
When the paper has been selected,
be sure the figures match perfectly
and are kept parallel with the floor
and ceiling.
When the room has been papered,
the next important step is the car
pet. Here, as elsewhere, avoid imi-
tations. If you can afford only
homemade rag carpet or mating, do
not buy something else that is the
same price or more, that is recon-
mended to "look like an expensive
carpet" Put your rag or mating
carpet down as neatly as possible,
and rest assured that your room is
artistic, if not "elegant" If you can
afford to get a really nice carpet or
rug, by all means do so, as it is
splendid investment, but do not buy
a cheap, "showy' rug, which will
make you ashamed of your whole
room before the summer is gone.
When your carpet has been laid,
don't crowd the floor with all sizes
and colors of rugs. Most rooms re-
quire not more than three short
rugs, and these should harmonic in
color with each other and the carpet
or room-siZe rug. 1t goes without
saying that the wall covering, floor
covering and curtains should harmon
ize in color.
In buying curtains, be sure you are
getting material that will wash we'll,
if the room is to be used often. Do