The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-16

 OF THE HUME
(Adress delivered by Mrs. Albert
 Reincrt before the Skagway Parent Teacher Association, May 12, 1916.)

Home is a place of abode or aIhec- tiou, peace and rest-a cOngental abiding place. IF this is true then our flrst thought in planning home, even though 1t be but one room is to make 1t @ place that ap- peals to our sense of harmony; a place where We can feel free to carry out our individual idea of beauty in arrangement and furnish ings; a place where we are at our best, and can welcome our friends with sincere and honest hospitality. A peaceful honey room free from pretens2, well lighted, well Yentilat- ed will make one feel on entering, that here will be found sincerity and truth. Here one can rset and feel at peace with himself and with the world.
 To quote Mir. Stickley, in the Craftsman: Whoever has toiled for a long, hot, wearisome way thru barren, uninteresing country, and come at last to Q shadoWy, quiet little groYs where flowers bloomed and a cool stream gleamed, found that his whole soul respond ed to its beauty, his tense nerves relaxed, his mind was refreshed and his heart free . some such eXulraiion of spir4' comes to a man who enters simple, uBpretentiOus- ly furnished home after a hard, fa- tiguins day of work. The grove is restful because it Is never pTeten- tious.. It s beautiful, but 1t is not conscious of the fact. This simple spirit of the uRpr8teutiOus beauty should Ra a characteristic of every home. Pretenttonsness Is the opposite of truth SO rseYer ac- complishes anything"
 Simplicity" says Wagner in his Simple Life, "is never Telegated to any one phase OI life-a labOrer's life may be the most complex and complicated of existenoes, while a rich mans may he fpee from affec- tation and aTtifieiality.. Simplicity con- iSts in being one's self with no attempt to deceiYo.. A beautiful room should be TO more prebentious than a beautiful flower. It can be humble like the violet, sumpti- ous like the rose, elegant like the lily, gracious like the spreading oak tree, but in every case 1t must be ttself--hOnest with no Assembling. There are a few fundamental rules that must be observed h the furn- ishins of & home. It Is better to have every thing simple, depending for value upon good line, harmony ious color and good texture. It is hard to realize what a powerful influence color is, and when added to good line in furnishings and a general sense of appropriateness any home may be made to have a distinct individuality of It's own.
 The principles of art in general are. (1) utility, (2) harmony (S) balance, (4) rythm, (5) simplicity.
 Rooms should always express thought Individuality and & defin- ite plan. Have nothing. in your house that does not serve q definite purpose. Chairs and touches are to be used, and should not be too delicate in structure or upholster- ing to be used.
 Because a thing nag cost us a lot of money does not mean that 1t has any value, either utilitaTiaR or decorative. It IB Q good rule to remember in furnishing a room that any Ulece of furnlture or work of art, regardless Oe Its merit must justify the presenIe by being more valua Jle than the space iI occupies. If a house is crowded with much furniture and great many orna- ments, even though they are in themselves beautiful, some one will have to spend a great deal of time and labor in the care of 1t. Every thing, even down to the last sofa pillow, should bs selected with care. We make mistakes constant Ia by cYercrowdihs our houses with worthless, unnvcsesaTy furniture and ornaments.
 Many a woman could have enoug spare time in 9 year Co master Shakespeare's plays if she did not have to spenl so much time 1T dusting useless bric-abrao and orna mental furniture.
 In furnishing a home one mus conaider the whole acheme with re gard 70 color and arrangement, ant the part each room must play 1T relation to the other rooms. The furnishings and color in each room should be in harmony wiGh all oth