The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
OF the klearfiax Linen Rug
Company.

Some people are Of the impression
that any place to hang their hat is
home" and to those who think
this, it probably is. but what a
great deal they are missing in life.
A prominent lecturer once said
that there are only three things In
the world worth while:" these are
love, religion and home. Just con-
slider this for a moment and / am
sure you will agree with him. II
home" is one of only three reasons
to make living a pleasure. it should
be given serious consideration.
don't you think?
While in the teen" age, who does
not dream of a place all his own,
to rest in or for play; in short. a
place where the problems may be
discussed and engineered? This
home should be ourselves; It should
express our thoughts and tastes; It
should do more, it should be a COM
fort.
A home that will attract to It all
the members of the family, and
make them feel "at home" Is indeeo
home or a better place than any
other in the world. The exterior Is
nothing but a wall between our
selves and the outside" but the in
terror. where we live, love, rest.
and where we are nursed through
periods of illness. is the part of the
home to have our most thoughtful
consideration.
ANY old thing" will no longer
do. You have undoubtedly heard
of the saying there is a place for
everything. and everything in its
place" Do not consider this from
the viewpoint OF orderline3s. but
rather from a decorative standpoint.
1t Is naturally difficult to suit all
circumstances. as some may be able
to have wonderful tapestries and
brocades, while another who IL linz
tied in means, but nightly inter
ested in the improvement of her
home, deserves equal attention.
First of all consider a plan. When
you design a gown or hat, although
you are already familiar with your
figure and what shades are most be-
coming. yet you plan each detail
with an eye to pleasing result,
ways give this scme amount of
thought to, your home.
Each room is a picture. painted in
pigments, and 1t should be treated
as such. Study every room separ-
ately, its exposure, it's lights and
shadows and plan it mentally! tully
furnished before you decide or
placing a thing in 1t.
II you had an olive complexion,
would you wear red? No, because
it would accentuate the green in
lit
a complexion. which Is derived from
the color of light to which it Is ex-
posed.
This must be studied in order that
it be given a becoming" color and
so that it may give back to you a
share of its beauty. 1t is bound to
reciprocate, because a room Ia al
most a higher degree of human be-
ing; il gives back in proportion as
we give to 1t and can give back so
much more than any effort we might
expend.
For instance, a room with a cold.
northern, almost shadowless light,
should be warmed by introducing a
color that is warm in tone and feel
ing. What color would best do this
almost magic trick?
Just think a second-what color
makes us feel warm, what color is
used to represent heat in fire, what
colored light suggests warm sun
shine in our stage settings? You
know at once-it is red! But red
does not please everybody alike.
An ALFRED room would be a very
exciting place to live in, because we
are affected by the color that sur
rounds us in a way we know, as yet,
little about: besides red. to put II
mildly. brings to mind the Inferno,
and who among US would choose to
live there?
But do not feel disheartened about
using red; 1t may be used in a modi-
fed way. That is. less hot. and still
give warmth to the room. Rose Is