The Washington times., 1922-05-28

duInlfe OF see 80 many OUJeCtb ~
one time. The best art Is that
where only one or two articles are
displayed at one time. Look at the
shop windows OF a high.grade store
where but a single suit and hat ara
shown In the entire window. or at
the art dealers where one statue or
one painting is placed on view!
do not believe you overcrowd
the house with these small objects
and souvenirs because you really
want to look at them, but because
you have acquired them and 1t has
become a habit to stick them
around. Why not follow the plan
of laying some away and changing
the few from time to time? The
Japanese, who excel in the art of
charming. restful furnishings, place
Just one beautiful vase or one fms
painting or one rare cabinet in the
room. Then when they are tirel
of looking at this article they re-
place IL with another.
Spring is the best time Of all the
year for a general "redding.up.'
Try to look around your house with
the eye OF an interior decorator
what would he select. what would
he leave If he were to plan the fuI'
nishings OF your house? Would he
not Danish some Of the photographs,
a few of the vases or bowls or jars,
take away one or two OF the pillows.
remove several Of the stems from
the plate rail, and dispense with
the string of dance programmes
hanging from the bureau?
If you wish to increase the sense
of space in your home 1t is absO.
lutely necessary to put away
things" Every separate object,
ash tray. bowl, curio or relic dis.
tracts the eye and makes for a feel
ing OF confusion as we'll as actually
taking. up physical space in the
room. In warm weather especially
let's do away with some of the
clutter" so frequently found in the
house. You can get a feeling OF
rest. OF sweet cleanness and OF
charm into your rooms only by hav'
ing fewer articles about.
And why does the housekeeper
OF things" when these things"
only increase her housekeeping
labor? Does not the dust gather
the SCOT attack and CRIME enfold
all such objects? Do they not cause
her one long struggle to keep them
clean, keep them arranged. keep
them safe from being broken7
What makes camp housekeeping so
wonderfully restful and easy? Only
that in camp or in Summer bunga-
low we cut down to the essentials
of living-just a bed and a folding
chair and a wooden table-and ye:
we are happy! Half an hour to
sweep off the floor, and we may de-
vote the rest of the day to enjoy
ment: another short period is
given over to the preparation Of
simple meals. No closets full of
"stechery," no cupboards packed
with seldom.used articles. no
shelves laden with dirt catchers,
no walls groaning with pictures and
photos-a happy home where rub
bish accumulates not and where
housekeeping is not one endless
round Of sweeping. cleaning, dust
ing-just things!
Don't keep clothing that you are
positive you can make no use of,
but at once send ii to the Salvation
Army or one of the many charity
organizations which will willingly
call for the bundle. There are vaca.
tion camps for needy children or
mothers which will delight in your
packages of outworL garments, par.
TALLY broken toys and picture books.
Papers and magazines may be sent
to those firms making them over
into new material; your old carpets
may be picked over and furnish EN-.
ployment for some OF the crippled
soldiers; local rummage sale will
do justice to pieces of bric-a-brac
or ornaments which may have out
lived the pleasure they can give
you. Pass on to others some part
Of those belongings which but
crowd and cramp your space and
which you can do well without.
The Summer furnishings should