Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-25

which admiring relatives would like
to heap upon him.
The nursery wing in Goldsborough
Hall is entirely cut off from the rest
of the house. 1t is Master LascelleS
own domain. There are two chief
rooms in this house" of his-the day
nursery and the night nursery.
Everything in these two rooms-in
fact, everything in the entire nursery
wing-is painted in pure white en-
amel. This applies to the walls, cell
ings and even the floors
The reason for this is that from
earliest infancy children love light
1t has been noted that when only a
few days old a child will be attracted
by any bright object, such as the
sunlight on a piece of glass, freight,
the glitter of running water. or a
meadow white with daisies.
Light, the symbol of life's Joy,
seems TO be the first language in
which the spirit of beauty speaks in
a child. Thus. Princess Mary be-
iieves, we should do all that can be
done artificially to minister to this
first craving in the little mind. White
IS the nearest approach to light that
We can create, and that is why the
royal child is surrounded by It.
Everything in the nursery is easily
washable-walls, ceilings and floors
Every second day. every square inch
of all the rooms in the young
masters wing is scrubbed with soap
and water. and then polished with
homely beeswaX and turpentine
The nursery wing is kept at an
equal. but by no means high, tenn
perature by central heating. and is
ventilated by the most modern sys-
tenn. The windows are never closed.
but are kept open always at the top.
Except in very warm weather. pine
logs burn on all the open hearths
because pine logs are supposed to
| possess valuable disinfectant prop
critics, and they also vitalize the air
of the room in which they are
! burned.
THERE are no such things as
heavy fabrics. carpets or curtains
in the nursery wing. These are re-
garded as traps for dust Cleanli-
ness, in Princess Mary's view, is
almost equal to Goodness where the
care of small infant is concerned.
The lofty windows which look out
on wide stretching park land are
! III LlSHtU Win pam "HIbC
and white. very light muslin curtains
The white enameled floors have no
covering, save a very few handwoven
mats of white wool, and one or two
pretty white sheepskin or bearskin
rugs.
All bed valances and other hang
ings are Of white chinz or the light
est muslin. The artificial light is
cast from above and from either side
by swinging electric lamps prettily
screened with white and blue shades.
The two great nurseries face the
south and are full of sunshine.
There are no pictures on the walls
of Master Lascelles' night nursery,
with the exception of one-a lovely
picture of the Holy Child and His
piece, making an exquisite spot of
blue, gold and rose against the pure
white Of the walls.
A large glass-topped table is also OF
white enameled wood. Two white
wicker easychairs are furnished with
blue and white chintz cushions. A
big wicker work basket stands beside
the white tiled hearth and is filled
with pine logs. This is all the furni-
ture there is in the hight nursery.
No wearing apparel. no cupboards
or wardrobes or chests of drawers
are allowed in this sleeping room. II
is room designed solely for Master
Lascelles to sleep in. Therefore moth