The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-09-14
A WOMAN URGES MORE
BEAUTY IN FARM HOMES

A writer in the current issue of the
Atlantic Monthly in an interesting
article presents an argument to prove
important business tool. Automobile
manufacturers, even Henry Ford, the
writer points out, cannot now over
look the fact that the American pub
lie is keenly interested in external
appearances, and both men and wo-
men are showing marked preference
for those things that are pleasing to
the eye; it matters not whether they
are buying canned goods, kitchen
cabinets, or automobiles.
The American people do want beau
ty, and at this season of the year
there is evidence of that fact on ev-
cry hand. In the cities, where the
space is limited, the flowers are
crowded into a small area, as a win
dow box or a patch of garden. In
the villages, as here in Princeton, the
gardens are bright with host of
flowers and nearly every house in
surrounded by a well-kept lawn dot
ted with shrubbery. Even the filling
stations, realizing the value of max
ing their premises attractive, have
flowers blooming in profusion be-
tween the squares of cement and NOR
tar.
A surprising number of farm homes
have attractive flower gardens in the
front door yard, and frequently it is
not so easy to grow flowers there as
it is in the villages where the chic
kens and other fowls are not allowed
to run loose and where there is
water supply to which hose can be
attached.
The American people are surround
ing themselves with flowers and
bright colors in their gardens be-
cause they know those things create
an atmosphere of happiness.
But the frosts are coming soon and
the flowers will then wither, and all
nature by November will have assum-
ed a drab dress. Then the bright,
pretty coloring in the home must be
indoors.
1t is a recognized fact that the peo-
pie who reside in the villages and
rural districts have more stern,
grim attitude than the residents of
the larger cities, because by the ma
ture of their surroundings they have
a harder struggle to provide them
selves with the comforts of life.
The homes in the villages and rur-
al districts frequently are painfully
bare, even where money is available
for making them attractive. The wo-
men, who are keenly sensitive to a
lack of beauty and bright colors, when
money is somewhat scarce in the
household, conscientiously refrain
from making any requests for unnec-
essary expenditures. But that sort
of economy can be carried too far,
because happiness, life, light and
human beings. The home should be
place that is delight to the senses
of those living in it.
There is promise of bountiful
this section of the state should have
a fair amount of money this winter.
1t would be fine thing if every
housewife in this community, on the
farms and in the villages, this fall
could be given an extra $500, $4,000
or 500 to be spent in making the
home more attractive by buying some
bright draperies, pretty curtains,
lamp shades or other little orna-
ments. The extra touch of color and
the relief that comes with the intro
duction of a few new articles into a
room would be an A No. l investment
for the whole family. None of us are
going to take anything with us when
the final call comes and let US make
the places in which we spend most
of our waking, leisure hours attrac-
tive.-Grace A. Dunn, in the Prince
ron Union