The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-02-28
BY Pauline Suing Bloom

One hearS great deal To-Day ABOUT HOMES Hot
being what they used to be, with the unrest of the
modern women, which is largely propaganda, given
the Perhaps some OF us are convinced
of the fact. That makes it debatable question
just as some insist that modern youth is all wrong
while those who closest to them, teachers,
workers in character building associations employ
ers. say without the shadow of doubt that never
was there a time when the youth of the nation was
fine and outstanding it is now.
An hour in real home, and we are writing OF
the one in which Mrs. w. II. Huston is hostess,
makes one realize more than ever, that there
women to whom home means everything in life
worth while. After 25 years of married life. the
Huston home is blessed, for the first time with
the presence of child, little Virginia Mabel Hus.
ton, just one year old. Big blue eyes and mass
of lovely curly fair hair, make her very like her
mother and she who has had the of her says
that il has been the happest year of her life, that
nothing in the world can take the place of mother
hood compare with it in the life of the normal
woman.
81 wouldn't give up what the last year has meant
to me for anything in this world. And when this
little one came confess ! didn't even know how
to get her clothes on her. she was such tiny mite
Now Dr. Barnett pronounces her one of the 100 per
cent babies of Spokane.
The home which little Miss Virginia graces Is
of the lovely homes of the city. Situated at
S45 Overbluff Road it commands view that is un-
but has many original features worked out by Mrs.
Huston who spent days with the architects and
personally superintendent the building which was
done nine years ago. From lovely sun-room there
is porch which looks out wide expanse of
lawn, the property extending through from Over
bluff to Syringa Road. The rock porch has novel
design and is surmounted with designed by
Mrs. Huston which in the summer time make it
bower of flowers and hanging vines unsurpassed
in beauty Opposite to the sun porch there is a
breakfast nook with French windows looking out
upon the same lovely garden.
The interior finish of the house is of quartered
oak throughout. The staircase in the hall and the
buffet in the dining room of original design sub
mitted by Mrs. Huston. Her originality is shown
again in the lfesZed oil panel of the Good Shepherd
the stair landing. The lovely figure of Christ
with the lamb over his shoulder and the faithful
sheep following seems like benediction over the
home. l could not refrain from mentioning this i'm
preston and Mrs Huston said. at is. that is why
have it there. So many people do not realize
what blessing in a home such pictures are"
Mrs. Huston studied art as young and
she kept up her painting under an Instructor all of
the years until Miss Virginia came. This past year
she has not had time for anything like that Her
youth spent in Jordan, Minnesota, though she
born in Bohemia. But, she said, she made the
journey to this country so early in life that she has
no recollection of 1t. She and Mr.. Huston came to
Spokane 81 years ago. The first five years of their
married life spent in Minneapolis. Mr.. Illus
ton coming west to engage in the business which
has such phenomenal growth and success under
his direction.
We were talking of Mrs. Illusions art work when
digressed to talk of Mr.. Huston who is de-
voted to his home and little Miss Virginia he is
to his business. but do not want to leave the sub
iect without mentioning of the original things
Mrs Huston has done to make her home attractive
In the basement recreation home of her home, a
delightful room with a large rock manted fireplace
in which many lovely house dances have been
held for groups Of ten more couples she is deco
rating with attractive calendar pictures of art
studies which, she says, too lovely to discard
Painting for them attractive gilt frames, she gives
the surface Of the picture coat Of white varnish
alraai lie olr ainfiuo