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No. 2 of the Scries "Doing an
Old House Over."
By Dorothy Tnke.
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TO KOD.M ili tcivrl mure thuuKtit-
k ' fill uf ili I lull than iIiicm thH llv-
1 X lnic room, fur Una iuuiu must
b mole tlian tnautiful 1
MiuulU b homrllk anJ livable, una
should never t nilsluken tor your
rrct-ption room If you have a lot of
flood pictures a plain a-r la thu
ln'M to uve, anil It the room la morn
tiiun nlnu (i t hih uxe a frie; aoout
It. There are ao mutiy beautiful
frieze on the market today that a
Dutiable one can always bs found,
which could be the keynote, and re
ut the colors of he rest of the
room. If. a figured paper Is d-alr'd
liothlntr Is mill than a koo.1 Morrla
upcr, especially above a plain dado;
or. If thu room Is small, a two-toned
paper In geometrical design, all over
tin- wall, la a safe chc'.ce.
Unless you have a hardwood flour
and Oriental ruga, an allover carpet of
some dark color or of a two-tone de
sign Is always pretty and restful.
I he furniturs for the living room
should be considered carefully. The
chairs, of course, must be comfort
able, and they should not be so heavy
that they cannot be easily moved
about. If there Is to be a desk. It
should be one with drawers, rather
than cubby holes, a t they often -ve
an untidy appearance. A large, sub
stantial table In the middle of the
room, with a few books and maga
stnea on It, arranged In an inviting
way. Is attractive. If the room la not
too small.
Malik Kuiiy furniture Is th prettitst.
and tins, if bought In the right way,
la not very expeimive Vou may haw
many a weary hunt In the shimmy
parts of the town for dealers In aec-ond-hand
furniture, or you ma have
to Mund for hours at some auction,
waitlnK to bid In a piece or two, but
your labors will be forgotten, or else
bi-iome pleasant memories, and the
furniturs will be an utmost endless
delight to you.
How niuth pleasanter It Is for a
vomit: coupi lust starling out to fur
nish In this way: To make lit tie pit
grimaces to quaint little towna m the
tlrinit in tiueM of odd pieces, to timid
ly but fit auction sales and to contrive
t make things for ttie home together.
N h I lun it js to look lurk on our ln
t Ntini on the characters we deiilt
with, on the thniKs we saw! We see
Mir mistakes, too; but we have profited
i'Y ))' in. and delight In cur little
home, lor It helong!i to us and we to It.
A )oiiiig bride on. e told me with pride
that sl.e furnished her house through
out in three dus, but the house speaks
lor list It I uhen going over it.
no touch of originality ; the pieces.
Iliougn coMlv, weie m'-sl commonplace,
and how could they ba otherwise?
The pieces of furniture in the aoerm
poii:g liluairauuua er practically
5V
fjxaa
ull picked tip in the way that I have
ilcHcrlhcd. The square piano cost t- at
an uucllon Hule. It Is a spleuuid piano,
with a beautiful lone. These can al
most always be found at this price, as
(he modem houses are so small that
there uru comparatively few that have
room lor them. When placpd straight
against a wall these pianos are ugly,
but when placed out ill a room or In a
bay window (as In the Illustration) the
ifTYct Is rather like that of a grand
piano, and gives an imposing air to the
room.
Tin' cozy corner shown Is Just a bed
which was not in use. The end of the
lied is put against the wall, and the
Jin cm velour curtain goes over it nnd
tin , : 1 1 m lean against It. Tin' top oi
the Im -i was not used, for the end rcs-is
im two soap boxes. This makes a mosi
comfortable lounge ami is a stent deal
heller than nothing, for there should
:ilvns he some such thing in a living1
r . 1 1 1 1 . The chair shown in the illustra
tion was picked tin put as It Is nt a
sate for ,;,it. as was also the Kniplre
Uck i hair near the piano The mahog
sny rocker is only an Imitation and cost
H new
The curtains In this pit lure are nia.l..
of cream scrim, nnd are stcneiled with
S -, i: it
FRUIT SEASON MADE LESS
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M1K fruit season, enjoyable as it
is to the palate und healthful
to tile body except one l.i lon,;s
to the uniortutiiito coutv trilai
Is death to the fingers an. I trying to
the patience when preserving Is en.
V ho has not dug out pineapple tyi s
by the million it scorned tilt the very
thought of dcllciourf marmalade was
loathsome; or seeded cherries till ones
titnptr was oiic nnd ones hands
sit; his for days to cume?
i'ui ticulari UMi.i is the fruit sea
son if one happens to be a child. Not
the tattng .it it, win. h is delectable,
but, oh! the misery of getting scold'd
to.- stains Ihat just vi,i gt i on l.ei
pinafores, or ot Oeing kept In liom
play for Intel mitiatili. bonis to help
lumber hull hciins. Who would not
leel aggrieved, cteti though pieserx es
are o nice
I'erhap It Is to some memory of those
chil.li.-h hours of tuitur that we are
indebted to many in.-ttl.itis coiitrivati. t s
tor lightening the labor of the fruit
scuso.., al all events, tin y are here, any
amount of them, some very simple,
oihcis trtingl) intricate, but most of
llit-m a big iinprov incut on lingers,
r'or instance. Iheic is the ttmp
lot
that most trying ol all frui: to pie
Hie illieapple. This is nothing
paie
but
a pair or feossorg with a spoon t.ii
one
side and a noiiow Made
into which it
Ills on the other.
This little Instrument not
only re-
m. .vi a the eyes with lit Ue waa'e of time
or Juice, bul II is just I be thing 10 cut
out apple and quince lores with, or
to remove the centres fron. grapefruit.
'1 he blade, nioreova r is just the thing
f..r shred. lit g p utapple.a process which
many cooks find dillicult and ledums
Then there la a strawberry built r la
a oquare Memo
a Tudor rose design In oh' rose nnd
gneii. Scrim is very nice foi cur
tains If the room is very l'glit but it
is cry necessary that the light should
not he kept out, particularly in a liv
ing room, notihlmt makes pretty cur
tains, as does also matlias The long
windows shown are curtained with
ci eam-liguretl madras, which hangs in
beautiful folds and softens the light,
without k-eplng it out I tannot un
derstand why so many people will
cheerfully spend dollars mid dollars
Lit..' enrtains which, to U1V'
mind
have no retleeinintr quainter.
Vet
how often we see row after row
of ll
nusen, all having lace runams in
parlor that are almost blent leal.
, is one house in the town that I
i.... ,uion to nass. which
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tli r.g lits me
every time I see It. all'l
tun kt
me curious to snow snout us
If Mtantls nearlv 111 tile
ini.l. He of a long row of houses of
brow nstone, with three slips leading
to til'
em. '1 Ills house, unlike llieoincis.
h
latlict .1 shutt-rs i ne sasu
curt;
tins at e of Swiss, wnn a ruuit ,
. I.. Kv it eortl There H
ii 'green Venetian blind Rnd Inside
curtains of some dark material, prob-
il.lv
clour, instead OI m- "lit
Hie form ot a small tin pincers or
clamp. Not only does it make hulling
more expeditious, but it saves much
bundling of the berries, which is a de
cide. I in iii 111 Its lavor. tor washing
strawbciiics ocslioys tiie flavor, and Ihe
picker's hands are not always above
reproach.
A very rapid and easily managed
cherry seeder somewhul resembles a
miniature meat chopper. It can be fust
( md to any table, and the cherries are
surprisingly little crushed.
There ore also appHu parers, one on
which great red apples nie n t hisilttg
to bung off the : kins and take out the
core at -sm' and the same time, and a
mighty short time at that. Only the
M-nni:iii who lias made Hpple bull r
without a pirtr knows what a boon the
Instrument in.
Pir.ce appendicitis hns cast its pall
A Stocking Hint.
T1IK VKHV sh.tr stockings which
this summer baa Introduced mean
a weary l..i of wmk if you are at all
bard upon stockings.
tiet them a size larger than you usual
ly '.ir Instead of wiinkling up in un
comfortable c-ieases upon your feel, they
adapt ilaniselves to circumstances, and
save a deal uf darning.
Drainage In Hot Weather.
LOOK Sh u ply after drainage during
hoi weaiher. no mailer whether or
not tterjtuing stem. iu be sttttt and
tb-an.
I'ouritig a very weak solution of car
bolic acid dottn the pipes or pitting
ratistlc soda In basins and sinks, letting
the water carry the strong aoluliun
v42 Unusual. Placing of
of glass, little old-fashioned panes
have been put In, and these look quite
quaint with the dainty swiss curtains
against them. In the long ride of four
or five miles, that Is the only house
that stands out In my memory, the
others all express so much sameness.
The arrangement of the living room
and the finishing touches are really
what tell. There should be a com
fortable chair for reading near the
window, and one near tiie artificial
light. The desk should be placed so
as to have good light by day or night.
The chairs should be arranged so as
to make one big group, or two or
three little ones. There should be one
or two good ornaments nnd a few
vases suitable for flowers, but no nick
nacks. A few photographs about give
a personal touch to a room, which Is
always desirable, as we want our liv
ing room to be different from that of
a hotel.
Have a plant or two and a few flow
ers; and here let me remind you that
there are lots of ways of arranging
flowers, and Individuality can be
brought to bear In the arrangement of
flowers ns much as In anything else. A
few long sprays of honeysuckle placed
In a bowl on the top of a bookcase or
mantle, and hanging over the corner,
are very effective; sprays from a willow
tree can be used In the same way. A
great many people make the mistake
of putting too ninny bowers In one vase.
Three roses. wr..i a lot of green, look
Infinitely prettier than a dozen or more,
tightly bunched together, so that the
graceful lines of the flowers are hidden.
Never have the table covers In your
living room of light or flimsy material.
A pretty table cover can be easily and
quickly made of lattice cloth, which
comes In beautiful shadis of golden
brown, green and red. This cloth is
of a very coarse weave. Toll the
threads so Bs to make a two-Inch
fringe all around. Knot two of the
threads together at intervals of about
two Inches, so as to prevent it from
fraying, then work a simple design,
such as the wall of Troy, with a heavy
embroidery thread. I'retty tiil.le covers
can be made of reversible silk nnlstnd
off with a bull fringe.
The pillows should not be too light
or they suggest the bedroom. They can
be made fi"m almost unj thing, its It
Is the colors that count in pillows,
often beautiful remnants of cretonne!
. , 1., Iwoik'ht for fl sonic.
tn.l iapeM! ' r . . in ...
and
will make very oaiiusoni
tops
lops. I "'if row. - -
.'.. .in ... 1... l.o.ncre nr nnifthinfZ
There sholl M ne m least one.
S1IK pillow on ' " ' - J
that Is equally nice for the face. If
one Is tempted to be down.
ONEROUS
over the land, the grape seed has ben
under the ban. How to rid oneself ( f
these seeds since eat them we may not
has always been a problem. Kjectlng
them from the mouth, even when done
in the daintiest manner. Is objectionable,
besides ruining the flavor of the grape.
Fortunately, once more the Inventor
saves the day with individual grape
knives. These are almost exactly like
the orange knifo that every tourist
brings from Florida, save that they are
as small as an ln.livlilu.il butter kn.fe
and have two small prongs at the end.
No thoroughly satislactory peach
parer has been put on the mill ki t,
though there are several that are sup
posed to lake o t the skin in thin sh ir
Ings. As a rule, though, no substitute
has been found for a sharp knife, as it
does not bruise the tender flesh uf the
fruit.
through the pipes with It, will do much
towurd keeping things in order, lle-pt-ut
ever) couple of weeks.
Rose Jars Revived.
A N'oTllKK revival of a fad Is seen In
I he bringing out of rose jars and
the onsi-quent gathering and pack
ing '! rose iit.i.s umoi.c Hie sine.-
Lie
h prolong, rather than overwhelm,
lose -.idol.
tl.
Effect of Oood Tooli on the Temper.
L-1AYK good toolfi ven If ill,. Co,.
to be few, for your work, no mailer
"llr,,lri ii is an in some one
of Hi.
t srieii forma, bus nesa or
'i he tiilalllv of vnni Ia.i1.
houseaoi k.
will reduce
the wear and tear of the Work bO our
Mit vo i. ujiuiuiuiu.
M1K utter impendence of the pres
ent generation upon luxuries
and the speedy decadence of
civilization consequent thereby
has become the slogan of the calamity
howler.
Almost, when in our cities, might we
be tempted to turn gloomy at these
prophecies. I'ersonal ease yea, per
sonal extravagance Is certainly a
marked characteristic of the modem
day, so marked that were there no
other side to It, one might fear we were
fsst becoming a race ot sybarites. For
tunately, there Is another side, and that
shows. If need arose, we could forego
our lives of ease and return to the
sturdy ways of our fathers.
if we are us dependent on mere bodily
comforts as the croakers declare, why
is there an Increasing desire to rough
it for at least part of the year? Women
a well as men are going Into the woods
for their recreation. They want to get
aa near to nature as they can, even at
the cost of mere physical conveniences.
For the benefit of those women who
have never enjoyed tl Is specially rest
ful and health-brlnfrlng recreation,
yet feel they would like to try It this
summer. If they but knew how such
things were managed, a short discus
sion on camping. Its comforts and die
comforts, may not como amiss.
The selection of a site la Important.
Though It need not be far away In
f
-In Important Part
of the Outfit
point of actual distance. It should be
so Secluded and "woodsy" as to give
the impression of being "far from the
madding crowd." Oet into the moun
tains or hills, if poKsiole, and by all
means choose a place where there Is
water. If It Is but a little stream In
which a few flsh may be cuught for
l:.akfast. Canoeing or boating adds
much to the pleasure of this open-air
existence, and the question of carting
provisions is much simplified If meat
and ilsh can be supplied by the bud
ding Nimrods and Walton of tin
party.
Also eschew a place where the
pestiferous mosquito does abouiui.
Nowadays we have head nets tor day
and tent screens by night as a part of
every camping equipment, but 11 Is far
easier to avoid their haunts.
"Hut," some one. asks, "what shall we
take along? W hat about a roof over
our heads, beduing, coukiug utensils
and provisions?"
'the answer depends largely on want
klnu of camping you lnlend to do. If
you are to go on a canoe trip, every
thing must be as light and portable us
possible; for a fortnight s slay in ono
place more leeway Is allowed 111 the
matter of weight and consequent con
veniences. Fortunately, camping equipments can
now be bought In the most compact
form. Nor need these necessarily be
expensive; though uch is the fascina
tion of the life It Is well In buying to
choose utensils that may be used from
season to season.
The Cooking Question.
Wood stoves that can be collapsed
Into a canvas case twenty-seven inches
long, twelve Im ties wide und an Inch
thick, toiditig aluminum bakers for
bread making or loasting; and relinned
or aluminum skilkls. pans, pots, plat
ters, cups, knives, forks and spoons
that fit Into a nest und weigh but live
or six pounds altogether, solve the
problem of cooking.
I if course, when one Is to remain In
permanent camp, stotes for gast.line or
ml may be more used, but the former is
da- gerouslv explosive alio the latter has
the unpleasant h.-ihit of permeating
eteiyihing wilhln reach. Not even Mark
J'apl'e) could cheerfully contemplate pro
visions transported at glial expense for
hundreds of miles only to be found
leaking with kerosene
A useful appliance uhen cooking is to
be done by a camptire is a grate, look
ing veiy much like a folding steel foot
rule This can he set on green logs and
tl.e fuel i.ii.lcrneatli economized.
Frequent ly w I. en on a eaiioe.iig trip
ti ills are not iairie.1. t tie parly, even
the wonon. sleeping In bags nr tin rub
ber blmkn This is all right when
the sky Is poetically starry, but scarcely
so pleasant when clouds il.i empty them
selves In the wee, ainall hours.
For the permanent ramp, tents are.
or course, essential. These must be ab
solutely waterproof, a the must en
thusiastic camper loses heart under a
leaking canvas. Most of us can stand a
couch that Is not downy, but a water
oaked one ia a wraUvrounsr.
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These couches, by the way, may be, if
one can a It old It, a pueumatlu mattress
und pillow, or a comfortable cot, but
quite as refreshing slumbers can bu had
on balsam boughs or even fresh straw,
lightly covered by a rubber or wool
Lnauket.
The problem of food, even In the
wilds. Is easily solved lu these days of
soup and bouillon lublela, dried iggs,
onions and potatoes and other vegeia
blea, compressed nnlk.ev aporaien fruits,
cereals and sweet chocolate. One noted
camper gives a food list for four per
sona for two weeks, including twenty
four pounds of Hour, ten pounds of coin
meal and thirteen of pork Slid bacon,
with all the rest of the supplies, shred
ded Ilsh, sugur, butler, coffee, beans,
rice and the compressed foods above
mentioned only umountlng to three
quuricrs of a pound over the hundred
pound mark.
Clothes for camping must depend
largely on how lough the lite Is to be
and lu what climate and season. Wool
en stockings and light woolen under
clothing or flannel shirtwaists are in
dispensable to prevent colds from wet
feet and excessive perspiration. 1 hen a
lightweight waier-pioof shirt, or one of
thin corduroy; a mackintosh and water
pr.xif leggings, stoul siloes and a sweat
er c r one must have, with necessary
toilet articles. These latter should be
as light and put up III as portable shape
us possible.
Then no woman would think of going
into camp without complete Sewing ap
pliances and siime univiis.il rem.. lies,
such ss brandy, adhesive piaster and ab
sorbent cotton, wl i ll haxel, arnica, qui
nine, mustard, a chemical thermometer
la consolation, this, for wheie there l
no fever danger our illness is not Immi
nent, as a rule), and a hypodc-imic syr
inge; and a few speclfle remedies, such
as the individual carrying them is likely
to need. As for the hot-water bag. stay
at huiue, U )uu must, rather than go
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All of these peisonal belongings may
be carried over the shoulder in a light
waterproof pack, so that the frailest
woman does not feel their burden.
Ol coutse in a permanent, camp one
muy allow herself many more comforts.
Jiy the way, do mil let a mistaken sens
of It being "sporty" to be uncomfort
able deprive )uu uf perfectly allowable
con ven lenctg.
For Instance, a Woman who Is to stay
two weeks lu one place may be permit
ted gnat, r vainly in diess. Whit
waists and even duck ekirts are proper
for dress-up occasions lu these duya
w hen it Is a compara i ivt ly easy matter
to lit i ill. in up In camp. With a pleated
roiling; pin and washboard and one of
the ever hot almhul lamps shown in our
pictures, it is an easy matter to wash
out stocks and blouses and pi ess wrin
kled skirts.
Then clothes need not be piled Just
anywhere, since there are adjustable
hangers lo be clamped lo tent .es. Slid
Isige wall pockets, twelve or sixteen
compartments, to be suspended from
the rnlge.
Crouching uncomfortably on the
ground to eat from a bag or a box la
pleasant enough occasionally, but why
do It for a fortnight when folding chain
and tallies take up so little room.
In the food line also conveniences era
permissible. There are l.il.iing shelvei
of csnvus ami ash sluts on which a
hundred pounds of picvisioua may be
hung out ot the reach of tiiq.iittltive In
sects and beasts, while a collapsible
meat safe made of stioi.g liobbinel that
can be washed repeal, illy, suspended
from a tree or In an c pen tent, leaves
mest and Ilsh free, to the air, yet out
of reach of tiles.
Draw the line hard and fast on rnsre
luxuries, but do not frown on neeeeaU .
ties; and, above all, do not think It cotW1
durlve to the simple life to be tnlitnlt
uncomfortable when la cam.
