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I IA I l S I if J J q By MME MAISON VERY hou housewife loves a daintily E EVERY et set table and with most of us our linen closet is is' Ii our ur first love A group of ot young matrons were talking the other day and and- andone one exclaimed Id go with out ou n new nw w clothes if it I had to choose between between- them and arid things for house With that spirit IsIt is isit isit it any wonder that the the brides o of to today today today to- to day are so interest interested d in the furnishing furnish furnish- ing and a arrangement t of the home that thatIs Is to be It m makes l es no difference whether that home is to be a a. small cottage an apartment big or little or ora ora ora a mansion the idea Is the same sam Let me repeat just a m 1 bit bitof lt of advice I gave to a little new bride bride- who was more than bewildered with the prospect prospect pros pros- of furnishing a house all at once She thought the rooms were going to be very large until the proportions proportions proportions pro pro- portions were given her on paper and then she found the furniture she had almost bought for the room dining would be entirely too large and the square table would leave very little space for for- fora a a a. waitress to serve serve so soa so-a a around rO round nd one was decided with d. d on 0 with chairs r seats having narrow but comfortable with rather low Jow backs and the room having a exposure was changed from a a ross ros rose s scheme heme- to one of gray blue with enam enameled led wo wood d work Instead in instead instead In- In stead of ot dark oak But all this i is getting away from what I started to tell and that was that fine table linen is worth almost its weight in gold an and a dealer told me the the price would advance as the year grows grows older Plain centers with S conventional borders stripes and the always good rain drop pattern are given preference For centerpieces the combination flower and fruit holders are very good either in crystal or crystal and silver with four Cour candles in glass glass- or silver sticks sUcks around it Flat Fiat silver Is very plain and only the necessary pieces placed by the plate Dessert and coffee spoons may be brought in when needed Table cloths have single or or- double monograms and napkins are marked in the corner or in the center I 1 prefer th the th first way For a Small Hall Inthe apartment we have taken for tor forthe forthe the winter there thie is only a sma small 1 opening opening open open open- S ing hardly large large enough i to tobe be called called a hall hail yet it is the entrance train from which the room living and dining- dining room open What can I put in it or V 0 0 9 s Heart Heart Chats 5 Chats S HERE is a beautiful beaudr l legend that T THERE J tells of a handsome charming girl who was unhappy One evening evening eve eve- ning an angel came came and put a large bunch of ot flowers in in her lap She smiled when he gave them to her but she grew sad after atter they had withered The angel came a second time and brought brought her a a. a pearly necklace She round her lier neck and was delighted delighted de de- de- de lighted with It a short a-short short time and then she f forgot about it ft Finally the angel brought a tall splendid youth At first she no no attention to him but soon their acquaintanceship acquaintanceship acquaintanceship ac ac- ac- ac gre grew grew to friendship and the friendship into love It was then the angel found out that it was love plain human love that this that this charming Innocent girl want wanted more than anything anything anything any any- thing in inthe the world S Emotions and desires are are pretty much the same whether the woman lives in India or America No 1 less a genius than M. M Auguste R Rodin din the great French sculptor sculptor- recognizes three great forces in the world orld these are thought bought work and love loge Of oi these love loveId loveLi I. I Id Li the greatest He has beautifully ex expressed pr pressed this thought in his wonderful study stud of Love placed in one of the prominent rooms of the Luxemburg gallery 4 The group shows a. a sturdy man and woman strong of mind and purpose locked in La each othe others other's s embrace Call this study sensuous if it you like like- for love is ii sensuous but it Is not ot sensual Though these two people are sturdy of body and purpose they are one in thought and soul Conditions and ideas may change but as long as the world lasts nature h has has' s' s decreed there must be an equality of love between the sexes Man and woman may may- ha have e other hopes and aspirations from from time to time but in the long run it is natures nature's decree they heed hoed and yield As G. G Helbe Heiberg Helberg g in his study of love sa says s 's Whenever a woman h has s captivated rated a man with a lifelong fascination lion tion he has never exhausted her she ha has not been one but a thousand thousand not nota a 0 more more or less beautiful variation on the ext external theme of the female sex but a music In wh which ch he has found the wealth of inexhaustibility the enticement enticement enticement en en- of impenetrability while she has given him an incomparable happiness happiness happiness hap hap- of the senses It Is often said sald that men and women are mie getting farther away from the great stream stream of ot love Jove because they wait and ana ponder before they give their heart t tand and hand in each others other's embrace The Theman Theman rii man n of ot today todd often says that his business business busi busi- ness neBS interests absorb his life Ufe and i 1 L 14 f thought The woman tries to absorb herself in clothes finery and a whole gamut of pleasures but for all aJI that love Is la their absorbing interest In En spite of this pose there are thousands of men and women who recognize love al all but in a large and disinterested way ay As o one e woman woman philosopher so truly says Even Eve at the he present day couples are to be be found who are are inspired by great love They show an insatiable desire for all the riches of life so BO as to have the means of ot being regally lavish larish toward each other Neither defrauds the other of otso so much as a dewdrop The fervor they give one ona another the tIme freedom they possess through one another another- r make snake the space that surrounds surrounds surrounds sur sur- rounds them warm and ample Love is constantly giving them new Impulses new powers and new employment for their powers whether these are directed Inward to to- home life or ox outward outward outward out out- ward to th that t of of society And thus the happiness which for themselves is the source of ot life becomes also a a. tributary stream by which the happiness happi ness of all an is raised For those who vho believe in III the great gospel of love every period of lifo Ufo and every day of ot their lives will be one one of jo joy for love will smooth away their heartaches and disappointments and make their bright days even brighter rather S what hat shall I not put in It W There WI IIII Is a a. wall space right opposite th the door 0 and nd I 1 1 regret to Say say the whole 1 place is rat rather er dark having no direct outside outside out out- side light I am puzzled WJ lit 5 ADALINE DALl E. E Hang a large mirror r frat framed ed In n gilt gilton gilton gilton on the wall aU and und under unde r it put ut a kid kidney kidney- ey- ey I shaped table or one of the the new pieces W W called hall tables table The The mirror give r the effect of ot space the gold frame will 0 give life and apparent light On this Z table you ou may put may p put t a pair of glass Iw w candlesticks with glass pendants pendant an and a 4 1 J silver sliver tray for to cards I ann Iam am sure this will b a good arrangement arrangement W J n. I 0 It Reply to Near Bride Brid i By careful shopping Dg you will will- find t wall paper and cretonnes to match at Vh t very reasonable prices Changes are made made in patterns then reductions are t f II I IJ made and often otten rare bargains are to be obtained in perfectly good things thing Iam l I lam 1 am am sure you will wm make no mistake in rA purchasing a Martha Washington work table You may mayuse use it in in bed ln-bed- bed bed- If icom soom or living r rIf If you do get the natural natura finished willow willow wil wll- wil- wil l low chairs you may use them thenia a couple Z rl of seasons and then paint them any h fn desired olor color I think a pale pate gra gray with VI rose cushions would be effective ve hr lit a A room with gray wall pa paper er It is quite II J I the thing to walls waIfs keep In a a. neutral I tint tint and depend upon drapery t to give 4 J A warmth arm h and co color Z Topped Glass Table Table 1 P Your department is most helpful to il i J. J young joung housekeepers who ba have ve had li little experience In Jn decorating or furnishing fur fur- W L rJ I And like to t. ask yu you if II the Jj If topped glass-topped kitchen kitchen tables tables' are very 11 I. I c expensive and if It there Is any substitute d i that would prove satisfactory f l' l PAULINE AULI E. E fib I 1 try to make t this is department nt just justas as as' as to date as possible and if I suc succeed Z cacti in inspiring even cv one person to endeavor to keep her h me as attractive attractive tive as as possible I will wm feel teel repaid topped Glass-topped tables are expensive I find them quoted at 24 The legs and frame rame are of ot metal and and of course Itis it itis itis is strictly sanitary in every respect White porcelain topped ones are love lovely y I and the ones covered with zinc are a ajoy ajoy ajoy joy If the others are too costly The metal kitchen cabinets fi fill All l a long felt S Sneed need and a table may be omitted if It the J room space is small rl 11 Reply to Reader In the living room and library combined com com- d where a waste basket is ab absolutely absolutely o- o I a necessity a-necessity you ns may y use one of wicker lined Ined with leather They are ate very good looking the lining prevents a any Y w scraps coming out and gives a bit bitof bitof of ot color quite attractive attractive a They I cost 4 for the medium size alze but they I ar are are very durable and will outwear any y ordinary ordinary basket basket I S I |
