Show Make Mothers Mother's Workroom Convenient TT 1 p T fl BB TT H W H Brightened Nook Will Lighten Tasks asks By NE NEf 1 Service If fath father r had to receive his patents patients patients pa pa- tents or or write his sermons or meet his clients or conduct his business correspondence in the living room or dining room of the home he would consider himself a much- much abused person and his work certainly certainly certainly would not be very success success- sue ess- ess ful tul But mother is usually expected expect expect- ed to do the family sewing sewing and mending In n any any old room re regardless regardless re- re of Inconveniences and in In in- THAT'S UNFAIR That sort of an arrangement is unfair M Mother ther deserves a workroom workroom workroom work work- room Just as much as father should have his office or study a room In which she can leave her sewing materIals materials materials ma ma- and equipment about and not have to gather them up every few hours to make way for the homecoming family COLORS COLOR'S THE THING Mothers Mother's workroom should be bright pleasant and conveniently arranged Light tone color on the walls walls especially especially cream or pale yellow yellow yel yel- yol- yol low low always always makes a room lighter J 0 a o 0 s T TI 6 v I l A bright corner of mothers mother's workroom The woodwork may be painted white or cream or some pastel shade contrasting with tho wall color Furniture In dainty cheery shades will turn a sewing room into a charming place indeed And the various pieces may be decorated with stenciled designs either c con con- n- n i or i floral or with decalcomania decalcomania mania manla transfers There should be bea a cutting table and straight chair a a low armless rocker a on which to hang garments still In the tho making and of course a a. sewing machine CLOSET AN ASSET A in built-in closet equipped quipped with shelves and drawers is a sewing room asset On the outside it should 1 match the woodwork but a bright contrasting color on the inside is effective PLEASING PICTURES The plain but bright walls will furnish the right background for a afew afew afew few cheerful pleasing pictures Narrow window drapes of gaily flowered cretonne or chintz will be sufficient curtaining since It is de desirable desirable de- de to admit as much daylight as possible And it is well to have small small cotton rugs from which dropped scraps and threads can be easily shaken In such a pleasant workroom mothers mother's task of keeping the family sewed up will no longer seem drudgery t 1 |