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Show LET HOME EXPRESS YOU A famous artist, In the field of Interior In-terior decoration has said : "It Is the right of every woman to look pretty In her own dining room." I would amplify that statement to read : "It Is the right of every woman to feel at ease In her own home." It may be a question of enhancing personal beauty by the setting which Is created. Why not? AVe are always at our best when we are conscious of looking our best. If we are to be at ease in our homes, we must not neglect neg-lect this factor of making them a becoming be-coming background for ourselves. The home Is a reflection of the personality per-sonality and tastes of Its owner. Consciously Con-sciously or unconsciously as we build our homes bit by bit, we put ourselves Into them. We surround ourselves with the things we love, the things In which we have an interest. We usually build our color schemes of our favorite colors which are usually the ones becoming to us in our dress. As we grow and as our tastes change with added interests, that fact Is apt to be registered In our homes. We find ourselves eliminating things which we no longer find beautiful, in orher words, we cast aside those things which no longer express us. Nothing could be more expressive of a college girl than her room. The walls are literally covered with pennants, pen-nants, pictures, dance programs and what-not. The room probably violates every known principle of decoration yet It has charm and atmosphere nnd It presents an appeal because It bespeaks be-speaks the personality of Its owner. It Is youth's expression of Its Interests, of the things near to the heart. Tills room will be changed as 'he owner grows older. One by one the ornaments lose their meaning and are I replaced by new ones more In keeping with older Ideas. A college girl's room, however charming, would be Incongruous Incon-gruous as a setting for a mature woman. It Is possible to tell quite a bit about the character of a stranger by studying her surroundings. Her books, her pictures, little ornaments all hold the story of her personality. |