Show household hints 0 by BETTY WELLS R t EALLY we sometimes get pret v ty mad at all the people who tell us how to raise our baby because they each have a different idea and how are we to knowl the only thing were sure about is that the baby is entitled to a room of his own not for style or luxury but just for everyday convenience and in d comfort where baby can rest in in quiet away from the confusion and noise of the family where he can learn the first principles about order and privacy where mother can keep all his things together and handy where she can care for him without interruptions or dive diversions now with so many excellent new improvements in childrens furniture it behooves a conscientious news about nursery furniture parent to manage manage some of these reason reasonably abl Y P priced priced pieces of furniture for the littlest one theres a table and chair that are built to develop proper posture a and nd correct eating habits the chests and chiffer obes are designed to make orderliness come naturally by being of size and shape to be handled easily by a small child then they are so planned that various pieces pi aces can be combined into a more gr grownup grown own up ensemble as the child grows older the new type crib can an be jiggled into a bed when baby days are over more its built so solidly that it rattle and it is equipped with posture springs and this furniture is quite gay some pieces have numbers painted on the drawers others have scottie dogs leashed leasher to the knobs 0 0 0 effectual fences america is about the only country ive been in that leaves her yards open to public view and theres a lot to be said for that idea for one thing it doubtless reflects the fact that we needed high walls to protect our homes as have the peoples of most other parts of the world and then too open yards with nice lawns and gardens make a town look so much more attractive than when you can only see blank walls the better sections of an american town look like parks for everyone to see and enjoy but theres a lot to be said for the old world custom of enclosing a place in a high wall or an effectual fence it gives privacy that en fences for privacy ables you to use a yard like a part of the house thus may even quite a small smale plot of ground serve very usefully as an outdoor sitting room or dining room in fine weather without an enclosure you would feel too public to use a yard fully not to mention the relief of being able to enclose a toddler safely weve been looking into the fence situation lately the stone or brick wall is prohibitive in cost for all but the plutocrats Woven wood fence is very popular now that french provincial fencing that looks like small trees put together for a wall a actually just what it is this is available in various heights and makes a most attractive wall at not too great cost good metal fences arent cheap but they are excellent permanent barriers which provide adequate privacy if you yog grow vines over them lattice fences or lattice and batten wood fences ire are good solutions of the fence problem so is a good picket fence As cheap as anything and very attractive for the right property is the post and rail fence which of itself make privacy but with wire netting behind it you can have vines that do a fine job of closing off the public view in a nut sheU a high fence simply means that get much more use out of your yard whatever its size I 1 0 betty wells service |