Show juat just for looks 10 A 11 little boy ras was playing around the table aei set for dinner busily ar ranging several spoons poon which bo he had nad aken taken from the sideboard deboard li what is s that fortt for inquired hie his mother oh said the little fellow in an n apologetic polo getic tone jetor looker lt there was an idea in the childs mind itil an element which if properly M d directed ed would grow into something gom ething well calculated to give pleasure ure to himself and others there often appears in individuals and even in lonia sonia whole communities par particularly tiou rural ones a it seeming contempt fop or any improvement put forward jut just for loocke it city regulation regulations provide forthe for the removal of garbage and compel householders to 10 be careful as sa to un lightly sightly objects on the premise but I in villages Til lages and agricultural districts these matters arc are not eo so closely looked after by boards and corporations the householder who just for looks is careful about emptying empty aug slops in the back yard and tho the isri ous odds and ends which accumulate about the premises premi oj ii is not only onit instituting sti neatness and order p aas ant lint to the eye but doing a good work for the health of other her own home and neighborhood within doors i I would advocate many little things for whose doin doing w we e can giro give no other reason than juat just for looks A very little management a makes the tho table pleasant to the eyel net not merely a place at which we gather to eat E expensive e adornments are not es essential sentill it requires no more time to set dishes diab es straight than crooked not liot only does attention to out outside aile appearances beautify the home but ox as well the painted fence about an inclosure will lait last longer than an act painted up one on the gate swinging free upon its hinges is certainly lasting than if suffered ered to drag upon the ground grounds utterly I a most inhospitable welcome to th the visitor the scraper fit at the step and mat at the door for muddy foot feet the tasteful wall basket for loose papers the neatly acred shoe box boxt serving for a seat as well are all little thing things of great value if there are children in the house hold this attention to appearances will exert more influence than in many a are aware of the me little one required ir to hare have clean hands and smooth hair before sitting down to a meal is not very apt to grow up a man or woman careless of personal neatness this atten attention to small things thing sis is noi an evidence of mental smallness small nes A sense of order a conviction of or the morality of cleanliness a nice development of taste may not bs be given in the came same degree to each on one but ut in beautifying our homes in giving due regard to I the be adornment oi of our per persons ns in seeking out various convenience conveniences veni ence chieh often prove amen amenities of f life if we can act upon no better principle let us do it just for looks lucy randolph fleming in n american for Dc mcember ember |