Show OW to arrange the childrens 9 play oom EIORE saying anything about the of a childrens hi fifty room let ua be sure that they have one in many homes one toa often anda a well ap pointed carefully guest room which Is probably not used anore than A year and the reat ot the time ernly entered by the maid tor the regu ana but no apart tant especially devoted to tho ahll needa tn such a home the poor tota are obliged to crowd into stray kosct or box fir worse baill have no toys at all as la no place to haep them uch yih icley little ones weary nd their crins where tol dclay and what with H would be much better to put the visitor lnla a adall even a too well lighted apartment than to roop tha children up in buch a place toi tho Br eater part 0 the year it bno deaden to give the children a aly room the lext step la to maltell mal nd aa the ideal ahll arena indoor playground Is a larke bunny square room preferably on tha top floor whatever its location u bright bunny exposure 13 an absolu lo ie cetty the mother of today who has nurs iery to furnish and does not have to caunt the cost too closely lias a pleasant mk before her athla la the childrens century and nothing that can add to comfort amusement or conven fence lina been overlooked by designers jinai inventors the walla of lh play room should be with a light pretty paper of bomfa kind tin kate arten tway de atena with goodew people run alny riot over the tour walla and a aiuppy ot aa well art dainty or fairy jalcs may be represented buch ag the beauty red hiding hood and popular personages pero nages or atory land many kothera plain cov rank n nome soft arcen or bray ahado anore thaia tho pictured but it ibo eolla paper Is axed plenty of to childhood should tho walls giuy n o 01 kra da li used for picture r ath 0 cut board lilo cy h one will be nearly foot oti ahie licht ht y haV siut from with bright ribbon threaded through tor they will niante a most attractive wall decoration cork carpet la the very best floor covering as it may ahen noc do not havo the smothered li curt alna but let all the light into the room dainty little sah curt alna ot dotted muslin or alne while cheese cloth divided in he middle and limply finished walh a wide hem ar all the dressl nc up the window re wire furniture made i for ahll idrena aae donld 1 r the play viva airall boy and earl no lonear run 61 brakl nt their bonca by 00 ton of tall furniture for a possession posse ision all the furniture tr ap pp bocim sh rt art the nol slon atilt in miniature besides betner appropriate it haa a pleasant kindergarten fashion of inducing neatness and love of order as the tiny owner a able to reach her and keep fhern udy without he nce 0 o mother there be n the cheply ply room a long low table chere the can baete cut sew model or perform any other work that comes into their play 0 course there should bo hara oc low benches on which to elt along the walik there are lots ot low broad shelves and if there be more than one share the room each little occupant will feel Aery important it he haada locker himself 1 earring athla he may at least have a shelf or set of on which to keep ahls per have a place to put their thugs and are required to manage them in an orderly lash lon it engenders respect or their own possessions and or those 0 others who are old enough go to delight in making collections and a cabinet in which to keep these A babiy OF CHILDREN AT kote findings Is a piece ot furniture every well equipped plax room boys who have een very elementary knowledge of carpentry anay put together an extremely presentable cabinet if their skill does not run in the manual iraln a carpender car will make a specimen i for v song encourage children tr thear walka and excursions to observe closely their sur and objects 0 Iti terest lor their collections ami deserted birds nests for flowers and leaves for the album minnows and water plants may fand a suitable home in the aquarium f y f where expense Is no consideration of course a bona fide aquarium or the best type ia the thing to have but a very good one of home may be constructed have ho make a framework frame vork of under it ailace a heavy pan the saz of the elass house on the pan small peb bl alecea 0 anil sd the bhole outfit is then puttied about I 1 the edges and rila cef on a strong table i it makes si satisfactory aquarium dont scold the children for bringing home luter and trash aado man mothers have an fashion 0 oln lathar en r atlon by helping theato arrange and classify the treasures extend to them sympathy awl encouragement even tatt wean taci up of time one would prefer to spend in doing something for oneself A sand heap ih athe play room source of endless joy id gives the children air all tha year round taste of the seashore the best way of disposing 0 the sand Is to buy one of the elitle tables which arthe purpose they are gayly colored stands with the raised several inches and lined with zinc the table tet so lat that s child atty sit in a and work comfortably an easy way p to t dobo the edges of a box and place it upon a bench when the sand is wet it may be molded into all kinds of shapes the kindergarten children make lovely little gardan sout of tha sand and plant lohere trees art them school children often wake an entire geography lesson in the sand and when a mountain coast or markings for a river have been made in ania way it la likely to be remembered it the play room la large there might be a sand corner ethere in the winter this corner require ft tight board wall to separate it from the i rest of the room and tho children must bo taught not to scatter the sand around in their play dressed in over alls of denim and armed with spade and pall the sand pile will keep the ones quiet for hours dianta play an important part in ehg play room and in the sprang tho differ ent seeds should be planned in n win ow box to be cared tor by the children alio play room naturally suggests the childs bedchamber which under favorable circumstances adjoins the puy room the daintiest daintie st manner of treating this sleep lne room la to hang the walla lah a french pink satin striped paper and cojei the floor with a pretty rug of shaded the woodwork the exquisite dressing table and tho tiny chiffonier and chulas are nil cov ered with white tho bansa single bed haa coverlet anil a bolster roll of pank silk under a marte antoinette spread of lace one ot the new enameled holds a perfectly plain pink cani toilet bet paint despret sash cur taris and ions draperies of pink art silk cimpl te an ideal sleeping room child cn not have a sleeping roo of this orata kind but he divine right of au children Is a play room of somo tion and the one outlined wilt bai foun a good investment will b KB predated by the onea I 1 |