Health in home and town . her most. A prettyroom must be kept in order and perfectly clean to beattractive. How much we can tell about a girl fromthe way in which she keeps her own room! The Boys Room. — In too many houses there is noroom for the boy. So he finds a place for himself onthe street or in somebody elses yard. Still a boyusually has more possessions than any other person inthe house. Where is he to keep his skates, his hockeystick, his wild Indian costume, or his baseball bat andother necessities, if not in his own room? He usuallycares little for color schemes, and his furniture m
Health in home and town . her most. A prettyroom must be kept in order and perfectly clean to beattractive. How much we can tell about a girl fromthe way in which she keeps her own room! The Boys Room. — In too many houses there is noroom for the boy. So he finds a place for himself onthe street or in somebody elses yard. Still a boyusually has more possessions than any other person inthe house. Where is he to keep his skates, his hockeystick, his wild Indian costume, or his baseball bat andother necessities, if not in his own room? He usuallycares little for color schemes, and his furniture must besubstantial and durable. A case for his books and acabinet for his collections will make it possible to keep HOW TO FURNISH THE HOUSE 105 the room in order. For if he is to become a valuablecitizen, he should acquire habits of order and neatnessabout his room. Results. — With all our thought and expense, wehave only provided the setting or surroundings for thefamily. As Dr. Gannett has said: And still one thing. A Boys Room remains to furnish the House Beautiful, the most im-portant thing of all, without which guests and booksand flowers and pictures and harmonies of color onlyemphasize the fact that the house is not a home. Imean the warm light in the room that comes from kindeyes, from quick unconscious smiles, from gentlenessin tones, from little unpremeditated caresses of manner,from habits of thoughtfulness for one another, all that io6 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN happy illumination which, inside of a house, corre-sponds to morning sunlight outside falling on quietdewy fields. Summary.— i. The decorations and furnishings of a house shouldharmonize. 2. The various rooms of a house should be furnished according totheir uses. 3. The living-room should be the pleasantest room in the house. 4. Furniture should be selected with reference to its use and itsstyle of make. 5. Curtains should soften the direct sunlight rather than exclude thelight and air. 6. Curtains that c
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