. Health in home and town. the house face theeast or south, for then the sun will brighten the living-rooms while the kitchen will be cool during the busiestpart of the day. The Piazza. — A piazza, in summer, is a great con-venience. It may often be made into an out-of-doorliving-room. Even where it is on the sunny side of thehouse, screens, shades, vines, and plants can do muchto shut out the heat, and make a charming summerretreat. A few rugs, comfortable chairs, and a table forbooks add to the enjoyment of hospitality. The Hall. — The hall is the inner gateway of thehouse. It should be ligh
. Health in home and town. the house face theeast or south, for then the sun will brighten the living-rooms while the kitchen will be cool during the busiestpart of the day. The Piazza. — A piazza, in summer, is a great con-venience. It may often be made into an out-of-doorliving-room. Even where it is on the sunny side of thehouse, screens, shades, vines, and plants can do muchto shut out the heat, and make a charming summerretreat. A few rugs, comfortable chairs, and a table forbooks add to the enjoyment of hospitality. The Hall. — The hall is the inner gateway of thehouse. It should be light, cheerful, dignified, andhospitable. Glass in the front door and in the door- THE ROOMS OF THE HOUSE 23 way usually admits plenty of light. Sometimes thestairs are built at the back, and the front part is largeenough to receive callers and to take the place of areception-room. Sometimes a fireplace adds cheer tothe large hall. Little can be said in favor of the long,narrow, and dark halls of apartment houses. Keeping. A Cheerful Living-Room the doors that lead into them open improves themsomewhat. The halls of a house should always belight and well ventilated, for the sake of the rest ofthe house. The Living-Room. — If we are more than a chancecaller, we shall probably be invited into the living-roomto enjoy our call. This is usually the best room in thehouse. It is sunny and cheerful in the daytime andwarm and well lighted in the evening. Here the familygather in the evenings. The father has his easy-chair, 24 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN paper, or book, and the mother her sewing. Here thechildren are gathered around the table for study. Dur-ing part of the evening there will be games and are kept the games, the papers, the magazines,and the books of every-day use. There should beenough easy chairs of different shapes and sizes to suitthe different members of the family. Here the sociallife of the family prevails rather than the work thatshould be performed befor
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