A manual of home-making

When the contemplated alterations arc extensive and there- fore costly, or when a new lioiise nmst be built, the work should by all means l>e turned over to a good iirehiteet. Forceful arrangement and good design require trained experience; an attempt to get along without such professional help is false economy. It is the architect's daily business to put building ■ requirements into buiklable shape. Practical construction is the basis of his doiign. Moreover, he is acquainted with all the Bhort cuts wliereby efficient results may be obtatDed quickly and permanently. Referexcks King, F. H. Ventilation for Eh*'ellin(?:s, Rural Schools, and Stables. Lynde, Carieton. Home Waterworks. Putnaii^ X. W. The GaiMjline Enpjine on the Farm, Rol>erl8, Isjmc Philli|)a, The FarmsUyid, SchneidtT, N. H. Electric Light for the Farm, Jr^tifkley, Ciustav. Craftsman Ilotnc?!, \\lute, Charles K., Jr. Succetssful Uousea and How to Build Them. CHAPTER II HOME FURNISHING By Annette J. Warner The home represents the most intimate environment of the indivkiuaL No mattnr how iiriconseious of their sarround- injps persons may seisin, their tastes ami ideas arc affected by the things with \^'hich they live eontinually. Such being the caae, the woman who makes it her task to provide for her fanailj' signifieant surroyndiri|i;s, tliereby adds to the ordinary experiences of hfe a real factor of education and enjoyment. Any rules or discussion on furnishing the home must neces- sarily be very general, and cannot be conclusiv^e in deciding individual problems. The most that can be done is to review such fc^atures and considerations as enter into all questions of home furnishing, hoping therelvy to point the way to the solution of the individual problem. Even in the hands of an experienced person, matters of home furnishing and of rlcroration require a slow and thoughtful study* There are no shortcuts. No matter how long it takes to make a decision in furnishing, the time spent in so doing is insignificant when compared to the duration of the result. On account of this pernmnenco of furnishings, also, an in- terior cannot afford to record passing fads, shams and imi- tations, Init should rather express lasting, aincerc, and dignified ideals. The furnishings of the house should be consistent in character with the structural interior. Beamed ceilings, rough plaster walls, and sturdy woodwork are appropriate in a home of the CVaftsman style. Such an interior would be a suitable back- ground for mission furniture; it would be incongruous in a hoa«M2 of Colonial style, or as a setting for mahogany furniture, 29 A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING The house should appear as though it were planned through- out by one pei^son for one lcK*aiity» one family, one pui-se. If the house is in a southern latitude, ronifort h expressed by large spaces, long vistas, shadows, cool colors, light drapery, few and light-weight rugs and hght furniture. If the house is in a northern eliniatc or is used chiefly in winter, comfort is expressed l^y a large fireplace, wanu colorings, large rugs, heavier and richer drai>er>% and some uphoLsterefl furnitun*. In the ciiy house, space aral hght are luxuries that must bo conserved by ever^-- possii>le means. In the country there are fewer limitations of tliis sort, !>ut there are varying conditiona in the environment of country' houses that should influence their treatment.