The warm colors, red, of ange, and yellow, are naturally brilliant, but when lowered to the rich browns of wood, or softened with white, they are delightful for living rooms, where an appearance of warmth and comfort is desired. Green is very successful for a general scheme, being cool like foUage but not cold, as it contains some yellow. Unless a room is flooded with sunlight, blue generally seems cold and depressing. Red should be used with care, for few people have complexions that can compete with even a rich violet red backgroimd, and of course scarlet is out of the question. This merely suggests the main problems to be considered by one who could furnish a home. Each room should be a unit, with every line, shape, tone, and color taking its place in an orderly scheme. The living room should present an appearance of warmth and inviting quiet. Sleeping rooms should be light and cool with the simplest of furnishing. The kitchen should be light and convenient with as good an equipment as a workman would demand in a modem shop. Every part of the house should be usable, affording comfort and pleasure according to its purpose. Such a place may be called a home. It is not the result of a hurried purchase of a load of furniture, but comes only with years of planning and thoughtful experience. It is worth a lifetime of loving study, for the results may be not only a work of art but a Uberal education. Digitized by Google BOX OR SCHOOL LUNCHEONS Li preparing a luncheon for a school child, three main points should be kept in mind, the luncheon should be made up of nutritious and easily digested foods ; second, — more hearty luncheons should be prepared for a strong, robust child than for a quiet, delicate child ; third, — the luncheon should be made as attractive as possible by wrapping each article by itself in parafl^ paper and packing it carefully. Desirable Foods. — Hard-cooked eggs, sandwiches of many kinds, crackers, cookies, nuts, home-made candy, sweet chocolate, figs, dates, fruit, are all both desirable and appe- tizing contributions to a school lunchfeon box. Essentials. — Those who prepare box luncheons should have on hand the following : light-weight box, parafl^ paper, tiny salt box, paper napkin, sanitary drinking cup, small spoon. Picnic Luncheons. — Picnic lunches may be prepared according to above directions, using a box large enough for carrying a generous supply of food. Foods with strong odors (such as salmon and sardine sandwiches, also bananas) which permeate the limch box should not be packed with other foods. SUGGESTIVE LIST OF INEXPENSIVE BOX LUNCHES (1) (2) Peanut butter sandwiches $.02 Egg salad sandwiches . $.06 Jelly sandwiches ... .02 Cake (nut frosting) . .03 Olives 02 Banana .02 Orange ^m_ $.11 $.09 205 Digitized by Google 206 SECOND YEAR (3) 2 meat sandwiches (chopped ham) . . . $.05 2 olives 01 1 small cup cake ... .01 1 cup cocoa .02 $.09 (5) Whole wheat bread and butter sandwiches . . $.02 Orange marmalade . . .01 i Ginger snaps 01 Banana .02 $.06i (7) 2 slices graham bread and butter $.02 1 hard-cooked egg . . .03 2 cookies 01 1 orange .03 $.09 (9) 2 slices bread and butter sandwiches .... $.02 1 small jar of nut salad (without lettuce, apple, celery) 04 1 gingerbread gem . . .01 Few pieces of fudge . . .01 $.08 (11) Bread and butter sand- wiches $.02 Celery 02 Orange 03 Chocolate sponge cake . .02 $.09 (4) 2 orange marmalade sandwiches . . . $.03 1 glass milk 02 1 apple 02 6 stuffed dates . . . _j01 $.08 (6) Cheese and nut sand- wiches $.03 Maple sirup sandwiches .03 Peanut Cookies . . . .02 Apple _m^ $.09 (8) 2 cheese and nut sand- wiches $.04 1 cup custard 03 4 sweet crackers ... .01 1 banana .02 $.10 (10) Raisin bread and butter sandwiches .... $.03 English walnuts . . .01

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The warm colors, red, orange, and yellow, are naturally brilliant, but when lowered to the rich browns of wood, or softened with white, they are delightful for living rooms, where an appearance of warmth and comfort is desired. Green is very successful for a general scheme, being cool like foUage but not cold, as it contains some yellow. Unless a room is flooded with sunlight, blue generally seems cold and depressing. Red should be used with care, for few people have complexions that can compete with even a rich violet red background, and of course scarlet is out of the question. This merely suggests the main problems to be considered by one who could furnish a home. Each room should be a unit, with every line, shape, tone, and color taking its place in an orderly scheme. The living room should present an appearance of warmth and inviting quiet. Sleeping rooms should be light and cool with the simplest of furnishing. The kitchen should be light and convenient with as good an equipment as a workman would demand in a modem shop. Every part of the house should be usable, affording comfort and pleasure according to its purpose. Such a place may be called a home. It is not the result of a hurried purchase of a load of furniture, but comes only with years of planning and thoughtful experience. It is worth a lifetime of loving study, for the results may be not only a work of art but a liberal education. Digitized by Google BOX OR SCHOOL LUNCHEONS Li preparing a luncheon for a school child, three main points should be kept in mind, the luncheon should be made up of nutritious and easily digested foods ; second, — more hearty luncheons should be prepared for a strong, robust child than for a quiet, delicate child ; third, — the luncheon should be made as attractive as possible by wrapping each article by itself in paraffin paper and packing it carefully. Desirable Foods. — Hard-cooked eggs, sandwiches of many kinds, crackers, cookies, nuts, home-made candy, sweet chocolate, figs, dates, fruit, are all both desirable and appetizing contributions to a school lunchfeon box. Essentials. — Those who prepare box luncheons should have on hand the following : light-weight box, paraffin paper, tiny salt box, paper napkin, sanitary drinking cup, small spoon. Picnic Luncheons. — Picnic lunches may be prepared according to above directions, using a box large enough for carrying a generous supply of food. Foods with strong odors (such as salmon and sardine sandwiches, also bananas) which permeate the limch box should not be packed with other foods. SUGGESTIVE LIST OF INEXPENSIVE BOX LUNCHES (1) (2) Peanut butter sandwiches $.02 Egg salad sandwiches . $.06 Jelly sandwiches ... .02 Cake (nut frosting) . .03 Olives 02 Banana .02 Orange ^m_ $.11 $.09 Digitized by Google (3) 2 meat sandwiches (chopped ham) . . . $.05 2 olives 01 1 small cup cake ... .01 1 cup cocoa .02 $.09 (5) Whole wheat bread and butter sandwiches . . $.02 Orange marmalade . . .01 i Ginger snaps 01 Banana .02 $.06i (7) 2 slices graham bread and butter $.02 1 hard-cooked egg . . .03 2 cookies 01 1 orange .03 $.09 (9) 2 slices bread and butter sandwiches .... $.02 1 small jar of nut salad (without lettuce, apple, celery) 04 1 gingerbread gem . . .01 Few pieces of fudge . . .01 $.08 (11) Bread and butter sandwiches $.02 Celery 02 Orange 03 Chocolate sponge cake . .02 $.09 (4) 2 orange marmalade sandwiches . . . $.03 1 glass milk 02 1 apple 02 6 stuffed dates . . . _j01 $.08 (6) Cheese and nut sandwiches $.03 Maple sirup sandwiches .03 Peanut Cookies . . . .02 Apple _m^ $.09 (8) 2 cheese and nut sandwiches $.04 1 cup custard 03 4 sweet crackers ... .01 1 banana .02 $.10 (10) Raisin bread and butter sandwiches .... $.03 English walnuts . . .01

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