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A Room for the Children 65 



happy family of five, and about which thrifty young 

 shade trees and orchards are growing, there may be 

 seen a children's room that would surprise and in- 

 spire any ordinary observer. In a little attic room 

 facing the east and reached by a mere step-ladder 

 arrangement, may be found the "den," which is the 

 private place of the three children. A small win- 

 dow opens out to the east and a small improvised 

 dormer window about twelve by twenty inches ad- 

 mits light and air from the south. There is no plas- 

 tering or other expensive covering upon the sloping 

 roof walls, but the artistic mother has provided dainty 

 white muslin for concealing the rough places, and 

 with the help of the children she has decorated the 

 little room in a manner that would attract the very 

 elect. None of this has required a money cost, but 

 it has all been done beautifully at the expense of 

 thought and good sense and artistic taste, prompted 

 by rare consideration for the needs of the boys and 

 girls. 



The two little girls and then* brother, ranging in 

 age from five to ten years, spend many a happy hour 

 in then* attic chamber. The heat from the room 

 below comes through a small aperture and warms 

 the little place in winter time, while the breeze passes 

 through the little windows in summer, tempering 

 the room satisfactorily excepting upon extremely hot 

 days. Upon the walls are arranged beautiful post 

 cards, larger pictures gathered from magazines and 



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