THE FARMSTEAD BEAUTIFUL 



sion to beautify in their own way some par- 

 ticular room in your house, or, at any rate, 

 some alcove or corner. This can be known 

 as the children's room or corner. 



The principles thus laid down will help 

 in the choice of rugs. A plain rug with a 

 body of one and the same general shade, or 

 with such a body set off by a few modest 

 bits of ornamentation will please the eye 

 permanently, whereas one with dashing, 

 glaring or conspicuous figures soon palls 

 upon the sight. 



Will it pay? 



The foregoing hints are meant to be use- 

 ful to poor farmers as well as to rich ones ; 

 serviceable on the most heavily mortgaged 

 farms as well as on unencumbered ones. 

 No doubt, however, some of the sugges- 

 tions would, if carried out in ever so simple 

 a way, involve some little expense in money 

 and perhaps considerable expense in labor. 

 Will it pay? 



It will pay. Nearly everything needed 

 to make the farmstead beautiful will in the 

 long run pay in dollars and cents. Granted, 



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