Beauty and Usefulness 131 



economy and usefulness, should enter into the 

 plans of a house. But what is beauty! I am 

 well aware that many of my readers will not 

 agree with me, for 



" The standard of beauty ofttimes it doth vary: 

 Two pretty girls are Eliza and Mary." 



They may be very unlike, yet both beautiful. 

 From the farmer's standpoint it may be said 

 that the chief characteristics- of beauty are fit- 

 ness, naturalness and simplicity. 



