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This nursery contains a toy playhouse fitted ufith electric 
light, a sand box at a convenient height, and an ample 
table for games. The map provides a brilliant decoration 
NURSERIES and CHILDREN 
MARY S01.1.EY 
T he ideal house will ha\'e its nursery 
as a self-contained and complete 
little kingdom with its own bathroom and 
kitchen attached. It may also have its 
balcony or sleeping porch, partly roofed 
over for shade and shelter, and accessible 
from either day or night nursery. Here 
flowers may be grown or an excellent site 
found for the sand bo.x, so doing away 
with the slight inconv'enience which 
attaches to its presence in a room. 
■After the windows, which should be 
large and have a sunny aspect, the floor 
of the nursery is of most importance. 
While avoiding bareness, it should not 
be much cumbered with furniture, and, 
if possible, one corner should be conceded 
which need not be disturbed or turned out 
oftener than is privately imperative. 
Linoleum or cork carpet remains the best 
of floor coverings for the nursery', since it 
is durable, warm, easily cleaned, and 
soon dry' after washing. It is most satis¬ 
factory laid close up to the walls. 
Polished boards, not too slippery, are 
excellent with some washable rugs for 
warmth and color. Unpolished boards 
are unsuitable, as they take so long to 
dry after washing and are apt to produce 
splinters; a carpet has obvious dis- 
advanUiges. 
washable dado of a good height is 
advisable. This should be white or light 
in color. The continuous slate or drawing 
board, which is sometimes used to replace 
a dado, has this disadvantage, that a child 
accustomed to draw unchecked on all 
walls within its reach might reasonably' 
feel bewildered when scolded for doing 
the same thing in other rooms. A special 
j)anel might be reserved and framed for 
the purpose, in a good light, and at a 
height the child can stand up to and draw 
with both hands if he pleases. 
Toy' cupboards should be of a conven¬ 
ient height so that a child can look after 
his belongings without assistance. Some 
are made in which the doors are replaced 
by a flap forming a shelf on which toys 
can be sorted and arranged, so releasing 
the table from part of its duty. Any 
special toys, which are only allowed out 
on rare and privileged occasions, should 
be kept really out of sight and reach, not 
temptingly just within an adventurous 
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A quaint paper, sturdy furniture painted while ’with green borders and 
pictures of animals combine in making this nursery unusually gay. 
The cupboards are for clothing and the cabinet at right holds all the toys 
