THE DINGY HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 99, 20 January 1908, Page 3

THE DINGY HOUSE.

Havo you over stepped into a houso where something dismal confronted you. at tho very door and after a time 'you realisad it was not in tho furnishings of tho domicile but tho diligy wall paper, which seemed to hang like mourning drapery from tho walls? Thero is nothing—absolutely nothing— which gives a moro gloomy aspect to-* a homo than dark, faded papor. Tho furnituro may be worn, the carpets a littlo dingy, but if the walls aro fresh looking tho rest is less noticeable. Why should any room look liko a Bastille whan paper, which - is real dainty and pretty, can bo purchased for 2 cents a roll? It is not this year's stylo, to bo sure, but. it is ' pretty paper marked down from a good sum and is suitablo fortho average home.' Again, bargains it) papor can lie had when n small room is tq bo papered, for ofteii thero aro only a few rolls of fmo paper which can bo purchased at a very reasonable price. A; great many women can/and. do papor tlioir own rooms. In fact, a- great many enjoy doing it and, even if they cannot do tho work-'alone, often tho men of the houso can assist. ' Few weeks aro lived Out of doors, for which reason sunshine must to brought into tho homo, and tho best artificial kind is that which bpams from pretty-walls.