Don't Litter Up The Hall

DON'T LITTER UP THE HALL

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Man Despises Knickknacks and Curtains

Spoil His Silk Hat.

Many women labor under the de-

lusion that in order to give the hall

an appearance of coziness they must

hang up curtains in it, and fill it with

knickknacks. The mere suggestion

of such a thing makes an ordinary

man shudder. The curtains get in his

way, and he knocks his hat against

them. This is bad for the hat. The

only curtains necessary to the hall

are those at the window, and the

cheap knickknacks should be burnt.

They deceive no one; they are not

pretty, and they get in the way. If

you would make the hall cozy in cold

weather, try the effect of a blazing log -

in the grate, of course. In one of

his musical sketches a popular enter-

tainer mentions the peculiar fact that

in many homes the visiting card of

"the dear duchess" will get on the top

of  the others in the hall. This little

matter does not concern the husband,

but what he does look for on the hall

table is a little vacant space. He

wants this to lay his paper on when

be comes in and takes his coat off,

and the vacant space is useful in other

ways. Therefore, do not crowd the 

hall table with flowers and other

trifles.- Madame