Zurich Herald, 1926-04-01, Page 6�i
'When they caught sight of the xtiinis-'
AN EASTER OFFERING ter's children, they rashes liell•-ntell
intoo the house, crying
"Mom, niozni Here i+omes the ladiesi
},lean,; dozz't yea think we ought to better worse than Issnutify'ing 'his • that was here the- ether days!"
Wake tholes bore?" • Ichurch," Bert said. "There's the sae -I The next moment little Mrs Seer
There.wes, no response to this atm_
tix end. ringing of the nisi 'be i, Same- ritt appeared in ilio doorway, rolling
-ions question, !body's getting inpatient ---Clara or I down her sleeves kind srzuoothiiig out
"Nan, dear, .you're not Asleep? fathf:r °I'�'al;'zics'' I, her apron, and looking halt-delightedt
Y to 1' 1i three hurried across the ehureli-; aril half -fro htened at the .,s] ht of
you're only pretending l ri be; Wake yard and inti the breakfast -room, g g
up! IV* the most glorious raster. Agnes and 1`1an corning up the garden-
Maiming,"
arden
Maiming," where their fath;r had already rusted want, with Bert and Markbringing
himself at t1)e table,
'Nan yawned, rubbed her ey rs, push- !the rear.
x he Reverend Doctor Carter was. a
hit, her curly hair away from her face, stately -looking matt, with ken -gray; Agnes was spokeswoman.
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and then sat up in bed and regarded hair, and dark eyes that had some -I "Good morning, Mrs. Sterritt,!" she
;Agnes sweetly. times a rather stern expression, I said. "We have come to bring 'the
"That'rs a good girl! Nan, you're the The four children greeted him with children some eggs and to see if you
only person 1 ever knew that looked great respect, and took their places could go to church this Morning,' ,
pretty when they got awake. Now, silently. at the table. Thee grace was ; The little woman'+ face brightened,
keep awake for that nice little coin- ,said, and when it was over two im-' and then fell,
!aliment." patient heads were raised quickly) "Well, that was good ,ef you, Miss
Agnes, to think of the children. They'll.
Nan laughed and yawned and laugh- from their plates. -.
ed. again, "I'm grub -struck," Bert remarked be delighted with the eggs. I'in sorry
''° "Isn't it a beautiful Easter morn- to Nan, beginning to help himself to' you saw them before they were wash-
ing? Don't let an; but i1ark -and I oatmeal. I ed and dressed. T haven't had one
telexed two dozen eggs yesterday. I His father, unfortunately, over-. minute since sunrise to look after
thought it wouldn't be Easter without heard this declaration. I them."
• colored eggs, and Clara is going to "Albert," he said, "you must breaki "But can you go to church?" said
boil the breakfast eggs in -onion water yourself of that unpleasant habit ofNan, eagerly.
to maks thein yellow." using slang. • It is growing upon you,! "I want to go, the worse way; but.
• "Pound an the door and wake those and it is extremely common." I I can't go this morning. Baby's cross,
boys," said Agnes, "They'll get up "Indeed, hither," Bert protested,' and, as I said before, the children ain't
for you, Nan."
"there are times when slang just fits; I.washed or cheesed yet; there's dinner
"I know -it. Mark's ,got to get up, and," he ventured, `'1 heard you use it;to get,"
anyway. He promised to help me the other day," • I Nan's eyes sparkled. This was just
fleish arranging the flowers." "I use it. What do you mean, Ale; what she wanted to hear.
And Nan applied her two small fists • b-ert? Explain to me, sir!" ! "But you must go!" she; insisted;
to the door of the boy's room with. '`We11, you said to old ,Miss Jones, "and take Georgie and Mary and- Wil -
great vigor. I `I'll see you later,' the other day, when: lie and Katie. IThe music will be
• showin• her out of the level * and there are lots of Easter
"Yes! Hello, there! What an awful I you 'stele R y, „
FU MS ING TUE SMALL HOUSE
The house which it ,is proposed to course, by the use of yellows or light is used la the draperies and upholster -
racket! Nan, is that you? I d give study. lilies; I arranged them myself: T e of P p !
r reuses fits, if it weren't Sun- "I was not aware of the expression "1 don't see how I can," Mrs. Stele, furnish is to 'belong to he $0,000.00 to colors of this nature. ing. It should also bo of a darker hue
you pa t
Easter Sunda • too." being slang," replied his father, grave- I ritt repeated, with a little sad Shake.' $'7,OOa.aO crass, and taking the present I The beet treatment for the Kitchen than tia•e walls to sns•tain the balance
day, and y,
"Wel, you 'just get up and come ly. ""Agnes, any dear, you are putting. of: her head. (day prices as a basis for size. would : is paint, which will net absorb. time of tone that is very desirable iii' the
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over into the church with me. We three lumps of sugar into my coffee 'Oh, but we do!" said Agnes. "Now,, contain eight rooms, namely, Living odors and greasy spats that are car successful decoration of all houses. If
e listen ! Go get your own things mend Room, Dining Room: Breakfast Room I Iain to . be the • trial of the occupant this is riot considered a very •dtsturin,
instead of Jnr. h easily ing effect of "top-be•avinese" is the re -
must fix those flowers before break-
fast. Come, now, hat's a dear boy!"
ark bounded out of bed.
"Is Bert ate*ale?" Nan called.
"Oh, I beg your pardon! I was 17s- and we'll help get the -four larger, and a Kitchen on the ground floor, and when a paper is used. It
d tening to Bert and forgot." . f children ready, so they can .go, 'too; s three Bedrooms and a Sunroom on the I washed, and is- very much more sani- suit.
M than a paper. The color is best Carpets of highly naturalistic pair
"Did you take the lilacs into the and we'll stay and take caro of :the second. tary
"Bless you, no! But he soon will church, Mark?" asked Doctor Carter, babies." j In every sass, where the_oecupant kept as light as the lo, as this avi•Il tesa had best be avoided, as an me
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be --just as soon as this sponge ab- addressing his younger son. "And do all the housework be- I give added light to the pei�on working eo'mfprtable sensation of walking upon
1 1 has no existing decoration to inter -!therein.
therein. a flower garden cannot be overcome.
sorbs enough cold water, and I apply Mark looked up from his oatmeal.' sides," spoke up Mark, fired with sud- fere with any schemes that he may For the b•e garden
ea s, ~hers a floured
it to his cranium." "Yes, sir; and Nan fixed them in! den zeal to help the good cause along. have o opased. attention should at 1 The .Bedrooms afford interesting
treatments, f ether plain or figured
"Will you, indeed? Well, you won't the vases. They look stunning!" "And get the dinner," added Bert, once be., directed to the walls, The
get the chance, I'll—" " `Very beautiful' would be a better 1 with all the assurance of a life-long walls of a house, with few exceptions•,
Nan lost the last of this speech, but expression. How does the church' cook, form the largest space to decorate and,
Mrs. Sterritt looked at them in a of course, must be considered coon
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bewildering way, and gave a little tally- as a background for any furtheri
gasp of surprise, but was• too astonish- decoration in the way Of drapes, car-:
ed to say anything. pets-, furniture, etc.
"Now ego, please, and. get ready," Bearing this in mind, it naturally
Agnes urged. ! follows that the color of the walls
"Bless your dear hearts, I couldn', t:
1 1. that d said her father, breaking is You girls:•couldn't look after the chis- should be low in folie or, if pattern is
eve used, it must not lie.too Overbearing in
like a blessing over the newly -swag -1 egg. "There's one woman wham I dren—oh, my, no! What wyuld your color t design. lir the case of halls,
erred earth. i know is not bringing up her large father say?"
The tender grass upon the graves s family in the right way. It is Mrs. "But he wants you to go, Mrs..Ster� however, where there is -little or no
was of a vivid green, and ht. Wand Sterritt: She has not been to church ritt. He said so this morning. And furniture and very little drapery the
theregclumps of wild violets, for five or six Sundays, and I scarce- we'll take care of the house and the walls can be of a cheerful nature, but
greati 1 expect to see her this morning." babies, so you can ge with an easy. not effusively so.
made the ground purple. Y P
hada suspicion that i.t was cut short look?" he added, turning to Nan.
by a well -directed blow of the pillow; "Never saw it look better. The lilies
with which Bert crushed Mark and make a fine show. I suppose the
the sponge together. I church will be crowded," she went on,
Half an hour later, Nan was run-' "it's such a lovely day."
ning across the churchyard, singing; "I've no doubt there will be many
for very joy of the sunshine, the soft missing faces, even at the Easter ser-
st wind and the blue sky spread- vice," h'
Nan stopped and picked a few, ands "But, Father," observed Agnes, mind."
In a house of this size by the careful
ut'them in her belt.. Itseemed to' "how can she come? She has eight Mrs. Sterritt could not resist this, use of the plainer papers the illusion
P „ going,
of larger space is easily gained, for,
her that even the thick, dark ivy ,on children, you know.. sort of argument. Forced into oin ,
the old church this morning' looked "Four boys and four girls," enum- by the combined urgings of the four .when. a paper of striking design is
young and fresh.
erated Mark. "And three of them are young people, she was soon getting used in a small room, a crowded effect
She put the great iron key in the fiery little kids, and there's a. baby her poor belongings together, in a
will be a source of .irritation to the cc -
will be the result, and consequently
old-fashioned lock of the door. The that cries all the time. Anyway, its half -reluctant way—smoothing out the
massive oak door swung slowly open, always crying when I go by there." 1 black ribbons,:of her little; old bonnet,
and Nan stepped out of the light and "Don't you see?" Nan said. "The and shaking out the folds of her one
color into the gray gloom of the big ones have to stay at home to take' black. alpaca gociii,"which was old as
h care of the little ones, and the poor cld could. be, but wholetehnd scrupu-
Fora moment her eyes, dazzled with mother has to take care of them all."
the morning sunlight, could see no- Mr. Carter shook his head.
thing, Then the stained glass win- "Where' there's a will there's a
clews shone out like gems in the dark- way," he quoted emphatically.
nese and Nan saw that the sunlight "But, Father," Agnes urged "you're
was= pouring through the great east a man and you'don't know what woek.
window and staining the lilies below eight children mean. They mean sew -
it red and purple and gold. She went ing and cooking and washing from
very softly up the aisle to the chancel marning till night."
rail -and began to twine a long rope of IMr. Carter smiled in a superior
smilax about it. When she had ate: way, but made no reply; and Agnes,
ranged it to her satisfaction, she turn-' rot knowing what else to say for the
ed her attention to the jars of lilies. sake of her cause, let the subject drop.
"You great, beautiful things," she But after breakfast she said to Nan:
said, looking up at the stately
white I I church!s go to Mrs. and take the childrentsomefore
ol-
statalks. "You are just like queens, ,
dressed in white and green and gold.
But you're dreadfully heavy to lift.
I wish Mark was here!"
"Speak of angels," said a voice be-
hind her, "and they immediately ap-
pear."
Nan turned to see Mark standing were walking along the one long, elm,
on the chancel steps, with a huge shaded street of the village -' Agnes•
, bunch of white lilies in his arms. { carried the basket of eggs, and Bert a
"Oh, aren't they lovely? Where did lily plant, that had been crowded out
e they come from? (by«its taller sisters. • . .
1: "Old Doc Winslow sent them from I think fathers too hard. on Mrs.
his forcing -house. Father said they Sterritt," said Agnes. _"Of course, be-
ware to be put in the brass 'vases.' ing a man, he can't underetand how
Bert's bringing some water over." hard it is for a woman with eight
"Wht's Agnes doing?" children to get to -church"
"Boiling eggs yellow; and I wanted "I suppose she won't get there this
her to put some of our colored ones morning," replied Nan.
en the table to eat hard; but she was "The sexton says the Sterritts are
afraid father would think we were dreadfully poor, but that they don't
very frivolous to waste so many eggs." let on because they're so respectable,"
Nan laughed. I put in Mark.
"To tell the, truth, I don't know! Nan suddenly stopped in her walk.
what we'll do with them, now they're "I have a brilliant ideal Let's send
colored•. I suppose we can take them Mrs. Sterritt and the older children to
to school to eat for lunch. Here comes church, and let us four stay;and take
Bert with the water. He's spilling: it care of the babies and •get the dinner."
up the aisle." , ! "What a lark!" Mark cried, "Let's
"You'd better. hurry," Bert said. do it."
"Breakfast is almost ready, and I'm'• , 'Agnes looked :almost frightened.
hungry as a bear. I hope father won't I "Oh, could we? Do you think fath-
Say a long grace this morning." I er would like it?"
"If he has a human heart, he "Father? Didn't he want Mrs. Stor-
bvon't ' Matk replied: "Simply state,' vitt to gate church this morning, and
When you sit down, that you're in a won't he be glad to see her there?;'
starving condition, and he will no, urged Nan. "Oh, it will be fun! We'll
doubt take the hint..Nan,'I can't make wash and: dress the children and send
these .lilacs stay ors, Can't you fix' them off, and then we'll take,. posses-
'them't"
"'You poor boy! You're' no better
,than old ,Timmy, the sexton, at fixing
flowers. He can never--"
"There's the breakfast bel]," inter-
rupt;d Marie, with scant politeness.
-"No* for eggs. How many are you
• -going to eat, Bert?"
"Half a dozen, more or less. Nati,
t,hoso ']ilacl', are simply perfect!' - They
seetn to fall right into place •when
you touch them."
"Thanks! Let's hurry ever now, or
:father will wonder where we are,"
"I'M sure we couldn't be doing a
ored eggs."
"Oh, let's!" agreed Nan. "I'll get.
a basket for the eggs. Maybe the boys
will go with us for the sake of the
walk.",
Within fifteen minutes the four
lous]Y meat, k
"Give -me the...iarhY,",.aaicLMark, lift-
ing the eightsmonths' isn`t it_teenL the
lap of its twelveeytear-olch sister. "Now
you run off and get ready for church.
And be a good girl while you're there,
Don't talk, -and do sit still' in sermon -
time."
Bert grinned.
"Hear Mark lecturing the:chi:d, and
look how he holds that poor baby!
He's got its clothes all twisted about
its ears."
A solemn procession filed out of the
house headed .by little Mrs. Sterritt,
who was followed by four children, all
with very clean, serious faces.
"I'm so glad.:I.4on't know how to
tell you, •aud,th'ankful,;.Gan be, Miss
Agnes!- Mr. Stert'tt will be glad, too.
Pool min,�'?ie:, ?pad to Work -today!"
(11Zi. ,Steri t at ' railroad brake-
man.
rake-
pian • on,. ;a~"rrg zstTh e fieight")'.
,'Geoegie stop ullziig out yea tie,
cupailt.
Taking the Living Room, as in many
houses of this type where the Dining
Room is separated only by an arch
with perhaps French doors dividing, it
would not be out of • place to paper
both rooms with the same paper, the
paper -- in this 'cane" being a .neutral
"stipple" or a two-tone effect in an all -
oiler deelgii.'Calora• may run anywhere
from a warm tan to a cool taupe, and a
balance effected by the use of hang-
ings and carpets.
By the use of neutral schemes for
walls no limitations aro imposed when
the time arrives for hangings- and the
many incidentals that make, the human
element in a room.
The Breakfast Room can be quite
a cortras•t to this, thus assuring a
for °paper has been used, a plain hanging
papers of small pattern. These had
better be left to the individual taste,
some preferring pattern, others plain,
but it should be borne in mind that
over elaboration in the matter of color-
ing and pattern is .net conducive to a
restfulstateof mind., and a bedroom
is primarily a place in which to sleep.
The Sunroom` walls had better be
left es, plain as passible, as in most
eases the wall areas are too cut up to
permit the use of patterns
Coming now to hangings, carpets
and any upholstery materials, we' find
that, if plainer papers have been used,
we have a perfectly -clear field in
which to indulge our taste for color.
The size of pattern should be. -in pro-
portion to the size of the room, and The centre fitting is being -less used,
choosing from the many excellent pat- and the other more successful form 4s
taking its place. The effect of a quiet-
ly
uietly lit room is much more soothing; and
is easier to the eyes. '
Pictures should be • used sparingly,
andthen careful consideration given
to the space they are intended to oc-
cupy. It wild be seen that the maxi -
,mum effect is gained by the placing of
a pioture on; a plain wall.
Incidentals such ae cushions, pot.'
of a color that has been taken from
the papers is advisable. It forms a
pleasing contrast to the surroaantitug
pattern and the effect is restful. The .
opposite treatment would be -used iu
the case of a plain paper.
For the s•unroom raw silk curtains,
or curtains made of a guaranteed surl-
iest fabric,. are best. Many patterns
are available , with a small all-over
figure of a different thread In self -colo
or that make highly successful Sun -
room draperies. . .
The Bathroom where not tiled had
better be painted, and finished with as
hard a •surface as possible, so that any
moisture •can easily be wiped off.
Lighting is best affected by side-
lights and the use of portable lamps.
terns of chintzes or damasks, that are
at present on the, market should not
be difficult.
Let us suppose that we have chosen
a chintz for the Living 'Room and a
damask for the Dieing Room both pat-
terns and on a,piain paper; it is quite
easly to repeat•some of this pattern in
the small pieces; of upholstered furni-
ture. The; large piece, namely, the
chesterfield, had better be'Upholstered tory and lamps are easily overcome...
plain, and in a color -'that will har- From such a source •af color as we now;
-iuoniie with, the chintz. For curtains 'have the 'choosing of a note of accent
next to, 'the : glass a net. sufficiently can be • s:ettl•ed- by taking a -color that!
sheer not to obstruct the view from in- we. already possess and repeating: it
side, yet preventing outside intrusion, in its brightest and purest form in two. •
or a raw silk curtain, is- highly success- or three places in the roam, one large'
fail. Many pleasing effects can be gained piece dominating and that placed in.
by frilling and draping these curtainsthe most interesting spot
and it will be found to give a ,freer It will then be seen that harmonp
treatment to the windows. of color is the result, and the com
Carpets can. either consist of one pleted room is .a source of satisfaction
large or a number -of small ones, pre- to -the occupant and an `object of ad -
bright and cheerful aspect gained, of ferably plain where a patterned fabric
miration to thos-e who. visit him.
going to wash and dress her. You can! side of her, quiet as mice, sat her boys
help Bert take care of the other one." and..girle . x
vAny assistance will be most wel- Theghard worked littiie womanefelt
conic," assured: -Bort, who was down on as•.if she was"bi par'ad'ise: 'The mingle
his knees playing :horse with baby eyed children gazed with delight at
that Miss Nan figed ,go •pretty,' Katie, number one, as he :called• him. the beautiful flowers, and were per -
take hold -of -mother's hand." t Nan carried off baby number two fectly quiet listening io the 'Easter
"Be sure aird:tel-1 the .sexton to show and sent the other .two children out to 1 music. .
you into your` • pew,"' -•Agnes called be taken •care of by the boys,- while The sunshone throdgh the colored
after ,them. `"xnd'don't worry about Agnes tidied up the: little rooms. ( windows on ,the lilies, and every one
anything." While the children were taking care seemed full of the joy, of the .day.,
When Mrs. Sterritt and the four of Mrs. Sterritt's house, Mrs. •Sterritt Mr. Carter, for some reason or
children had disappeared, Nan rush- herself sat in the comfortable, red-, other, did tog glance toward his pew
ed out to Mark. ., .. cushioned pew which the minister's as be went through with the service;
"Give me the bal3yti?e he. said, "I'm children usually occupied. On each and, when he did, it was because a
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sion and do a lot of work for the poor
woman before she gets back; and
she'll be so glad! She said only the
other -day, to me, she wished she could
get to church on Easter Day, but .she
didn't see how she was going to mail -
age it," e .
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Agnes was almost won Dverby this
speech of Nail's, and quite so when ,a
turn of the :toad brought thele in sight
of Mrs, Sterritt's little house; for two;
or three small children were playing :
before the door, and their appearanco
suggested to Agnes the transfornia-
tion that soap and water might effects
• -e.•=
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tention.
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Little Georgic Sterritt loved music,
D�,+,s 'se�3'k� ,: an , when the Easter hymn.was sung,
d'.il i� 4r?' he joined in, •and his clear,. bird -like
voice rose above the others.
Mr. Carterlooked around, and in
his pew saw, not Agnes and Nan, Bert
4 „ _ ._., I clear, fresh :child's voice drew his at-
to them, hut only for a moment. As
they drew near, she, heard her father
saying:
"I will ha,vethe ,boy's voice trained.'
I -had no idea he could sing' SO well's
"You see, sit," ;.Mr's, Sterritt ans-'
wered. " I think he - vie that happy to
go'to church and har the musieti at•
he sang extra We11,' I have to keep hint,
home mostly to take'caie of the little
ones. Oh, -'sir,' I can't thank yeti
enough for what your children•have
done for me this morning!"
"Thank them," said tiie'niinistor: '"I
hadn't anything to do with it. • But
we'll see that you get there , oftener
now."
That evening the four children sat
out on the porch' overlooking the
churchyard. A golden afterglow of
sunset was in the,. west, and the even-
ing wind was stir'rzng• the grass upon
the graves and lifting the ivy leaves
and Mark, but a tired-ltioicing woman, on the old church walls.
withfour bright -faced children, one "It has been the happiest Easter
on whom was singing with all his I've ever spent," refnarked Agnes,
heart -and soul. "even though I' didn't get to church
"It's, Mrs. Sterritt( But where are
any boys and girls?"
He ran his eye over the large con-
gregation, but faired to discover
Agnes' sweet, serious face, or Nim's
bright one, or Mark's with its merry
expression sobered for the time• being
or Bert's, with the grave look that he
always 'wore in church, and that made
people say he was the image of his
father. '
"I cannot account for it," thought
Mr, Garter, :"I will have to see Mrs.
Sterritt • after church." ,
For he had a vague feeling that his
children's absence was in some .way
or other conneeted-with her presence
there. An hoar nater the minister's chil-
dren were astonished to see Mrs, Ster-
ritt coming toward the house aecoln-
parried by their father, For .a moment
Agnes wondered what ho would say
"I know, enough about taking care
of babies to hire out as a nurse," said
Mark. .
"There's father," :Bert announced.
"Where hail be been?" .
"To mother's grave," replied Anges,
softly, "He went to lay some Jdaster
lilies there."
Her father heard- what she said as
he drew near them. •
"I wish sloe were with us this Eas•:
tar night," he said quietly, "I third¢
she would be very proud' of her chil-
dren.- Their father- is,"
Of alar the customs rege ding Easter
eggs, the one which caseates the most
pleasure and fun is the Easter snorts-
ing egg hunt. Grown men rind women
who Were brought up in the canary
always look back to the +.aster morn.
ings of their childhood day1, 1