ust be protected against too great heat or moisture, and in a
stone or brick house should be placed against a partition rather than
the outside wall.

SUNDRIES

Useful, but not life-or-death essentials, are a tabouret at, say,
$3.25, a footrest for a little less, and a magazine rack for $5 or $10.
The problem of keeping periodicals in easy reach without too much of a
"litter'ry" effect has not yet been solved. The open rack is the best
compromise between sightliness and utility, because it is more apt to
be used than the more ambitious arrangements with doors. In the
general treatment of the living room the piano and its case are not to
be overlooked, and the presence of a piano also suggests the music
cabinet, with its problem similar to that of the magazine rack. As
music is not kept so well "stirred up," however, the cabinet with a
tight door is "indicated."

WILLOW FURNITURE

Willow furniture is used extensively in some country homes. It is made
of the French willow, and is not so cheap but is stronger than rattan.
Best rockers in this material sell at about $20. They are hardly to be
considered in the permanent furnishings of the home, though there is no
denying their cleanliness, coolness, and comfort, especially in summer.

THE DINING TABLE

For the dining room the sensible preference seems to be for a round
table with straight lines of under construction. The pillar base gives
least interference with personal comfort, but even at that seems to be
unescapable. What has been said elsewhere about the choice of woods
applies here also. The high cost of a large-size mahogany table,
however, will probably enable us to see some of the special beauties of
golden oak. A six-foot round table in the latter wood is priced at
about $20. Medium height chairs, with cane seats, $2.75; leather,
$3.25. Sideboards are now usually built in; otherwise the buffet
table, free from excessive ornamentation, is given preference.

[Illustration: The dining room.]

DISCRIMINATION IN CHOICE

A great deal of the factory-made furniture of the day is the veriest
trash. The best feature of it is that it cannot last long and will not
survive to disgrace us in the eyes of a later and perhaps more
discriminating generation. For those who reside in flats, and are
deprived of the inducement to plan for permanence, small blame can
attach for hesitancy in making investments in the better sort of
furniture that