FURNITURE AND DECORATION

The qualities to be sought in furniture. Home-made furniture. Semi-made
furniture. Good furniture as an investment. Furnishing and decorating
the hall. The staircase. The parlor. Rugs and carpets. Oriental rugs.
Floors. Treatment of hardwood. Of other wood. How to stain a floor
covering.

CHAPTER VII

FURNITURE AND DECORATION

The carpet square. Furniture for the parlor. Parlor decoration. The
piano. The library. Arrangement of books. The "Den." The living-room.
The dining-room. Bedrooms. How to make a bed. The guest chamber.
Window shades and blinds.

CHAPTER VIII

THE MOTHER

Nursing the child. The mother's diet. Weaning. The nursing bottle.
Milk for the baby. The baby's table manners. His bath. Cleansing
his eyes and nose. Relief of colic. Care of the diaper.

CHAPTER IX

THE MOTHER