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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar81911newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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OUSE mottoes add in a delightful way to the appearance and interest of the home. When thoughtfully chosen and carefully applied they prove a very charming fea- ture from the standpoint of both art and interest. They have, too, a certain edu- cational value, which is particularly felt when the name of the author is given with a quotation. Moreover, noble thoughts constantly in view have a cer- tain moral value which cannot be ignored, especially where there are young people in the home. But perhaps the strongest argument in favor of mottoes is the opportunity afforded for the expression of personality in the selections of the quotations; for in choosing quotations, care should be taken to have them in keeping with the house and the lives of the occupants, and to have only those mottoes that are sympathetically appreciated by the home-dwellers. On entering a house, which has mottoes as a decorative fea- ture, one should feel the personality of the home-maker expressed in the lines. There are many ways in which mottoes can be applied. They can be carved or burned on wood—cut in stone— painted or stenciled on the walls,—hammered on brass or copper, or embroidered. More often the mottoes are done by professional men, but they can be effectively accomplished by the home-maker. In giving suggestions for the home, I have classified the quotations under different rooms, but many of them would apply equally well almost anywhere. Circumstances and individual taste must decide upon the place most appropriate for each motto. For the hall, as a rule, mottoes with suggestions of wel- come are appropriate. Among those that would be fitting are :— . • j 1 "Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest." —Alexander Pope. "Home—A world of strife shut out, and a world of love shut in." "Love lives in cottages as well as in courts." This would be attractive for a tiny house or a bungalow. "A man's house is his castle." "East, West, hame's best." "Where there is room in the heart, There is room in the house."
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The fireplace seems the appropriate place for a motto

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