Room Belongs to The Children

1921

Properly Equipped Playroom a Paradise for the Little Ones.

The most interesting feature of a New York home, according to Town and Country, is the "Do Do Room," a completely equipped playroom where the word "don't" is never heard. The idea of this juvenile paradise originated with paterfamilias, whose childhood was marred by continually hearing "Don't do this!" or "Don't break that!"

The room itself is a large sunny place, splendidly ventilated by plenty of windows, which are safely barred. One end of the hardwood floor is uncovered, while the other has a thick woolen rug, fastened down so securely that acrobatic feats or any amount or running or sliding cannot loosen it. The walls, which are deadened, so that noises cannot penetrate to other parts of the house, are covered with blue paper from which finger prints can be easily washed off. The pictures and electric lights are caged, this precaution making possible a mild game of baseball or any amount of handball or bean bag tossing.

The chairs (minus rockers) and the tables are made with rounded corners. The fear of breaking dainty bric-a-brac does not bother the little inmates of the "Do Do Room," and the built-in bookcase, where favorite books and magazines abound, has no glass doors to be kept away from, or silk curtain which must not be touched.


Twenty-One Yards of Sausage

In the rivalry to make the biggest sausage some wonderful specimens are being produced by Germans in Pennsylvania. The latest record-breaker is the work of Jacob Ackerman, of Limeport. It is 64 feet eight inches long.