We have now to consider how taste may be blended with economy.

Of course, the same laws respecting harmony of colour belong to the rich and poor alike. Say you have hired an ordinary London house. Manage to get permission to choose the papers yourself, and get for all as soft and light a tint as the means placed at your disposal will admit; but recollect that varnished papers are cheapest in the end, as they will clean like new with bread. If possible, have the dining-room painted.

Panelling and imitation wainscoting diminishes the size of a room, and consequently is to be eschewed for small rooms. If you have furniture, endeavour to harmonize the colour of the wall with it, and with your curtains.

The white and gold drawing-room papers are not very expensive; for about 5d. or 6d. a yard a tolerably good one can be obtained.

A drawing-room suite mounted with green rep can be obtained for 10l. ios. at most of the upholsterers, and is worth the money, as when the seat stuffings sink, they may be re-stuffed by the notable housewife herself.

The tapestry carpets are very pretty, and will with care last many years, though not so long as the Brussels; as, however, they last very fairly with care, they can really be recommended. The moss patterns are very suitable to small rooms, and have a charming effect; - these carpets are about 2s. 8d. per yard; hearth-rugs to match, 17s. 6d. In laying them, the floor should first be covered with the coarse brown paper used for the purpose; it not only protects the carpet, but gives a very thick feeling to it when trodden on. The suite of furniture will contain a sofa, 2 easy-chairs and 6 ordinary chairs. A loo-table may be had cheaply if the top is made of deal (which can be covered with the cloth) but care must be taken not to get a badly seasoned wood, however cheap, as in time it will open across. A second-hand loo table is to be preferred if it can be bought, and chintz curtains, with lace curtains under them, are prettiest for a drawing-room. A piano, a few vases of flowers, nicely arranged, a good clock, a chess-table, a Davenport, a work-table, will be found ornaments enough, and we may suggest a book-stand on the table, with some choice authors, and a few ornaments on the mantelpiece.

These few simple articles will furnish a comfortable room, if it be light and well ventilated and occupied. But it would appear poor and shabby if it is kept dark, dusty, or too tidy. Above all, we protest against the formal row of books crossed over each other on the table, the shell baskets, etc. etc., which disfigure instead of ornamenting a room. Books which are readable are a great, almost indispensable addition to a lady's drawing-room, but not the collections of poems and old-fashioned hereditary volumes which figure on the loo-table solely on account of their binding; nor the trashy novels thrown about it. Taste can be shown inform also. Prettily shaped vases; the disposal of the furniture about the room, even the fall of the curtains, will show this precious gift, and alter the whole appearance of the apartment Above all, perfect cleanliness and freshness, pure air admitted, and plenty of light when possible, give a great charm to a room. In winter, the fireplace should always be bright and well-swept; in summer it should be filled with shavings, or some graceful white ornament, with a few coloured flowers on it. A small bundle of the threads of tarletane pulled out, have a very light and vapoury appearance.

Living fern leaves, or good bunches of lilac, are charming in the country fireplace. Brackets on the wall are cheap and pretty.

The dining-room requires a stronger carpet than the drawing-room, being in moderate houses more used, as the housekeeper of small means generally avoids the expense of a double fire, by sitting in it till after luncheon or early dinner; also the feet of the servants waiting at table wear the dining-room carpet. It should be a strong Brussels, harmonizing in colour with the paper and furniture. The mantelpiece does not abso-lutelyrequire ornaments, though a marble clock,bronze (orimitation bronze) candlesticks, the same material for spill stands, look comfortable. The dining-table should be a telescope one of mahogany, not French polished, because hot dishes leave marks on the varnish. It should be polished with oil and hard rubbing. The whole furniture should be mahogany, but the chairs should not have horsehair eushions; no room can look nice with them, nor with a horsehair couch. They should be mounted in leather, or at least American cloth, but the latter soon wears out. An American chair, a leather easy-chair, a sideboard, or a waggon (if the former be too expensive), and a writing-table in the window if it be a bow-window, will furnish this room moderately well.

When there is no library, the bookshelves are generally on each side of the dining-room fireplace.

The hall does not require more than an umbrella-stand, pegs for hats, etc., a chair, and a small hall-table. Floorcloth should be strong, and should harmonize with the walls in colour. A weather-glass is useful in the hall.

In the bedrooms much reduction in expense may be achieved by a little ingenuity. The room need not be carpeted all over. A piece of Kidderminster in the centre of the room suffices, and is healthier, for it can be shaken every week; the boards round, which are apt in London to be discoloured, may be stained oak colour and varnished, when they will dust and wipe easily. No carpet should be under the bed, nor should there be a valance - only the oak-stained floor. The curtains should be pure white dimity - the prettiest and cleanest-looking of all, or, if cretonne could be afforded, they would be pretty, but they are very expensive, as they do not wash well. Two chairs, a washing-stand and bath, a piece of bound flannel for the bath to stand on, and a chest of drawers, are indispensable; a deal toilette table, with a ledge for holding boots and shoes underneath it, is good enough. It is covered with a lined book-muslin toilette. Some old-fashioned families cover the back of the looking-glass with muslin, and draw it in with bows of ribbon at the hinges. This has a pretty effect, only the edge (of lace) showing in front. In cases where the bedroom is very small, the toilette table may be utilized, by having shelves under it (enclosed with sides and a door) for dresses.