\"Atfirst，yes，theremightbesomesuchmechanicalactioninher;butitwouldbepurelymechanical，anditwouldsooncease.WhentheStandardHousehold—EffectCompanycamedownonthetemporal—manlywithapenaltyforviolationofthelease，theeternal—womanlywouldseethefollyofherwaysandstop;fortheeternal—womanlyisessentiallyeconomical，whateverwesayaboutthedressmaker\'sbills;andtheveryfutilitiesofputtingawayandtakingout，thatshenowwearsherselftoathreadwith，arefoundedintheinstinctofsaving.\"
\"But，\"Iasked，\"wouldn\'tourhouseholdbelongingsloseagooddealofcharacteriftheydidn\'tbelongtous？Wouldn\'tourdomesticinteriorsbecomedreadfullyimpersonal？\"
\"Howmanyhousesnowhavecharacter—personality？Mostpeopleletthedifferentdealerschooseforthem，asitis.WhynotlettheStandardHousehold—EffectCompany，andfinallythestate？Iamsurethateitherwouldchoosemuchmorewiselythanpeoplechooseforthemselves，inthefewcaseswheretheyevenseemtochooseforthemselves.Inmostinteriorstheappointmentsarewithoutfitness，taste，orsense;theyarethemereaccretionsofaccidentinthegreaternumberofcases;wheretheyaretheresultofdesign，theyareworse.Iseewhatyoumeanbycharacterandpersonalityinthem.Youmeanthesortofmadnessthatletitselflooseafewyearsagoinwhatwascalledhouseholdart，andhassincegonetomakethejunk—shopshideous.Eachoftheeternal—womanlywassupposedsuddenlytohaveacquiredatalentfordecorationandagiftfortheselectionandarrangementoffurniture，andeachbegantostampherselfuponourinteriors.Onepaintedahigh—shoulderedstonebottlewithastorkandstooditattherightcornerofthemantelonascarf;
anothergildedthebottleandstooditattheleftcorner，andtiedthescarfthroughitshandle.Oneknottedaribbonaroundthearmofachair;anotherknotteditaroundtheleg.Inaday，anhour，amoment，thechairssuddenlybecameangular，cushionless，springless;andthesofaswerestoodacrosscorners，orparallelwiththefireplace，inslantsexpressiveofthepersonalityofthepresidinggenius.Thewallsbecameallfriezeanddado;andinsteadofthesimpleanddignifieduglinessoftheimpersonalperiodourinteriorsabandonedthemselvestoahystericalchaos，fullofcharacter.Somepeoplehadtheirdoorspaintedblack，andthedaughterormotherofthehousethendecoratedthemwithmorning—glories.IsawsuchadoorinahouseIlookedattheotherday，thinkingImighthireit.Thesightofthatblackdooranditsmorning—
gloriesmademewishtoturnasideandlivewiththecattle，asWaltWhitmansays.No，thelesswetrytogetpersonalityandcharacterintoourhouseholdeffectsthemorebeautifulandinterestingtheywillbe.