Farmers' Week in Agricultural College. 2o9 



shall take issue with our grandmothers, and again it's the change in 

 the times. Instead of the huge room, where there was ample space 

 for an over abundance of servants, we must think of probably one 

 indifferent maid, but more often our own one pair of hands and per- 

 haps weak back, and arrange accordingly. The kitchen should be 

 small, but with a convenient arrangement of stove, table and sink, 

 thereby saving steps. I M'-ould allow more space for my pantry than 

 is customary. Have it large enough for a very generous arrangement 

 of shelves (always enclosed), room for the refrigerator and an extra 

 table, which will prevent a congestion which might occur in the small 

 kitchen. We all love a bright, cheerful dining room, and it is prac- 

 tical, if possible, to build tliis room oblong — 14 by 17 or 18 is a good 

 size and symmetrical. For the ordinary family one living room is 

 sufficient, if large enough. In this we must have our fireplace, which 

 gives cheer to young and old alike, plenty of windows and light for 

 both use and beauty. 



In the arrangement of the bed rooms our first thought is that 

 they are properly ventilated, with windows and doors as nearly op- 

 posite as possible. We should not forget in our plans to supply plenty 

 of closets, the pride of the good housewife's heart. We must see that 

 there is sufficient as well as suitable wall space for our furniture, and 

 here is where an ingenious woman can so often do what neither your 

 architect nor contractor will, by seeing where a door can be moved a 

 little or a window heightened a few inches, thereby giving just the 

 space needed. 



I have dealt exclusively with the interior, but we must not forget 

 that the outside must be beautiful, too, and if you decide on a style 

 of architecture, conform strictly to that style. Don't put colonial 

 pillars on your English bungalow, but have it conform to a given 

 plan, rather than make of it a conglomerate mixture. 



After you have planned and built your house in beautiful sur- 

 roundings, and with all the conveniences and attractions of the mod- 

 ern house, there is still something lacking. But if the one who lives 

 there has the love of God in her heart and the true home maker's spiiit * 

 it will net only be a beautiful house, but a beautiful home. 



