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HOW TO MAKE A COUNTRY PLACE 



Ample pantries, refrigerator room and servants' porch, complete 

 the first floor, while below stairs are boiler and storage rooms, salt 

 and fresh water baths, with showers and boat racks. 



ONE OF THE THREE SCREENED SLEEPING PORCHES. 

 CLOTHES CHUTE CLOSET AND LAUNDRY TUBS. 



Six Tubs Centre the Laundry. 



The laundry in the above-ground basement has six tubs in the 

 centre of the room placed back to back. When covered they form 

 a large table and aid in transforming the laundry into an additional 

 sitting room for the maids. The stairway is grilled and between two 

 columns joined by a grill one enters the servants' dining hall, in a 

 corner of which are dish closets and porcelain pantry sink. A 

 balanced lift connected with the kitchen prevents dish breaking. 

 Hardwood floors furred for air space are laid over the tar coated 

 cement, and windows extend from floor to ceiling. Rooms decorated 



