By Thomas Lappin 



SIMPLICITY, convenience and com- 

 pactness are the general features 

 of this economical house. It has 

 a large front porch facing east, door cas- 

 ing of light oak, body of house cream 

 color trimmed with white, and shingles 

 light green. 



The entrance is in a small reception hall 

 or vestibule with a long mirror behind the 

 front door covering the stairway. There is 

 a small hall or passage way from the 

 vestibule to the kitchen, allowing a person 

 to enter the kitchen without going through 

 the living-room. This hall is seldom found 

 in small houses. The basement door when 

 opened closes the opening in the hall to 

 the vestibule. There is also an outside 

 basement door. 



Between the vestibule and the large 

 living-room are two pedestal bookcases 

 4 ft. high. The living-room may also be 

 used as a dining-room, upon special oc- 

 casions, and instead of removing the 

 dishes after luncheon the table with its load 

 is pushed into the kitchen through a 

 sF>ecial opening. This opening is covered 

 with a wall panel in two sections, the 

 lower sliding up like a window sash mside 

 the upper half, leaving ample room for a 

 large table to pass through. There is a 

 small buffet near the fireplace with drawers 

 below for the table linen. 



The fireplace is set on the inside and the 

 heat from the hot bricks in the back helps 

 to keep the bathroom warm. However, 

 a small hot water furnace heats the house. 



There is sufficient inside wall space for a 

 piano and a corner for the bed davenport. 



A wood lift is built in the wall near the 

 range. It is filled in the basement with a 

 day's supply of fuel and drawn up where 

 it is handy for the range. Above the lift are 

 cupboards. The kitchen has plenty of cup- 

 boards, bins and drawers. The iceless re- 

 frigerator in the corner has cold water 

 coils for shelves, and fresh air draft passes 

 up through them. The drain board to the 

 left covers a wash tray. This room is light 

 and airy, and to save steps the table is set 

 near the rear window, except when it is 

 used in the living-room for guests. 



The bathroom is always warm, as it is 

 heated from the hot water tank, which is 

 placed in it, and the back of the fireplace. 

 It contains cupboards, cabinets and a 

 corner washbowl. The doors to the bath- 

 room when opened effectually screen the 

 bathtub and form a passageway to the 

 bedroom. The toilet is in a separate room 

 where it can be ventilated from the outside 

 without cooling the bathroom. 



The plumbing is not put in for the con- 

 venience of the plumber, but for the house- 

 wife only, and if properly protected it will 

 not freeze. Another new feature is the 

 dressing-room set off from the bedroom. 

 A long mirror may be set in the corner be- 

 tween the two small windows. The bed- 

 room can be reached from the living-room 

 or the kitchen. 



The entrance to the stairway to the sec- 

 ond floor is cleverly concealed by the mirror 



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