Woekingman's Model Home. 



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(The above frames to be glazed with 

 No. 3 American glass; trim to be in- 

 cluded.) 



Three window frames, hiuged, 3 ft. 8 

 in. X 1 ft. 9 in., white pine. 



Five hundred and fifty yards of 

 plastering. 



One inside door frame with jamb and 

 trim, 2 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 8 in., 1 3-8 in. 

 thick, No. 3, white pine. 



Four inside door frames, with Jamb and 

 trim, 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 8 in., 1 3-8, No. 2, 

 white pine. 



One inside door frame, with jamb and 

 trim, 2 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.. No. 3, white 



Four hundred feet of plain washboards, 

 8 inches wide, white pine. 



One hundred feet of wainscoting for 

 bathroom, yellow pine. 



One stairway, three carriages, 2x 10, 16 

 long, steps and risers, of yellow pine. 



Bathroom complete, with tub and water 

 closet. 



Sink and kitchen, complete with drain 

 board. 



Three hundred feet of shelving of closet 

 and kitchen pantry. 



Two porch posts and rails. 



Four hundred pounds of nails. 



Two locks for outside doors, with night 

 keys. 



Four mortise locks, city. 



Eight rim locks. 



Sash locks, sash lifts, sash cord, paint- 

 ing, carpenter work. 



The Fuenishing. 



The house was completely furnished for $300. This included not 

 only furniture, but bedding, linen, china and everything necessary for 

 housekeeping. The object was to show how well this could be done 

 upon so small a sum, and to emphasize the importance of careful esti- 

 mates before any purchasing is done. Too often the young couple 

 begin at the wrong end, and a plush set for the parlor makes a decent 

 supply of linen impossible ; too fine carpets are purchased, and the 

 kitchen lacks those little conveniences which make the housework so 

 much easier. 



The sort of furniture selected should be suitable to the kind of 

 house. Large pieces and startling colors are incompatible with the beauty 

 of fitness. In the purchase of furniture durability should be one of 

 the first considerations. It is not good economy to purchase that which 

 is easily broken or which will soon wear out. The plainer the furni- 

 ture the less labor in keeping it clean and the longer it will look well. 

 No matter how plain the furnishing there is no reason why taste should 

 not be used, and those things selected for the same room which will 

 harmonize in style and color. 



In planning the house at Chicago the floors, walls, woodwork, etc., 

 were painted to harmonize with the scheme of color adopted for each 

 room. In the sitting room, for example, the predominating colors were 

 brown and blue. The floor was painted a medium, warm brown ; the 

 walls were cream with just a sufiicient addition of red to the paint in 

 mixing to liven it up ; the ceiling was white — if it had been a lighter 

 cream tint it would have been prettier. These colors harmonized with 

 the yellow brick of the fireplace. Covering the center of the fioor was 

 a rug, home made. A remnant of stair carpeting, brussels, was pur- 

 chased at a reduced price. Three breadths were sewn together, mak- 

 ing a striped rug, the ends of which were finished with a golden brown 

 worsted fringe. The coloring and the pattern of the carpet were good, 

 the colors being shaded brown and dark blues. The same colors 



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