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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  House-boating 
  at 
  Henley 
  

  

  sidered 
  before 
  a 
  house-boat 
  is 
  added 
  

   to 
  one's 
  possessions, 
  or 
  before 
  this 
  

   particular 
  way 
  of 
  passing 
  the 
  summer 
  

   is 
  adopted. 
  

  

  That 
  the 
  house-boat 
  brings 
  many 
  

   joys 
  to 
  many 
  persons 
  is 
  amply 
  attested 
  

   by 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  it 
  has 
  now 
  become 
  a 
  

   thoroughly 
  popular 
  and 
  widespread 
  

   form 
  of 
  living. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  sport 
  — 
  to 
  use 
  

   a 
  convenient 
  if 
  not 
  altogether 
  happy 
  

   expression 
  — 
  that 
  appeals 
  to 
  many. 
  

   Not 
  only 
  does 
  it 
  appeal 
  to 
  manv, 
  but 
  

   it 
  is 
  a 
  form 
  of 
  pleasure 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  

   indulged 
  in 
  by 
  persons 
  of 
  very 
  various 
  

   means. 
  It 
  is, 
  therefore, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  

   most 
  democratic 
  of 
  sports, 
  being 
  quite 
  

   without 
  — 
  if 
  need 
  be 
  — 
  the 
  large 
  ex- 
  

   pense 
  that 
  is 
  attendant 
  upon 
  motoring 
  

   or 
  other 
  expensive 
  fads. 
  The 
  house- 
  

   boats 
  described 
  in 
  this 
  article 
  show 
  a 
  

   considerable 
  variation 
  in 
  price, 
  yet 
  

   each 
  boat 
  is 
  completely 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  

   needs 
  of 
  its 
  individual 
  owner, 
  and 
  

   meets 
  exactly 
  all 
  requirements. 
  

  

  and 
  cook, 
  are 
  carried. 
  

   Success 
  in 
  house-boat 
  life 
  

   is, 
  of 
  course, 
  largely 
  depen- 
  

   dent 
  upon 
  the 
  interest 
  in 
  it 
  

   taken 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  adopt 
  

   it 
  as 
  a 
  mode 
  of 
  passing 
  the 
  

   summer. 
  Personal 
  interest 
  

   in 
  a 
  sport 
  is 
  a 
  first 
  essential 
  

   in 
  any 
  successful 
  enjoyment 
  

   of 
  it. 
  One 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  

   tempted 
  by 
  the 
  thought 
  of 
  

   cheapness 
  and 
  economy 
  in 
  

   undertaking 
  to 
  live 
  upon 
  a 
  

   house-boat; 
  the 
  manner 
  of 
  

   living, 
  the 
  pleasure 
  it 
  may 
  

   give, 
  the 
  relaxation 
  it 
  may 
  

   afford, 
  the 
  change 
  it 
  will 
  

   bring 
  — 
  all 
  these 
  are 
  es- 
  

   sential 
  matters 
  that 
  should 
  

   be 
  fully 
  weighed 
  and 
  con- 
  

  

  An 
  Interior 
  of 
  a 
  House-boat 
  on 
  the 
  Thames 
  

  

  A 
  Typical 
  House-boat 
  on 
  the 
  Thames 
  

  

  