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A long gilt Colonial mirror, 

 is effective over 



THE COST OF FURNISHING 

 A SMALL HOUSE 



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tected overhead by the projecting 

 upper story. In Summer the addi- 

 tion of bamboo screens hung from 

 the ceilings to fall over the rail 

 would afford a necessary screen at 

 times, and they may be conveniently 

 rolled up when not needed. They 

 may be had of a tone to match the 

 outside woodwork. Beside the 

 antique oak English breakfast-table 

 already mentioned, there should be 

 porch-chairs in wicker or old hick- 

 ory with splint bottoms and a hang- 

 ing seat. Mats of braided straw 

 may also be added to the list of fur- 

 nishings and a few cushions. This 

 outdoor living-room adds much to 

 the attractiveness of any house in 

 Summer-time. 



The following list of articles which the various rooms in 

 a house require, has been arranged not with any arbitrary 

 plan in mind, but with the intention of suggesting prices 

 that can be increased or reduced as the purse permits or 

 requires: 



For the Living-Room. — A fumed oak, three-back settee, 

 $51; two side-chairs, $26 each; one arm-chair, $34; small 

 table, $20; one stool, $10; one mahogany desk, $62; one 

 mahogany book-case, $60; two mahogany chairs, low back, 

 $10 each; one Singalese rattan chair and cushion, $8; one 

 fire-side chair upholstered in green velour, $20; andirons, 

 tongs, shovel and coal pick, $25; Persian rug, 10x18 feet, 

 S200; one pair portieres, lined, $45; one mahogany table, 

 S42 ; silk window-curtains, $30; Swiss curtains, $13; reading- 

 lamp, Si 2. Total, $704. 



For the Dining-room. — Extension table, round top, 

 $40; sideboard, $62; serving-table, $26; arm-chair, $12.50; 

 five straight chairs, at $9 each, $45; Scotch rug, 9x12 feet, 

 $28.50; leather screen, $45; window-seat, cushions, $15; 

 shade for center lamp, $8; portieres, $45; Swiss curtains, 

 S7; silk curtains, Si 8; dinner set, $22.50; breakfast set, 

 Si 8; glassware, $5. Total, $397.50. 



For the Den. — Round oak table, $6; two wicker chairs, 

 with cushions, at $4.50 each, 

 S9; rug, $5; scrim window- 

 curtains, S2.25; wooden set- 

 tle cushions, S5. Total, 

 $27.25. 



For the Stair Furnish- 

 ings. — Carpet, 13 yards, at 

 75 cents per yard. Total, 



$9-75- 



For the Loggia. — Gate- 

 leg table, $15; two old hick- 

 ory round back chairs, at $4 

 each, $8 ; one high-back arm- 

 chair, old hickory, $8.50; 

 swinging seat, with cushions, 

 $10; two wicker chairs, at 

 S4.50 each, S9; six bamboo 

 screens for outside porch, 

 4x8 feet, at $1.50 each, $9. 

 Total, $59.50. 



For Bedroom Number 

 One. — Bed, $35; dressing- 



divided into three sections, 

 a mantelpiece 



A mirror used over a sideboard or 

 make the room 



table, $16; chiffonier, $25; cheval 

 glass, $15; springs, $4; mattress, 

 $12; rug, $7.50; four pairs of win- 

 dow-curtains, at $1.50 per pair, $6; 

 five pairs of over-curtains of taffeta, 

 at $5 per pair, $25; rocking-chair 

 and two straight chairs, $9.50; small 

 writing-desk, $16. Total, $171. 



For Bedroom Number Two. — 

 Bed, $6; chiffonier, $10.50; spring 

 and mattress, $12.50; rug, 8x10, 

 $7.50; oak table, with side-shelves, 

 $10; two willow chairs, at $4.50 

 each, $9; one straight chair, $3; 

 three pairs of Swiss curtains, at 

 $1.50 per pair, $4.50; three pairs 

 of chintz over-curtains, at $3.50 

 per pair, $10.50. Total, $73.50. 



For Bedroom Number Three. 



— Bed, $35; spring and mattress, 



$12.50; dressing-table, $16; straight 



chair and rocker, $7.50; three pairs 



of Swiss curtains, at $1.50 per pair, 



$4.50; chintz over-curtains, $4.50; 



rug, 9x12 feet, $9.50; Total, $89.50. 



For the Bathroom. — Curtains, $1.50; rug, 24x72 



inches, $2.75; white-enamel stool, $3; fixtures, $7.75. 



Total, $15. 



For the Servants'-Room. — Bed, $6; spring and mat- 

 tress, $12.50; rug, $2.50; dresser, with mirror, $10; chair, 

 $6. Total, $37. 



The total of the above estimate would thus be $1,584, 

 to which one would need to add the cost of furnishing the 

 kitchen. This is not here given as the requirements of 

 every family differ for this section of the home. 

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A LONG ISLAND FARMHOUSE 



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out of which open numerous bedrooms planned for the 

 family and their guests. One corner of the house has been 

 arranged for the children of the family and their rooms 

 connect with the bathroom which is their own. From the 

 hallway of this floor another flight of stairs leads to the 

 upper floor where are more bedrooms lighted by windows 

 in the gables at either end of the building and in the dormers 

 which relieve the severity of the roof-lines of the exterior. 



This spacious and inviting 

 home is really a farmhouse 

 on an enlarged and highly 

 developed scale, so on every 

 side are broad fields, mead- 

 ows and pastures, and farm 

 buildings grouped together 

 — closer to the house are 

 the garage and stables and 

 the numerous buildings 

 which are necessary upon 

 such an estate. There are 

 also the vegetable gardens 

 and the flower gardens which 

 should be of extraordinary 

 beauty upon so large a place 

 in the country and then, as 

 the house is some distance 

 from the highway, it is set 

 within its own lawns and ap- 

 mantelpiece in a narrow room will proached from the road over 

 appear wider broad, smooth driveways. 



