HOUSE AND GARDEN 
192 
October, 
1914 
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W ITH the whole world at war the United States becomes a little world 
of itself. Every ordinary source of fashion news cut off, American 
women everywhere—from the most exclusive importer in New York 
to the little dressmaker in the smaller towns, from the society leader who 
spends $500 on a single gown to the woman who doesn’t spend $500 in an 
entire season — have turned to Vogue. 
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source of what will be worn by really well dressed American women. More 
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hats that just miss being exactly what you want are the ones that cost more than 
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ill-chosen hat or gown — you can insure the correctness of your whole Autumn and 
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DEC. 
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DEC. 
15 
SPRING MILLINERY 
MAR. 15 
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FAIR HAVEN AND FOUL STRAND 
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kindly offered to throw in the stock and 
tools. I will admit that this was a good 
bargain, but it was not the Dream Farm. 
Still another small farm was offered to 
me for $5,500 last spring and three months 
later the price dropped down to its true 
value, $4,000. 
Waiting will usually bring the price 
down to normal. Country people take as 
much delight in getting the best of a city 
man as the city man does of “joshing” the 
countryman. It is but natural for the 
countryman to imagine that every city 
man who is looking for a place has plenty 
of money. 
Perhaps, if you are not just sure that 
you will like the country, it is best to rent 
a place first and buy later. But even this 
has its drawbacks. Unless you take out 
a lease, with an option to buy, you may 
not be able to purchase the place at all 
when you get tired of renting. It hardly 
pays to improve rented property. When 
\ ou 1 ent you must suffer the inconveni¬ 
ences of the country. It will not pay to 
install water systems, heating plants and 
bath rooms in a rented house. Very sel¬ 
dom will these things be found in a farm 
house which can be rented. 
. A is always safest to rent. Then if you 
sicken of the country and the hard work 
necessary to make a living out of the soil, 
you can pack up and go back to the desk 
in the city. Flave a good lease drawn up 
and duly signed. Be sure to incorporate 
m this lease an option to purchase at a fig¬ 
ure and terms previously agreed upon. 
Have this rent money apply upon the pur¬ 
chase price, if possible. This is frequently 
done in the cities and ought to be in the 
country, unless the rent is very low. 
It should not be necessary to repeat here 
that the title to every place should be well 
investigated before purchasing. Have a 
competent lawyer make a thorough 
search’ of the property, going back 
through a long term of years. He should 
also visit the County Clerk’s office and ob¬ 
tain a certified search of any claims, judg¬ 
ments, bills, mortgages, etc., against the 
property. Such claims have to be filed 
with the County Clerk and a search will 
reveal some surprises in many cases. Be 
sure to find out from the village or town 
assessor just what your place is assessed 
for. Often this will give you a true idea 
of its value. Country places are usually 
assessed for about half their value. Also, 
determine what your yearly taxes will be 
and the amount of insurance necessary to 
protect your property. 
A point well worth remembering is that 
farm buildings should be occupied. It is 
all right to buy now and move to the 
country later, but, in the meantime, the 
place must be rented or occupied. There 
is an unoccupancy clause in every fire in¬ 
surance policy which provides a special 
rate after the buildings have been unoc¬ 
cupied for a certain length of time. 
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