House and Garden 
LIVING-ROOM, LOOKING FORWARD 
The room is lighted at night by a large lamp 
on the table and by candles. 
Adjoining the living-room is the state¬ 
room which contains a regulation brass bed 
on one side, and opposite it is a large dresser 
and a roomy clothes closet. The comfort of 
this room is one of the features which makes 
house-boat life both so pleasant and so 
healthful, as there is every convenience of a 
room on shore, with the added advantage 
that it is always cool on the water even on the 
hottest summer nights, 
and there is practically 
no annoyance from the 
mosquitoes and other 
insects so troublesome 
on shore. Added to 
all this is the charm 
of hearing the water 
lapping against the 
sides while the slight 
motion of the boat 
literally rocks one to 
sleep. T his room is finished in a similar 
style but in lighter colors than the living- 
room, and a golden brown burlap is used 
in place of the dark green. Opening 
from the state-room is the lavatory and also 
a most compact little galley or kitchenette, 
as one visitor christened it. Here the owner 
may prepare his own meals, as the possibilities 
of a two-burner yacht stove seem almost 
unlimited. The dishes are neatly arranged 
on shelves and the pots and kettles necessary 
for good housekeeping 
are hung on hooks 
within easy reach. A 
virtue of such a kitch¬ 
en is that no time is 
lost by taking unneces¬ 
sary steps for the sim¬ 
ple reason that there is 
no room to take them. . 
1 he space under 
the forward deck 
affords room for an 
CROSS-SECTION OF “HOSTESS” 
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