SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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Think what must be done in a house : eating, sleeping, 
working, resting, by the whole family. How many 
rooms must you have? Draw a plan of some house in 
your neighborhood that seems good to live in. Make 
up your mind what you like best in that house. 
Furnishing. Then houses must be furnished with 
the things that the family needs. The furniture will be 
for use. You must ask every piece what it is good for. 
What will you do with it? Could you get along without 
it? Some things you would use constantly, others once 
in a while. Which would you get first if you were 
planning carefully? How much would it cost to furnish 
the house for which you have drawn the plans : to furnish 
the kitchen, the living room, the bed rooms? Make a 
list of the furniture needed (not just wanted ) for each 
room with the cost of each piece. 
It is worth while for you to go to look at furniture in 
stores and to think about buying it. Then you will dis- 
cover that a piece of furniture that looks well in the store 
might not look at all well in your house, for furniture 
must “suit” the house and the room into which it goes. 
It must “fit,” we say. No other furniture will do. So 
the Girl Scout will make up her mind what will fit her 
house; and of course this means also what will fit the 
family purse. For the keeper of the house must not 
let into her house one single thing that she cannot afford 
to buy. She will take pride in that. 
So when you make a list of furniture— with its price — 
make sure that everything you choose, suits, or fits, your 
house. 
The Cellar. Most houses are built over cellars, for 
purposes of sanitation, heating and water supply, as well 
as for storage. 
The Girl Scout who lives in the country probably 
knows all about cellars for they are much needed there. 
