Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-03-05

Houses to let, aud houses wanted What a
drawback it is that man cannot carry his dwell
ling on his shoulders. like O snail, or pitch his
tent like the wandering Arab, whenever night
overtRkes him This is the time of year in
which house-troubes annually besei the New
York public. Grim landlords insist on ''notice"
on the FIRST of February, and that uncongenial
ceremony wakes people up to the sense that they
must think about moving, or else continue to
pay exorbitaut rents. The complaint about high
rents meet the ear everywhere. From eight
hundred up to twenty-five hundred dollars for a
mere shelter over your head does sound rather
exiravagant, and the question is frequently
asked, "Why do we not have cheaper houses 2"
There is an absolute lack Of small houses in our
pleasanter neighborhoods, and family of two
persons are expected to occupy as much room
aud pay as much rent as family of twelve or
twenty What is the reason2 Wherever there
is demand, the supply follows, say philoso-
piers. Then why have we no supply Of small
houses, at reasonable rents? Is it because the
public really refuses to occupy them when the
moving crisis comes2
ave must retrench expenses-we must move
into less costly house," says Pater-familas,
but when his wife sallies forth to look for one,
she is pretty sure 10 return with the tidings that
nothing short of nine-hundred dollar house
will do.
al must have double parlors :" Aud why
enc sunny little parlOr, tastefuy furnished and
bright with freight and home influences, ought
to be though for any one. "Then what is to
become Of my parties and receptions ?" That is
different matter altogether. If you really in
tend to "retrench," parties and lece ptions should
be ignored-if not, what are you seeking small
houses for?
How many people there are in this world who
begin TO economist at the wrong end of their
pockets
"Not enough closet room. never could dis
pose Of all my dressesl"
But what is the use of such a supor-Rbundance
of dresses? We have always admired the char
acter of the old woman who bad "calliker
goWnd" for weak days, and "blue woolen'' one
for Sundays. She was never ruined by dress
makers bills "There is no nursery !" That
means, no prison, where the poor children are
to be- shut up all day with cross Irish girl
The nursery ought to be all over the house, in
Guiding q good jump in the street, once in
while
"AIy husband cannot get along without q
smoking room I" Let his highness smoke on
the buck piazza, or by the home freside, or
better still, let him leave off amoking
The smaller your h nse is, the less room you
have to furnish, aad warm aud keep clean. We
have seen kitchens us pleasant as any parlor
their presiding geniuses more lady ike than
half of our millonaites' wives. Ifthere is the
genuine sparkle in the diamond it wilb as
brigh' in thekitchen as in the parlor. Ii people
really want to live more chcaply let them nban-
don the gilded palaoeslthat entail an almost end
less exI ense Let women give up the vain idea
Of making show, and try, instead, to make
happy homes. a great deal-more, peri aps,
than the world magines-depends upon houses.
Life Illustrated.