, 1862-05-10

wood and brocatelle, and then subslde
au-av in an auction. The middle class
once located, only hang out the I'D aae OF
tie auctioneer when it signals sor1e family
change. after the old, old fashion-deatn, OF
q distant removal. 0nce IN houses that
meet their wants and are adapted 10 tne1r
convenience, and the lamp post at the cor
ncr is not mora fixture In their part Of the
city For these good people want what We
have not yet, FIVE hundred.peat, compact
c;.v.built homes in enduring brick. 4
door-yard is q good thing for the family, but !
we must begin to surrender them. One
cannot live in door yard. We know Of
some Of our readers who are not much
better of: The city dwelling Of the middle
class, not suburban, must fill the ffont ~
it's lot, md let us pray that Ia" may H
passed Ut is good common la~ nows M ,ol.
bidding, under penalty, any front o. less
than twenty feet to be called LOT ana
| tqated as such, We know Of several a5ii~
af,e families very miserable in marble
ho,,sec far the lack Of restriction OF
.h;e kind. Twenty feet, then, to each
ho,,se~-and still better twenty-five. TO
e -, GOOD architect, and lay out the
: nrep,ises Let us tell you where
= to begin. At the very centre Of the home
c the kitchen. Give US that liberal, with al
+ the offices well arranged. Cut of, il
i YOU dare, one single inch Of wall tha
e shah lift the ceiling high aloft. kemed!
u at once and at the outset the cru
S cl Eallacy tina: kitchen is something 70 . .
cr ashamed Of and slid away into inslGnin
lis cancc. Dish-cupboarl,+ pantry, SINK roon
H. law them all out, and libera1ly, anu kee
SO rour nencil from single stroke atthe ofne
he n.rt of the house until this is done, -
NJ we'll now dining-roonl, and then the pa
an ,ors. and in the houses Of which NC 4
Of writing, and to which city homes mt'
come. we reach these by q flight OF slal
j.. We are not to 60 through tue hou
ssrrEu but we do implorc that it be not hnlsn
RI r. until it has closet in ecesy room. II ge
ca"~ were measured in proportion to the un1l'
md n;ness caused the human race, ano W
e. Il rice its own reward in making the gul
ons miserable, there are not q few house o'1'
tue ers and architects who must be the N
onis els "no 81
mot wretched fmen.
the We want five hundred OF tnese Aouae
this ro,,+ OF from &25 to $40 Der month.
ill., suggest them as 8 sure anu safe 1n'es'n
~, for capital And the same Is true OF
!, ' npxt lower class in the tenant scale,
,;ah ~ small families, the prudent young eou
inst embarking IN matrimonial life. y
= 49, ~ has Chicago to ofer 10 these that WouIc
astonish new comers from older cities,
. - to tenements cheap and neat VII
What would Boston or New lor
=, = ;s Philadelphia say to the dingy little
nacles on our street, or - street
- +ho blanks may be filed IN numeFously II
49, liberal ljst} We must have some
49,, 49, better, and the capitalist who leads th'
:. !. ' :s;t in Chicago in providing cheap tene'
~ =; - +hr ~ viii strike profitable vein, and DC al
I;oa ~ benefactor, two results not always SO
neress " united. 1D,
And then in the third class +: 1Vh
couraeement has the manufacturer to
~. here, where his workmen cannot lit
.,n;ta, bring up families and maintain the'
,tar;. respect. When few houses that are ha
.tsto can be found at rent less than $l5
j. ;r,,r the mechanic from Lowell or Aanc
en,,,ers or some Eastern city has been accus
-,rono. to a pleasant home for half that sum
~, Tho is tue inevitable effect but to drive
p,v,;on the mechanic with pride in his fa&n'
Among hang out a premium for his more
- thon7 less fellows who vegetate, hornel
- dissipatcd.
ch;caoo Therefore, finally, wanted all thes'
- ia at once. And as fast as finished Il
,,,as,.;no be filed. It is 9 reform in the
49,, ~,ii,s} lie Of our city that is greatly nee
~ nc have become by-word with
' vorca but less prosperous CONT
where it is no marvel 10 find
whose pride is in comfortab
tasteful teucments, andir the
'po is far more valuable to a
,e pa ''op than that which We begin 10
'ne VIZ far more common in Chicago, VIII
u ~ ~ ~ pride in gains wrung from SOU
~ :, "a pinchca houses growing worse
j. and 4'As year. Shall we have the honses G.
~ N ~ Many Of the city readers Of the
't'S. will say Amen