, 1873-11-09
a Solution Of The Home-Problem to
30 Found in Oo-operativo
Housekeeping.
How Eight Girls, wilb but Sc a lYeok
Each, Can Lire Together. Com. j..
fortably on That Income.
Statement in Detail OF. tho Neces-
sary Expenses.
The Social Aspect Of the Matter.

AAiiAHtuipqy JtHc 1aITlctlEW3 ID hpE to bo q
very ohosp virtue. consisting Of a large amount
OF words, but, when tho hour for notion comee,
utterly wanting: In any practical application.
This has seemed to US especially tito oaeo in
regard to all tnat has been aaid about tho movo-
1nens for cheap home for working girls, That
It is capable Of . practical solution admits OF no
doubt, and that IN D way Which shall not dero.
gate from Tue Independence OF tho parties bano.
nted, or make thom appear. in tho least legroo
objects Of charity. But tho aolusiea 10. to- =
great e1tont, In tho hands Of tho girls them
selyes.~ Wo alludo to
COOPERATIVE HOUSEKEEPING. .,
NO city Is 30 {avprably adapted to suoh u
means or settling. tho difficulty aa Chicago
"lthln its limits aro numbers Of one.story- -and.a
mall cottages and fwo-story franc .houses which
might b increaseh ad lihitum, WHY should not
fund bo raised. and any of these cottages that
wore near enough to the car-traoK 10 afford easy
1aoaus OF aa'ess to the city in stormy weather,
% rented ut their proper value Not at any
sancy rents. ut which many Of them arc hold,
but at fair valuation, making $40 tho maxi-
mum price. Such a cottage nhould. au3 nroba-
ols would contain parlor, diriing-room, kitdhon,
and Two bedrooms on the first noor. with three
or four rooms on tho bocorh ii OF half story. yntno
might be IS, e1''''
NICELY fuRa1sr 1Ep yuno.5duour
LOT, LOT Soov; @ tne a1tc' - were bought at whole
a.u 40 snoa <5ludo everything necessary
- 6 .na ha.,a for ton people, with separate
aes.tsss..;a. ~ for each ono, an indispensable
nas ~ a,'s for tho comfort and health Of all,
f,,rthor =. <1!u DO managed Wa will consider
2ue houses, rented on five yeara' lcase and
.a'r .nhed at the above valuation, might bo lo]d
40 monthly rental OF Sal month. This sum
would In five years. time pay for tho furniture
entirely and 10 per cont intorest on tho amount
invested therein. For, admitting tho rott,, un-
Furnished, to bo $50 month, $500, payable in
aVo years, would give an additional sum Of s867
per month, and the average interest on the
amount for that time would be e2,50 uor
month. This Wonld make q tritle oyor
tho s41 bht no think tho girls should
mayo the boneat Of that. A fund raised, and aa
'msny such dwellings prepared aB tho amount
"onld guarantee. then those girls who are 80
unfortunately situated as to bnve no real homo,
with 1ta protecting tics, would hayo = olancs to
$ealza something approaching it.
LET A'coMM1rrEE DE ToRaIEp-
hot Of men, but OF ccar-headed, broad-thoueht.
ed Women,-tho members Of which will qire their
time to this work, and be willing to bold tho
necessary business meetings ut their rospect-
AFo houses women whose time will not be 80
valuable that thoy will noed to bo pald for their
services. Give to them the administration Of
This fund, with the understanding that, as It in
to be realized scheme Of tho people,, quar-
ferly report shall bo given of all disbursements,
a. re.otna are arc made Tor tho money invested in
constantly increasing tha nnmhor ~ hor,.. tas
thoss niris ~ annsss sAs nunose ol qomes fof
hls OWL hands to do tlis thing.
Granting that this plan should be carried out
nnd that one Or more such places could speedily
A-""o ne'r asaos, w.,
For poso Wa ap,ts snteed
any manufacturer would be quito willing to aoll
h.s goods 1t nt cost, for cash; and tho difference
between hrst cost and retail prices 10 rather aur-
me mattel, linen, ingta,n-carpets Of some
pretty pretty design should DO bought for parlor aud
fap "9 hnt stdawmsttng da'sl would answer
Parlor might havo lougo, four roching -caaIrs' s
Two or thlee canp-shaus, couple Of hasaooks,
81 eetogere tor bo9ks @ table, and two or three
ploriy t;yo brackets; Inc dinlng-room would only
to4ulle an extensloh-tablo, eight chairs,
which should leat both this room and tho par
1Dr, woata .a De better IN The latter apartment.
lug Mtcuen "oula need stove, two pine tablost |
ana tmo or three chairs. Then, for tho bed
Iooms, there Rhou1d DO ten bedstoads with
Springs aug mattresses, tue same number Of
caIed 81 as 1ney arc
Necessary a Kitchen utensils to be bought but
e. hahba1.ao.utese ha1a prices, @5oo ought to cover
me Thoio expenditure, and leayo no necessary
~ hlt1c.o untaought OF. Should thoro bo but two
enr, !. ~, 81 Tue lower noor, aud no servants
sts;n " VIII 90 necessary to place eight beds up
a s.a1fs' house which 70 recall at present
nau tne upper noor divided into throo
iarao i"uns, , ~ eely &C nnashea. Iwo OF these wore
aae orJ ~ ~ aScommooete three single beds
1A9I nu @nu tne enllu naa spaco enough Tor two.
Ing neS'n , nelng + seaaY,
hn An .,.da no" PAY lIIa TMEs nI Utilized
t tne o'rds % es e,sht OF those gnls club to-
rate, wh,on ls admitted 4 9y the majority to bo 10
3 Sea9, LOW -, o9nld they !lVo on it and bo COM
4s ot Vital ha 1 "ond cuff fvo Moe{ income
,en+ az "nnd s siu 1--we. woe ap necessarily aside
,al, ~ 'ha, tme! ana l1sht would abaorb $780,.