, 1874-03-08
OUR HOMES,
Dis1grceabilitics Of The Favorite Style Of
Cottage In Chicago.
Architectural Reforms Badly Needed in
Our Dwellings.
Sacrifices upon the Altar Of
Sham.

Sacrifices upon the Altar o
While, with the mild weather, trees ehov
symptoms Of leaving out, the houses also pre-
cent reminder to :he looker-on that the leaving
PROCESS will also begin with them before yer,
long. There is not 30 much OF the tender greer
yislL1e in this connection as III the previous one
but how much ycrdancY really may underl1e the
whole matter, is not as yet brought objcctiyely
before tho public. Time will develop it. how
ever: but with scarcely the same soothing effects
as will result from the first effort. Tho signs OF
OUR COMING Tn1nULA11o1
are IS yet few,-au occasional bill here and there
proclauing that these premises arc now, or will
be. "Io Let" by the LIT OF May. Most Of
theEe, however, are placardcd 'sFor Sale"
until the looker-ou who notes theso tri1es fun
cics that all pzoperty-owners must be in a state
OF great ilnpccnuiosity and ANXIOUS to raise
money, or that building as q business must be
very profitable.
It is not Of this, however, TINT we wish to
speak, but OF many matters connected with it.
It is OF the extravaganza into which many
people arc forced from the pressure Of
outside circumstances, or the desire to be
alone. Much las been eaid about the desir-
ability OF building houses, with all the room
possible Oh tho ground-floor, instead Of soaring
Leayenwards, as most houses in large cities do
Granted, while Chicago WAS small village; but
now that it has grown to be largo one, the case
is materially altered. When 50-fcet frontage
could be allowed at the very least to 25-feet
house. it answers nicely; but nov, when you
c1n rench cut Of yonr side-Uindows and shake
hands with your neighbors opposite, the case is
Tery different. Such houses are built three and
four rooms deep, with thi. result that the mid
rooms never get ray OF sunlight and are little
better than closets Of various sizes.
Take, for instance, the
FAFon1TE STYLE OF COTTAGE
in Chicago: It's not always attractive from tho
outside to the person who has never been be-
has knows al about them. Tho cellar makes an
admirable place Tor private regattas in the
Eprlng; would answer during ths summer for !
the embryo sportsman to inure himself to the |
fatigue Of travelling over marshes in search of |
game; while III winter skating parties would be
qulte in keeping from the dne accommodation
afforded fer such pastitne, The cottages are
single story or story-and in height.
IN the ftst instance, you enter, by the front !
door, square box and, in order to get that
door closed behind you and tie other open, it is
necessary to be able to twist oneself around
With the elasticity Of the 1ndia-rubbor man, the
Ganble-jointed individual or boa constructor.
Having succeeded in this feat, you enter
large square room usually very pleasant one.
i opens on balcony has large windows, not
iafreq;1ently filed with plate glass; and as the
par}or proper. is the significant sacrifice which
every American feels bound to make upon
TIE ALTAR OF SHAM,
1t is the only nabitable room in the house :;
20 is duly equipped in tho best that can be
afforded, aud set asijo for occasional use, when !
the holiday reEalia is donned or somebody calls.
Oh from this opens cell, which is called !
but smells like vault. 4 window,
through which no ray Of sun ever by any chance !
renet1atcs. gives a delightful outlook upon
na.row allev, and view Of your noighbor's
premises aud privacy, through similar window
in q corresponding cell. Disease Turks in every
Shcn the sun mover shincs.-only c1osct,-it
makes one shulder at tho thought.
Behind the patlor is dinln5-room, into which !
he sun also tries to penetrate in vain. 1t il |
lnd qnirks OF lively fancy, naturally g1sh
With the richness Of q Pactolian stream in this
atmosphere. with the 1noldly smell ;
rom the cellar, the twilight G1omo of the apart
nent itself, and the subtle, delcate olcrs Of the
oning meal, which penetrate it from the
icben, which walls it in from the other side. ,
llow me to introduce YOU to
Mi.. AND MRS. DIsEA
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