Western Kansas world., 1886-11-06
The Ideal Sleeping-Room.

the east. It will be not less than fftee1
feet square, with windows on two sides
for light and ventilation. For further
ventilation it will have an open fireplace
The walls will be hard finished and tint
ed color that will be restful to the
eye. The woodwork will be finished in
its natural color, paint not being ad
mitted. The floor will be of hard, pol
ished wood, with small rugs for comfort
that are shakeable weekly. Everything
that would invite dust will be strictly ex-
cluded, therefore the furniture will have
no extra carvings. The one hair mattress
will be of the best quality, made in two
parts for convenience in turning and
airing, with a woven-wire spring be-
meath. The bed clothing will be the
lightest, at the same time warmest, con-
sisting of blankets and white spread.
All extra adornments of lambrequins
and fancy things of no use will not find
a place here. The curtains will be OF
thin washable material.
One of the best contrived houses I
ever saw had this arrangement between
kitchen and dining room, also the sink
in the second story; and having describ-
ed so much of the house, I would like to
say little more about it, although it
may not exactly bear on the subject Of
saving steps.
This house was contrived by a woman;
the sitting room and bedrooms were on
the east and south, the parlor guest
chambers, pantry and laundry on the
north, the kitchen and dining room on
the west; by that means the last two
were cool in summer until afterI oon,
when the greater part of the days work
ought to be finished.
wonder that women do not oftener
become architects; it seems to me that
their plans would in nine cases out
of ten be superior to those of men, who
cannot be expected to appreciate house
hold conveniences.
The coming woman" will plan to
have her bed set away from the wall for
health's sake as well as convenience.
Modern "conveniences" will be let alone
as far as stationary washbasins with hot
and cold water is concerned, the porto
BILE washstand being used instead, sho
preferring to do little extra work ~
running risk of being slowly and gen.
teelly poisoned. Her bed will be well
spread open the first thing in the morn
ing, and the sunshine and air invited in
to do it's part towards airing and cleans
ing of the same, and the making of the
bed will ba the last of the morning
duties.
The "coming woman" will plar big
closet in each sleeping room, with win
dow for ventilation, il possible thing.
It will not bea receptacle for old boots or
shoes, nor antiquated bonnets, hats, or
soiled clothing. There will be plenty
Of hooks at the proper heighth for her to
reach-not the carpenter-not forget
ting to put thoee in the children's closet
at a suitable height for them. The
children will be remembered in this
house and will have room with hard
wood floor where all their belongings
can be kept and they can play to their
hearts content, without being told not
to do this or that for fear Of hurting the
carpet or furniture; where everything
shsn be usable andl bangable, plenty of
old chairs and boxes for steam cars and
circussss; where they can decorate the
walls with pictures, and have good
time generally.