St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

usual. Frank said as for beginning life
in hotels in May, he wouldn't. She
said she hated hotels anyway, and after
several evenings of discussion and sew
eral mornings of consideration sea-
side house was engaged.
Among the things considered was the
asibility of carrying from town the
rugs and linen, and of course the crib
and certain paraphernalia that always
accompanies a baby. 1t was decided
that these could be transported with
perfect ease and little expense, and be
brought back again in the autumn.
So with the list in her hands of the
things she absolutely needed, and with
a resolve that nothing should swerye
her purpose TO keep within the limited
sum, she began her shopping.
Her house contained four bed rooms
her own room. her baby's room, which
was occupied also by his nurse, a guest
room, and No. for the cook and cham
bermaid. Single beds were used through
out the house. The two in her own
room and those in her guest room were
of iron, painted pink in one case and
white in the other. For each she paid
81; the same also for the springs. The
hair mattresses, very nearly the best
quality. cost So each.
A chest of drawers, with a small
lOOking-gfaSS at the tOp-She cOngratu-
lated herself that it was not much use
to prink at the seaside on account of the
salt air-waS selected for each of these
two rooms, and they cost $3.50 each.
They were made of oak. or something
that looked very like it. Square pine
tables she bought by the half dozen,
having designs for the use of certain
pieces of dotted muslin she had picked
up in the winter, and which would turn
two of the tables into the dainfiest of
toilet stands. COMPLETED with s. sets.
With two rockers for s.. and four
straight chairs for So; two bedroom
tables for S1.25 each, and tiny set of
shelves to hang against the wall, hav-
ing a silk fall over the lower part to
conceal the medicines, etc, underneath,
these rooms were both comfortable and
pretty.
Three cots were needed for the other
rooms. These cost $3.50; mattresses,
$3.50; chests of drawers, Sf2; small mir
rOrs, S4.59, and chairs, IS, besides the
toilet sets for 81.
The dining room was the next thing to
consider, and as all the guests invited to
this summer cottage would be made to
understand It's picknlcking character
iSticS at once, style was not thought of.
An extension dining table was bought
for exactly IS, and very decent little
SidebOard. without mirrors or other
fxIngs, for $40. The cottage was rich
in closets, and in some of the closets
were drawers. so what was lacking in
furniture comforts was eked out in this
way. The dining room cane-bottomed
chairs cost 81 each, and there were six.
The kitchen was supplied with two
tables and three chairS-the latter at 81
apiece.
Nobody would have believed that a
pretty drawing room could have been
made with so little money as it took to
buy the sitting down facilities and the
things that go for necessities in such a
room.
A lot of down pillows, packed with
the rugs and linen that came from town,
were appropriated for the divan belong
ing to the set of reed furniture which
was bought for S24. 1t included. besides
a large-SiZed rocking chair, a small one,
three plain chairs and round table,
the latter being destined to serve for
many five o'clock tea. The reed set
was designed in such pattern that
ribbons could be woven in and out
through the woodwork, and this little
addition in the form of drapery-nOt
always in the same color, because odd
pieces were used that happened to be
in the house - made greater the
attractions Of the room. In adj
ditiOn to the reed set there was a really
comfortable easy chair, with an adjust
able back and foot rest for SIS, plush
and oak rocker for $3.50, and book
case for 81. Near the window another
Of the pine tables was brought into use,
its legs painted black, and its top COW
cred with pretty cloth. 1t served as
library table and desk.
This completed the actual furniture
of the house, and the expenditure had
been only $3.50; but the extra $40 madam
spent in the little curtain draperies and
adOrnments which no house can be
without, and the cooking utensils and
china. Blue and white ware is cheap,
but very pretty. and this was the kind
selected. Not thing had been forgot
ten, and it had only taken day to make
the purchases. Frank had admitted
that his wife could do it if she tried.
But said he afterward: II thank my
stars that l didn't limit her expenditure
to a smaller amount. for when she came
back from her shopping tour she
boosted that she could have furnished
the house for $500, and in that case"
added he, 81 should probably have been
obliged TO sleep in a hammock on the
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