St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20

r. Generally, l think, it is the mans
fault. He is ap. to think that it IS
wrong to ask girl to leave home
where seemingly every want is supplied,
and share poorer living with him.
Men don't give woman credit for being
at all self-sacrifcing, if indeed giving
up mere luXuries tor great happiness
can be called selt-sacrifce.
My husband and [ were engaged just
a year. He had been making $50 week.
as he is now. for several years. and not
being given to expensive habits had
laid aside some. But when we became
engaged he said he would reduce ex-
.penses so he could lay by half his in
come every, week and that should be
our housekeeping fund. That gave us
$3.50 to go to housekeeping with.
We had this fiat of seven rooms and
bathroom engaged before our marriage.
We pay $35 a month for rent. We cal
culated expenses before we were mar
Iried. If all young folks took more Of a
look ahead there would be less disap.
poihtment afterward about money mat
tiers.
In furnishing we bought cheap things
but good things. A fiat OF this size does
not take very much furniture, and be-
sides, was just as well satisfied MOTTO
have everything done at once, for |
believe we must nOtN>o ly live ill but
into house. gradually seeing its possi-
bilities, and adding, little by little, those
touches that make it a real home.
I'il tell you how we spent our $3.50.
We put body Brussels on our paror
and sitting room adjoining. These car
pets cost $3.50. The dining room and
two bedrooms were carpeted with fine
ingram in two shades of the same color.
| like them better than any other kind
of ingram. The bill for the ingram. at
both this and the Brussels carpet in
cluded, of course, making, lining and
laying. The floor of my kitchen,
bathroom and servants room | finished
by applying linseed Oil with little
oak stain and drler mixed in it. Several
odd pieces of ingram, left from the nee
essary cutting and fitting, used to lay
down on these floors. So much for the
carpets.
| saw at once that massive furniture
would not look we'll in our small rooms.
For the parlOr | chose divan with
dark, polished back and arms, the seat
being upholstered in old blue. 1t was
to be the prevailing color in the room.
chairs cost $23 apiece, and light, fancy
willow one $3.50. Somewhere L had
read that no room is complete in color
unless touch of yellow be introduced.
put the yellow into my parlor by gilt
chair that cost $40. A very pretty cab
met to stand on the floor was S25 and
table SIS. With these purchases L
stopped buying for that room.
For the dining room there were six
oak chairs at So apiece, and $50 eXten-
sion table. An arm chair was $3.50, and
the sideboard, very nice one, cost $35.
The dining room was intended to be in
golden brown, and, instead Of table
cover, used square of golden brown
felt just large enough to lay cornerwise
over the table SO its corners would touch
each side, leaving a partOf the polished
top visible. The felt was very simply
embroidered with gold. The materials
cost 81 in all.
For one bedroom got bedstead and
bureau of maple at cost of $50. Mat
tress and springs cost S25 more, and two
chairs, maple, with cane seats, 81. For
the other there was a $50 folding bed,
finished in walnut; a bureau for
$50, a washstand, $40, and chairs
$40 more. Things for the servants
room cost $50. This finishes the bed
room inventory, except the crockery.
which cost S11.50. fairly good set for
$40 being purchased for the guest room.
and white ware for the servants use.
But am forgetting the sitting room.
furnished it in my mind with terra
Gotta and antique oak, in the cosiest
fashion, In reality, and as begin
ming in that direction, l got very
plain oak table, with leaves, for $40,
low, broad set of book shelves for SIG,
and two chairs. one for my husband and
one for myself, for $3.50 each. Two of
the dining room set, for which there was
.llo room in the proper apartment. we
used for the sitting room. They helped
fill up. anc could easily be carried to
the dining table when needed Couches
such as wanted were way beyond my
purse, so L got spring cot with mat
tress for 81, and threw over it terra
Gotta chenille which cost 81 yer yard.
1t was afterwards piled with pillows.
and really makes most beautiful rest
ing place, besides giving us an extra
bed when we need it. One cannot pur-
chase so soft and luxurious a piece of
furniture in the shape of an upholst-
cred couch, save at considerable ex-
penSe.
soon found that the trying thing
about a cot lounge, or any lounge with
out back. is the angle where il touches
the wall. A hard roll, made by stutfing
ticking with excelsior into round boil
ster, was made and laid there under the
couch covering. That just fits into the
hollow of the back where one sits down.
A soft, small, square pillow or two are
laid above the roll, and had the coziest
place in the world. Chenille goods cost
81 per yard and are fifty inches wide.
lo foh 10
cover purchased five yards, cutting off
a square for the latter.
The kitchen needed no furniture but
table and two wooden chairs. The
complete outfit of pots, pans. pals,
scuttles and all the rest of the utensils
cost about s25. That did not include
the table and chairs. They were $3.50.
In it were included Some durable white
dishes, such as odd bowls and pitchers
for kitchen use. My other dishes | pur-
chased in sets. A dinner set of strong
porcelain, with delicate blue decoration,
cost SIS, and a tea set of china, good,
but not fine, was S10 A dozen tumblerS
of pressed glass. with ground bands,
were 1873 cents each. A dozen plated
spoons, a half dozen forks and the same
white celluloid-handled carving set
was 81. OF table linen | got
good set, table cloth and napkins, for
S., another for 81. two plain cloths fer
81 ach and dozen every day napkins
Cor s1.5U. Twelve yards of kitchen
toweling cost s1.50. OF other towels
had a half dozen at 60 cents each, one
naif dozen at 25 cents, and dozen at Is
they were great bargain-were all l
had to start with.
For the beds bought dozen sheets,
or the material for them, thirty yards at
25 cents per yard. A dozen ready-made