The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-16
THE MODEL FAMILY.


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Lesson In Housekeeping.
Marriage Ia not failure, and those
who have hitherto believed that 1t was
can have ocular demonstration to the
contrary by paying visit to tho New
York worklngman's homo at the
Worlds fair. IL will be found down.
near tho Anthropological building.
and will give q liberal education inl
the art OF cheap living to any fussy
old bachelor who imagines he cannot
afford to got married, besides pro |
Iyidipg cumulative instruction toI
many an uncertain young couple who
cannot soc how they are going to-
manage on Johns $40 week.
The idea OF building this model
house was suggested by Professor
Lucy Salmon. OF Vassar College,
though her plan was for a house sui
table for the average well-to-do family
artistic improvements. John Boyd
Thatcher. chairman OF the New York
state COMMITTEE, urged modification
lin the interest of the workingDan,
,land New York built the house. fur
nished 1t and provided q family to
live In 1t. Tho object was to demon
istrate how, by tho aid OF economy,
scientific cookery and industry, a
workingman's family OF six can be
maintained comfortably, hygienieally
Q and happily on an income OF S500 a
year.
Mise Catharlne B. Davis a graduate
OF Vassar and a student OF chemistry
at Barnard college, became interested
In the project aud was given charge of
1T. She furnished the house and pro-
a yided the family wardrobe, paying re-
tail prices for everything. just as a
/. workingman's wife would have to do,
g and she still attends TO the daily mar.
q lketing, prepares the bills of fare fol
e the model family and superlntends
!. the cooking, which lie done on scienti
n lie principles.
The house la wooden one built on
q underpinnlnR and Is "a stories in
a height. 1t covers a lot rs by % feet
~ Land has n front entry and u side porch
The hallway is q feet wide, with stair
a. way on one side On the first floor are
4. a living room. u Kitchen and a batl
- room. The kitchen has a good si1et
,n pantry, Il scientific stove. the lates
labor saving cooking utensils and I
sink with hot and cold water. Tn
plumbing both here and In the bait
OF room Is the best that sanitary engl
X ueers can provide. Up stairs tier
are three bedrooms. one of then. yer.
sd small. Two Of them have closets, am
~ all are light and airy. The walls AM
~ ceilings all over the house are painted
AZ so that they can 10 washed. +. u
Pratt made the architects plans of til
la. dwelling, which 1t Is estimated can b
albullt any where for $1,000.
70 Ihe furniture of the house is sub
stantlUl comfortable and attractive
by The bedsteads sIe OF iron, and Their
f.f az without n Inc nj Ia
M windows. There is comfortable
couch in the living room. with brigh
" colored covering and cushions. Som
ur pretty prints hang on tie walls a te,
Is. volumes OF standard works are on
le- shelf, and there are little bits OF bric-u
blac here end there. Every article
ID. marked with its cost price, and tn
nd total does not exceed 500.
20, The makebclieve family that inhat
ne its this model house consists OF q CHI
Ito cago widow and three healthy lookini
" children. 4 lusty Columbian guar
cal plays the role OF father OF the iloek l.
III tho extent of taking his three dali
2 meals with them. A large doll in TIL
Ito cradle represents the sixth member O
the family, u better arrangement, TO
obvious reasons. than having liv
infant. II not only conserves til
hin peace OF the household. but save
rs. some poor baby from being frightene
llv to death Ivy tho throuEs OF visitor
ost who como in to inspect the houst
pld keeping Of the model family.
lila The infants wardrobe is Just n
oI,I complete 40 II IL were alive. The littl
or garments arc all laid away IN drHwert
ree each piece neatly folded and labele
nv with tho amount OF material used an
led Its cost. The supposititious wife, hui
band and children arc all equally we
in provided for in the matter of clothing
IL The wardrobe OF the young ones COZ
.lr. sl5ts largely OF made over garm eut:
of and Miss Davis has made It point /
me- purchasing tho clothing Tor the parent
nd to buy only such materials as ar
ali adapted to romakinE Tor the children
M Tho browning value of this uhiqu
experiment Is what II teaches ubou
Mt the selection and preparation of foo
be- There IL where Miss Duvis' sclenti,
M knowledge comes in bost and h.
ey. daiIy cnleavor to prepare hSgien
, and appetising bill of fare at min
uitlm OF cost has boon so surcessfl
Mt that tho highest cost OF tile food Il
of any ono day has been SIS cents. Hell
ery is sample OF days rations:
my breakfast. milk toast. baked bean
viii coffee, milk, sugar, cost - cent
VIII Dinner, brown frlCasseo of beef vii
gravy, potatoes stewed with mil
IN hOmlny with sugar and strip, cost
trv cents. Supper. cornmeal gridd
he. cakes, minced beef with gravy, CO
atI. II cents. Total cost. 81 cents.
mn. Miss Davis buys all these things
small quantities ut chops In the yici
ity, Just as any workman's wi
would, and whilo tie meats arc III
~. tho choicest cuts proper cooking rel
= ders them wholesome aud iuvltial
.. Everything is carefully weighed al
II the remnants an accounted for, Il
~. cardinal principle Of the whole schen
being that nothing shall he waste
As TO the auficioncy of the quaint
- of food provided, no better testinUl
- Is needed than that Of the Goinmbi
~ ~. guard, who plays the fathgr, who sal
- ~ III dOnt get enough to eat. It's
" cause don't know how to ask Tor i
Socio lOEi are wutchiug the {
N Wv. pertinent with q great doll Of int,
IN est. for they feel that tile happint
e 's1 of millions Is Involved In tearhi
'I I Mary and John how to raise tanl
70 70 on SO week. {. L, BAXTER
IL. Don't fool with Indigestion. Ia
iAGt BEECnAM's Pills.
was -
Captain Ituihbnrn'- story.
The rescue of Captain Edwin Raj