The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-01

fichus. The two cane bottom chairs cost
ninety:eight cents apiece. The ornaments
on the cabinet mantelpiece, imitation
Venetian glass and imitation Japanese
vases, made, | believe, in Birmingham,
cost ST. 04. As to the mating, | may as
well tell you now that it took sixty yards
to cover the three rooms and the bathroom
with several scraps left over. In the par
Tor used forty yard roll, which cost me
$3.47, while the dining room took one
twenty-yard roll, which cost 50. The rea-
son why put the better mating in the
dining room is because | knew the thin
mating would pull up with the rolling of
the table and pushing of heavy chairs over
it. Besides which, you see, | have covered
good deal of the mating here-which is
cotton warp, mind you-with these two
japanese rugs which got at bargain at
S1.9S. and this hearthrug, which is not the
real thing, of course, but which looks
Persian, and cost me just $l.6l. The por-
there's between the bed room and parlor
cost $685. although could have got pair
without the fringe for 1927. And now,
pray what do you think of my parlor?'
every pretty, fresh looking and nice, ="
said her mother.
Good enough for me, said her father
Jack, without so much as by your leave,
gave her another hug.
"Now, then, the bedroom" said Jean,
drawing aside the portieres. "First,
thought would get an oak set, but when
l saw there was running water here and
that the washstand would not be needed |
very gladly changed my mind and bought
this white iron bed and brass trimmings
for S5.9S, which included the spring mat
tress The fibre mattress cost $3.4S. The
blankets (SaXony) picked up for 98 scents.
The sheets and pillow cases-and see,
mother, there are four more of each in the
the closet here-I bought for $500 for the
half dozen of each. My towels, one dozen,
C ,st $l.10. These two chairs cost 60 cents
apiece. The bureau cost S6.65, and the
mirror is COED American French plate, with
real antique rings to the drawers of the
very latest design. These two rugs cost "a
cents, and this table with the sprawly legs
cost SO cents. Oh. the counterpart cost
95 cents, and you know Aunt Franc prom
Used me her crazy quilt for dressup.
"My dining room nearly broke IN"
heat, )" said Jean, leading the way to that
apartment. 81 thought sure | should have
to go beyond my limit, However, by dint
of following up certain newspaper leads,
running my feet off, and by happy
thought managed it..
The clever young woman had had the
table set with light luncheon, and it was
while sitting down to this that the rest of
the inventory was gone over.
"This table, which has three other leaves
to it, would have you know said Jean,
cost me $50. The four chairs in
which we are seated cost me $40 real
Cordova leather from Philadelphia, and
all. These tumblers only cost seventy five
cents dozen, and there are plenty that are
cheaper, only do like a thin glass to drink
out of, and know you all do. | got two
damask table cloths for S1.4O, and one
dozen napkins, quite fair ones, only they re
a little stiff, you know, for ninety nine
cents, one OF those cunning prices where
you just miss the dollar. Spoons had.
For crockery bought very neat porcelain
tea set for s.. i6, and added six dinner
plates, six soup plates, two platters and
two vegetable dishes for $l.4S. was in
despair over a sdeboard till | recolected
that there was another cabinet mantel piece
here, so | determined to make that do,
together with plain table, which cost me
| Sl.25-that one over there with the red
cloth on it mean, the cloth, | should tell
you, costing just thirty cents. d"
''By the way, JEAN" said Jack, "who
laid your matting?'
The janitor and |, " said Jean, proudly.
~ paid him dollar for helping me, and
gave his wife an old dress to pay for the
tacks My kitchen, as you see, is very
simply furnished, and intend to keep it
so. The stove cost "a, utensils SOD, and
the table and chair just 50. Fortunately,
there are stationary washtubs, and, as the
floor is painted | don't see any need to
cover it, and concluded Jean, with a
whimsical smile, 81 don't know that
should have been able so, even if | had
wanted to. And so, dad, there's my 500;
now where $ yours? p
"Well, must say, my girl, said her
father, you've done wonders. But bar
gain, you knew. Let's see the receipted
bills first. y
"Here they are, said Jean bringing out
bundle of paper, very much thumbed
and very covered with calculations in ire
gulaI pencil figures.
So down they sat again, and, when the
old man had called out each item and Jack
had set it down, they made up the follow
ing summary:
Parlor S23 oi
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