Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-25

s''NsS JoAu ioii, WHICH, tOSl -. Lie
| reason why l put the better mating
| in the dining room is because l knew
the thin mating would pull up with
| the rolling of the table and pushing of
| heavy chairs over it. Besides which.
you see, l have covered a good deal
| of the mating here-which is cotton
| warp, mind you-wirh these two
japanese rugs which / got at bargain
at $19S. and this hearthrug, which is
not the real thing, of course, but which
| looks Persian, and cost me just 81. 81.
| The portiereS between the bedroom
and parlor cost 1925, although L could
have got pair without the fringe for
! 1927. And now, pray what do you
think of my parlor?"
I Very 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, l would get an oak set. but
| when | saw there was running water
here and that the waShStand would not
be needed l very gladly changed nv
mind and bought this white iron bed
j with brass trimmings for sos. which
! included the spring mattress. The
fibre mattress cost S2.4S. The blankets
(SaXony) l picked up for 9S cents.
The sheet and pillow cases-and see,
mother, there are four more of each in
. the closet here-I bought for 1852 for
the half dozen of EACH NY towels,
enc dozen, cost 81 10. These two
chairs cost 60 cents apiece. The
bureau cost S6.65, and the mirror is
good American French plate, with real
antique rings to the drawers of the
very latest design. These two rugs
t cost 81 cents, and this table with the
, sprawly leg cost 60 cents. Oh. the
) Counterpart cost % cents, and you
know Aunt Franc promised me her
crazy quilt for 'dress-up'
: MY dining room nearly broke my
t heart" said Jean, leading the way to
that apartment. Il thought sure |
would have to go beyond my limit.
: However, by dint of following up GER
) Itiih newspaper lily ltet
. off, and 10y a happy thought, 1 man.
: aged it,
The clever young woman had had
the table set with a light luncheon,
and it was while sitting down to this
that the rest of the inventory was
gone over.
''1'his table which has three other
, leaves to it, | would have you know
] said Jean, whispering to Jack to draw
the corks, cost me $3.50. The four
:, chairs in which we were seated cost
me $40, real Cordova leather from
, Philadelphia, and all. These tum-
= hlers-there's more beer, father-only
, cost IS cents a dozen, and there are
: plenty that are cheaper, only L do like
thin glass to drink out of, and /
= know you all do. l got two damask
:. table cloths for $1.40, and enc dozen
, napkins, quite fair ones, only they're
;, little stiff yet, you know, for 80
:. cents, one Of those cunning prices
where you just miss the dollar.
!, Spoons l had. For crockery j bought
> very neat porcelain tea set for $5.46,
. and l added six dinner plates, six soup
plates, two platters. and two vegetable
dishes for $4.4S. | was in despair over
a sideb oard till l recollected that there
$ was another cabinet mantlepiece here,
so l determined to make that do to-
e gether with a plain table, which cost
L me $1.25-that one over there with the
red cloth on it, l mean, the cloth, I
e, should tell you, costing just 80 cents.
: ''By the way, Jean," asked Jack,
"who laid your mattingw
= ''The janitor and IT, said Jean,
;. proudly. II paid him a dollar for
= helping me, and gave his Wife an Old
dress to pay for the tacks. My
kitchen, as you see, is very simply fur
nished, and / intend to keep it So
The stove cost 81, utensils, 1854, and
the table and chairs just 81 Forum
!, ately, there are stationary washtubs,
! and, as the floor is painted, l don't
see any need to cover it, and" con-
: cluded Jean, with a whimsical smile,
Il don't know that / should have been
1 able to, even if 1 had wanted to. And
= so, dad, there's my 500; now where's
I yours?''
"Well, 1 must say, my girl" said her
father, you've done wonders. But
bargains a bargain you know. Let's
see the receipted bills first"
Here they are" said Jean bringing
out a bundle of papers, very much
thumbed, and very much covered with
calculations in irregular pencil figures:
So down they sat again and when