The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
SPRING is COMING AND.
WITH 1T, HOUSEKEEPING.

Hr.-eu ~ I'll. R.pabr-.
l." slsdS6n-" spring s. coming with lis
accomplishments OF -!opp. weather. NAL
l.r .luf! d.r-rT-' b!ii-. ard in ah.r- three
weeks the h0USs-huufiug season with M liz
] '"ir'T~ viii h" upon IT,. The rrutiu. 81 a
hoLS" o. task for tn" average woman BE-
size "aich III" choic" of her Easter bonnet
or the selection ~ Il fiyc-dolIar suit az
clothes for nor growing boy sinks into in
S!Gn!u"1nee 80 many requir,mrn,s lay, Ia
=, taken Into consideration. and .e. To-
Dix from ali accounts. tho tendency az
rented dwellings, il 10 possess an Interior
which "an only De d--eribrJ! as aefurm.,f
u l. almost Impossible To --cug- Il house
NhIrn s. thoroughly satisfactory. ON The
other hand. thu path II o.. house agent IS
Lot one which j. strowu with roses.
'h-r" are certain varieties Of houSe-aun'-
'rs which might hIy" been east IN The same
i1".d, 10 judge from their resemblance 10
each other There is The Young married
couple in search u: their first hpu~,. uIu
are rSy-s-ly-y =eif-cunsciou- and blush f,I-
!I'a-.. wi'n tn" agent points out the beau
TIES 60! H. Ee" pore lain btthJuU. There Is
a." -tagH-i'5:Gc-j Hu~ayIiuE-hJu~N k.-yer.
Nl' '+,t.i'N d'i4ur-- h" vast. Il space ia
thu halls. Where tn Insertion or partitions
Would nav" made httl, closets IN which -
STOW away butTGey~. And Their. L. the bust
N"~s-Iikc. unlicensed couple. who are ~
p'lis at 'ar game. who never enthUSe over
ia" a"N 'n;JScs 81 tHe h"uS', aud who sniT
.' pa" A-''n' an laAth' -'IAG4stN4-.l4f gIlsL h
AHrut defective" plumbing for the purpose.
90 't.titi!IC concessions .H some" point or
".E'r ,"HI"cj"d with ih- residence. Al
.f"-- L--. so many ieyLl!drIt!"S IN Common
mat an Experienced agent handles them
.Iri'N. AMI mas Il we!l-d.iined line Of CON
cur! Tor each
!u -'-ki1. It home the first objection ia
s'1-fauS the location. II he location : at
l.id''oTy. there Is certain to b. something
WRONG with 'he arrangement Z the house.
II both hous- ana lo"Ltion are suitable there
Is .lk-lN 20 De- some fault u ind with the
u'iEEburi AID the hOlSe-hUn'er generally
has ~ make Up his vr her mind LU .ICc-I..
UnpI'I~aa-ar-- ia uE- or tn. utEa! Of th-~-
respects The Trr-.nCe Of our African broth
"T- Ia The houses along IT,. ALE! L. always
.. HT,twhdtK. IA" main objection being "a
Ms EyNplitpi" disposition which !mp"is hl.u
10 entertain his friends a; all hours at IL,
night, and hi habit of wdstiag his sub
stance ia EiutouS hEinE. IN" UOtnuS part ui
wltlou i apparent To all in the vicinity.
The fact that It j. almost Impossible to
Scgur. a satisfactory house soon b.,um--
patent ip the hgtlS'S""k.T- !
Tu" rral estate agent has his tria.s ami
fluctuations. m. most SrieEuuS 80! which l..
'N'sp,rtiDu OF hEuillE TN Hu"dWorb
scratched ar the hathtub cracked whvu The
tenant :d";tt"S. would stir up un"nr!=tiau /
thoughts ~ any mans mind. \ reporter !
called on q prominent agent yesterday and I
fuuu! him ia Il condition bordering on hrmI- |
oi'!di mania. II SEEMS that h. had rented = |
I'm" We End Te-ldtlC" tc Il family who T.
h.'l failed to appreciate it, merits and had !
wrought !ayu" with its httiu-s. After they |
hri moved away III agent visited IN" h"us-
H. !'I -tu l" ascertain thr ral>t. u PoSSlbi". 1
OF tr"uhi" with the plumbing. he was hrr-
rII,i tr discover on entering tn bathroom
the idi' occupants had evidently consul
cred The i.Jth'Ub "a Sui-rilUuUS accessory. u
TO- had filed II with earth and used II iOr
4 flower hrd, the mud from which. drippirs
down into the pipes. WIS the cause OF the
difficulty with the plumbing.
The question Of Objectionable tenants Is
"A point which has To be weighed vef! care
lully. ami is aunth.r cross which the agent
{" hear. \ house Will not only los. It's
value If rented To Il certain class OF persons. |
vii! also depreciate the value "f the
property. The occupancy of a
house by ciuirvoyJnts or persons pTJctiCing 1
similar professions will almost invariably |
~i'll Us renting Naiae a~lt'rN drHH. Many |
persons viii refuse 10 rent a house after Ii
been occupied 10y IA doctor on account |,
Of their far OF infection. while a house
ono" rented as a ho~ardiDg-huuS ia seldom |
again as :. private residence unless its /
/. tvIufaLrs are exceptional. one agent az |
~.rtr! that tho renter really has the best ~
-"r for himself 'Nactly what drawbacks or /
iiV-uidG-S the place pCS<esSe~. and II he |
t7ii< q" notice some drawback IT is his own
i-Hit- AS 10 IN" agent h must always ne /
20 81 certain extent in the dark as tu the |
merits or dement's of a tenant until ne
by experience.
The relation between the house agent and
the reu:er is generally somewhat strained: |
and n there y any defect in the house or
which the renter il ignorant at the time Il /
signing the lease, the agent experiences the
sensation Of living over Il liv" volcano
Wt'iv an explosion II mOwrniari!y .ND' ct |
~ the best Of times. their relations /
resemble those which exist in :. household |
whore both Irish and negro servants arc
employed. And this state Of affairs will
continue so long as there are /
houses to rent and people to iii them.
The houSc-huuter of to-day hsavtS a sigh \
and thinks wistfully Of the days gone by. |
when thCre WCr- no such things a. pumb- 1
iuc. gas or furnaces in houses. and thrc. 4
great stumbling blocks Of to-day lid not. in |
'urs"dI"n"e. exist. Instead Of thinking on 1
tire joys Of the past, however. she should |
IUHS"le herself with the reflection that shs
- much better off than her -reaj-GranI- |
'igIs ht,r will be. as. judging from the util- /
iiy of certain modern Improvements ior a |
lriNatH RESIDENCE, there can 10 no question |
that they viii be permanently adopted |
n The iufure. In those day. the hp,iS.-
hunter will deplore the difficulty of obtain |
ing a nous" rtted with the latest type Of
cooking apparatus. and viii COM
lItIl. bitterly of the poor quality of the 1
.nolll-G plant furnished for use in summer.
And she viii think recrctfully of the DAYS |
by, when such simple appliances "a
furnaces and gas stoves were the only
means OF heating a house and cooking. and |
when there WAS no bother about the quality |
NJ the automobile delivery waCans which |
the agent will furnish with every house in /
those days. |