The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16
From the Washington Times.
if @ OR years" remarked the girl in T the light green voile, who pre-
 sented a charmingly we'll

@ OR years" remarked the girl in "T the light green voile, who pre-
 sented a charmingly we'll groqtned appearance, "I have lived in a half bedrooms The first two years were misery, but at the end of that time I was so fortunate as to be invited to make one of yachting party, and ever since then my belongings and l have lived happily in this very room Although I went on the yacht in humble capacity, ti.s did rot prevent me from making an especial study of the ingenious arrangements on board for accommodating all the para phernalia that goes with civilized living.
 'The cooks quarters were a marvel, and the American maid of the woman who owned the yacht had come origi- nally from New England, where women have what is called faculty or gump- tion,' and had employed this wonderful quality in making a place for all the small belongings necessary to the toilet of the hostess, who even on board the yacht dressed carefully every night for dinner.
 There must be system for everything the maid from New England used to say. 'so I have two rules, which are in them selves very simple, yet they are. together, the very ornerstone of orderiiness. The flrst Make place for every last thing, and, second, keep everything in it's given place
 After struggling for weeks, for l am very careless naturally, found 1t grad ually became a sort of second nature to put things i'll their places. and easier than to put them somewhere else.
 First, hunted until found this room that has d fair-sized closet, at one side of which are hot and cold water. l have to climb three flights of stairs, but they are short flights, and you see over there in the corner. between the bureau and the window, the coil of rope-my fire escape. In case of fire I have merely to place the best of my clothes and be- longings in the bedspread, which is new and stout. and. tying them securely, fast en the hook at the end of the rope to the window sill. tie myself to the rope seat and let myself swing off the ledge with my bundle
 Having found the rooms with the closet, one should arrange 1t after this fashion. At one end have two or three shelves, placed one above the other lay ing them over cleats at each end, nailed to the wall In the under side of the bottom shelf fasten a row Of the sort of hooks that have,fwo rounded prongs at each side these may be bought three for five cents in any department store. Buy also as many wire skirt forms or coat forms as one has coats and bodices. and then buy for the skirts the skirt hangers that are also used for mems trousers and that fasten on the skirt with two wooden clothes-pins al the end of the wire. On the ordinary hooks that are run along the end and sides of every closet hang underskirts. petticoats. dress ing sacks, lounging robes and similar soft articles
 Then put all the skirts and waists and jackets on the forms, tie little sachet bags to the wires of each. and hang all the garments on the hooks fin the shelf. placing them sideways. just as the long lines of garmants are huns In the cloth