Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

une recreation rooms. the club billiard room
ming bath and the club dancing room were
there. and also the guest chambers-a sort
or little hotel. to which any club member
might introduce friend. The club kitch-
ems and dining rooms were toward q river.
on which the club had boats, and at one
corner was the library and newspaper ROOM
ana at the other. most remote from the
children, the inflrmary.
The whole place formed one architectu-
raj scheme: 1t was done simply but very
beautifully with walls of white rough cast
and red tiled roofs. The main entrance
was to the west, simple. fine archway: 1t
gave upon the electric tramway station that
came from the work town. an iron smet-
Ing place. thirty minutes ride away
The Private Home.
My friend says the private homes con-
sisted each of small entrance lobby and
then a pleasant low, but big, long ROOM
looking by little window on the quad
rangle and by big windows upon the flower
gardens to the north or south.
These living rooms were simply but
pleasantly furnished, the larger furniture
was designed by the architect and let with
the rooms. They usually had bookcases
cabinet or so for various possessions
easy chairs, a window seat, and SO forth
The tenant added few color prints flow
er bowls and such-like adornments. There
was no fireplace, however, in these poorer
homes-a great saving of woman's labor
ana except in the high summer they could
be warmed by turning on the tap of the
hot water from the common supply into
the pipe lines that ran about the walls.
Hot water was used for heating in this
particular building, which was a trif1e old
fashioned and there was a big furnace
room on the east side. but my friend said
that in the newer colleges of Utopia the
heating Is done by electric radiators.
staircase led from the living room into the
bed rooms above. OF these there was a
variable number, movable partitions be-
tween some of them permitting their re-
grouping. They were heated in the same
manner the downstairs room and fur
nished with a hygfenic simplicity. In
place of the shaky wash-hand stand and
so forth Of our bed rooms there were sew
eral compact lavatorieS on the landing, and
one bath room Better class houses had
dressing room with bath and so forth,
connected with each bed room.
Hour by Hour.
You will understand that in such a home
working womans life was infinitely
easier and more refined than it is in the
horrible little independent houses Of our
world Her day would begin with the
children Early rising Is the Utopian rule.
The husband would go down to the club
breakfast about or before sunrise. and off
to his work by tram, while she would be
bathing and dressing her youngsters, and
taking them off to breakfast with them
later in the children's room. Then she
WOulO take IneH TouIQ u Tic
ten and then perhaps go back to her own
home to make 1t tidy for the day, sweep
out the rooms with patent sweeper),
air the beds, put straight the nursery dis
order There would be no Stops to carry,
no water to carry, no fires to blacklead, no
really nasty work to do at ALL A civilized
home ought not to need a woman for more
than an hour a day. Then she might go
and do some work of her own, typewriting,
perhaps or go to the club sewing room
with her own or some one else's dress
making, or to paid work in the club kitch-
en- or creche. or kindergarten. Presently
comes break. light lunch, a game with
the children; it may be in the playground
or play hall, a walk, or reading. There
would be no provision buying to do. no
worry about cooking her husbands din
ner! Perhaps If she had little children
she would dine at midday in order to be at
home Of they cried at nights, but other
wise she would usually dine in hair with
her husband.
He would get light lunch near his
work and knock off after 6 or !, or. at the
utmost eight hours work, and return to
wash thoroughly and change his work
soiled clothes-as American workmen do,
and as all civilized workmen should do,
and as no workman can hope to do amid
the Inconvenience of a cottage-and be-
come sociable creature. Having done one
days work. he would no more dream of
spending his twilight hour in cabbage
growing on an allotment than Mr.. Keble
Howard or l should do. The dining hall
my friend described as place of numer-
Gus pleasantly decorated tables. Perhaps
there would be carver at the end and
one of each tableful of people would wait
on the others: perhaps it is more conven-
lent to pay some of the young people to
serve-my friend did not tell me that.
But in Utopia, as among educated. COM
Portable people in England, the clerk, the
working man will dine after his toll Is
over. socially, now in this company and
now in that Then for the evening there
is. in summer, the river or hatless stroll
through the colonnades of adjacent col
leges. and in winter reading or the hearing
of music in the music room, or an expeol-
ton to the local theater.