The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-18

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shingles, lath, bricks, mortar and Grated
esthetic and conf Portable habitation you
have planned. But it is mistake to
take people who are not members of the
family to gaze on your growing splen-
doris. It was no end of mistake for
Milliter to take his friend Brudgin out.
The first thing Brudgin objected to
| was the tower in the north corner.
| What g the matter with it?D asked
Milliter.
"Well," said Budgih, 'sof course.
tits a question Of taste, but do YOU
think it harmonizes with the general
early Illinois effect of the rest Of the
architecture9 I don't think myself
that tower looks well in wood A
tower seems to call for masonry. It's
like having machicolated battlements
and know that you wouldn It think
Of that. You could do away with that
easily, I should think--keep bay win
dow and extend the roof. Much simpler
and far better in effect. Don't YOU
think your verandah is going to darien
the rooms?'
II don IT think so,'' replied Milliter.
cit seems plenty III ht enough. y
| "All right in SUMNER said Brud-
gin, and on light days, but I think
you III find it pretty gloomy in the win
ter. "a have had it, on the west side.
anyywHay:'' :.
said Milliter. ct was thinking it
would We be e.. mighty comfortable there to
cts in the heat of the afternoon
you want shade" said Brudgin. "EBut
the inside.''. 49,
at thy back Nice little eai Kitchen pann1
said Brudgin,. approvingly. "But it
opens opens y rigg {q;, into the dining room
"Of course said Milliter. "Dc
ye you think 1oo I'D have it open into the
"No," replied Brudgin, 'but you u
find you III get the kitchen odors little
too much without passage. You
could do that, too, by running parti
ton along here and putting a door al
each end. You could utilize some of the
space by having a china closet built in
with place for dishes.'
"That s a splendid idea, Mr.. Brud
you re right.'
land, speaking Of porches,' con
kitchen is where you want good porch
where your cook can sit outside an(
peel her potatoes
/ "And entertain her beau,' said Mil
! liter.
"And entertain her beau,n agreed
! Brudgin. "Youll find help will bt
hard enough to get in a suburb, and i
VIII pay pay y you to make it pleasant fo7
"a porch would be nice here,' sale
Mrs. Milliter. "Couldn't we have one
William?'
tnin Esys sa tS Mte2 t4s T fhiai
. about IT,
"Whether you do that or not, II
. certainly have an icebox built I'M
said Brudgin. "While you'v got tn,
carpenters here it wouldn It take much
to fix that so the iceman could put il
;; the ice from the outside, without tramp
ing all over your litchen.'
=, |They'd only have to tear out tn
:. whole back Of the house, said Mil
liter.
z "But it would be awfully nice, ,
7 sighed his wife:
They moved on and at every poin
Brudgin had few more suggestions t.
!, make. He put in the whole Afternoon
at it. That evening, according
custom, Mrs. Milliter got out the plan
8 of the house, but Milliter waved then
\ away;
t ~ IN sick of the house, he said
4 "Well,' said Mrs. Milliter, IT thin]
< myself that we hardly gave it enoug]
}. thought
= "I don't know but that tower doe
entity. "But that fellow Brudgi
knows as much about architecture as
hog does of Latin.'
1T don't think he's at all NICE
said Mrs. Milliter. "But I wonder i
we couldn't have that icebox."
Gas far as having billiard room i
the basement is concerned, I though
myself Of having that done,' sal
Milliter. "I'll tell you, Bessie, tn
Thus entered the demon Of discon
ent.-Kennett Harris in Chicago News
DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP:
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