The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-23

II is not every family which can own
a cottage at Newport or a bungalow In
some sylvan dell: indeed, IL is not every
family which can AFFORD 10 leave the no
and dusty city for the summer months
even TO board at a farmhouse. where the
chickens are kept apparently as orna-
ments and the fruits FOR preserving; but
almost any family forced 10 stay in
town can make it's urban residence at
tractive during the hot weather.
Mattings are not expensive. and hang
ings can be had nowadays for sums 50
small that the housekeeper can AFFORD
TO have curtains IN cool shades Of tan
or green at her windows, not keeping
out the air, but making what there Is
visible By their hutterings
Given q town house stripped OF It's
carpets It's heavy curtains and portieres
and fitted out With grass rugs. wicker
furniture and airy draperies. ana even
the most discontinued person can man
age 70 spend his summer in the city
without great discomfort.
The best thing about the town house
IS It's baths There they are, done up IN
tiles and marble and nickel-luXuriOus
and refreshing and ones very own, 70
be used at any hour of the day, with
lot water forever on tap. and huge bath
towels 20 be had for the asking.
Started for Country.
Once upon a time. no longer ago than
last summer indeed, some friends Of
mine who have a large town house. fol-
lowing their inyariable Gus ON. secured
board for the hot weather in d sUbur-
han place some fifteen miles from wash
ington, where the man of the family
could come in and out TO business every
day. and the one child Of the family
could have fresh air.
The house In which they boarded was
q cottage with low ceilings and what
the hostess called COY" rooms, coy
being a synonym the world over for
Z "stuTy." There was one bathroom,
thoughtfully placed over the kitchen so
that the bathers invOluutarily took d
! Turkish bath when they had only meant
/ 20 have one OF plain tepid water
Despite the disadvantage OF this bath
/ room, war, civil aud otherwise. was
waged for possession Of IL from early
morn Till dewey eve. There was one
young college man among the guests
who Insisted upon having threc baths a
/ day before meals. winch Il Was admitted
even by his friends was bit unjust on
/ his part, and showed that he slOuld by
all the laws Of justice have belonged TO
/ the Standard oil Company.
Now, any bathroom divided among
| seventeen or eighteen bathers does not
/ go a long way, and 81 this particular
one was constantly IN u state or SltAe
with indignant persons shaking the door
knob. and saying in stentOrian tones
! that they thought Il was shame Tor
| anyone to rnOnoDClize I'm this fashion.
/ The meals served al the cottage were
haphaZard affairs, mosquitoes hour1shed,
and the heat was intense.
Came Back to Town.
/ one day my friend and her husband
had TO visit the town house TO secure
some OF their possessions which they
( thought would make life more bearable
/ in their summer home The town HOUSE
was. of coarse. shut up. It was also
dark and cool. The rooms looked
/ enormously large and enormously airy
/ beside those they had just left. the
/ rocking chairs engaging, the bathroom
I more than inviting
| Mrs. Blank looked at Mr.. Blank and
/ sighed.
/ Mr. Blank looked at Mrs. Blank and
/ groaned. Those beastly trains I'd
/ said
I'VE never have done IT, but thai
/ isn't airy reason we should not. re
| marked Mrs. Blank casually.
ct wouldn't hurt 20 try" replied Mr.
| Blank. apparently understanding by
I some sixth sense.
1 THE landlady win be raging mad"
But we could run away" suggested
I Mr. Blank meanly.
l Ten minutes later Mrs. Blank was go
ing downtown as fast as trolley cal
/ could take her. to find the shops invit
ingly empty. and the clerks engagtngly
idle and ready to undertake TO hav'