The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-20
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Households
THEIR BRIDAL COTTAGE

Ice house architect Was t. draw t7e
plans, but there Wofe many otet'
,hings to b. decided. My Hepburn
and Miss Dix didn't fab IL tender
their advice daily. II was three even
ngs afier the ''aicovc argument that
the matter was renewed.
Arthur" began Prer. "Heien ami
/ have been beHrinE or the dining
room to-day. How long go you sup
pose IL must he - seat twtntF-fouF
people at table go
Hadn't you better hire hall
Arthur replied sareastieallS.
There must BIT two feet Of room
fer every person. and t~o feet al
spare room at the ends at the table.
That makes hfts -twn feet. though
we'd better caIi IT hfty-tour. We
might have twenty 10 dinner some
time you know"
why. There isn't a house in town
over siNty-fve feet ia depth, ami
here you want ffty-four feet OF Our
cottage for a dining room aIone,
But Miss Dix was in several
houses In London when she was
abroad ana she says
And Mr. Hepburn was in tivc t.
her one. All the dining rooms IN t.a-
rope are small
Arthur, must have this dining
rom az ] 9ant It
Then your father VIII have 10 gi@e
YOU two moro lots To build uut'
Tho decorations Of the dining
room are 10 be l"ft solely 10 me,
There WIN be Fix stained glass win
dows. There win he parquet floor.
There viii he plush seats in all the
windows The border at the ceiling
Will he two feet deep, and represent
a procession Of neacocks, The fire.
plac--.''
And where is the money to come
from ?" demanded Mr.. Hope.
The money? Arthur. YOU cannot
love me or YOU would not mention
money. You talk as Il any old barn
wert. good enugh for me live In.
Oh. and ] want tiled floor in the
kitchen. too Helen SAYS that All
tho best houses in Chicago
Don't you want the cellar bottom
paved with rubics e.
Mr. Hope. / did not expect to find
such traits OF character in YOU, ann
disappointed, sir. You suggested
woodbine cottage. and
And you fire 4 palace at me
Everybody remarked that they
thought IL would end that way. and
al iss Dix and MIR Hepburn felt them
HtiNtN @Iudif Win AIN NJ ~ IL ana
then the Old mule came in and took
the center OF the stage for few
minutes. He had como from no one
knows where, He was going 30 one
knew where He was idline his time
away on the streets when Miss Prue
Glenning left home to match some
ribbon st one af the village stores.
She was jaunty She Ieaked sweet
She carried n rcd parasal, aud Il
was long before the hohhle skirt had
appeared. She met scores Of people.
and at last she met the mule, He
came Ralloping To meet her. and hls
brays NJ welcome We're terrific.
II was the red parasol that brought
the mule. He may have taken ii
fer some new breakfast food. Some
thing would have happened In Il mo-
ment more had not Arthur Hope he"n
st hand to make a hero Of himself
by rescuing u maiden all foriorn.
The mule was kicked and cuffed and
etissed. aud as the haEf-iainttag girl
+ reoHned in the strong arms or her
former hancee he thought he heard
her murmur.
You can have any architect Won
wish, Arthur
And you can have hay window
or French" nc found himself say
ing
ii think q square parlor Is all
right"
"Eat il ynu want two. three OF
four ale9ves you shall have them
I said ii dining room ffty-feuf
feet long. but ! noW see~"
Il VIII buy the race track To haifT
on
Wen never have twentv-fear peo-
pic IN dinnort"
Never, let them g Ia a chop
house"
And that tiled Kitchen haor. Al
thur don't want Il. Thes say they
draw moths"
You shall have a piana in place
OF IT.
| The cottage vas built