The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

 1 married. Mir Wilson is now sole own CT and proprietor and he says he some times stays at home. Five or six months of the year he lives at Kill | Kare," the summer camp on Red noun tain of a group of young society men, | and at other times he Is at home, enter taining guests frequently and with de- | lightful informality.
 These are among the bachelors who have reached the state of being almost independent of women.
 A man whose aspirations lean to the life of a jolly bachelor needs no better encouragement than peep into the home of Mir. A. H Carpenter, MT. J. H. Barr and MT. Frank A. Burr. who have recently established their lares and penates In a beautiful cottage at Mountain Terrace. It Is the property of MT Carpenter, constructed according to the needs and tastes of the three who have pooled their domestic inter- ests. and fulfilling every ideal of the perfect home. All brown and chocolate outside, the interior shows a blending of soft tones which effect a color scheme of absolute harmony. No sharp corners disturb the easy, restful ef- fleets, and no heavy curtains or tapes tries give the unpleasant suggestion of dust and germs tc this sanitation mad
 
 too, expecting to find veritable at- mosphere saying This is a mans home" Note the pipe racks and the beer steins, smell the tobacco smoke. observe the framed notices which bespeak the bachelors Ideals of happiness-the bizarre couch cushions and pictures which might be labeled ''This man was fashioned for men only"-will be disap- pointed at the firgt glance.
 It Is simply a charming home. aa | tasteful as though-well, as though a woman had chosen its exquisite ap- pointmentsl Soft-colored rugs and dainty napery make one stoutly suspect the assistance of a woman. and the great comfortable early English chairs long living room table, and splendidly ch osen library prove the selection of cultured and luxury-loving men. The graceful welcome that meets their friends denies the need of hostess, and one marvels at the cleverness that has achieved all this luxury without the nuisance of a wife!
 To note the satisfying details of the bachelors menaga one must enter their pretty living room and be introduced in detail to the enclosed veranda which overlooks that charming stretch of Country club park where MT. Carpenter MT. Barr and MT Burr join their friends for golf: the charming little den, the dining room which Is the most attrac- tive of all the apartments; the kitchen, where one finds the perfection of mod ern gas cooking arrangements and DOT celain sinks: then must be conducted to the big basement, which is as clean and prim as a basement can be and has a magnificent heating apparatus as it's only occupant, while adjoining it is large roo.1 which may be used for foundry; then must be personally -l.. stairs apartments of each of the bache- lors and their exquisite chamber These show as clearly as possible the individual taste of the three men, while the remainder of the house Is the result of their combined idea of an attractive home MT. Burr's taste in furniture Is expressed in Circassian walnut; here as in the other graceful rooms upstairs one finds several broad shining mirrors. Above the one over his dressing table is the only photo graph which adorns his room-his mother-quaint. sweet, old-fashioned and evidently his ideal. Lighted at either side, and the center of a con- spicuous place. the faintly smiling. ex- quisite face is evidently the presiding spirit in this bachelors life. On the dressing table is a charming miniature copy of the photograph. and MT. Burr carries a tiny full-length reproduction in his pocket.
 There are several we'll chosen paint ings hanging on his wall and he, like MT. Barr and MT. Carpenter have given themselves the luxury of delicate colors in walls and rugs. Mr Barr's apart ment, laughingly referred to as the "boudoir," is evidently considered the piece de resistance of the upstairs by the other two men who pronounce their modest rooms mere sleeping quar- ters by comparison. Rich and massive Is his mahogany furniture and its at traction. like that of MT. Carpenter and Mir Burr, Is enhanced by a few we'll chosen objects of art. A photograph of his loving little niece Is a noticea- ble adjunct and another which hangs on his wall near the door is that of genial-looking man whom the several dinner guests on tour. of inspection the other evening recognized as MT. Zunts, a former popular Birmingham man who is delightfully remembered by the older members of society. Ad- joining MT. Carpenters apartments is sleeping porch which he says he does not use because of the unusually fine