Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-19

incubatorS running soon.
The handsome and useful farm res
idence which Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Clark
are erecting on their place south of
Ell Centre is approaching completion.
The arrangement of the house which
in its handy appointments is so no
ticeable causes the thought, "A wom-
an hath been here" for the house is
arranged from the kitchen to the
front instead of from the front to the
kitchen. One of the great improve
ments in the style of building is the
kitchen hall. This room opens from
the outside, with doors entering the
dining room and kitchen. Built on to
it are two rooms, a store room with
drawers and shelves to hold various
foodstuffs and lavatory with hot
and cold water, with dressers, shelves
and hooks for clothes, it being the
idea that the farmer enters here with
ample opportunity to clean up before
going into the kitchen or dining room.
In the hall is comfortable lounge
for the housewife to rest upon in her
Working clothes. From the kitchen
hall one enters the kitchen, which is
10 by II feet; swinging doors to
the dining room, also to a screen din
ing; three cupboards and sink cabi-
net. On the west are three large con-
tiguous windows opening out to the
shade of a really beautiful mesquite
tree. South of the kitchen is large
screened room, 10 by 90 feet, from
which ascends the staircase, and one
end of which can be used as an open
dining room, large doors giving access
to the kitchen and dining room proper.
In front of the house is handsome
ornamental open porch, 8 by 30 feet,
of Moorish arch design, being the
same on the second story. (The way
farer remarked they would probably
screen this. "No, sir" was the reply,
and the wayfarer hastily closed the
.discussion). The lower porch will
have cement floor and steps and both
porches will be lighted with gas. En-
tering from the Moorish porch one
comes into the living room, Is by 1872
feet, panelled four feet in Oregon
pine. South of the living room is
what to the writer seemed the best
room in the house, mothers room, 10
by II feet, which will be the heart
center of this happy family, a farm
er's wife's boudoir, sewing room, den
and reading room.
Accessible from all directions, pro-
tected so the sun cannot shine into it
and, as Mrs. Clark proudly AYERS, the
coolest room in the valley is the
dining room proper, IL by 1872 feet,
with buffet, large windows on the
north under which is builtin seat
with shelf underneath for magazines
and builtin book cases at each end.
The second is the front porch bed
room, '12 by 181A feet; closet with
builtin drawers and shelves 8 by 8
feet, windows open out on front porch,
bed room 10 by 1872, with 3-by-9-foot
closet, drawers and shelves; 4-by-11-
foot hall which leads to fully modern
both room 8 by II feet, with a closet
2 by 8 feet for clothes; bed room 10
by II feet, with closet 3 by 6 feet
with drawers and shelves. Also on
the second story is large screened
in room along the south side Of the
building, 10 by 40 feet, into which
the stairway opens and which is to
be used for hall and general pur-
poses, upstairs sitting room, etc.
From this long room are French win
dows opening into each bed room. The
beds are to be supplied with rubber
rollers and can be slept in in the
enclosed room or run out on to the
porch to suit the inclination Of the
occupants of each room.
The house is piped for gas both for
lighting and cooking. There will be
a gas plant, fully arranged water
tank and tower, the house being piped
for water. A stove can be put in
each room in the house.
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