The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

neat rug on the floor and a few Colorcd
copies OF good pictures on the walls
There are a table. "A straight chair ~
two and an oak arm chair. a chifonier
and couch that opens out at night
into a bed for the father and mother
During the daytime the couch and phi
lows are covered with pretty crctonne.
Beside the couch is the haby's cradle
which il neither more nor less than an
ordinary clothes basket which can he
carried about easily from place To- place
II is fitted with "a good hair pillow and
plain warm bedding. and Master Baby
may enjoy the comfort OF the juss
therein.
Shelves with hooks attached to tina
under side make an excellent closet In
which 10 keep the family clothing. and
when all covered with gay Cretonne Ike
that on the couch are really decorative.
A corner bracket holds few books nnj
other treasures.
The bedroom is given up To the four
children At one side Of the rOom
stands bed which makes you think ~
n slceping car or "A stateroom on n
steamer. only it Is whittier and not at
tachcd to the wall. II Is "A two deck,d
white iron bed with woven wire Syringe
md good mattresses. 1t can be moved
about easily and every part OF II may
be washed Removable Stats al the
sides are DESIGNED To keep the young
sters from falling ont.
Tho four children sleep two in each
bed in a feet to feet arrangement,
These double dccked beds are n great
Improvement on the old fashioned trun-
die beds, which in many cramprd
homes are thrust into dark, unventilated
corners. where dirt fourishes. There
are no dark corners in this bright it'll"
model fiat, and absolutely no chances
for dirt.
\ small white enamclled Washstand
with basin and pitcher stands invitingly
between the white curtained windows.
Above il are three shelves we'll sup
piled with toilet articles for the entire
family. individual utensils, not Commu-
nistic. Another chiffonier holds part
of the Children's clothes, the rest being
distributed among shelves and hooks of
another improvised closet with cretonuc
hangings similar to that in the liNin-;
room.
ON the top shelf bandboXes covered
with gay wall paper shelter the family
millinery. Flounces Of the chin2 are
fastened across the top of the windows,
/ while sash curtains of white cross
barred muslin cover the lower part, y
/ few pretty colOred prints adprn the
shining white walls.
Mrs. Satterlee and those who are
helping to carry out her idea are con-
WINGED that one effectual way to combat
the spread of tuberculosis and other
diseases is to teach people to sleep with
their windows open and to keep their
sleeping quarters scrupulously clean
Everything in the model fiat is washable
II not sCrubable, And everything Is
simple. just what the children could
have in their own homes, but withal
everything is artistic and pleasing to the
eye.
Blue and white linoleum covers the
floor, a blue and white oilcloth is spread
over the kitchen table, which. when no,
in service for meals, is neatly folded
back against the wall. There are white
muslin sash curtains at the windows and
at the top a valance of blue and white
checked Bingham. on n shelf al
orderly array of glass jars contain oat-
meal and various other household com,
moditcs while in the china closet ~ u
fascinating collection or Dlue ana white
dishes with enough of everything to 20
around. OF course there's a nice white
sink and all sorts of shiny new kitchen
things to be used.
Work goes on brlskly. Like the dish
washing, floor scrubbing, bed making
busting and all household tasks weal
bright, newly acquired halos for thu
young housekeepcrs who attack then
SO happily.
All of the simple furnishings coul'
really he duplicated, so say the com
mittee, by going tn small East Sid
shops and second hand stores, for so
They didn't have time to hunt bargains
themselves, so they spent the who'll
$50 allowed them.
In these rooms, as small and crampe'
! as the home from which she comes. |
IL intended 10 teach the girl how to max