Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-13
FASHIONABLE HOTELS
AS VACATION HOMES
Lorrctto c. Lynch Declares They Arc
Not Always Best to Obtain
Rest.
HELPING WITH SMALL MEANS
now Rough Portable Cottage Was
quickly Transformed Into Bcauti-
'ui Homo for the Hot Summer
Months,
ny I.OI,I:IrO G.. LYNCH


ny isn't always the fashiona bic sum-
,HSr MOTEL that gives one real vaca-
I'm Tor II one lives in the city and
morks very hard for a living. the
energy needed to act In accordance
WIN set custom, not to mention the
n,1hey required. makes tho fashion
norc summer hotel beyond the average
person; Yet vacation has become.
Mot luxury. but a necessity. Are you
banning to have one this summer?
very Few OF us can afford to take
mentioning and yet the housewife who
- manager can arrange her vaca-
ZION nome so AS to minimize the work
tive
Days just now make us. begin to
mink OF what we are going TO do
curing The warm months. Last year
about this time l helped a little family
md a vacation home. There were a
mother. father and three young
aters. Father needed more OF the out
ot,doors. Mother. after nursing three
ch'idren through scarlet fever. was in
reed OF a change. So along in April
we began search. Now it's easy
enough to find summer home when
mad very limited amount, and each
time We looked the thing seemed a
bit more hopeless.
Happy Thought Comes.
Then happy thought came TO us.
why not advertise In paper with a
large circulation for d secondhand
portable house?
The second letter we received brought
exactly what We wished. It was a
middle age had used this little por-
table for two summers. Now one had
PASSED away and the other was glad
OF the chance to sell. For it We paid
slOo. 1t cost a little over 5000 when
new.
-, A bit back from the beaten paths
Tor three months for @25. Outside OF
The shady lot there were two young
shade trees 10 recommend the choice.
distance OF the. city, and we put in
h en5 sha makin go ready lady the l1Is
hxed this little place up?
Combination Room.
The large front room was a com
bination living and dining room. We
these walls. The material was a com
position cardboard. This was care
fully fitted and tackled in. place to
looking round mission dining table was
scraped and finished in soft shade
dsee ies in rheee waI nrs W
green and yellow chntz cushions TO
match the little easement curtains on
We brought the willow rocking chair
from home as we'll as the box couch
with It's green denim cover. Half a
this box couch. These came out al
call to Chow" 4 few bright pillows
from home. a little table for books and
magazines and few framed pictures
we'll as two small green grass rugs
helped TO make the place look CHEEKY.
"Dickic.'' the bird. came along with
moment with his chipping.
bedrooms Were simple.
The bedrooms were very simple
affairs. Two white iron beds accom-
modated the Riddles and an old-fash-
toned set OF drawers. over which hung
4 mirror, completed the equipment OF
tho childrcn's room. a simple set OF
drawers with mirror and one white
cnameled bed furnished the fathers
and mothers room.
Perhaps the novel feature was a
tiny Mushroom rugged up on the back
porch. Here were the simple toilet
necessities, a shelf for towels, and
accomm odatioI. !or wet bathing suits
The other end OF this porch was used
as kitchen. There the small oil cook
stove was properly protected. and
there was the little kitchen table, with
a good sized tiereiess cooker under
meath It.
One piece meals were the rule in
saving plan gave father chance for
after warm day at the Office.
Outside OF their living. the vacation
for three months for five cost $3.50.
And this year they are going to try
1t again. But this year they will only
have 10 pay ground rent OF about
S25, and possibly another SIS for in
cidentals.
There was very little housekeeping.
and the whole family declare 1t was
tho hest summer they ever had