The Washington times., 1919-08-05
To Furnish
The Home
By Loretto Q. Lynch.
(Ah authority on matters pertain
leg to cooking and the hOme)

for sale? 1t 10 inspiring, IN
deed, toe look upon the display in
any OF our cities
A very practical young woman
has written me a letter. She is TO
become a bride very soon, and Is
seizing this opportunity to furnish
her home from the furniture sales.
Her thrifty husband-to-be has
accumulated just $500. OF this they
plan to spend just $500 for furni-
ture. And the young woman wants
to know just how to get the most
for her money in furnishing the
apartment of three rooms and bath.
The house, being a modern apart
ment house, has , stationary re
frigerator and gas range. This
makes the purchase Of these I'M
necessary.
Ones first home is seldom ones
permanent home. Therefore, my
advice in selecting furniture is to
select that which could be fitted into
another home later.
To eat and to sleep are essential
to life. 1t is the rooms devoted to
the preparation of food and also
the sleeping chamber which should
claim our attention first. Too many
thoughtless buyers put the bulk or
their money into seldom used
parlor. furnishings only to find the
kitchen begging for a sharp knife
and some good cook spots.
A woman is wise to buy utensils
for her kitchen at a shop which
specializes in these furnishings.
She could obtain utensils of quail
ity that will last for years to come
and be quite as fit to use when she
is wealthy enough to employ a
maid as they are right now when
she must do all her own work and
count every penny.
Look at a kitchen cabinet. These
contain h6ur bins, sugar bins and
cereal holders, as well as bread
board cutting board and a host OF
other conveniences which one is
often at a loss to know just where
to place il they are purchased
singly. These cabinets range from
sos upward. A small rug OF inlaid
lfnoleum can be used in any future
home, whereas IL you have inlaid
linoleum ii may be quite useless N
any other kitchen.
Our next concern is the bedroom.
Single beds cost more per pair
than one double bed. but everything
considered, they are worth the adj
ditional expense. Besides the by
gienic reasons with which we are
all familiar, in case of illness the
bed, which does not belong in the
TT q fannnFQ ri "
moved into the living room More
over. should there be an oppor-
tunity in a future home for each to
enjoy the privacy of a room Of his
very own, the single beds will again
be found OF advantage.
OF the moderate priced woods,
American walnut is very attractive
ami desirable. This pretty brown
wood fits we'll into most any cct''r
scheme. If you select your bed
room furniture OF this wood it will
not show wear and tear and readily
as enameled woods.
But if you haven't as much
money to spend as this young
woman, select plain white enameled
iron beds of the low bungalow type.
But buy the best springs and hair
mattresses you can find. Later you
may be able to purchase a more
handsome set of bedsteads. but the
quality OF spring and mattress VIII
DE a Joy forever.
A dresser is a very desirable pur-
chase il the room is small II the
room is not so small, with this
amount OF money available one
could indulge in chiffonier and
dressing table as well. A wicker
chair stained to match the furni-
ture is very attractive.
II the floor is a finished one. a
small rug or two is quite enough.
The living room will have to be
both a living and dining room. II
a box couch is purchased, one can
accommodate the occasional guest
over night.
In the shops ] see excellent gate
leg tables which will do service as
a dining table, library table. and
on demand fold into an insignia
cant little table to be tucked into
some unpretentious corner. A very
satisfactory table OF this kind sells
for $25.
A few comfortable chairs and
rug and lamp with a pretty hand
made shade is the nucleus around
which one can build a more elab-
crate living room in the future
home. II the rug is of neutral
tones and good quality it will per-
haps do service in the spare bed
room later on.
Most modern bath rooms have es-
sential fixtures built in. But a
small stool and a couple OF bath
rugs OF good quality add greatly to
ones comfort.
4 good couch for the living room
will cost around 800. And there
will still he a little margin left Of
the three hundred.
Pictures for the wall should not
be selected hit and miss. No picture
should be purchased until the home
maker feels that she can no longer
be happy without possessing that
picture. Let your pictures. there
fore. be the result of growth and
collect but one or two at a time.
But buy your furniture now, choose
wisely and carefully and you will
always find joy in the furnishings
OF your home.
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