New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

elusive of baths and outside rooms,
such as SUN parlors and sleeping
porches. On the first floor are the
living room, dining room, hall, kitchen
and servants dining room. On the Sec
ond floor are three master bedrooms in
front and two eervants' rooms in the
rear. There are also three baths on
this floor. Above In tho peak of the
roof are two bedrooms and linen
closet. and back Of that space is the
attic.
Spruce and hemlock are used in the
exterior Of the new buildings If they
are of frame construction, and white
wood in the interior. Hardwood is
used In the floors. and large built-in
mantels are features In most Of the
new houses.
Low ceilings will be found in most of
the new houses in Short Hills and Sum-
for this, although the saving of two
or three feet of height in building
is something In money which no one
would throw over his shoulder. Ex-
perience has taught builders and archi-
tects that the eight-foot ceiling gives
room and house coziness and COM
Portable repose that are so much ed-
mired and desired In homes. In the
country such rooms are easier to heat
than the higher ceiling buildings.
Modern Housekeeper Considered
Facilities for tho use of modern
household appliances are also to be
found in these new houses. Buildings
are wired for electricity, and although
every one has not as many base out
lets as it might have, 1t would not be
difficult to hitch up an electric wash
ing machine in the kitchen or base
ment or q toaster in the dining room
or curling iron arrangement in the
bedroom. OF course, the wiring ar
rangement in the more expensive
the cheaper houses. but none is without
the. facilities that will allow use Of
modern housekeeping apparatus.
Purchase of any of these homes on
the lowest cash basis acceptable to the
builders will make 1t necessary for a
man to have An income of at least
$75 week. Take, for instance. the
purchase Of a $1,000 house. If $4,000
is paid in cash there will remain
mortgage Of $4,000. Part Of this must
be amortized within specified time,
gage may continue as permanent in
debtedness.
At 6 per cent on the full amount
the interest charges would be about
$32 month for the first year. After
that this charge would be reduced as
the second mortgage would have stead
lily been reduced. But with other fixed
charges the ownership Of this house
would cost on an average Of $50
month for several years perhaps.
1t Is country in which outdoor life
Is feature. East from Summit is
the Baltusrol Golf Club, ono Of the
finest In this part Of the country, and
west Of the town Is the Canoe Brook
Country Club. There are several
similar institutions in the general sec
ton. Young folks are naturally In
clined toward outdoor life. Living in
either town, however, is not necessarily
expensive because q family may live
its own life and not the life pre-
scribed by q set.
Farm Of Trinity's Rector
It might be interesting to recall the
fact that Short Hills, particularly the
Brentwood section, was years ago the
farm Of the Rev. Dr. John Henry
Hobart, rector of Trinity Church, this
city, back in 1918. He was consecrated
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New
York on the death Of Bishop Moore,
Dr. Hobart kept In touch with his
church by signals. When the pastor
was at his farm and he was wanted
at Trinity Church lights were hung
In the steeple, which DR.. Hobart OBJ
served with the aid Of glass. At
that time Trinity was New York's
tallest building, and the smoke and
sMudge Of commercial energy did not
cloud the Intervening sky.