The Washington herald., 1921-04-10

rent will be thrown into the con-
struction field"
The same idea was somewhat
more cynically expressed by an
other Y. w. c. A. worker, who
wore horn-rimmed spectacles and
dressed her hair up in austere fash
ion so as to counteract the raw
ishing effect Of a pair of brown
eyes and a dimpled chin. The apart
ment cottage, she insisted, would
enable her sisters to enjoy all the
atmosphere of a real home, unpoI-
luted by the fumes OF tobacco.
The apartment cottage Is nothing
more than a three-room suite tucked
away under it's own roof The living
room is combination studio. din
ing and sleeping room, with a Dress
ing room and bath adjoining oonve-
niently The arrangement of the
kitchen is worthy of mention, mas
much as the range. sink ana refrig-
orator are all on one side, thus sim
plifying the work Of the housekeep-
er. Another room can be added to
this dwelling later by finishing on
the unsealed space upstairs.
The six-room house Is extremely
rooms and their size In this plan the
usual hall has been omitted so as IL
give greater space to the living
room, from which rise the stairs tn
the second floor The well-located
I fireplace will give an interesting
! touch to the interior and will still
| leave ample wall space for furniture.
/ The veranda, Sx25 feet, will be per-
manently glazed and screened so
| that it can be used for all seasons.
I The dining room is so placed that II
receives light from two sides and is
directly off the veranda. The kitch-
en-, directly in back of the din
ing room. also has windows on two
sides which afford a cross draft and
allows of ample room on the oppo-
site wall for the kitchen table and
a large pot closet. which can also be
used for supplies. The second floor
plan provides for three bedrooms
| with a large closet for each, to-
gether with two large closets in the
hall and a storage closet for each of
the stair landing There is no attic
in this house, but there are nine
closets all told. and the cellar will
afford additional storage space. The
bathroom Is directly over the kitch.
en-, which will simplify the plumbing
and make 1t more economical The
cellar plan provides for a small
heating plant, a cold storage and q
small laundry. These six-roon
houses will be better adapted thar
the apartment cottage to the needs
of the young married couple.
The ground plan of the develop.
ment permits of the erection of /:
garage in back of each two house.
II the owners so desire.
In many respects this suburban
colony will be carried out alont
the lines followed by the Y. w. c
A. in its model cooperative hous
ing enterprise on the Upper Eas
Side of Manhattan. Here the or.
Ganization has taken over the foul
old brownstone dwellings at 343 t.
349 East Fiftieth street, between
First and Second avenues. and i.
now converting them into up-to.
date housekeeping apartments o.
three rooms and bath each for botI
men and women who want to tax,
refuge from the high rentals pre-.
vailng throughout the city. Tn,
buildings are to be refaced in gra,
marble stucco, with green shutters
Fences are to give way to an opeI
garden in the back and all room!
are to be of the outside type.
These houses are to be run on tht
Rochdale cooperative system. which
Is the original collective ownership
| plan formulated in England. Th'
tenant owners are to be banded to
gether under the title of the Beck
man Hill Cooperative Association
Inc. Membership in this group il
open to any professionally employ
ed man or woman, no member be
ing permitted to own more than 40,
shares Of the capital stock of S66,
900.
And now hold your breath for tn,
final statement-the rents viii
grade from $50 to s57 per month.