New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
CORWER Of z1pING ROOM WHlc11 coNpEYs WlcEIu
ZIzE cklARM Of COL0Nl7L AoNES
Larchmont Gardens House
Receives Unstinted Praise
In Answer to Many Requests House, Fully Furnished
VIII Remain Open for Another Week. Merchants
Cooperate in Furthering Movement

1t is compliment to the decorative
ability and good judgment of tht
women who selected the furnishing
and equipment for Tribune Houss
No. at Larchmont Gardens that, be
cause of the many requests made from
4 our readers and hundreds who visited
/ the demonstration home last week, il
/ has been decided to keep the furnish
ing. intact until Monday, October %.
Many who examined it's CHEEKY, COM
| Portable but not luxurious interior re-
| quested that their friends be given the
opportunity to see the demonstration
| home. The secretary of the national
| advisory council of the Better Homes
| Week" demonstration, Mrs. William
| Brown Meioney, also requested that
the open house. be continued another
| week, without disturbing furnishings
and equipment, though Better Homes
Week" in America is officially over to-
day.
Merchants Favor Public Demand
Obtaining the consent of the various
merchants who lent the furnishings.
Mrs. G. Vernon Rogers, chairman of
the advisory committee on furniture
and decoration, will continue to have
persons in attendance to show visitors
through the house during this week.
In answer to many requests for infor-
nation concerning the cost of furni-
ture, rugs, bric-a-brac, china, kitchen
equipment, electric labor saving de-
vices, and the like. complete itemized
summary of all pieces and their prices
is given below.
The total cost of S4,064.S0 is briefly
summarized as follows:
Furniture in living room. dining
:, room and two bedrooms 81. 3ls. 90
Rugs in four rooms. ....5.5.,, 51T.0e
Are objects. brio a brac... 1210o
Gnlna in dining room. .,....... 94.75
Kitchen equipment. ...... .,..a. $3.50
Linoleun and congoieum .rugs. $3.50
hlectrical equipment. ......-..-. o9i.95
Total .s.-,...... .f,...... .Sa.o64 so
1t is doubtful, of course, il a newly
married couple would Immediately go
TO the expense of so completely equip
ping home, but in the course, of a
year or two an inventory of the con
tents of the average American family
N moderate circumstances woula total
aEeut such sum at cost price.
Cost of Furnishing Each Room
The summary of cost of furniture for
All rooms but the kitchen and laundry
by w. d j. Sloane is given as follows.
Living room Sas-
Dining room. s. g9s s9a
= M@ssef ssss bsurootn. .,l....,,...s.. 375
: &. q.
Total Observation-Disclosures. s2a1a
!, tented, room by room, the cost Of
the furniture follows:
LIVING ROOM
heieetory table, walnut son
rs $500 oossfaa 9 la7 m n'ohair matelasse No
Console table, mahogany -, -9s
" frams1 a.l mirror 1eiae border and gilt ~
Secretary desk. manogany - 7s
@ satin siiair, strin. moor model. covered in
Windsor chair. wood seat -. 50
s : NJ aresiae chair covered in chintzl - AZ
.sr,aa s,,ai tape. tape. mahogany. 30
e,a1aIts' Feor model in chintz No. ssls fay,, 20
Sp,uiiial NJ ,,, sewing table. nlahpgany
Mspis SIDE chair, rattan seat
Total for living room. ses
1,.s,.p DINING ROOM
Yasi Yrasn tas nresser; maple finish. ss1fa
larl, bning chairs snapleo rattan seats 20 20
serving table ..s...r.- ~ ~
s'''e pf'es ,:...,.. $3.50
MASTER. BEDROOM
suite IN enamel Including tun t,,ln
si1e eeds and two bed side fabies,
6t.as,.oaes 6raani,,s mirror. dressing table.
ansssihg ans ~, IS, bench. side chair (oanej
''.a ehiIorote; sale price. ~. S3Ts
s,nvio haa JEST BEDROOM
Bed SIDE table cherry i : :. - = : tsS so (
mes sInest of drawers. cherry $40
" ell mirror, walnut s : = - : "a "a 1
Aaay Ny, en- chair in blue material, ma-
side chair In chintz. cherry \. 49, 50
Sale price ssns
The rugs in these four rooms also
,S, were furnished by w. 81 j. Sloane. +
1nese four rugs are priced as follows:
Lying y, s room. Karnak Wilton rug.
Dining room, Bouvain run. i sxi6.s AZ, o9 II
s,eaa Mas1er.s room. Highland rug. 9xls. 17S.6o
roonis utility rug, Sxfe..... size
49,,
ll lotal III. $6I7.50l
In living room and dining room are
toms. The china pieces In i Tho din;nr %
room are particularly attractive. il
cream color with brilliant pheasant
design ltemized, the cost of these Il
various pieces follows:
LIVING ROOM
set and,rons