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Show rafrtw; HOME Ste2A.RADFORD illllijiuiiMli&r EDITOR ' -- - - r Mr. William A. Iladford will answer questions and give advice I''I'.EE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of thia paper.' On account of his wide experience as Fditor, Author and Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Had ford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard. Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. will meet all the requirements of a moderate-sized family, is illustrated in the accompanying half-tone perspective per-spective view and floor plans. This house can be built for from $1,850 to 52,000, depending on the locality. It is 30 feet 6 inches long, by 25 feet 6 inches wide, and will stand well on a lot 30 feet or more in width. A spacious spa-cious covered porch ncross the front offers an inviting out-of-door, shaded resting place which may be put to a variety of uses obvious enough to anyone any-one who has been accustomed to sharing the "front steps." Passing the front doer we enter a large re- T7oor II O'A'IO 7 " What constitutes happiness, is a question around which hopes and dreams have centered and over which philosophers have exercised their thought since the earth was young. To this day the question is asked, and still there is no unanimous answer. The ultimate springs of happiness are within ourselves. Externals of wealth and luxury are merely Incidentals Inci-dentals that under certain conditions may enhance happiness, but to depend upon tliein as the all-essential factors is an futile as to seek blooming roses , on the cheek of death. The happiest people on this earth today, it seems to me, are the home-loving home-loving people; and once you own a home of your own, it is wonderful how strong is the attachment that binds you to it. There is nothing else in ouv life as individuals or as a nation na-tion upon which our happiness depends de-pends so much as it does on our home life. A happy home all our very own is the most precious of priceless Jewels. Consciously or unconsciously, the design and environment of the house we live in reflects itself in the sunshine sun-shine or in the clouds and shadows of our lives. For years I have tried to contribute my little part toward fostering that tendency which we now see rapidly developing for the business busi-ness man of the city to live in the country or in the outlying, near-country suburbs. Here alone can the or- Tr- . . : . ... ... , . . ... Second Floor Plan ception hall opening directly on the left into a commodious living room, with a corner fireplace. Directly back of the living room is a spacious dining din-ing room. The kitchen is only slightly slight-ly smaller than the dining room, and may be entered directly from the reception re-ception hall through a small hallway 1 ? , Jg-gJ --Pr diuary salaried man or wage-earner find his home Ideals capable of realization. real-ization. Many dfflculties formerly in his way have, within recent years, been removed through the extension of rapid transportation facilities, so that it is now possible for the brain worker to spend part of his time amid nature's surroundings, where he can find relaxation and repose, and take his fill of life's enjoyment. The grqwing desire to live in the country or under conditions practically practical-ly the same as those of the country, and at the same time to be surrounded closed at each end by doors, and opening on the right through a door to the cellar stairway. Access to the dining room from the kitchen, and vice versa, is through the pantry, which opens into the kitchen through a swinging door. In this way the odors of cooking can be but little in evidence throughout the house. A closed vestibule, with ice box accommodation, ac-commodation, affords entrance to the kitchen from the back porch. Ascending the stairway from the reception re-ception hall to the second floor, we find ourselves in a hall opening directly di-rectly by separate doors into the bathroom and into every one of the four bedrooms. The two front bedrooms, bed-rooms, each with its own closet accommodation, ac-commodation, are connected directly through a common door and form a suite extending across the full width of the house. Each of the two bedrooms bed-rooms at the rear, also, has its own closet. Every room is well lighted, and the location of the fireplace and chimney, in the center of the house, i? calculated to help in the heating by reducing loss of heat through radiation radia-tion to a minimum. Tirst Floor Plan . by all the comforts and utilities of a city home, has had a great influence upon the design of the modern cottage. cot-tage. For a dwelling to be classed as an up-to-date, modern house, there are certain absolutely necessary features which it must possess. Money, of course, can put up any kind of house; but where the supply is limited, as in all ordinary happy home-building, the architect is confronted with a problem prob-lem of considerable difficulty namely, that of designing an inexpensive house, and yet one which shall have characteristics that make it distinctive and at the same time combine all the essentials and appointments of the up-to-date house. A cosy seven-room cottage home, which, by a display of good taste In choice of exterior coloring and interior in-terior decoration, can be made very attractive, at-tractive, and which at the same time |