Show THE IT I 1 HOME MADFORD EDITOR 4 mr wr william A rt had adford ford will answer quest ionis and elvo give advice 1 HIEL HIE L OF 01 COST CST on alt all uba ta to I 1 to the subject of 0 building for the ret milder a iders of ot thie this paper on oil account of his aldo elpe flence as 1 author and Manu fac he h ie Is without doubt the highest authority on nil all thase subjects addra address all inquiries to william A radford Had tord no lafty ave chicago III and only enclose two cent tamp stamp for reply architect architects are applying themselves assiduously to the problem ot of sup plying the demand for moderate coat cost homes in all parts of the country more houses of what might be called the middle class are being built than other styles the designs show inanity and in every case there is evident the effort to make housekeeping easier in fact a pleasure too often it la Is found that interior con ven vengence fence Is sacrificed to exterior orna many times more effort ie to given to mere show than to utility and convenience the days of the old parlor are past the old parlor waa was a room shut off from all ane other rooms and it was opened only when the minister albedi called al ledi when sister got married or when the sewing society met mel it was a room jealously prot protected ted against inv invasion a ton by the youngsters of the house household and if it one of the boys ventured across the dead line at the doorway there waa was nothing short of a tragedy but the people have outgrown this now if a parlor exist exists it ie to lived in just due any other part of the house the houses built now even it if they are supplied with a parlor are intended to be lived in all over this is a sign that proves the home always the bul but wark of civilization la is growing still nearer to the ne be irta of the people it is the surest indication of the eta ability of our institutions even the summer tourist who travels the coun try oer in search of pleasure and visits all the resorts when be he comes to tha th beauties of the structure structures they erect ert whenever Wh never it la Is possible the lot should bo be largo enough to pro vide on an ample lawn fo to flowers and shrubbery and in the arrangement of the lowers flowers and the shrubs they should be so placed that they will bo be in n carmony with the house and eem seem to be a part of it IL the cottage la Is 20 feet vide wide and 33 2 laj HITCHEN Z C X 4 4 10 0 84 8 4 X it le digwo PM P M 10 0 I 1 VINCI ZM 10 ak I 1 1 1 fr floor plan feet six inches long one of the marked features of the design la Is the porch constructed of cobble stones tho the foundation la Is of the same material in many cases the stone for this purpose can be collected on the build ing site or near to it the effect of stone used in this way la IS one of strength and direct ws le 4 ni f 11 0 0 4 se t A A f 1 I lk fa amplo V artt Q T V 0 V 4 1 P t k 11 1 r K 4 j i e 2 I 1 analae anal ze his feelings cornea comes to the he con elusion that the grea greatest tAst plea pleasure bure he be has in going away from home la Is the pleasure he has of returning to it we do not know how much we love home till we have been away from it S so 0 this little cottage Is shown hero here aa as a type of the home homes that are being built some will call it a bunga low and it will pass under that name with many hut but the term cottage will be baoe familiar to the masses you will notice that thia this cottage Is in harmony with its surroundings it etts sits tn in a large lot and on that account alt all its lines are effective and beautiful unfortunately in many cases home builders are compelled to build on lots that are too small to display ade ly opening from the porch Is a living room 10 by it 11 feet 6 inches in size in a corner Is a fireplace that will add cheer tn the home la in the chill day days of spring and fall opening from the living room Is 1 the dining dinin groom room this room la Is ten feet square the kitchen back of the dining room la Is the same bize size this house la in designed for a couple whose needa needs will not require rauch much room in the absence of a pan try a cupboard for culinary articles can be built in the kitchen A bedroom 8 9 feet 6 inches by 11 feet 6 inches la is situated off tho the dining room and A anan gires gives a view out onto be porch bac baci of the bedroom and am opening also into the kitchen is a bathroom |