Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1899 — HERE’S A GOOD HOME. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HERE’S A GOOD HOME.

IS CONVENIENT. COMFORTABLE AND NEAT IN APPEARANCE. Low-Cost House, with the Equipments of a Mansion—A Dwelling with an Interior Arrangement that Would Be Hard to Improve Upon. Modern civilization has not only developed a taste for appearance of a dwelling house, but has created a desire for all the modern improvements. No matter how low the cost of a house may be, people expect all the equip-

ments of a mansion. The lady es the house generally cares much more for the interior arrangement for convenience than for the exterior appearance, except that she wishes it to look pleasing and comfortably home-like. Of course there are a few who “live for show,” and these only are the ones who do not care about the arrangement, “just so it looks nice and attractive.” In the design herewith given the interior arrangement has been the first consideration, the exterior receiving just enough attention to prevent its looking too plain, and make it neat and pleasing in appearance. We have that very desirable feature, a front stair hall, from which one can go into the parlor or dining-room. These rooms are ample in size and pleasantly locat-

ed, with large bays from both. The wide sliding doors between enable them to be thrown together on occasion of home entertainment The dining-room also has outside entrances from front and rear side porches. From the dining-room opens the kitfchen with passage through the pantry between. The pantry is folly equipped in modern style, with sink, drain board, shelves, bins and pastry table. There is also a large china cfoset beside pantry, which opens from both kitchenend dining-room. On the diningroom side this china cl'oset is finished very much resembling a sideboard In style, and provided with a casq of drawers from floor to thirty inches above floor. From off the dlningopom opens the family bed-room, to the rqar of and connected with which is the bath-room. The bath-room is fitted with tub, wash bowl and water closbt, and has also a door leading to kitchen. Stairs to the cellar lead down from the kitchen. Going upstairs from the front, one lands In a small hall, with large Unto closet, and from which are accessible three large bed-rooms, with ample closets. The front hall is finished in red oak, and the staircase., of very attractive design. Is built of same material. The remainder of the first story, except kitchen, is finished in selected

white pine, and the kitchen in Southern yellow pine. All the first floor is finished natural color in hard oIL Second poor Is trimmed in painted pine. JU

cellar seven feet deep Is provided un» der rear portion of house. Of the exterior little need be said. The timbers are of good sound pine, upon a foundation of good rubble stone. SIHs 6xß are used with walls above of 2x4, plastered three coats inside and covered outside with' shiplap sheathing overlaid with building paper and half* inch siding. The gables and roofs are covered with good pine shingles. The first story is eleven feet and the second story nine feet in height, with quite a large attic. The house is heated by furnace, and will cost to build complete about S2,BOO—E. A. Payne.

MODERN LOWPRICED HOUSE.