. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . roperly ajiplying itto get an even color. This process re- Firsl-floor plan small, and, had they not all been throwntogether, one might feel cramped. Thesecond, floor has all the added area of thel^iazza, and, while the exterior appearanceleads one to suppose that the ceilingsmust be low and even sloping in places,these sloping places arc all hidden by theclosets in tlie corners. The front bed-room is reallv large for almost any house,and, with a bed in one alcove and a dress-er in
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . roperly ajiplying itto get an even color. This process re- Firsl-floor plan small, and, had they not all been throwntogether, one might feel cramped. Thesecond, floor has all the added area of thel^iazza, and, while the exterior appearanceleads one to suppose that the ceilingsmust be low and even sloping in places,these sloping places arc all hidden by theclosets in tlie corners. The front bed-room is reallv large for almost any house,and, with a bed in one alcove and a dress-er in the other, gives a large area of openfloor space that makes a i)leasant sitting-room. The librarv, too, is of good size:but, inasmuch as it is really our privatesitting-room, the large size is very desir-able. .As to the interior woodwork, we wereagain fortunate: for, through a friend,we secured some very fine snuthern cy-press, and we used this in the naturalfinish evcrvwhere but in the bathroom. The floors ? Yes, we have some. Thevare only hard pine, but h^ve been mis-taken for hardwood, and thereby hangs. The second floor quired at least one good long eveningswork for each room. Next came a coatof white shellac to protect the stain with-out changing the color. It tO(.k anotherevening for each room for this. Tiierestill remained two coats of wax to be ap-plied. the time we had ai)i)lied theseand had rubbed them both down thor-oughlv with a weighted brush, we feltthat we had earned the very delightfulresult.—C</(////y I-fc --iii^rica. i6 THE SUBURBANITE The Suburbanite A M 0 n t h I y M a g a % i n e FOR THOSE WHO ARE AND THOSEWHO OUGHT TO BE INTERESTEDIN SUBURBAN HOMES Published by PASSENGER DEPARTMENTCENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY Charles M. Burt, ManagerJohn Irving Romer, Editor 141 Liberty Street New York Subscription: Fifty Cents per Year; Single Copies, Five CentsAdvertising Rates Furnistied on Application JULY, 1905
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