The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . TheBoston Cooking-School Magazine Vol. XVIII JANUARY, 1914 No. 6. THE DINING-ROOM Story of an Interior Mantle L. Hunter THE road had proved longand steep and our climbhad been a hard one, butwe had, at last, reached a point wherewe could afford to build a new began a contest — a sort ofinternecine war—that was short andsharp, and marked by the renamingof one combatant. Our house was one of the oldest inthe town, and stood on one side of alarge, tree-shaded lawn. There wasample room at the side of the old


The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . TheBoston Cooking-School Magazine Vol. XVIII JANUARY, 1914 No. 6. THE DINING-ROOM Story of an Interior Mantle L. Hunter THE road had proved longand steep and our climbhad been a hard one, butwe had, at last, reached a point wherewe could afford to build a new began a contest — a sort ofinternecine war—that was short andsharp, and marked by the renamingof one combatant. Our house was one of the oldest inthe town, and stood on one side of alarge, tree-shaded lawn. There wasample room at the side of the oldhouse to build the new one. We hadour plans drawn and estimates made,and then we dallied and delayeduntil our architect lost not only hispatience but his temper. Finally, 427 428 THE BOSTON COOKING-SCHOOL MAGAZINE Jack voiced the trouble with all ofus but Grace. Hang it! Mater, he had been a hundred in Latin the day before — Id rather ten times over live inthe old house and have the big yardto loaf in.* John and I looked at each otherin silent approval. It was not somuch the big yard with us asleaving the house which had par-taken so


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