. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . e waters of Xew Jersey are those shown in the illustrations that gowith this article. The simplest t_\pe, theone-story house built on a scow, averages iabout thirty feet long by twelve feetbeam and can be built at a cost of fromtwo hundred dollars up. These boatshave a platform at either end, which,when roofed over with an awning, makethe most delightful lounging place on ahot summers day or a moonlight internal arrangements consist of asquare living-room in the forward en
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . e waters of Xew Jersey are those shown in the illustrations that gowith this article. The simplest t_\pe, theone-story house built on a scow, averages iabout thirty feet long by twelve feetbeam and can be built at a cost of fromtwo hundred dollars up. These boatshave a platform at either end, which,when roofed over with an awning, makethe most delightful lounging place on ahot summers day or a moonlight internal arrangements consist of asquare living-room in the forward end,with two bedrooms aft of this. The outerplatform also serves as the resting placefor the water-butt, ice bo.\ and the shipsgear. A larger style of this same type isabout sixty feet long and fifteen feetbeam. This has a lounging deck forwardfifteen feet square, a large living-roomopening from it with inur stateroomsastern of this opening from a passagethat runs through the boat. On the sternplatform is the kitchen and the cooksf|uarters. for on a boat of this class aman is generally employed to act as cook. ALL THt COMFORTS OF HOM E— N(; ON THE SHREWSBURY RIVER T H F, S I lU K li A N I 1 E
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