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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A $3,400 House. . . . . . . . Frontispiece

THE COMPLETE HOME

CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE

TASTE AND EXPEDIENCE

RESPONSIBILITIES

RENTING, BUYING OR BUILDING

CITY OR COUNTRY

SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, AND THE CANDLE-STICK MAKER

COMPARATIVE COST IN RENTING

THE LOCATION SENSE

OUTLOOK AND INLOOK

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

PLANS FOR BUILDING

NECESSARY ROOMS

ROOM TO ENTERTAIN

THE "LIVING ROOM"

THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN

THE SLEEPING ROOMS

THINKING IT OUT

FLOORS, WALLS, AND WINDOWS

THE NECESSITY OF GOOD FLOORS

MATERIAL AND COST OF LAYING

ORNAMENTAL FLOORING

WAXED, VARNISHED, AND OILED FLOORS

LINOLEUM AND MATS

KITCHEN AND UPPER FLOORS

MATTING AND CORDOMAN CLOTH

CHILDREN'S ROOM AND "DEN"

USES OF THE DECORATOR

WOOD IN DECORATION

PANELS AND PLASTER

THE BEAMED CEILING

PAINT, PAPER, AND CALCIMINE

SHADES AND CURTAINS

LEADED PANES AND CASEMENTS

LIGHTING AND HEATING

NECESSITY OF SUNLIGHT

GAS AND MATCHES

PLEASING ARRANGEMENT

REGULATED LIGHT

THE TWO SURE WAYS OF HEATING

THE HOT-AIR FURNACE

DIRECTION OF HEAT

HOT WATER AND STEAM HEAT

INDIRECT HEATING

THE QUEST OF THE BEAUTIFUL

ANCIENT DESIGNS

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS

MISSION FURNITURE

COMFORT, AESTHETIC AND PHYSICAL

OLDER MODELS IN FURNITURE

MAHOGANY AND OAK

THE FAMILY CHAIRS

WILLOW FURNITURE

THE DINING TABLE

DISCRIMINATION IN CHOICE

HOUSEHOLD LINEN

LINEN, PAST AND PRESENT

BLEACHED AND "HALF-BLEACHED"

NECESSARY SUPPLY

PLAIN, HEMSTITCHED, OR DRAWN

DOILIES AND TABLE DRESSING

CARE OF TABLE LINEN

READY-MADE BED LINEN

PRICE AND QUALITY

SUGGESTIONS ABOUT TOWELS

LOCATION AND FINISH

INSECTS AND THEIR EXTERMINATION

THE REFRIGERATOR AND ITS CARE

FURNISHING THE KITCHEN

THE TABLE AND ITS CARE

THE KITCHEN CABINET

KITCHEN UTENSILS

LAUNDRY REQUISITES

THE STOVE AND FURNISHINGS

IRONS AND HOLDERS

PREPARING THE "WASH"

REMOVING STAINS

SOAKING AND WASHING

WASHING POWDERS AND SOAP

WASHING WOOLENS

WASHING THE WHITE CLOTHES

COLORED CLOTHES

DAINTY LAUNDERING

HOW TO WASH SILK

WASHING BLANKETS

WASHING CURTAINS

TIDYING UP AND SPRINKLING

TABLE FURNISHINGS

DINING-ROOM CHEER

STOCKING THE CHINA CUPBOARD

SILVER AND PLATE

DUTIES OF THE WAITRESS

THE BREAKFAST TABLE

THE FORMAL DINNER

THE FORMAL LUNCHEON

WASHING AND CLEANING SILVER

HOW TO WASH CHINA

CARPETS VERSUS RUGS

BEDROOM WOODWORK

BEDROOM DRAPERIES

BEDROOM FURNISHING

CAREFUL SELECTION

TOILET AND DRESSING TABLES

FURTHER COMFORTS

SPRING, MATTRESS, AND PILLOWS

CARE OF BEDROOM AND BED

VERMIN AND THEIR EXTERMINATION

BATHROOM LOCATION AND FURNISHING

HOT WATER AND HOW TO GET IT

BATHROOM FITTINGS

CELLAR, ATTIC, AND CLOSETS

THE CELLAR FLOOR

THE PARTITIONED CELLAR

ORDER IN THE CELLAR

SHELVES AND CLOSETS

ORDER AND CARE OF ATTIC

THE LINEN CLOSET

CLOTHES CLOSETS

THE CHINA CLOSET

CLOSET TIGHTNESS

CLOSET FURNISHING

CARE OF CLOSETS AND CONTENTS

HANGINGS, BRIC-A-BRAC, BOOKS, AND PICTURES

THE CHARM OF DRAPERY

THE GROWTH OF GOOD TASTE

USEFULNESS WITH BEAUTY

CONSIDERATIONS IN BUYING

THEIR SELECTION

THE INFLUENCE OF PICTURES

ENGRAVINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

SUITABILITY OF SUBJECTS

HANGING OF PICTURES

THE NICE MACHINERY OF HOUSEKEEPING

CLEANING DRAPERIES, RUGS, CARPETS

CLEANING MATTINGS AND WOODWORK

THE GENERAL HOUSEMAID

HOW TO SELECT A MAID

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

THE MAID'S LEISURE TIME

DRESS AND PERSONAL NEATNESS

THE MAID'S ROOM

HOW TO TRAIN A MAID

THE DAILY ROUTINE

DUTIES OF COOK AND NURSE

SERVANT'S COMPANY

The Complete Home

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