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Start of eBook	1
By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON	1
CHAPTER III	1
CHAPTER IV	1
CHAPTER V	1
CHAPTER VI	1
CHAPTER VII	1
CHAPTER VIII	1
CHAPTER IX	2
CHAPTER X	2
CHAPTER XI	2
CHAPTER XII	2
CHAPTER XIII	2
CHAPTER XIV	2
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	2
THE COMPLETE HOME	3
CHAPTER I	3
TASTE AND EXPEDIENCE	3
RESPONSIBILITIES	3
RENTING, BUYING OR BUILDING	4
LOCATION	4
CITY OR COUNTRY	4
RENUNCIATIONS	5
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES	6
TRANSPORTATION	6
THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, AND THE CANDLE-STICK MAKER	6
THE HOME ACRE	7
COMPARATIVE COST IN RENTING	7
THE LOCATION SENSE	7
SIZE OF LOT	8
POSITION	8
OUTLOOK AND INLOOK	8
TREES	9
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE	9
STYLE	10
SIZE	10
PLANS FOR BUILDING	11
NECESSARY ROOMS	11
THE SICK ROOM	11
ROOM TO ENTERTAIN	12
THE “LIVING ROOM”	12
THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN	12
THE SLEEPING ROOMS	13
THINKING IT OUT	13
CHAPTER II	14
THE NECESSITY OF GOOD FLOORS	14
MATERIAL AND COST OF LAYING	14
ORNAMENTAL FLOORING	15
WAXED, VARNISHED, AND OILED FLOORS	16
CARPETS	16
LINOLEUM AND MATS	16
THE STAIRWAY	17
RUGS	17
ORIENTAL RUGS	19
KITCHEN AND UPPER FLOORS	19
MATTING AND CORDOMAN CLOTH	19
CHILDREN’S ROOM AND “DEN”	19
USES OF THE DECORATOR	20
WOOD IN DECORATION	20
PANELS AND PLASTER	21
THE BEAMED CEILING	21
PAINT, PAPER, AND CALCIMINE	21
SHADES AND CURTAINS	22
LEADED PANES AND CASEMENTS	22
STORM WINDOWS	23
CHAPTER III	23
NECESSITY OF SUNLIGHT	23
KEROSENE	24
GAS AND MATCHES	24
ELECTRIC LIGHT	25
PLEASING ARRANGEMENT	26
ADAPTABILITY	26
PROTECTION	26
REGULATED LIGHT	27
THE TWO SURE WAYS OF HEATING	28
THE HOT-AIR FURNACE	28
DIRECTION OF HEAT	28
REGISTERS	29
HOT WATER AND STEAM HEAT	29
INDIRECT HEATING	30
SUMMARY	30
CHAPTER IV	31
THE QUEST OF THE BEAUTIFUL	31
ANCIENT DESIGNS	32
THE ARTS AND CRAFTS	32
MISSION FURNITURE	32
COMFORT, AESTHETIC AND PHYSICAL	33
OLDER MODELS IN FURNITURE	33
MAHOGANY AND OAK	33
SUBSTANTIALITY	34
SUPERFLUITY	34
HALL FURNITURE	35
THE FAMILY CHAIRS	36
THE TABLE	36
THE DAVENPORT	36
BOOKCASES	37
SUNDRIES	37
WILLOW FURNITURE	37
THE DINING TABLE	38
DISCRIMINATION IN CHOICE	38
CHAPTER V	39
LINEN, PAST AND PRESENT	39
BLEACHED AND “HALF-BLEACHED”	39
DAMASK	40
QUALITY	40
DESIGN	41
PRICE AND SIZE	41
NECESSARY SUPPLY	42
PLAIN, HEMSTITCHED, OR DRAWN	43
DOILIES AND TABLE DRESSING	43
CENTERPIECES	44
MONOGRAMS	44
CARE OF TABLE LINEN	44
HOW TO LAUNDER	45
TABLE PADS	45
READY-MADE BED LINEN	45
PRICE AND QUALITY	46
REAL LINEN	47
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT TOWELS	47
CHAPTER VI	47
THE PLAN	48
LOCATION AND FINISH	48
THE FLOOR	49
THE WINDOWS	49
THE SINK	50
THE PANTRY	50
INSECTS AND THEIR EXTERMINATION	51
THE REFRIGERATOR AND ITS CARE	51
FURNISHING THE KITCHEN	52
THE STOVE	52
THE TABLE AND ITS CARE	53
THE CHAIRS	54
THE KITCHEN CABINET	54
KITCHEN UTENSILS	55
CHAPTER VII	58
LAUNDRY REQUISITES	59
THE STOVE AND FURNISHINGS	59
IRONS AND HOLDERS	60
PREPARING THE “WASH”	60
REMOVING STAINS	61
SOAKING AND WASHING	62
WASHING POWDERS AND SOAP	62
WASHING WOOLENS	63
WASHING THE WHITE CLOTHES	63
STARCH	63
COLORED CLOTHES	64
STOCKINGS	64
DAINTY LAUNDERING	64
HOW TO WASH SILK	65
WASHING BLANKETS	65
WASHING CURTAINS	65
TIDYING UP AND SPRINKLING	66
CARE OF IRONS	66
HOW TO IRON	66
CHAPTER VIII	68
DINING-ROOM CHEER	68
STOCKING THE CHINA CUPBOARD	68
THE GROUNDWORK	68
COURSE SETS	69
ODD PIECES	70
SILVER AND PLATE	71
GLASS	72
ARRANGEMENT	72
DUTIES OF THE WAITRESS	73
THE BREAKFAST TABLE	73
LUNCHEON	74
DINNER	74
THE FORMAL DINNER	74
THE FORMAL LUNCHEON	75
WASHING GLASS	75
WASHING AND CLEANING SILVER	76
HOW TO WASH CHINA	76
CARE OF KNIVES	76
CHAPTER IX	77
LIGHT AND AIR	77
CARPETS VERSUS RUGS	78
MATTINGS	79
WALL COVERING	79
BEDROOM WOODWORK	80
BEDROOM DRAPERIES	80
BEDROOM FURNISHING	81
CAREFUL SELECTION	82
TOILET AND DRESSING TABLES	82
FURTHER COMFORTS	82
THE BEDSTEAD	83
SPRING, MATTRESS, AND PILLOWS	84
BED DECORATION	85
SIMPLICITY	85
CARE OF BEDROOM AND BED	86
VERMIN AND THEIR EXTERMINATION	86
CHAPTER X	87
PLUMBING	88
BATHROOM LOCATION AND FURNISHING	88
THE TUB	89
THE LAVATORY	90
THE CLOSET	90
HOT WATER AND HOW TO GET IT	91
BATHROOM FITTINGS	92
CHAPTER XI	93
THE CELLAR FLOOR	93
VENTILATION	94
THE PARTITIONED CELLAR	94
ORDER IN THE CELLAR	95
SHELVES AND CLOSETS	95
THE ATTIC	96
ORDER AND CARE OF ATTIC	97
CLOSETS	97
THE LINEN CLOSET	98
CLOTHES CLOSETS	98
THE CHINA CLOSET	99
CLOSET TIGHTNESS	99
CLOSET FURNISHING	100
CARE OF CLOSETS AND CONTENTS	100
CHAPTER XII	101
THE CHARM OF DRAPERY	102
CURTAINS	102
PORTIERES	104
BRIC-A-BRAC	105
THE GROWTH OF GOOD TASTE	105
USEFULNESS WITH BEAUTY	105
CONSIDERATIONS IN BUYING	106
BOOKS	107
THEIR SELECTION	107
SETS	107
BINDING	108
PAPER	108
PICTURES	109
ART SENSE	109
THE INFLUENCE OF PICTURES	109
OIL PAINTINGS	110
ENGRAVINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS	110
SUITABILITY OF SUBJECTS	110
HANGING OF PICTURES	111
CHAPTER XIII	111
MONDAY	112
TUESDAY	113
WEDNESDAY	114
THURSDAY	114
FRIDAY	116
SATURDAY	118
HOUSE CLEANING	118
PREPARATION	118
CLEANING DRAPERIES, RUGS, CARPETS	119
CLEANING MATTINGS AND WOODWORK	119
CLEANING BEDS	120
CHAPTER XIV	120
THE GENERAL HOUSEMAID	120
HOW TO SELECT A MAID	122
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS	123
AGREEMENTS	123
THE MAID’S LEISURE TIME	124
DRESS AND PERSONAL NEATNESS	124
CARELESSNESS	125
THE MAID’S ROOM	125
HOW TO TRAIN A MAID	126
THE DAILY ROUTINE	127
DUTIES OF COOK AND NURSE	128
SERVANT’S COMPANY	129
THE END	129

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