A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

Sink. _p_, Cellar stairs. _o, o, o_, Fireplaces.] The parlor, _d_, is designed to have the doors (shown in Fig. 19) placed at the end, where is the bedpress, _g_. This will make it a handsome parlor, by day, and yet allow it to be used as a bedroom, at night. The bedpresses, in the other rooms, can have less expensive doors. A window is put in each bedpress, to secure proper ventilation. These should be opened, to air the bed, on leaving it. These can be fitted up with shelves, pegs, and curtains, as before described. If the elevation of the first cottage be preferred to this, as being less expensive, it can be used, by altering it a little; thus, instead of the projection for the entry, make a slight projection, of the width of one brick, to preserve the same general outside appearance. Let the windows extend down to the floor, and the beauty of symmetry will also be preserved. [Illustration: Fig. 23. Ground-plan. _a_, Entry. _b_, Stairs. _c_, Parlor, 16 by 20 feet. _d_, Kitchen, 14 by 14 feet. _e_, Store-closet. _f_, Pantry. _g_, Sinkroom. _h_, Closet. _i, i_, Fireplaces. _n_, Cellar door. _o_, Oven. _y_, Furnace. _z_, Sink. Scale of Feet.] [Illustration: Fig. 24. Second Story. _a_, Stairs. _b_, Passage. _c, c, c_, Bedrooms. _d, d, d, d_, Closets. _e, e_, Fireplaces. _f_, Nursery. _g_, Room for young children.] The plans, shown in Fig. 23 and 24, are designed for families, where most domestic labor is to be done without the aid of domestics. The parlor, _c_, is for a sitting-room, and for company. The room, _d_, is the eating-room; where, also, the ironing and other nicer family work can be done. In the small room, _g_, either an oven and boiler, or a cooking-stove, can be placed. The elevation, shown in Fig. 25, is designed for the front of this house. [Illustration: Fig. 25.] [Illustration: Fig. 26.] Figures 27 and 28, are plans of a two-story house, on a larger scale, with a concealed staircase, for front and back use. The elevation, Fig. 26,