The Complete Home

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Contributor

Williamson, Oliver R.

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Produced by Al Haines

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Home economics

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Text

eBook-No.

16650

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16650

Release Date

September 4, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The COMPLETE HOME — EDITED BY
2. 2.CLARA E. LAUGHLIN — D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK 1907
3. 3.CONTENTS — CHAPTER I CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE — By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON — CHAPTER II FLOORS, WALLS, AND WINDOWS — By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON — CHAPTER III LIGHTING AND HEATING — By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON — CHAPTER IV FURNITURE — By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON — CHAPTER V HOUSEHOLD LINEN — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER VI THE KITCHEN — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER VII THE LAUNDRY — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER VIII TABLE FURNISHINGS — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER IX THE BEDROOM — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER X THE BATH ROOM — By OLIVER R. WILLIAMSON — CHAPTER XI CELLAR, ATTIC, AND CLOSETS — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER XII HANGINGS, BRIC-A-BRAC, BOOKS, AND PICTURES — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER XIII THE NICE MACHINERY OF HOUSEKEEPING — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY — CHAPTER XIV HIRED HELP — By SARAH CORY RIPPEY
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — A $3,400 House. . . . . . . . Frontispiece — A Unique Arrangement of the Porch — A Homelike Living Room — An Attractive and Inexpensive Hall — An Artistic Staircase Hall — An Oriental Rug of Good Design: Shirvan — Good Examples of Chippendale and Old Walnut — A Chippendale Secretary — The Dining Room — The Kitchen — The Laundry — Wedgwood Pottery, and Silver of Antique Design — A Collection of Eighteenth-century Cut Glass — The Bedroom — The Bathroom — The Drawing-room — THE COMPLETE HOME
5. 5.CHAPTER I — CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE — TASTE AND EXPEDIENCE — RESPONSIBILITIES — RENTING, BUYING OR BUILDING — LOCATION — CITY OR COUNTRY — RENUNCIATIONS — SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES — TRANSPORTATION — THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, AND THE CANDLE-STICK MAKER — THE HOME ACRE — COMPARATIVE COST IN RENTING — THE LOCATION SENSE — SIZE OF LOT — POSITION — [Illustration: A unique arrangement of the porch.] — OUTLOOK AND INLOOK — TREES — INCOME AND EXPENDITURE — STYLE — SIZE — PLANS FOR BUILDING — NECESSARY ROOMS — THE SICK ROOM — ROOM TO ENTERTAIN — THE "LIVING ROOM" — [Illustration: A homelike living room.] — THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN — THE SLEEPING ROOMS — THINKING IT OUT
6. 6.CHAPTER II — FLOORS, WALLS, AND WINDOWS — THE NECESSITY OF GOOD FLOORS — MATERIAL AND COST OF LAYING — ORNAMENTAL FLOORING — [Illustration: An attractive and inexpensive hall.] — WAXED, VARNISHED, AND OILED FLOORS — CARPETS — LINOLEUM AND MATS — THE STAIRWAY — [Illustration: An artistic staircase hall.] — RUGS — ORIENTAL RUGS — [Illustration: An oriental rug of good design: Shirvan.] — 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 — STORM WINDOWS
7. 7.CHAPTER III — LIGHTING AND HEATING — NECESSITY OF SUNLIGHT — KEROSENE — GAS AND MATCHES — ELECTRIC LIGHT — PLEASING ARRANGEMENT — ADAPTABILITY — PROTECTION — REGULATED LIGHT — THE TWO SURE WAYS OF HEATING — THE HOT-AIR FURNACE — DIRECTION OF HEAT — REGISTERS — HOT WATER AND STEAM HEAT — INDIRECT HEATING — SUMMARY
8. 8.CHAPTER IV — FURNITURE — THE QUEST OF THE BEAUTIFUL — ANCIENT DESIGNS — [Illustration: Good examples of Chippendale and old walnut.] — THE ARTS AND CRAFTS — MISSION FURNITURE — COMFORT, AESTHETIC AND PHYSICAL — OLDER MODELS IN FURNITURE — [Illustration: A Chippendale secretary.] — MAHOGANY AND OAK — SUBSTANTIALITY — SUPERFLUITY — HALL FURNITURE — THE FAMILY CHAIRS — THE TABLE — THE DAVENPORT — BOOKCASES — SUNDRIES — WILLOW FURNITURE — THE DINING TABLE — [Illustration: The dining room.] — DISCRIMINATION IN CHOICE
9. 9.CHAPTER V — HOUSEHOLD LINEN — LINEN, PAST AND PRESENT — BLEACHED AND "HALF-BLEACHED" — DAMASK — QUALITY — DESIGN — PRICE AND SIZE — NECESSARY SUPPLY — PLAIN, HEMSTITCHED, OR DRAWN — DOILIES AND TABLE DRESSING — CENTERPIECES — MONOGRAMS — CARE OF TABLE LINEN — HOW TO LAUNDER — TABLE PADS — READY-MADE BED LINEN — PRICE AND QUALITY — REAL LINEN — SUGGESTIONS ABOUT TOWELS
10. 10.CHAPTER VI — THE KITCHEN — THE PLAN — LOCATION AND FINISH — [Illustration: The kitchen.] — THE FLOOR — THE WINDOWS — THE SINK — THE PANTRY — INSECTS AND THEIR EXTERMINATION — THE REFRIGERATOR AND ITS CARE — FURNISHING THE KITCHEN — THE STOVE — THE TABLE AND ITS CARE — THE CHAIRS — THE KITCHEN CABINET — KITCHEN UTENSILS
11. 11.CHAPTER VII — THE LAUNDRY — [Illustration: The laundry.] — 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 — STARCH — COLORED CLOTHES — STOCKINGS — DAINTY LAUNDERING — HOW TO WASH SILK — WASHING BLANKETS — WASHING CURTAINS — TIDYING UP AND SPRINKLING — CARE OF IRONS — HOW TO IRON
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — TABLE FURNISHINGS — DINING-ROOM CHEER — STOCKING THE CHINA CUPBOARD — THE GROUNDWORK — COURSE SETS — ODD PIECES — [Illustration: Wedgwood pottery, and silver of antique design.] — SILVER AND PLATE — GLASS — [Illustration: A collection of eighteenth-century cut glass.] — ARRANGEMENT — DUTIES OF THE WAITRESS — THE BREAKFAST TABLE — LUNCHEON — DINNER — THE FORMAL DINNER — THE FORMAL LUNCHEON — WASHING GLASS — WASHING AND CLEANING SILVER — HOW TO WASH CHINA — CARE OF KNIVES
13. 13.CHAPTER IX — THE BEDROOM — LIGHT AND AIR — CARPETS VERSUS RUGS — MATTINGS — WALL COVERING — BEDROOM WOODWORK — BEDROOM DRAPERIES — [Illustration: The bedroom.] — BEDROOM FURNISHING — CAREFUL SELECTION — TOILET AND DRESSING TABLES — FURTHER COMFORTS — THE BEDSTEAD — SPRING, MATTRESS, AND PILLOWS — BED DECORATION — SIMPLICITY — CARE OF BEDROOM AND BED — VERMIN AND THEIR EXTERMINATION
14. 14.CHAPTER X — THE BATHROOM — PLUMBING — BATHROOM LOCATION AND FURNISHING — [Illustration: The bathroom.] — THE TUB — THE LAVATORY — THE CLOSET — HOT WATER AND HOW TO GET IT — BATHROOM FITTINGS
15. 15.CHAPTER XI — CELLAR, ATTIC, AND CLOSETS — THE CELLAR FLOOR — VENTILATION — THE PARTITIONED CELLAR — ORDER IN THE CELLAR — SHELVES AND CLOSETS — THE ATTIC — ORDER AND CARE OF ATTIC — CLOSETS — THE LINEN CLOSET — CLOTHES CLOSETS — THE CHINA CLOSET — CLOSET TIGHTNESS — CLOSET FURNISHING — CARE OF CLOSETS AND CONTENTS
16. 16.CHAPTER XII — HANGINGS, BRIC-A-BRAC, BOOKS, AND PICTURES — THE CHARM OF DRAPERY — CURTAINS — PORTIÈRES — BRIC-A-BRAC — THE GROWTH OF GOOD TASTE — USEFULNESS WITH BEAUTY — [Illustration: The drawing-room.] — CONSIDERATIONS IN BUYING — BOOKS — THEIR SELECTION — SETS — BINDING — PAPER — PICTURES — ART SENSE — THE INFLUENCE OF PICTURES — OIL PAINTINGS — ENGRAVINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS — SUITABILITY OF SUBJECTS — HANGING OF PICTURES
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII — THE NICE MACHINERY OF HOUSEKEEPING — MONDAY — TUESDAY — WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY — HOUSE CLEANING — PREPARATION — CLEANING DRAPERIES, RUGS, CARPETS — CLEANING MATTINGS AND WOODWORK — CLEANING BEDS
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV — HIRED HELP — THE GENERAL HOUSEMAID — HOW TO SELECT A MAID — QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — AGREEMENTS — THE MAID'S LEISURE TIME — DRESS AND PERSONAL NEATNESS — CARELESSNESS — THE MAID'S ROOM — HOW TO TRAIN A MAID — THE DAILY ROUTINE — DUTIES OF COOK AND NURSE — SERVANT'S COMPANY

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