1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD The Impecunious Bachelor If he decides upon weathered oak, a fair Idea of the expense may be gained from the following prices: Chiffonier, which should be severely plain with brass knobs, $24.00; round table, four feet In diameter with a shelf beneath, $6.00; a bed-couch, four feet wide and eight feet long with National springs, may be bought with mattress for $7.00; a Morris chair In weathered oak with cushions at from $12.00 (leatherette cush- ions) to $20.00 (with real leather) ; two colonial chairs at $1.85 each, $3.70; an arm chair or rocking chair with leather seat, $5.00; a closed or flat-top desk will be $8.00 more — although they are to be had at from $5.00 upwards — and a desk chair with leather seat to match will be $4.00 more. For from $15.00 to $20.00, cabinets for chafing dish and " Bachelor's Cab- inets " for bottles and glasses may be had. Doubtless he win want but one, and if so, let this be for the A settee at $6.00 with a back which forms a table is a convenient piece of furniture for a bachelor. In the seat, he may keep his overshoes, gloves or any- thing he chooses. Some bachelors use them for tea things, which are thus kept free from dust. This is admirable to use for chafing dish cookery, because of its ample size, and is to be recommended rather than a small table. A tabouret for smoking things and a rack for plates and steins will cost respectively $2.50 and $3.00 more; if he Includes In the furnishings a piano which may be hired for $40.00 a year or purchased upon the instal- bottles.

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