1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD The Impecunious Bachelor had 3x6 at $1.50 each, and look as well as many a ten- dollar rug. Then, when he sees a special bargain in good Persian, Turkish or Afghanistan rug, he may buy whatever strikes his fancy; excellent books on rugs with beautiful illustrations are available at the Public Libraries, and a few evenings' study on the sub- ject will give a man an insight into rug buying that will stand him in good stead, provided he is not al- ready a connoisseur. The furniture already mentioned will cost about $104.00. Then there will be the additional expense of couch and table covers, curtains and sash curtains, linen, and pillows or cushions. For this room the bachelor will need six sheets and six pillow slips, half a dozen bath towels, a dozen and a half of hand towels, a couple of scarves for the chiffonier, a dozen glass towels and three or four dus- Bath towels, $1.50 to $3.00, according to quality; hand towels, $4.50; dusters, which may be of cheesecloth, 25c.; and glass towels, $1.50 to $2.00. He will also need a pair of blankets at from $3.00 to $5.00 and possibly a puff or comforter, which will be $3.00 for cotton and $10.00 for down. This linen he will include in his laundry, and it will probably average a dozen and a half pieces a w^ek, for which he will pay at the rate of $.50 the dozen. The lights will probably average about $1.50 to 16 ters. These will cost as follow: — sheets, $3.00; pillow slips, $1.50. Three slips may be sufficient.