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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
bottles.
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-
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