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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
The
Impecunious
Bachelor
ment
plan
for
about
the
same
sum,
this
will
be
sufficient
furniture
for
a
room
of
ordinary
size.
If
the
room
has
an
alcove,
so
much
the
better.
In
this
his
chiffonier
may
be
set,
and
portieres
may
screen
it
from
sight.
He
may
sleep
upon
his
couch,
and
the
alcove
might
serve
as
a
dressing-room.
If
the
man
is
handy
with
tools,
he
might
make
for
himself
from
old
packing
boxes
a
cupboard
for
his
boots,
shoes,
blacking
brushes,
etc.,
to
be
kept
here.
A
shelf
could
be
put
across
one
side
of the
alcove,
upon
which
to
keep
hat
boxes,
with
hooks
beneath;
a curtain
tacked
along
this
shelf
w^ould
cover
his
clothing
and
keep
the
dust
from
It.
With
this
provision,
his
closet
could
be
used
for
the
storage
of
his
eatables
or
as
a
*'
kitchenette."
If
It
be
fitted
w^Ith
running
water,
as
many
closets
are
In
old-fashioned
houses,
so
much
the
better.
If
the
bachelor
wants
to
pay
a
particular
compliment
to
one
of
his
women
friends,
then
let
him
ask
her
to
help
select
the
curtains.
For
$2.00
a
paif
at
the
most
he
should
succeed
In
finding
something
quite
recherche
that
will
be
In
keeping
with
the
hangings
of
the
room.
If
he
wishes
sash
curtains,
then
let
them,
together
with
the
curtains
before
the bookshelves,
be
of
raw
pongee
silk.
If
the
lady
is
a
very
particular
friend,
perhaps
she'll
offer
to
make
them
for
him.
As
for
rugs
—
that's
a
delicate
question.
But
let
us
suggest
that
for
temporary
use the
bachelor
purchase
some
of
the pretty
Japanese
cotton
rugs
that
come
In
pleasing designs
and
rich
colorings.
These
may
be
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