twelve inches wide, and, three inches above this, a third six inches
wide. When these are filled with books the titles of all are exposed,
and, by taking out the volume or two immediately in front, a volume on
one of the back shelves is readily obtained. Thus, by walking about his
room, Mr. Markham can look with level eyes for the book he wants, and
procure it without recourse to a chair or stepladder. This plan of
banking books also lends itself to a decorative arrangement of them.

Except in matters such as these, where economy is imperative, the
furnishing of a city apartment does not differ essentially from that of
a house, and the reader is therefore referred to the discussion of this
in the following pages.

The suburban, village, or country home differs from the city apartment,
or even city house, in that it has been built without the primary
consideration of space. It is separated from other houses, even though
by the narrowest space of green lawn, that gives a house the
individuality and independence without which it is hard for it to gather
the associations of home. Even when a detached house is found in a city,
its architecture is generally hampered by its adaptation to its narrow
grounds. It rarely has that rounded development of character which is
as desirable in a home as in a person.

In selecting a rented home in the suburbs, the cost of the husband's
transportation to and from the city should be added to the rent to keep
this within the proper ratio to income, just as the difference in price
of provisions should be considered in that portion allotted to food.
Provisions, even country produce, are often dearer in suburban
communities than in the city, and less saving can be made by close
marketing, because the farmers and gardeners find it more profitable to