PART I THE HOUSE AND ITS FURNISHINGS CHAPTER I THE MODERN HOUSE By HELEN DINKERD .yOUNG A SOUND house plan is fundamental to the economics of the home. A common impulse toward rational living has made it necessary to simplify the paraphenlalia of existence; to eliminate useless tasks and trappings and to arrange the remaining' necessities into an orderly scheme of household life. The arrangement of the modern house is a direct expression of this point of view. The snug, compact dwellings of the present day are eloquent records of the scientific trend in home-making. Theoretically, the administration of a household under conservation methods implies a perfect dwelling-one in which there is an exact adjustment between the worker and the workplace; where there is no friction between the housekeeping and the house structure; where the interior space and equipment fit perlectly the operations of the home. The gap that exist.s between an effective scheme of work and a pooTable of Contents...

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