4 COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES 
Women's 
Suit 
Topcoat 
Street dress 
Underwear. 
Waists 
Kimono 
House dress 
Aprons 
Nightgown 
Underskirt 
Shoes. . .. 
Gloves. ....... 
Hostery....... 
Corsets. .... 
Hats... 
Total 
WEIGHT 
2 
19 
This list of articles was selected and the quantity devised 
in 1919 on the basis of existing information.! Prices are not 
secured on all of the articles noted. The questionnaire used 
the following lists, for which quotations are secured: 
Men's clothing 
Blue serge suit, each 
Shoes, tan oxford, pair 
Hats, brown felt, each 
Gloves, mocha, outseam, pair 
Hosiery, mercerized cotton, pair 
Shirts, madras, each 
Collars, each 
Underwear, per suit (medium weight union suit) 
Women's clothing 
Underwear, per suit (light weight combed cotton) 
Berkley cambric No. 60, per yard 
Percale, 64 square, per yard 
Percale, 80 square, per yard 
Gingham (apron), per yard 
Cotton voile, plain white, 40 inches, per yard 
Cotton voile, plain white, 44 inches, per yard 
Shoes, black kid oxford, pair (Goodyear welt, Cuban heel) 
Shoes, tan kid oxford, pair (Goodyear welt, Cuban heel) 
Hosiery, mercerized cotton, pair (full fashioned) 
Hosiery, silk 10 strand, pair (full fashioned) 
Hosiery, silk 11 strand, pair (full fashioned) 
Fuel and Light 
This item is made up of coal, kerosene, gas and electricity, 
on the basis of the following weightings: coal, 10; kerosene, 
1 No details regarding this are available.