The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-19
AN -EsTIlETlc KITCHEN.

"HAt .A0N' bhW ana WINS Delighted
WI III In n Washington Home,
Washington Correspondence u tho Pittsburgh
Leader. ir,5g.zEt N
In these days when We hear 80 much
twaddle about the ,c,thetic-a good deal Of
It by people who have but a hint idea Of
the meaning Of 'cstheticism-wc:read con
stantly Of aesthetic dresses, hats, houses
and house furniture, OF aesthetic parlors
and aesthetic bedrooms, but i never vel
read OF an aesthetic kitchen, although i
really saw such an one the. other day,
Can kitchen be really aesthetic? you ask,
with visions OF heated ranges, greasy grid
dies, iron pots and dish pans dancing be-
lore your eyes. Listen and you shall Judge
Tor yourself. Calling the other day upon a
friend who lives in charming suite OF
rooms, centrally located, 4 was invited to
look into her little kitchen, which she Ind
Just furnished rs a comfortable addition to
|'her pleasant quarters. 4 ii--,ss III. tsF "
You see,' said the lady, Ms she usllcred
me into the apartments, 1--WE have tried all
ways Of living, and until now We were
never satisfied. Boarding in tho ordinary
way is monotonous and unsatisfactory; 20.
ing out TO ones meals, particularly in bad
weather, is rs unhomelikc and dreary US
posslb!s; while caterers-whom ! have
tried without number--have a vile habit of
bringing the meals half cold, and they arc
also punclual to degree that is exas-
perating. Housekeeping in your, . own
home il pleasant, Of course, but, as one
never feels settled in a rented house, re.
solved to 90 to light housekeepin. until l
could move under my own roof In the
meantime I-believc | have solved! the
problem Of how to live comfortably with
little work or no very oil servants. With.
in u stones throw Of tho best markets,
groceries, diaries, etc.. it is easy to have
supplies sent often and marketing is: little
trouble; my rooms are kept In order by
the maid servant, who will also for a small
compensation wash dishes for me when
desire It. The cooking do myself, and
my husband is delighted. Say,iis not my
kitchen pretty Z ~ 4. ~ q i%fs 6jsdfr
1t was, indeed, prettlcr than l ever i'm.
aslned a kitchen could be made. Pretty
china was displayed on Shelves, brackets,
and ia tiny corner Cupboard; Japanese
scrolls. Inns and pIates hung upon the walls,
aud there was nothing about tho room
suggestive of cooking. except an innocent
looking little "Florence Fayorite' oil stove,
which stood on n box. curtained with
chintz, bearing printed figures from the
opera Of aPatience" in soft, Eathetc colors.
A breakfast table stood at one eide OF tha
room--T7whichl was little larger than a hall
bedroom---a pretty dressing case occupied
one corner, n washsiand stood in the other,
and the only remaining corner was filled
by small wardrobe. T4~tV al. Eg:.;G1l
"But where do you keep things2 Where
are your; cooking Htensils-your kettles
tine, nnd b1oilehY" /. ASg;i ia ,Tl&Ni3f'
Id With n smile my friend pulled aside the
curtain which" hung below the oil stove,
and there in n box were all tho utensils
necessary! in cooking" Further invest.
CATION revealed the fact that hedyessins
case WINS only used ito hold groceries
While Che Tashstapd eepeea!eA the ll,l
dishbasin. soap, cto. Market baskets, tea
towels, work aprons and the like were
slowed away. in the wardrobe. t3Fs'.i .a "
St"What do, you do with Stops ?',;I ven.
tMred to ask, amazed at the cxpcdiency OF
my hostcss,. whom ! had hitherto pohs!4:
cred incapable Of work harder Than en-.
sineton art needlc:work or painting. h s.
,"They are all cmptied in the bathroom
except the dry slop1. y ~ -:
"What do you do with them ~. -; Y
She beckoned me 10 the window, where
a. basket hung BY long rope, reaching
clear to the basement. ~ . e !,
II send them, down, in, that; The girl
cmpties the basket and !. draw it up again
whenever need it. 1t saves running 'ur
and down stairs, and, besides has a flayo1
| Of The Princess in tho Tower tabout il
which relieves it from absolute common
plgea," = , ,?li ~
d Thiswenan moves In The best society
drives in q stylish coupe, dresses well, and
in the current phrase, "soes eyerywhere,'
/ yet there are probably few who know
! about her cosey little kitchen and her DR.,
slopt basket. Verify .one.half The .worl;
doesn't know how the other hall lives"
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