Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-28
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The arrangement OF the sink, tables, etc, g,
is worthy Of mention II will be noticed that
the slide from the dining room is Immediately
on the right side OF the tables and sink In
removing the dishes from the dining table,
which would BE- done by means Of q tray car
ried through the pantry or passed through
the slide, they would be placed on the table
at the right Of the sink. They are then
washed on the sink, next plsced!on the drain
board at the right and finally wiped and
placed on tray on the dry board, which is
next to the dining room slide. Thus the
handling of the dishes Is natural and without
waste of labor. They find their way back to
the china closet in the course Of their being
washed and wiped
The pantry which is really part Of the house
hold workshop, is part OF the kitchen In it
should he found large fly safe, place for a
refrigerator with drain to the outside and
window through which the ics may he put,
a pastry board provided with . piece of slate
or marble and with window Immediately
over it, and within convenient distance there
from u -four bin. There should also bs shelves
and drawers for holding the family stores,
etc. The details Of pantry may be carried
out in a manner more or less elaborate,
though the general features will always re-
main the same.
In following the stairway to the second
floor it will be noticed that there is a broad
landing something more than half way up,
and that there is q large window slightly
above it which lights the hall below and
partially lights TIE one above. The ad-
vantaEes Of having a stairway which lands
approximately in the center of the house, as
does this one. is that no room is lost by hay
ing long halls which have TO lead from the
front 10 the rear Of the house. All we need
have is the short hall in the center Of the
building, which will communicate with the
rooms around it. Another convenience Of
this arrangement is that all OF the front Of
the house Is utilized for chambers. There
must either be a long hall, which is waste
Of room. or one must pass through one or
more chambers TO get to Others where the
stairway lands in the front Of the house
In this plan the rooms are arranged around
the hall, there being three large rooms over
the three principal rooms below. In each Of
these chambers there is abundant space for
the usual bedroom furniture, viz, bed,
dresser, washstand and chairs. In these
rooms there are closets, and at the end Of the
hall there is a store closet for bedding, etc.
The servants room, as shown, is over the
kitchen, as is also the bath room Il may be
noticed that the fixtures in tine bath room
that is, the bath tub and closet-are directly
over the sink below, 50 that the pipes may
have the most direct and the shortest runs
possible which is not only economical, but is
safe from flooding in case Of accident. The
tank in the attic which contains the soft or
cistern water is directly over the tub, and the
laundry sink in the cellar is directly under
the kitchen sink. Thus il is that from cellar
to attic all the plumbing fixtures are in line,
aud the r,i-,~- al sraG,tlv vartical excent-