New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-02
A MODEL KITCHEN.
TIGHTENING HOUSEHOLD DRUDGERY.
IDEAS OF YOUNG HOUSEWIFE WHO HAs DE
TERM1NED TO DO HER OWN WORK

IDEAS OF YOUNG HOUSEWIFE WHO has De
TERMINED TO DO HER OWN WORK
FOR TIME
GYou might not think that the servant-grl question
would affect our profession much.' saio an aeoh-
tect to Tribune reporter the other day. ou' l
assure you that IL does to an appreciaDie eA'en'.
Servants are so captious and exactng that they WONT
put up with the Inconvenience or rather lack OF
convenences OF the old time style Of kitchen ana SO
people who can afford 1t try TO facilitate their abors'
and other householders who cannot afford the heh
wages modern servants create demand for fachues
and convenences in the kitchen to tighten their own
labors.
@In these days OF cooperative BODYBUILDING and
rapid transit TO suburban towns, many man VINO
works the city q salary is enabled TO build for
himself or purchase a comfortable little cottage in
the suburbs, who would not have dreamed Of such
thing ten years ago, and many Of them have good,
economical sensible wives TALL accounts OF the unit
ness Of American girls TO be poor mems wives 70 the
contrary Notwithstanding, who are willing TO go
without a servant for time and buckle down to the
drudgery OF the homework themselves. until the
little home-nest is paid for and the mortgage on 1t
cancelled.
snow these wives know thing or two and generally
have good ideas sometimes much better ones than
their husbands what the architecture OF suburban
house should be- barring unaccountabe desire for an
unnecessary number Of cupboards. And generally
the first thing they think of, especially II they intend
to do without servant, Is the arrangement OF the
kitchen "Now here is PLAN" continued the archi-
tect sorting over a number Of rear. side and front
elevations OF what / call model little kitchen,
for winter and summer It was suggested by the
wife of newspaper man, too, who intends doing her
own work in il for awhile.
"First Of all you see it is built in the shape OF
ean-to or addition to the house Itself. You might
think that lamentable waste Of heat in winter-tme
would ensue but the house is heated by furnace In
the cellar and the great advantage Of this semi
detached kitchen is felt in the summertime. You see
this big skylight in the roofs Well that lifts up with
strong cord which hangs down close to the range ana
in warm weather the hot air and the vapors from the
cooking will rush up and out OF the skylght instead
of roasting the little cook The chimney, too Is Oh
the outside wall you see, so as not 10 hest
the diningroom unnecessarily and the kitchen
has a window on either side, with door al
the end which leads into little incosed porch, winch
in turn opens on the yard. In this porch stands
the refrigerator It's wasteppe passes through the
floor emptying into the gutter outside
The range. too is provided with that great con-
yenience a sitter and a chute, down which the ashes
pass into closed box in the cellar. Thus there Is
no handling of hot ashes with their inevitaoie os' al
the kitchen.
aYow look at the tubs stationary Of course. and
way of the door Three Of Them you see are for the
actual washing one for rlnsing, and another for
blueing They are porcelan-lined. Iron, no matter
how well galvanized, rusts In time and WOOD retains
the odor OF the soapsuds and is hard to dry ana Keep
clean but porcelain is easily cleaned never siheiis
and never rrsts see these little dnts or pockets
in the sides Of the tubs-theyre for the soap or blue
and the front side OF the tubs is waved or ndeneo
like washboard and serves that useful purpose Just
as we'll as the regular article, though not interfering
with its use.
aThe sink is broad and wide and deep enough to set
the dish-pan in It. too, is porcelan-lined Tor tne
same reasons and has its little soap shelves also.
On one side of it draining rack TO stand the wei
dishes in and on the other is leaftabe that drops
down tight TO the wall, out OF the way wien no'
wanted but when the dishes are being washed IL is
Indispensable to put the dried on, as the regular
kitchen table is over the other side OF the room
"This kitchen table, by the way, is a treasure
looks more like the cabinet desk Of business man
than ANYTHING you would expect 70 fnd IN ktcheh
II has back part, that stands against the wan anu
Il all pigeon holes and drawers They contain not
papers and memoranda, but spices and ingredients
OF all kinds that used in cookery, and required
N he kent handy in small parcels. The table proper
is a bg and broad one. and has big moon-shapeo
cut in H. where the cook sits, little swing seat
that pus out from under the board Here she can
reach all the pigeonholes without rising, and sull
have plenty of on the table at either manu- ioi
the food she is preparing.
"The indispensable pantry is big one, ana IS
situated between the kitchen and the dining
room. To reach the dining groom from the kitchen
one must pass through the pantry or out into the
hall which has an independent entrance into each
room This arrangement prevents the odors OF the
cooking from reaching the dining The Kitchen
is finished in hardwood, not vanished but simply
oiled. varnish shows every splash OF water that
Il gets. while the oiled surface can be rubbed and
polished clean with ease. The woodwork is PLAINLY
hut tightly fitted together; ornamental growing
is allowed to furnish receptaces and hiding places fol
the festive cockroach and the friendly croton-bug.
But perhaps the greatest innovation Of all is ths
expedent TO save the housewife from having to run
| M and down the cellar stairs any more than
| absolutely necessary Did you see Faust up to
Date, at the Broadway Theatre last month"; Yes
well then you remember when the barmaid ind hel
| bar rose through the floor and disappeared again
without shaking a glass bottle from the shelves
Why should such a convenient arrangement be con
fined 10 the stagei The mechanism is simple enough
The machinery Of the old dumbwaiter that we are al
accustomed to is sufficient, and this little woman
Is going 10 have one in her kitchen. a big one, ful
| OF shelves that she stand great number o.
things on 1t will be weighted and balanced tha'
she can lift it without any unusual exertion take OF
or nut on what things she chooses, and send 1t dowT
| below again 10 hang in the cool air OF the celia
where il will not be allowed 10 touch the floor. The
trapdoor in the Kitchen floor VIII be tightly litter
that il will he hardly perceptibe TIL 1t rises TO astonsl
| the VISITOR
FINE LINENS.