Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-05-20

| ELIZABETH ROBINS PENNELL writes in
| The Chautau9uan for May of an eX-
| pertinent in cooperative housekeeping
soon to be put IN operation in CHS
wick, England, within half an hour of
| London by underground railway. The
/ buildings are now being erected on
/ four sides of a quadrangle containing
six acres. She thus describes the plan:
| Some OF the rooms are in flats for
those who prefer to have every thing
on the same floor; others are arranged
as in the usual two, three, or four-story
| house. And IN no way do they differ
from the ordinary fat or house except
| that they are without kitchen, scullery,
| Or servants rooms.
For these there is no need. A large
staff of servants, engaged to do the
work of the entire establishment, will
be under the direction of a matron. So
many, according to the size of your
: house, will be told off to do your work
| They will come at the hOur you want
in the morning, they will do all that
has to be done in the way of making
=, beds, dusting, and cleaning. When
I their regular days task is over, a GER
/ tain mum Der will always be on hand in
| rooms for the purpose, stationed every
here and there in the two rows of
houses; # you want anything, you have
but to ring If your work Is not prop
srly done you complain to the matron.
All responsibility rests with her. She,
and not you, will engage and discharge
your maids.
As for the kitchens, the large one in
the Club House wall be all that Is re-
CURED. \ good chef at good salary
will lie secured. in the morning, If
you intend to be at home for luncheon
and dinner, you will give in your
orders. Whenever you are ready for
either meal you will go from your own
house to the large diuing room by way
Of covered arcade, or cloister, that is
to run round IN front Of the houses, so
that you may wax there without wrap
Or bonnet, Just ms if you were stepping
1own stars IN your own house. The
dining-ronm will be divided into
separa little compartments or cubi-
cles; you viii have your own reserved
for you, where you will always be
served by your own walters and where
you can have your table set to sui
yourself. Your dinner can be as
elaborate or simple as you care to
make it,
If you wish to give dinner party,
there are private rooms which you can
engage by bespeaking them in time.
If you wish at the last moment to
bring a friend home with you, you
have but to send word to the head
wa ter.
There will also be rooms that can be
rented by any one who wants a friend
to stay with him and has no extra
space in his own quarters. The open
quadrangle will be devoted to tennis
courts and cricket grounds. Swimming
baths for men and women will be
built in the Club House. There will
be play rooms for children, gym
nasium, a large hall for entertain
ments, and studios.
A telephone viii connect every
house with the porter's lodge. When
visitors come the porter can find out,
without their troubling to go farther,
whether the friends they want to see
are at home or not. If you go away
for any length Of time, you have but to
shut up your house and leave the key
with the porter. He will forward all
letters, take charge of all parcels.
But indeed there is not the smallest
detail which has not been carefully
thought out and provided for. l know
OF no scheme for cooperative house
keeping that can approach it.