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made a morning call on a friend not
long ago and. being well acquainted l
accepted an Invitation to go into the
kitchen with her while she finished her
dishes, says the Philadelphia Record.
She had been living In her rev home
only a few months, and I looked about
her pleasant kitchen with true house
wifely delight, There was everything to
make it coy and convenient as possible
shelves, cupboards, and hooks in abund-
ance. Not q thing was wanting to make
II complete, and, several Of the conyen-
fences were quite new to me. There was
~unsightly pots and kettles, but it was
built some four inches shallower than
the width of the sink, to allow one 70
stand in a more comfortable poslfion
when at work.
ssThere was so long a time In the old
house that I worked in front of a sink
where there was no place provided LOT
my feet. and I appreciate this one httie
convenience more than you can imagine
my friend remarked. And then she pro-
ceeded to call my attention to furtner
advantages in the construction Of the
sink. For one thing, it was made to stand
several inches higher than is usual, allow
ing a position more nearly upright While
at work. and consequently enhancing both
comfort and convenience. Then again
noticed that although there seemed to
be quite a row of the closets underneath,
the sink itself was only about twenty
four inches long by twenty inches wide
NV first thought was that it must be
much too small, but then it was cutie
large enough to hold a good sized dish
nan. and that was really all the1 was
necessary. for Immediately to the left
of it. Occupying a portion of the remain
ing space over the closets, was what
seemed like another sink. 1t was Just
what it seemed. except that it was zinc
lined and was provided with a chain and
plug like a bath tub. 1t was oblong in
shape. twelve by twenty inches on the
inside and into this the dishes We're put
as soon as they were washed. They We're
rinsed by turning the spigot of the hot
water faucet just above. and Immediately
after rinsing, the plug, which was in one
corner where the bottom of the dish re-
c~eptacle was somewhat lower han at
other points, was removed, and the dishes
I were dried with less than half the labor
that is expended on them when they are
rinsed in a pan where the water has no
chanc to run off. Beyond this was a
stout shelf on which to place the dishes
.4hen dry. and which could be let down
out of the way when not in use.
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There was one cupboard expressly
planned to hold the lamps, and under it a
drawer for wicks, extra burners and
chimneys. besides the shears and Cloths
for cleaning. The shelf usually intended
for the lamps might then be used for
something else. and shut up as they were
away from flies in the summer and luss
at all times, it was really a labor-saving
contrivance as well as a convenience.
One cupboard in the pantry was pro-
vided with a wire screen door. This al
lowed the free circulation of air and at
t4Asesame time kept food secure from the
flies. SThis 1 thought would be especially
convenience the fall, when it is no long
er necessary NJ use a refrigerator. but at
a time when the, flies are most trouble
some.
Another closet. below the one which hela
the tinware. was converted into a recep-
tacle for the ehilaren's p~laythings. Here
everything was put away each night Eshen
play was done, to be brought out again il
the morning. l was especially pleased
with this idea and secretly thought that if
ever / built a house I should have some
thing of the kind. One might not care to
have it in the kitchen. particularly if
obliged TO keep servants, but l am sure
almost any one might find a corner in
some of their living rooms for so great
a convenience as this is sure to be in any
household where there are children.
A peep into the cellar way revealed a
novel arrangement. After descending
four or five broad easy steps there was a
platform or landing, and opening from it
a door which led into the back yard. and
was, in fact. the only outside door. AS
the landing inside and the platform cut
SIDE the door were on a level. there were,
of course, no outside door steps. If in
stead of going from the landing Thu oilgh
the door, one turned to the right, more
steps led into the cellar. Thus the neccs-
sity for more than one cellar way was
obviated, and there was no such thing as
ley steps or hatchways filed with snow
in stormy winter weather. One cover
ing answered for ali, and the kitchen was
made warmer in winter and cooler in
summer in consequence of this protection.
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Good living is not high living in the
ordinary sense writes Ella Morris
Kretschmar in the course of an article
on the "Art of Cookery in September
sWoman's Home Companion" THE
very acme of good living is the best pres
entation of good material in simple form;
and in that sense 1t is the best and high
est of living. The Introduction of cook
cry as a branch of our public-sehool
training will start the coming generations
of housekeepers in the right direction;
but the crying need of the present. next
TO a knowledge Of materials. is for house
keepers to better understand the inn
portance of the high art of simple cook
cry.
Many a woman win take Infinite pains
in making a cake who probably could not
tell of the vegetables in common use
which should be put on to eook in hot
water and which in cold, which should
be sailed at first and which later and
why; how each should be dressed for
serving, and the difference in dressing
them when young and old. Among house
keepers there are more good pie-makers
than bread-makers; twenty who make
pretty desserts to one who is expert in
cooking meats. and fifty who make fine