The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-01
HOT WEATHER COMFORTS.


There are any number of ways to be
comfortable. aud the period of Summers
heat may be made II period of bliss il one
only knows how. There is in the first
place. ice, and the place to keep it and
comforting liquids, of which there are
any number. and any number without a
trace of alcohol. With vichy and settler,
lemons and lines. raspberry vinegar, and
other things that could he enumerated,
there may be made as delicious summer
drinks as one can wish. With bundle
of straws, which can he purchased for 10
cents u bunch, and a very large bunch,
there Is happiness for Il part Of the time,
and for the other half in thinking of it.
But first get your ice. This is from
the iceboy, of course, and there are ice
boxes and iceb0xes. The regular icebox
purchasers have done most of their
shopping for the season. and there will
not be another season until fall. Now,
in the days when every other woman
goes AWAY early and stays lnte, fall is al
most ms much a season for the refrigerat-
o. ms spring. and there are people buying
al winter MS they will continue to buy all
summer. Of all the refrigerators, prob
ably the best is the big beauty which
adorns the model kitchen. porcelain inside
and ont. with doors which can be thrown
open SO that every nook and crany can
lie subjected to inspection. There is
nothing that cannot be cleaned without
trouble: the whole is entirely sanitary.
In addition TO this is the insulation with
mineral wool, which is much better ice
ureserver than the charcoal of former
days. There il a saving in EXPENSE in ice
IN the end. If not in the beginning, for the
porcelain refrigerator will cost in one
of the smallest size $50 and $40 If it is
made Of oak on the out side However.
NJ any price the sanitary satisfaction
makes it worth the money.
The more common refrigerator of good
uuaitN will range from $l5 or SIG to $50,
for I'M extra large size and can he found
with many compartments SO that there
may he no transference Of favors. This
woudrn refrigerator is made Of pine,
lined with n fine zine has slate shelves
ana is insulated with some material
which is frequently q secret with the
maker. hut warranted good.
MI this is to lead mp to the smaller re-
frigcratOrS with masquerade mt times nm
der the name Of nursery rcfrigerators
and which are used for that, possibly,
hut for fifty other purposes rs well. They
are treasures for picnicking of all kinds.
they are useful on yachts, they are de-
light in the hntlers pantry. and they are
i Necessity to the individual who lives
in furnished rooms. does light houSekeep-
ing, or boards. They find their way into
hotels and into private apartments.
These baby-they are always small
rcfrigcrntors may come with wooden
outside ana made on the model Of 4
Srown-np icchoX, when they will cost 80
AMI $40. III" greater number Of the
small refrlscratOrS are made entirely of
I'm or ZINC. and arc in some eases in
sulntcd with mineral wool or ut other
tunes are not insulated at all They are
nlad" III two separate compartments MS
i rule: one. the smaller. on the left side
nt the box. for ice, with Spigot to let
~ the water. In some instances these
lc" compartments are cnameled on the in
Sl" and # the manufactured ice is used
The water is used for drinking purposes.
~ the other compartment there are
shelves. Many things can he placed nnon
them or on the bottom of the box. These
may either be babies milk bottle or there
may he bottles of beer living down or
some people say that half dozen cham
nAGne bottles can stand in the space.
lhcre are six different sizes of boxes
III small and varying in price from $3.50
to $3.50.
IN some STYLES the cover. is in two parts
III" one covering the ice separate from
mat covering the other compartments and
the latter can he locked with paddock
y desired, while the ice side is left opennd
that it may he replenished.
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There is n wicked looking member Of
This refrigerator family which does not
even masquerade under the name OF n
nursery article, for il is distinctly in
tended for children Of n larger growth.
This comes from the City Of Brotherly
loy". II has n convivial appearance. 1t
Is square tin box, shaped like n tin
crackr box. but covered on the outside
with thick layers Of felt. and also on the
inside Of the cover There is n round
plnc" in the centre which is filed with
Ice when il is in use. and four round com
nnrt,nents in the four corners each OF
which will hold quart bottle. This
costs $3.50. The bottles may or max not
contain unfermentcd grape juice.
There is another small refrigerator on
the same style which has nm oblong com
partm"nt running through the centre,
with room on each side for three large
bottles.
'aNlng Of grape Juice, il is one Of