The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-21
MODERN CONvENIENCEs.

Sky-seraper buildings and modern
apartment and fiat houses are not fads,
but the result of a natural evolution.
They mean concentration and convent
ence in business and social life. The
sky-scraper, with it's many offices and
fast elevators, forms a business COM
munity the individuals of which have
relations with each other. Being un-
der one roof and having quick COM
munication from floor to floor and office
to office. business is much facilitated
and time saved. In a modern office
building the tenant has little to take
his mind away from business; he can
devote himself to his larger and more
important affairs without being both
cred with such details as light, heat,
water. janitor and the like. All of
these, besides other necessaries, are
supplied by the building. And when
the tenant locks his Office door after
business hours, he leaves office affairs
behind him. He knows he will find
things In order when he comes down
again next morning, hence he is re-
evening. This is an advantage to the
men.
The apartment or fiat house is de-
signed to somewhat similarly relieve
the woman, by lifting from her shout
ders the weight of many household
duties and cares. The modern suite
of apartments or fiat has many COM
forts and conveniences. Heat and light
are furnished, and a gas or oil stove
is used for cooking purposes. Details
of convenience are worked out to a
nicely, and 1t may be said that the
science OF comfortable living has been
pretty nearly solved. The two-story
fiat house, for which there is now such
a strong demand in Savannah, has
not as many conveniences as the apart
ment house, but it has the advantage
of greater privacy. The family lives
on one floor, which contains all neces-
sary rooms. Thus there is no tire
some stairs climbing for the wife, if
she lives on the first floor, and only
one flight of stairs to be climbed &C.
casionally If she lives on the second
floor. Furthermore, the labor of
housekeeping is greatly lightened and
the servant question is rendered much
less annoying. Both men and women
therefore, are benefited by the i'm
provements that are embodied in mod
ern buildings.
Eventually there will be taken an
other long step in the direction of
easy and pleasant living Cooking de-
pots will be established throughout the
city. and the kitchen as we have known
1t will be in greater or less degree
a thing of the past. The concentra-
tion of the cooking for all the people
living in one block into single kitch-
en- or depot would result in the saw
ing Of time, money, temper and health
to housekeepers. The meals could be
sends the meat or the baker sends the
bread: and after the meal the dishes
could be gathered and returned to the
cooking depot just as soiled linen is
gathered and sent to the laundry. This
arrangement, too. would give employ
| ment to intelligent and industrious
| young women who, while they would
not think Of going into a private fam
| lily as a cook, would have no objec-
| tions to becoming a caterer" or
Wholesale cook, The old time, ire
sponsibIe washerwoman, with her tubs,
suds and clothes-iine, is rapidly Civ
ing place to the responsible and care
full laundrvman and so must the old
time cook, of many idiosyncrasies and
much grease, make way for the COM
ing, modern cooking depot. in which
there will be better cooking at less
average cost than there is in the aver
age individual kitchen.
The sky-scrapers and the apartment
and fiat houses are but milestones on
the highway to a less wasteful and
more restful life for men and women.