The Washington times., 1903-02-15

ues have been responsible for the cree
ton of muth higher houses. In GER
tain OF the more recent residential
districts the houses have shown de-
cided sky-scraping tendencies.
Rich Live in SByscrapers.
The same influence that produced
the lofty office building is now operat-
ing to some extent in the evolution
Of the dwelling house. The almost
pTohibitive price Of land in desirable
sections has forced even the million
-aire TO climb heavenward - e.
Only he does not climb-he rides IN
his elevator. Many of the more recent
dwellings are from seven 10 nine sto-
ries high. and this. OF course. necessi-
tates an elevator When madame
wants to go from the drawing room
TO her boudOir she presses a button
and is straightway whisked up five
stories by her private lift The youth
who operates the elevator is, OF course
one Of the household servants. and il
is his duty to attend strictly 10 the
lift and to give instant service
Old time traditions in building have
been ruthlessly set aside by these
modern homes one finds many OF
the rooms transposed. The kitchen
for Instance. is on the upper floor,
and beside the kitchen is the laundry
and the, temporary fuel room. The
natural place for these rooms would
seem 10 be the basement. but there
arc several good reasons why rhE or
der has been reversed. the chief beipg
found in the matter or doors.
With the kitchen on the top floor
the rest OF the house is absolutely
free from odUFs OF cooking food, so
often n matter or chagrin 10 The hos
tess.
Advantages Of Lofty Kitchens.
If the lady of the house chooses to
order such a plebeian dish as liver and
onions she may do so with a clear
conscience, resting secure in the
knowledge that the pungent odor OF
friend onions viii not haunt the house
for the next twenJy-four hours.
Another advantage in the poop deck
kitchen relates TO the servants. There
is no danger Of the kitchen becoming
the stamping ground Of the scullery
maids gentleman friend"
The policeman on the beat who has
made a hit with the cook finds it ex-
tremely difficult to toast his shins by
the kitchen range when forced to in
wade the scored precinct lying between
the back door and the elevator. SO,
too, with the second maids young
nan and the laundry girls latest
nash-the sky kitchen prohibits the
little social amenities that so worry
he matron whose kitchen is in the
basement
The only outsider who ever gets
INTO my kitchen" said one young
married woman. whose house Is built
on the latest plan. 'is the ice man. !
The milk man doesn't and neither /
does the grocery man. except. Of
course, when delivering an article /
ike a barrel Of flour. Strange 70 say,
here isn't one Of my girls who knows F.
he policeman on the beat. and I've /
get to go into the kitchen and find
he cooks assistant in the arms of /
he groceryman. That's more than
most Of my friends can say"
Variety in Furnishings.
To give any adequate idea Of the 1
arrangement or rooms. the furnish |
ngs and the decorations in a home Of |
wealth would be a hopeless task. |
ince they vary even as human tastes I
'ary. Nothing. however, could be |
urther removed from a furniture .
hop than such a home The thing /
hat tnpresses one not to the manner /
'orn is the sense of rooniness and /
reedom from hampering furniture.
A just appreciation of the furnish /
ngs OF any given room would prob /
Lbly not strike the observer at a /
asual glance. II perchance ne had .
loosely studied history he might rec
'gnlZe that the furnishings were in 4
harmony with the days of Louis XIV.
Flth the Georgian period, the Eliza
'ethan era or some other age in the
worlds history characterized by in !
Iiyiduality OF home fittings.
The home Of culture and wealth is
Inevitably different from the home of I
mere wealth. Money will buy house /
furnishings, but il does not necessar-
ly confer taste. The homes of the
ouVeau rich are very apt to be-
ONE the receptacles for the products
Il the furniture shop. or at the best
sort or museum OF the interior dec
Tator's art. There are homes in this
lty to-day which would strike the
as being characterized /
~ solid magni6cence And so they
res but solid Ihagnifcence" is no