New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
TIE HOME CENTRES
Importance Of Kitchen and Di"ing
RoOm-IdeaE Conditions.

49, ...,s. ,,v,arclature nowadays the kitchen
,s reaownfxed as the laboratory OF th0 "o1se' "e
rIscs where. energy and health and personal Colls
fort are created" said SUBURBAN Iec.ut "
" hv svev of prelude to certain pracuceA Hussee
60 sond the dining room Is also Fegaroeo :as
- .. functional a place the kitchen nowhere
"a the household are the WORKINGS CT eAuSe anu
sssAct more plainly visible than in these centres
|. .aThere are two ways in which the Kitcneh may
.., cortre IN the home-one wrong. the other
...h+ If IA wrong when the atmosphere OF the
household takes pervasiveness from the AIeeIst ~
asurafiyeiy or literally. Just as nature coiSue'
ateIy covers the stomach and liver ana @n t'S 1
chsnjeal force producing apparatus OF Ine "ous'
,..tI,zr the world see only the results 50 90 ses
HE refined people keep the details OF the A!vnS"
processes out Of sisht-nevsr the Iact OF ehe
ems Importance, remember, or the "eiANte - - 80
n.o,a who work there but the unsigntIy' unsaVoFS
details. ...,.,. .,r.,,r,
"Eamilies in moderate though comfortable circun-
stsncss are most In danger here. The start INTO
tha day is too often spoiled for everybody cotl @
cnrned because the housewife with perhaps olliS
.;J - al, u,ork, complains perchance at break
to.4 how, the stove oven would not neat ana tfen
IN 4hs same dismal strain at night. when John anu
~ chTdren have reassembled, clouds the atmos-
phere because the man whom John promlseu ~
send did not appear to mend the stove
az ,oonv a household one entering, recognizes
-. o,oe the nervasjveness Of the kitchen, not Only
IN the way its vicissitudes dominate 1anliy coii
versation and comfort. but also III the 'eiS ~
One Of the most unm1Stakaple eFlOehSeS "a
unrefnement is air charged with 1000 Quot oi
o,,, o6or Generally, If this be analyzed. It VIII De
found to contain not only this mornings nacon nut
last nights beefsteak and onions, WIN poSsioiS
"a dayorins OF furnace gas. 1t is not thaI county
,ouees IRE always fresh and sweet they are oIleh
rr,ph+fully close and stuy but they co not
.ha occurnuIatioa OF overladen air or other ram
lies that. too often makes the landings sIa' aSS
and elevators of city apartments SO uiiDe
Some houses are constructed thdI Ou"i" az
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thorough airing. Fresh air, and plenty or IT, "i
oi,.o any house clean, untainted odor. ana
science has proved unquestloLapIy' that pure
trosb air heats and holds the heat better tnah
heavy. impure air
THE IDEAL KITCHEN.
| The ideal kitchen has tiled floor or hnoieum
floor covering; the walls Of tiles glazed nrlck' OF
I'D rIaeter. nIenty of cupboards with glass doors
or none it has a large. firm zinc-coVered table
annie sink room the sink itself being set on legs
with all its pipes and traps exposed 10 view. ac-
cording to the best sanitary method No hiding
nI.ce is left available for dust or Vermn. Inc
i,i+oben has 2 sunny exposure with windows on
all sides possible. There is an opening III the
chimney over the range. and a hood TO the range
Tn Dreyent the cooking odors from perVadlng other
narts of the house. This is the ideal Kitchen
which eternal vigilance never falls 10 Keep d
safe reasonable central point
AS 10 furnishings, there IS a place for every
thing and everything in its plaCe-a hacKneyeo DuI
very effective fashion OF ofoeT. All tne utELSlAS
needed around the stove near and within easy
reach The shelves hold plenty Of tin boxes, with
tight fitting lids. for yeascakes, spices, tea conee
and so on. Hampers or bags for soiled towels
and aprons are conveniently disposed. There Is
nothing superhuous. AS William Morris says,
litcbens are about the only rooms furnished in
good taste, because all the articles there are OF
good shape declare their use. and are appropriate
TO: it.
"A window corner in the kitchen may well be made
nI,nf nfN fOpn nha mn an
of rest for the cook who is practically on her feet
all day Indeed, such corner in a new model
kitchen in a beautiful home has been occupied
nearly every morning this winter by the blind
grandmother of the family, an old fashioned
woman wonted to her kitchen, who has found
this sunny comfortable spot positive luxury and
the kitchen radiance OF heat preferable to register
radiator even open nre
eft is to be hoped there is servants dinlnS
room be Il ever so small. At all events however,
the family of any pretension has separate place
for its meals. One of the first steps in civiliza-
ton is to eat in some room other than the kitchen