Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-06

tne laun0reSS.
! The kitchen sinks are OF enameled
earthen ware. the waste trapped d.
| rectly down to the drain. with all pipes
| nickel plated and exposed
, The drip board. as we'll as cooks table.
| is OF maple. Marble which has some
times been advocated as the material
par excellence for serving and cooking
tables. is not to be desired. It stains
readily dissoves in some of the acids
and clogs with all kinds of oils
| BESIDES the buffers pantry between the
kitchen and dininG-room with its linen
closets and drawers for the table and
Kitchen linen. its pantry with glass doors,
china closet with glass doors, and it's
| plate warmer, whether heated by gas.
hot water or electricity. there are other
| side rooms such as the storeroom for
dry groceries and separate refrigerators
for meat and milk. with other compart-
ments for fruit and vegetables But while
all these things are a delight to the born
housewife. who enjoys knowing about
| them in case her ship comes in and some
day she too shall inherit the most Of us
| have still to so on making the best
Of our present surroundings, even Mary
AIMS" and chcesebox flats.
Yet even in this setting ordinarily not
OF our own choosing. the possession of
good or bad taste is quickly recognized.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF A DIN
ING-ROOM.
| Take for instance the ugly little dining
! room of the ordinary apartment house
| with it's uneven floor. cheap and scaly
woodwork. forid paper. over worked
10 ,,ir mi
across the alley to the brick walls adj
Joining.
A young couple moving into such
one last spring transformed tho "bete
noir." as the previous occupant had
styled it, into n most charming interior
The ceiling. which was plain white. was
freshioned. A plate shelf was extended
around the room, and this with the wood
work was painted white. Tho walls were
covered with blue denim. The noor
whose creviccs had been filled with some
of the good preparations on the market
was given stain of light oak. made by
mixing one pint of linseed oil with one
and ono-half glls ti,rp-ntine. three
tabiespoonfuls of raw lumber and three
tablespoonf,ls of whiting. over this was
spread Turkish kiskhim, IN whose
variegated pattern a rich deep blue pre-
dominated. While this hard, smooth COW
ering had been used for carpets in the
Orient from the earliest times. it is only
very recently that it has been used
in America for anything but portieres
and covers: yet they are both attractive,
durable, and withal inexpensive in COM
parison with the heavier Oriental rugs of
single face.
Against the windows. 10 hide the star
ing brick walls were stretched across
the lower sash a pretty blue figured
stained glass effect fabric and over this
in turn were draped in the French or
crossed effect, curtains made of tarletan.
This same tarlctan. by the way. was
used in all the other rooms. giving a per-
fectly legitimate and pleasing effect. The
material was purchased by the bolt. cut
into desired lengths and the dressing
washed out before hanging. Contrary
to expectation it makes a sheer. soft.
durable hanging. After these curtains
were crossed on the poles they were
looped back about the centre Of the win
dow casing where they were punched
with big soft knot of the material.
The dining table was small and plain.
and there was no other furniture in the
room aside from the built-in china closet
whose lower part extended far enough
beyond the cupboard to admit of its
taking the place of sideboard. Draw
ers below held the silver and linen. On
the plate shelf around the room. blue
Canton plates We're ranged. while the
two shelves of the mantel were filled
with stems and old pewter heirlooms.
After each meal the table was cleared,
a cover OF blue denium adjusted and in
the centre set an old Russian copper
tray, FURNISHED until it seemed to hold
was placed in its keeping. On this was
placed a slender copper agon which held
in turn long stemmed glasses. or a bunch
of white or yellow poses, according to
the season.
WHEN SICKNESS COMES.
But to us an. no matter what the
housing. come days Of sickness; 30 just
here I am going to give you some good
suggestions for light meats and meat
substitutes that being both delicate and
digcstiblc are usually allowed to sur
gical cases" diabetes and convalescents.
CHOPS. FISH AND BIRDS IN PAPER
CASES.
Chops. birds and dry hsh are most
delicious when broiled in paper. A sheet
of foolscap paper is spread with either
olive oil or butter Il should always give
preference to the fOrmcrl. then the arti-
Gle to be broiled. sailed and peppered,
should be laid on the lower half and the
upper part folded over with the edges
together. Begin at the edge and fold
over the lower side and ends several
times. pinching together close to the
meat. Place In a wire broiler. and broil
eight or ten minutes over a steady, slow.
hre, turning often. The paper will char
long time before isniting. and the con-
tents will be basted in their own juices.
When the paper 10 we'll Drowned the chop
or bird 10 done to juicy. delicate and
digestible turn. Serve in its envelope,