The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
A Blue and White
Kitchen.

The majority of American women
keep their own homes. Many do all
their own work, and those that do not
have an intelligent interest in the man
agement of their homes oversee the
work of a servant and are in and out
of the kitchen many times a day.
This being the case. 1t naturally fol-
lows that the average American kitch-
en- is growing to be cheerful and pleas
ant-not dingy, ugly spot. the scrap
basket of the house.
The prim. New England housekeeper
may have a smile for the thought Of a
blue e-and-white kitchen, for it does
sound little elaborate to get up a
color scheme for this busy workroom;
but she would really be the first to ap-
preciate the exquisite neatness and es-
thetic pleasantness OF a delicately
clean. pretty delft kitchen.
1t would be absurd, of course, IL one
has nice kitchen with stout iron and
fresh tin ware to suggest doing it all
over in a blue-and-whit effect, Just for
arts sake. But IL you're doing new
kitchen or making over an old one don't
fail to strive for this new. charming
and hygienic effect.
And if your kitchen is old and shah
by then do it over little by little as you
freshen it each season. until in a year
or two you will find, with only the
necessary outlay. that the room you
dreaded to work in and that your fam
lily avoided if possible has grown an in
yiting spot, cheerful and wholesome.
OF course, your delft effects are not
real, and you don't get imported wind
mill china and placques, and blue and
white tiled stoves and cupboards: but
you get floor and table oiicloths in
blue-and-white designs for not cent
more than ugly colors cost. And you
cover your walls with blue-and-white
imitation tile paper, which is very
cheap. and you put white dotted Swiss
curtains at the windCw-very plain
ones, without a ruffie or plait and hung
on cheap brass rods, so that without
any trouble they can be washed at
least once a month.
And the woodwork is painted a clean
dull green, which fits perfectly with
your colors and is easier to keep clean
than white, and the ceiling is pure
white.
All this costs not one cent more
than the dull. uninteresting colors that
are put in the average Kitchen In
fact, your paper costs less than paint
ing the walls. and, IL vanished, will
last years and can be washed
Now for the utensils and dishes.
There is no heavy crockery, not of the
coarsest and cheapest. any cheaper
than heavy modern willow ware, and
white. Put it on your cupboard
shelves so that it will show and have
a real old-time open cupboard. on
which you hang the cups with the sau-
GERS in rows on shelves above. 1t isn't
any trouble; 1t saves time TO have
them so convenient.
And. with the craze for blue-and-
white kitchens, the shops are showing
stove dishes of enameled ware in the
prettieSt blues. lined with white, no
more costly than the ugly old iron
kettles and pans. and very. very dur
able. And infinitely easier to keep
clean.
But. as / said. If you had a we'll
equipped kitchen to start with, the
only way is to add bits Of blue and
white in china. or pottery, or oilcloth.
as you can, just as one forms any
pretty collection of nice articles.
The modern kitchen has not only
an artistic standard Of appearance.
but is more wholesome and hygienic-
ally fresh The reason for its superior
daintiness is because IT Is cleaned with
borax. water; that Is, a suds OF warm
water, pure borax and CASTLE SOAP
From new blue-and-white oilcloth
to old and worn ironware this solu-
ton is the wisest and chiefest and SIM
plest method of cleansing 1t does
awaT with the scrubbing brush and
thus saves money by saving wear and
tear and time.
With borax suds. half cake OF bo-
rax and half cake Of soap to a pail
of hot water. you can houSeclean an
entire kitchen, walls and stove uten-
sils and foor in couple of hours:
and do it in fresh, nice frock and
look pretty all the time
And one more idea Be sure to have
one vigorous growing plant, a stout
aeranium or sturdy fern, in your win
dow: it will be charming with Vour
color scheme. an inspiring sight to
mistress or maid, no trouble. no ex-
pense and much peace Of mind,