Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
KITCHEN OF MODERN HOME
Some Luxuries That Make the Cooks Life
One Long Dream.
METAMoRPHAsls DU- 70 MANS PROGRESS
Sanitation and Ventilation Achieved
with Utensils and Furniture
of the Utmost Utility
and Convenience.

The woman or man either, for that mat
ter, who cannot extract an hour of genuine
delight as well as much profitable infor-
nation from an inspection of the modern
model kitchen, may put it down that she
or he is not only lacking in the domestic
instinct. but deficient also in appreciation
of the aesthetic and of the accomplish
ment OF science and experience In elimin-
ating some of the most perplexing and dis
agreeable details from one of the most
perplexing departments of the household.
So absolutely complete is this modern cul
mary department that even the Imagination
could supply little beyond a successful
automatic dish-washer and a pivot upon
which an automatic cook might revolve
amid the numberless conveniences that are
all within an arms length from the oven
door.
While commercialism continues to stimu-
late competition, there will, of course, con-
tinue to be new things in the way of
utensiles which housekeepers will continue
to introduce into their kitchens, but even
at this stage in its evolution the kitchen
has progressed SO far toward perfection
that even the traditional large and airy"
kind, that was one of the most important
departments at grandmother's. and which
produced that long list of substantials
and goodies. is no longer the ideal. AS a
matter of fact, one Of the chief points
in which the modern kitchen differs from
the old is in its size. Where room and
windows were formerly counted essentials,
compactness is desired now. And as for
windows, one is all that is necessary, or
even desirable. for the fumes are carried
of by patent devices, electricity affords all
the light necessary and in Just the place
where 1t is wanted, while fresh air is sup
Piled by sources that do not endanger the
evenness of the ovens heat. The old-time
pantry with its -four and meal bins. its
rows Of shelves laden with cans and Jars
and tin things, its rows of iron skillets
and on that bottom shelf just off the floor,
It's iron kettles that did daily service for
boiling potatoes or meat or almost any
thing else that necessitated long cooking
on top of the stove-this with all its equip
ment is no longer a necessary adjunct to
the well appointed culinary department.
Even the cellar that one-time> >tndispensi-
BILE annex to the kitchen, is no longer abso-
lutely necessary or at least. its usefulness
has been so far curtailed that II bears
little resemblance to the cellars OF old.
and so nearly has every necessity been
supplied that It requires only means today
to supply almost absolutely complete
equipment.
To begin with, the model kitchen OF to-
day has tiled walls and fioor, and these. by
the way are preferably white. This is by
no means uncommon in the modern home,
but where tile is not used the best sub
stitute is the hardwood floor and white
enamel walls Some kitchens have a tiled
wainscoting with the enamel above. The
ollcloth or enamel paper In tiled designs
is another popular wall covering. and Any
and all Of these will wash of, and so that
most inexorable of modern demands, per-
feet sanitation, may be compiled with.
Any of the plumbing that is exposed should
be nickel-plated for this is least suscepti-
BILE to the action of steam and other mois-
ture incidental TO a kitchen. The white
porcelain or enamel-lned sink is in such
common use that almost every one is IA
miliar with its convenience. and to this Is
added one or two wings or drain boards
attached at either end These, too, are
finished in white enamel or porcelain, and
the under part is all open, leaving no trap
for dust OF other undesirable accumula-
ton. OF course the sink is equipped with
hot and cold water, the former being sup
piled with the assistance OF the furnace or
house heating plant orr the coal range in
winter and by a gas attachment in sum-
mer. But this too. is a familiar con-
venience.
The position OF the hot water tank Is
determined by the source from which II
| is heated. third faucet TO which is at
tached a filter. is also located above the