The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
THE ABANDONED KITCHEN
JUST THE PLACE FOR 4 HOME,
TIE BACHELOR GIRL FINDS.

Refrigerator Simply Grand to stun hin
ln-aset Tub Invaluable for Hats and
S~hses-Endless Possibilities I'm Kitchen
Cabsnets-Tho MaddeninS Dumbwaiter
I'm thinking Of writing a little book OF
instructions giving suggestions as to the
transforming Of an abandoned apartment
house kitchen into . living room. remarked
q summer student, a. she placed her best
hat in the top Of tho refrigerator and care
fully arranged hsr shoes in the set tubs.
Ste all right ono you put your imagina-
ton 70 work and get over being too fussy
about the exact fitness Of things.
you see where two or more apartments
arc used together and there's only one
Kitchen in use there's bound to be Al odd
kitchen or two left over, and these rent like
hot cakes TO girls who realize the poesi-
bjliues and know how TO make the most OF
thek kitchen equipment which is there and
has rot TO stay. no matter how much one
might be willing to pay for it's removal.
take my refrigerator, for instance. l
couldn't for a moment get along without it.
It's the Rrandest place in the world for
stufang away things.
"A hat or two can easily go In the top
commandment, where the Ice really belongs.
and then the shelves below are fine for lay
ing out ones lingerie waists. One girl
I know has made ~pasteboard slides for each
shelf and has them padded and perfumed
lust % daintily a. IL they were intended
for the most elaborate chinonier.
I'm my book Of instructions and sugges-
tons I shall devote an entire chapter TO set
tub possibilities. As a receptacle for shoes
and hats they are simply invaluable.
.One clever girl I know has arranged a
sort of inner lining for her tubs. something
on the order OF an ordinary shoe bag. with
over 20 many pockets and straps. This
lining abe tackst to the inside framework Of
the tubs, above the zinc. The pockets
hold shoes. slippers and overshoes, inside
the straps sne keeps her shoehorn. button
hook and Q couple Of backing brushes.
while in the fat space at the bottom OF the
tub abe keeps her shoe backing supplies.
Another ingenious girl has fitted up her
set tub like q hat trunk. with supports such
a are seen In the trunks n buys espe-
csIly for hats. Five hats can be kept beauti-
fully inside q tub, one at the bottom and one
on each Of the four sides It's a great
schemel
when closed the tubs may be arranged
TO present almost m appearance. accord
ing to the whim OF the girl who occupies
the room. Sometimes a girl chooses the
tubs for her dressing table, sets a mirror up
across the back and oranges all her toilet
articles on the broad surface. But ! think
this 10 a mistake. as II makes quick access
to the tubs an impessibility.. .
Tho best plan Is to use the top OF the set
tubs for q tea table or desk. The tea things
can be placed on a tray. so that everything
can be removed at once and the interior OF
the tubs easily reached. When the desk
arrangement is preferred, a fat board
should DO severed with a large sheet OF
blotting paper and all the equipment ar
ranged on this. At a moments notice the
whole thing may be removed and the top
OF the tub quickly lifted.
when IL comes TO what IL usually called
The kitchen cabinet. the possibilities are
almost endless. II the cabinet has glass
doors these may be lined with colored
cheesecloth % that the contents Of the