The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24
WHERE CHEF RULES
UP-ro-DATE KITCHENS or Tie
WHITE HOUSE.
Women Visitors to the Capitol Would
Surely Enjoy a Visit TO These Por.
tlons Of the Presidents
Household

Surely Enjoy Visit 20 These Por
tions Of the Presidents
Household
Il wish they would let MS see the
kitchen This was the remark of q
practical western matron as she stood
a short time ago in the east room Of
the White House, In Washington. She
mad been shown through the corridors,
the blue room, the green room and the
east room; she got a glance at the
state dining-room and at the door Of
the presidents office, but all the
grandeur and historic interest Of these
parts Of the executive mansion did not
make her forget the presidents kitch-
en-, and her disappointment was keen
when she was informed that the kitch-
en- was not open to visitors
To most American women the kitch-
en- is probably the most interesting
room in the White House A careful
inspection Of it's general construction.
Of it's thoroughly modern appoint
ments and Of the manner in which
cooking utensils are arranged and
cared for, is full Of practical sugges-
tions that are helpful to the student Of
domestic science. II gives, further
more, an excellent example Of how the
old spacious kitchen Of colonial type
can be remodeled SO as to conform
to the latest ideas Of domestic labor
saving devices and Of sanitary ar
rangements.
The White House kitchen Is com.
posed Of two connecting rooms, To-
Gated in the rustic basement, under
the family and state dining-rooms. Tie
main kitchen is 40 feet long and %
feet wide The smaller apartment
known as the family kitchen IS about
half this size. Both rooms are fitted
out according TO the most modern
ideas OF kitchen science. The floors
and the walnscoting for several feet
are completely tiled The rooms are
well lighted by large windows and by
electric light The open plumbing
fixtures are Of the most modern and
thoroughly sanitary In the main
kitchen the great hooded range with
its large baking and warming ovens,
and its large water boiler, occupies
about an entire side Of the room. Next
70 the water boiler Is a long porcelain
sink, with up-to-date exposed plumb
ing, for washing dishes Another side
Of the room Is taken up by two inn
mense cupboards. The upper shelves
Of these are protected By glass doors
and are filed with crockery and tin
ware. The lower portion is divided
into bins for -four, meal and cereals.
A large circular pronged iron rack
is suspended from the ceiling over one
Of the several large deal tables that
are distributed about the room. On
state occasions when hundreds of
guests are likely to be seated in the
state diningroom, this circular iron
swing is filed with every variety OF
cooking utensils, suspended from the
prongs. so that they are right at hand
for the White House chef and his sew
eraI assistants. After the state dinner
has been served, these highly pol
ished copper utensils are shined up
again and stored away in their proper
cupboards
The smaller apartment, known as
the family kitchen, where the presi-
dents help take their meals, is fit
ted up in much the same manner as
the larger.
In addition to its spaeiousness, the
two most striking features Of the
White House kitchen are the tiled
for ard wainscotng and the electric
appliances. The floor design and the
spotless white wainscoting give the
rooms an attractive appearance and
suggest at the same time that careful
regard for sanitary considerations,
the importance Of which is just be
ing appreciated in domestic science.
The use Of electricity to light the
rooms. heat the dish warmers. run the
dumb-waiters and for similar purposes
demonstrates that in the domestic ar
rangements Of the presidents house
hold the value Of laborsaying devices
is fully realized.