Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

to be an invitation with more interest than
the first. The latest laundry instllments
are the electric washing machines and the
centrifugal wringers. which are really eX-
tractors in the sense that all the water
is thrown Oft as yapoF by the swiftly re-
volving process. The mangle with revolv-
ing cylinder is the attachment which docs
the ironing, and the whole electric plant.
including the tubs and motor, costs about
$500. A good pneumatic cleaning outfit with
attachments where the cleaning hose can
be carried into various rooms can be put
in at from $500 to $500.
That these extract dust only an. inch
down from any surface leaves the problem
Of cleaning mattresses one of physical cul-
ture or gymnastics. There are ways of
keeping the dust out, however. which are
invisible, as would be expected in a mod
ern fairyland. There is a dust intercepter
put on the windows. which is something on
the fashion of an old weather strip, only
that the part that is on the window sash
slips through the part that is on the case
ment as a shuttle slips back and forth in
its groove.
But that the windows may not have to
be opened on a dusty day there is a VEN
tilating system installed in most of these
houses which Sits all air before it comes
in and distributes 1t through the rooms.
| And II after all is said a dust pan of dust
can be gathered up anywhere a chute
placed next to the laundry one will carry
it from any floor where the sweeper hap
pens to be into the basement.
WearisOme Trips Now Needless.
The wearisome trips up and downstairs
are unnecessary in these new homes. as a
telephone attachment will be found on
every floor, with pad and pencil ready
and a dumb waiter which goes from base
ment to the top story. The trip to let in
the iceman is eliminated, as the iceman
slips in the cake-a short weight If he
wants to-through a door on the back porch
into the reservoir of the refrigerator, That
the door will soon be equipped with an
automatic scales which shall register the
weight of the cake as it shuts it in is
only the next step in the evolution of the
icebox, If this has not been patented al
ready.
AS another defense against dirt the cor
ners in the floors are brought forward
until they are no longer corners, but
Slightly concave surfaces. This is done
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metal fixtures, which, however, suggest
that wooden baseboards later may be
shaped that way. too. Bath tubs OF heav-
lest porcelain also help TO give the bath
rooms the look Of Pompeiian rooms and the
same possibilities OF being easily cleaned.
There are endless couveniences for the
dining room, one Of the most noticeable
being the way in which the radiator is
being fitted to take the place of the
waitress. Some Of these are fitted with
grooves for holding plates. others with
shelve, while the most attractive has an
oven with doors set into the steam coils.
whore food can be kept hot instead OF
being carried back TO the kitchen.
As it is at present housekeeping is a
wonderful piece of machinery unappreciated
by the ordinary housemaid and waiting for
the man specialist TO come forward and
press the button. Or the woman? There
are those who predict that II is the last
who will eventually get there, but at
present the interest is to see who arrives
first.-Grace r. Clarke in Chicago Tribune.