The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-03-02

A pretty feature in these same fats |
is a combination book case and writ
ing desk This is stationed to the |
left of the mantel To all appearances |
this is the only object but it serves
another purpose as well, for it is also |
a door which leads into the storage |
closet This closet is arranged to hold |
the bed clothes as well as wearing APP
psrel The bed itself is in the day
time handsome mantel. A spring at
tathed to the top shelf of this mantel
lets down the front to form a bed
when desired. This turning of the
mantel into a bed is a sanitary ar
rangement for the back of the bed
opens into a well ventilated closet.
Clamps are fastened to the four cor
ners of the bed to hold the clothes.
When the bed is turned up In the
Dag time these clamps keep the clothes
suspended, and as there is space Of
an inch and half between the various
articles the air can circulate freely
all day. Nor are these all the Aladdin
wonders, for the large cheyal glass in
the parlor, like the mantel in the sit
ting romm, serves a double purpose
and turns down to furnish a full size
bed with sanitary conditions like the
other
Here. then, are living room, parlor,
| two sleeping rooms, kitchen, bath
room and reception hall, with practi-
cally nothing. but two rooms to care
| for. In some of the new apartments
where added room is needed. a vene-
tan blind is suspended from the cell
ing SO that it cuts the room in half.
This can be rolled up to the top OF
the room in the daytime and at night
it forms protection SO that the room
is divided into two and thus gives op-
| portunity for an extra couch. In 9TH
er apartments screens are fitted on the
reverse side to hold extra clothing. A
new patent of this kind consists of a
screen with hooks on the back which
are concealed when hung with cloth
ing, by canvas covered doors. Dress
boxes are utilized for seats in the day
time and beds at night in other apart
ments.
Many of these plans to minimize
space and economic labor are worthy
of consideration Space in the kitchen
can always be saved by using a kitch-
en- cabinet arranged TO hold cooking
and eating utensils The best of these
cabinets are costly and an old boob
case can be converted into one al
small expense The newest kitchen
table is made with the molding board
under the drawer which holds knives
forks, spoons and enough dishes fol
! a meal. The board slips under anc
can be pulled out when needed Hook:
are placed at intervals down the leg:
! of the table to hold pans and cooking
utensils that must be hung up In on,
; small apartment where there was M
kitchen the housekeeper had stan'
: made the right height for washing
5 dishes A large hole in the top Above,
: the dish pan to be inserted and per
forated piece of tin the exact size o
5 the bottom of the pan made falls
bottom which prevented particles from
D settling in the pan The water in thi
: way was free enough from sedimen
: to throw down the bathroom escap
e pipes. The cooking utensils wer
s hung on hooks around the legs of thi
e impromptu sink.
u How much can be accomplished i
S small quarters if the housekeeper ha
t, ingenuity and is on the alert for ne
h ideas. One of the latest invention
t for apartments of small space is th
|. sectional chiffonier. 1t is really
drawer containing two boxes owe
e which another drawer the exact coul
# terpart fits. A detachable mirror resi
g on top, and the whole is an attractiy
2 and serviceable piece of furniture
e hold clothing or anything one desire
When more seats are needed in II
II room, the two sections can be take
n apart, the mirror placed out of II
way. and the top and bottom section
a. make seats against the wall In tn
L way there are seats for four CUES
S. who never imagine they are sitting {
a. what was once a chiffonier.