Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-26

bly, married and established in his new
home in Waukegan. the ground for
which will be broken presently, he Will
not be put to nearly so much bodily
exertion as was Aladdin when the lat
ter gentleman wished to conjure up an
attractive little scene for himself. You
will remember that Aladdin was put
to the inconvenience of rubbing his
lamp to produce anything he wished in
scenic effects. But Mr.. Yoeman will
merely be obliged to lift his arm and
push a small pearl button in order to
surround himself with the most mar
velouS effects.
Conventional -four designs, illum-
mated in color. fountains which will
he regulated by electricity and illum-
mated in colors, an out of doors dn-
ing room decorated in electric lights in
designs, an inner court, with flower
beds OF electric bulbs. will be amopg
the garnishments OF this new house
out on the praries of Illinois, says the
Chicago Tribune.
The residence has already taken its
name. before its walls are reared. as
the electrical mansion" 1t is modelled
Paris. which is so marvellous in design
and execution as to command the ad-
miration OF noted designers of electri-
cal marvels. This one, if the popular
fancy of the neighbors out in Wauge-
gan has not run riot, is to be more un-
usual still, and if the finished product
upholdS the prophecies made for it, pill
grims will be journeyinS by extremely
smoky trains out to the beautiful, I'M
duIating suburb by the lake to behold!
And all Of this splendor is to be ac-
compllshed-to introduce a vulgar,
commercial thought-on $4,000.
Curtains will be drawn by elcctri-
city. cigars will be lighted by the same
excessively modern device, which will
also DC used in serving tea, delivering
mail. washing dishes and making tel
cphono connections. 1t is planned that
an automatic telephone 1T the gate,
which is a quarter of a mile from the
house. will announce guests, the de-
sign being presumably to give the mis-
tress Of the mansion time to escape If
she does not care to see them or to
change from kimona to receiving
gown.
Among the features Of the establish
ment will be:
An inner court or patio, with q
splashing fountain in it and convcn-
tional flowers of electric bulbs.
Out doors dining room.
Bathroom. with a large pool. the
temperature of the water to be regu-
lated by electricity.
Garage and entire executive cstab-
l!shment inside the house.
System of automatic lights, doors,
curtains. dining room and kitchen ser
vice, bed room, tea service and dish
washing.
The front gate will open and close by
electricity automatically and there will
be automatic telephones at intervals
along the arbored walk to the house
One of the special features Of this
unusual dwelling will be that the whole
scheme of housekeeping has been re-
duced to such state Of automacy that
only one servant will be required. He
will probably be a Chinaman, and he
Will be required To cook, to dust and to
make up beds. This is practically the
only work of the mcnagc not per-
formed by the subtle. unseen force to
be summoned by pressure. Of the
thumb, so slight as to seem to involve
no human eXcrtion, so controlled that
1t potts along the system Of wires con-
cealed from view by double walls.
The table service will all be by cleo
trlclty. There will be Il groove or slide
around the table. on which dishes Will
be propelled by electricity, stopping at
every plate and vanishing into the
depths Of the buffers pantry by slide
WiloE they have made the round. The
table will rise through the floor like the
wonder tables OF the fairy tales, and n
system Of mirrors will show when the
plates are empty. 50 that the butler
may press q button and send that par
urnlar food along. The buffers pantry
or serving room will itself be a mar
vel to behold. The shelf going around
the table will start here and the dish
IS viii be propelled by a method SIM
llar TO that of the third rail. There
Will be indicators, clocks, switches.
telephones and starters for conducting
the nlaneuvering between here and
the dining room.
IT the master of this household has
solved one branch of the servant prob
lem he has probably introduced n more
alarming phase of it. Only one SER
want may be demanded to operate a |
house such rs this. but he will have to
be a skilled mechanic as well as a |
bedmaker and cook. and the price he
Will charge will probably be prohibi-
tive TO the rank and file of people. Be-
sides. it seems unlikely that the race
will produce the combination oC tenn
peramental requirements, such as be- |
ing good bread maker and an expert |
electrical engineer.
AT any rate. this tangled house, !
reared in the unsophisticated COM
of Waukegan. is supposed to !
be for bride, and nothing in the way
of novelty or fairylike conceita is at |
all disturbing or surprising to her who !,
is about to be married. 4 bridge is |
being built now over n ravinc in the |
grounds. 1t will connect the two ex-
trcmes of the passageway from the |
gate to the mansion. which will sit |
high on hill. The bridge itself will |