Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

f7EERE are a number OF things
needed frequently or infre-
qHfhtly throughout a house
lssss which are OF such a nature
telk4ES&g that they will not serve orna
- mental purposes, such as
eouehes' easy chairs tables. musical in
strumsnts, light fixtures ETC., but which
should be conveniently obtainable at any
time when needed.
To provide place for such articles. cup
boards have been created Cupboards are
OF various sorts and planned according 70
the uses for which they are intended.
Starting with the reception hall a han seat
with hinged top lid is often used as
convenient cupboard in which to keen rub.
bers and other rainy day apparel. In the
living room or library are built-in book.
cases which are one form of oupboards in
which are kept the books. In the lower
part Of the bookcases there should be pro-
vided a row Of drawers in which to keep
magazines, newspapers and other things
needed about library which do not present
as ornamental appearance as the books
Wen kept books are real ornaments, in
fact they are often used solely for this
purpose, and for this reason they should be
protected from the dust which through sad
them il they are not protected. The best
way to do this is TO provide glass. Clear
glass is preferable to loaded glass, for the
books alone are ornament enough. All
bookcase shelves should be adjustable, M
fact every cupboard in the house contain
ing shelves should have adjustable cleats
on each side and the backs OF all cup
boards should be sealed.
In the dining room cupboards are usually
provided either in the form Of a china
closet or a sideboard. Since the latter is
mostly for ornamental purposes, a great
deal Of cupboard space which is provided
in built-in sideboard should be planned
with some attention to its requirements.
There should be at least two shallow small
drawers and one wide shallow drawer, the
wide drawer for doilies and centerpieees.
the narrow drawers for napkins and silver,
ware, The silverware drawer should be
divided off into compartments for the
various kinds OF silver There should be at
least one wide shelf concealed by q wooden
door in which 70 keep tablecloths with as
few folds as possible. The rest of this
sideboard can be divided into oupboards or
drawers for various purposes in a manner
giving the most pleasing appearance.
When china closet is provided IL is
4 best to have it against the wall which
divides the dining room from either the
! pantry or kitchen, with wooden panel doors
on the pantry or kitchen side, and glass
doors on the dining room side. The drawers
underneath the counter Of the china closet
should also run clear through and have
handles at both ends, This makes it pos
sioie to place things In the closet from the
kitchen or pantry. side and take them out
from the dining room side, which saves
many steps, Pantry and kitchen cupboards
should either sxtAnd 10 the ceiling or else
/ have slant roof built over the top of
them above the line OF convenient reach,
90 that the top OF the cupboards will not
become eatoh-all or resting place for
dust. The slant roof makes it easy to dust
off and gives finish TO the top. In most
cases It is best, however TO run the cup
boards TO the ceiling While 1t must be
admitted that this does not look so well
/ kitchen and pantry cupboaTds are not for
ornamentation. and the upper part of the
cupboards, which srould have separate