El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01
TINE
IN MODERN
KITCHEN
Many New Devices For the
Purpose Of Saving Labor
Are Contrived.
FIRELEss COOKERS
LATEST ADJUNCTS
- Frederc }. Haskinl


There is no branch OF domestic eco
Monies more important than economy in
labor, and every day new discoveries
are being made In this direction Par
ttcular attention is being given TO this
matter In the building and furnishing
OF a model home. Because women IN
derstand these things better than men,
many first class architects have WO-
man In their employ who Is thoroughly
cOnTersant with all the newest olscOV-
cries for convenience and labor saving
in the household, and can adapt them
to the plans Of the house to be con-
Economy in Space.
If the house is small and the WoRk
likely to be done by the mistress her
self, the planning Of the kitchen is the
first consideration There viii be plen-
ty OF built-in cupboard space within
easy reach Of the range and the sink
The pantry will be close at hand, with
perhaps a convenient small window
through which dishes and prepared food
may be passed directly from the Kitchen
table A broad shelf under a window
opening directly into the dining room
is also a convenience, as Iuu course
may thus be placed in the dining room
with very few steps. such an opening
is also convenient in clearing Up after
the meals, as all the sohed dishes may
be passed out upon this shelf ready fo-
the dishWashlng, without numerous
trips in and out Of the dining room
The model modern kitchen IS ali IN
white OF very light color The ceilings
and walls are Of glazed tiles and the
floor OF dull tiles, both OF which are
easily kept clean. All OF the corners
are round. as In modern hospital Op-
Grating room thus preventing q place
for the accumulation OF dirt Ihe SINK
IS always of white enamel and some o.
the newest ranges are also Ilnlsned IN
white The cooking utensils mey DC
either enamel, aluminium, brass OF cop
per. For economy OF labor, aluminium
is probably the best as the 1000 dons
not burn in its so readily as In the en-
ameled ware and it is easy TO Keep
clean and bright. It is also mucn lgnl-
or In weight and therefore, easier 70
handle. Copper ana prass utenslIs -
NOT used extensively in American
kitchens although most cooks nave one
or two pieces of this material Tor spe-
ciaI purposes. The. modern Drass anu
copper IS well FURNISHED ana not 50
difficult to keep bright as in the days
of our grandmothers-
Novel kitchen Cabinets.
For the average houseWHe Wlose
kitchen is not supplied with the latesl
b11fIt-{n convenient cupbOards the Iur-
niture manufacturer has designed
kitchen cata1et. In p-apT houses TINS
OIutionized the work OF cooking II Is
a large. compact, good looking piece OF
woodwork which contains place Tor
everything likely to be required IN lne
Treoa rati0n Of a meal, outside OF the
food stored IN the re1rlgeraCOE- IL
woman desires TO bake a CAKE. sc
takes her flour from the DIN IN "nlcA
IL has been sifted by specla4 oeNlce.
The sugar is in a smaller bin Just az
hand the eggs may be on the sleiL ia
front OF ner together with me IlaEoI-
ing. spices and other ing eoleI -
baking pans are in one compartment
the mixing bowl in another, so lhat
she may 60 through the entire proGSsss
Of preparing the cake Tor the oven WIN
out. taking single step III colle0'i-s
a siidfnF mixing board, which is gen
araT1v covered with zinc, can pc pulleo
ont Ii she needs it and the rolling pm
hold a large supply OF groceries, most
of them in compartments bearing ~
names of their contents Iney nav
been planned with the utmost care "
sc0o-7nodate every cooking utensll
likely to be used. 30 compact j. me- me-
ranCement that every men OF space
is utilized and yet there IS HlLe -
ger OF their contents becoming QlseI
Tonged There are now several ue-
signs Of kitchen cabinets upon tne ma
I,ef at various prices, each OF Wnlcl ms
some distinctive feature WnlIe al are
-1' Electric Devices.
To those whose homes are equipped
with electricity, there are many el5cJllC
labor saving devices constantly oelns
daveIoDed The electric range reduces
the work Of cooking TO a Minimum lLe
electric iron supplies an even neat
Droductfve of the best results ana saves
1erv stems in laundry. The electric
-l l.--5,-, (leaners are the best Of those
e5e0+ad for home use and the electric
power my be used 70 run tn e. ~-s
machine or the washing machne' ~
inc the bread, beating eggs ana Farl-
Gus other uses. f,.,
Where electric power is not aVallaOlei
the use Of water power as means OF
10 ~ eavinr has been demonstrated IN
a number Of households Inc Lorce on
the water from an ordinary IauceI can
he sDDIfed to the washing machine IN
H.
r NAV also be applied to sewing ma
chine or to the vacuum cleaner, WllcI
otherwise would require 1905 OF hanu
rouar While there DO not seem 10
f. sDv nateuted appliances for utlllz- I
f,S- The water power in the house, IL IS
ba7r71 Tsed in a large number OF amer
ican homes chiefly through tne lnse
NIFTY Of the man OF the mousse
-TTa average woman is penny wise
ana r0und foolish in much Of her mouse
hold economy One Of the iaoors IN ~
home which might be sIeqIls aS SIo+bs
is the washing and cleansing OF Slotns
71sed for cleaning purposes ~ .--
rfes and other places WneIe IIla--l- -.4
IS kept in order by men, c9Ilo- Gel
fs used in place Of cloths Ihere - NJ
-es'sou WHY this should not De en-
-IovaJ I'm the households Of the coun-
f7v Hygiene requires luat ~ So
Use5 in the house must be Kept cream !
80 tsi "a -s,onornv in labor requires that
IN number of clothes TO be WasNSu
must be reduced to the rnlulIn ulll. ~. II
this connection, paper can - 1870 1870
be called into play. Ola ns"spap1-s
IA be used to polish windows ana
s-Iesses to rub the SCOT from olackeneo
kettles or to clean the stove ny
Z-erv materially lessen the numper OF
cloths to be washed and in this Day 20, OF |
J1o1uminous press service, the paper sup
- .-ss-1s nra ctically ineXhaustable.
paper Towels Popular.
Paper is also coming into service
for many other purposes. Many mousse llsts
wives now keep supply Of paper tow {
Els on hand, which materially lessen I
fI7s laundry work During the summer /
season and for informal meals paper I
NAPKINS are frequently used more
tban one woman has partially solved l
~ dish washing problem by the use OF I
paDer plates and dishes. These are IN 1
great demand for picnics and out OF I
door excursions and, while for regular /
use they are hardly attractive enough |
for the family table, numberlesS Wo- !
men are falling back on them for emer- /
gencv use With these paper dishes |
may be used the sanitary drinking |
Guns. which have become so great l
80 o. n,-b1fc fountains during the past I