Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-18

KITCHEN At
FIRST, ADVICE

Real home lovers claim that when
starting housekeeping the kitchen
should be furnished first If there is
anything left for a parlOr's decoration,
we'll and good; if not. the money has
been wisely spent, for the kitchen is
the workshop of the house
Directions for furnishing the kitchen
can only be given in a general way.
but plan so that the head will save
the hands and feet as much labor as
possible. systematic everything and
group such articles as belong to each
kind of work. For instance. have
your baking utensils as near together
as possible. so you will not have to
20 to the pantry for eggs, to the cup
| bOarl for the mixing bowls, and across
| the kitchen for the flour
A critical inspection of the majority
of kitchens will show the refrigerator
too near the range. the sink too low
and with the path from sink to kitchen
| table too long by half
Ventilation is considered the most
important thing in the kitchen. The
| we'll ventilated kitchen has windows
and doors arranged so that cross ven.
| tilation can be secured.
II you have windows at opposite
sides of the room or a transOm over a
| door at one side and a window at the
other. let one be omen at the top and
the other at the bottom; this gives the
needed circulation ofair. A top out.
let should always be open when cook
ing is going on. as that will carry
out all odors and smoke.
Every kitchen should have direct
sunlight part of the day at least. with
satisfactory daylight and artificial
light. Windows should he curtained
so as to permit free admission of day
and sun light, while at a trifling ex-
pense the latest lighting equipment
can be installed.
Fuel is not more imnOrtant than the
light or water supply. but it's consider
alton includes the range and the heat
ing plan, as we'll as the kind of fuel
in use. Gas is the most perfect fuel
for everyday housekeeners.
The oven should he high. to Obviate
stooDing: but not built over the stove,
| making 1t necessary to reach IN to
place things in it. There should be a
warming oven. hot water reservoir
q hroiler. and glass doors to both
| ovens. The stove should also be equip
ped with heat Indicator.
The nerfect water supply is piped
hot and cold water.
furnishings consist Of every device
that will facilitate vour work, and
helm toward the perfect convenience
| that should exist. IF Won have a kitch.
en- cabinet or well built cupboard. il
will contain bread. cake. and flour
| box. cereals. and spices. and will hold
| oil those tools good kitchen me.
| chanic needs. The original expense
| for kitchen furnishings brings its own
repayment in satisfactory work done.
A small kitchen cabinet is an abom.
inatiOn; an Old-fa shi0ned kitchen dres-
| ser. such as your grandmother used
! when houses were built without pan
tries will give much better satisfac-
| ton. Even a set Of low. deep, cur.
| tanned shelves will hold more and he
| more useful than a flimsy. low-priced
shallow cabinet.
A we'll appointed sink, IS or 40 inch
cs high. should be- neaF window for
light and near the sehen table for
convenience = res Blaming to
j build kitchens STfs Is have lights
oyer the ssi1k IS $iover the
III StxNaStS$V0Ss aB1es are needed in
s&VHr!~N Modern kitchen. one covered
ERS Nh a slab Of marble and fitted with
t9astOrS, so it can he pushed up to the
stove or close to the sink. and the
other one covered with heavy zinc or
with sheet aluminium. The first table
is for pastry, confectionery making.
and for dessert making and for gen
eral use. The second for daily work.
Keep pairing knives kitchen scis-
sors. sCrapers and such small helps in
table drawers Have drawer beneath
the sink. or close by it. for polishing
and scruhhing materials. and for the
articles needed for keeping the range
in order. Have everything else. as
far as practicable. in plain sight and
easy reach. Imagine. if you can. a
workman putting his tools out of sight
several times a day. as We wOrkwO
men do
Floors and walls should be covered
, with something washable. In imagina
' ton. We see our ideal kitchens fur
y nished with beautiful tiles: or with