New-York tribune., 1916-07-30
The Kitchen Is So Arranged That Stove.
Sink, Shelves and Cupboards for
Dishes Are All Close Together and
Convenient to the Dining Room.

the luncheon and we do the things she
wants to do. That is my idea OF both
Of us getting at the proper understand
ing of each others rights and views"
Mr.. and Mrs. Read have recently
built a charming house in which Mrs.
Reads many original ideas for domes-
tic comfort and simplifed service find
EXPRESSION. After much investigation
and long study ,he has evolved plan
for the management of her estab-
lishment which in great measure is
possible TO every woman who has
house n care for Realizing the need
for efficiency and the importance Of
conserving her own energy, she has
called electricity and mechanical skill
to her aid, and installed them in her
beautiful home as the servants who
do her bidding, thereby reducing the
dailv housework so materially that she
has abundant time at her disposal for
all of the social engagements and out
door pleasures that appeal to her.
The greatest beauty of her achieve
ment lies in her attitude toward her
duties, especially in view of the fact
that for months she has been hGndi-
capped by injured arms. Despite this,
she does all of her cooking and her
housework, her sewing, baking, runs
her automobile, digs in her garden and
withal fairly radiates health, happi-
ness and optimism.
Instead of simply giving up active
participation in affairs until the IN
iuries had completely healed, as most
women would have done, this plucky
little woman calmly remarked in ex-
planning the reason for many of her
unique arrangements that save her
! hands:
"You see, simply had to have du-
plicate pair of arms, and these an cleo
trio motor supplies"
"How did you come to know how
to plan all of this?" she was asked
I MndI ElllIltUNgs
Efficiency in housekeeping, as in any
other business, depends on training and
equipment" she replied 81 was trained
as l grew up, and have always studied
housekeeping problems, since | consid-
er it as much of an obligation for a
wife to know how to use wisely the
money her husband makes as it Is for
him to know how to provide for his
family.
"My main efficiency expert" Mrs.
Read continued, "is a general util-
ity motor (1-6 horsepower, which is
adjusted for different speeds and adapt
ed for attachment to the bread mixer,
cake mixer, meat chopper, ice cream
freezer and egg beater. This motor was
especially constructed to my order, and
is at present being changed little so
as to make it adaptable for any kind
of service that may be required of it,"
[Ed-There Is on the market now a
motor unit adapted for operating all kinds
/ of kitchen deyices.l
"My cleaning is made easy by the
vacuum system piped through the
house, IL horsepower, with outlets at
/ frequent intervals both as step savers
and TO avoid the use of the long hose.
Once a week | clean all Of the rugs,
walls, etc, in this manner. 1t takes two
hours for each floor. The dirt and
/ dust are carried to the cellar, and this
part Of the house and the attic are
cleaned once a month by the woman
whom | employ three half-days a
week during the winter and two whole
days in summer. She does the laundry
work, window washing, outdoor clean
ing and such heavy work as must be
done, but none of the cooking or regu-
lar housework.
"My sewing machine is run by cleo
tricity 1-30-horsepower motor, and
electric fans make the house comtor-
table in hot weather. An electric disk
stove is used in the dining room for
cooking things requiring only few
minutes. That is all we do with cleo
tricity, except, Of course, the lights"
The highest electricity bill for the
year-which was for January, the long
est notwithstanding lighting and all
service, was SO. For February, s2.4O;
March, sl.90, and April, May and June,
81 each. These bills are based on
charge Of 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
No "Ifs," but "Iiows."
"There are no ifs in my plan" Mrs.
Read declared energetically. We only