Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
SUGGESTIONS OFFERED
II FOR A BETTER KITCHEN
sSirs. Frederick Outlines Proposal
y Work Around Culinary Depart
mcnt for improvements.
Sny MI,s. cmursruNE rnEDERIcl>.

~ This Is snrng and the time of
Exchanges IN costume. You are getting
ss new dress. no doubt. and u rcnova-
z III tr,n In YOUR wardrobe Hut is il not
Seal The time to consider renovating
rftNbiir kitchen and furnishing IL with I
11tSnew spring dress?
~ 1'her, is hardly "a kitchen which
tIsiocs not Mood repair and alteration
ry;if this season OF the year. After
,ssthe winters CRIME and smoke and
sYthe roughcr usage OF bad weather
Ills time For The pain; pot and the
tfgSarnish can TO get busy. With
tFlabor so dear and scarce today there
ssyyis no reason why many active. healthy
..housewivcs cannot do the. rcdcc"rat-
ttsslnE OF tn. hi;cncn themselves. Ii is
ssSreally much easier 10 paint over the
1.,,Nails OF the kitchen than II is to
,,Iscfub down the paint one gallon Of
n,.kpnint Will do the four walls of
10 ny - feet
- Before starting. however. ii is wcll
Ut look at the shelves, pothooks. etc.
Ward sec i. they need any change For
rfali carpenter work or driving in OF
,dnew nails or screws should be done
fbefore the painting. II there is any
" hole. as where a nail has been drawn
sfout. this may b. filed in with putty.
MA small quantity can always lie
hfSbough, at IN" painters. and this fresh
ltpntty IS better than the kind that
Incomes in cans.
Nj Eliminate Pnntry.
~ gFerhans you can decide "a DO away
ii9wth the distant and steD-taking
stpantry and bring most Of the utensils
lit holds into the Kitchen proper. cup
= 5liopks OF iho right angie variety arc
1.-the best on which 10 hang all small
tt,Sutensils. See b. some small shelves
q ;cannot he placed ovot the sink 10 hold
.3;he dishwa.'h!ng tools. or over the
i stove 70 support the various pots ana
! cooking uter S.iS ! have found :hat
ga shelf no more than eight inches
SSwide behind :he stove is excellent for
pSstorinE saUcepans and small pots :,
\ two-inch strip with hooks screwed
s in.unde- this shelf. Will he the riCh,
,Nlocation for Skiilcts. frying pans. etc.
r. A clever idea is Ia hang above the
fssink a small whtc-cr.mcl closet. like
ga medicine closet. 20 hold the dish
4 Tops. soaps. chanscrs. etc. n il has
ia small mirror inside ii will help the
. housewife 70 keen n"a; ana trim even
iswhile at her Kitchen work
4 II ] were 10 build Il Kitchen would
\ ihaye one permanent; heavy board o,.
ijshelf At about waist level on which Ia
plscrcw the mann devices which clamD
ito a table The modern table with
y porcelain top is not adapted TO tho
ctTnpeS such a: are used with mcat
igrinders bread mixers ctc. Also
! there are many electric utilities which
4 fasten b. clanll .ind for which ,hcro
! is generally no suitable place in tho
average Kitchen. y permanent shelf
such hs ] suggest onc-inch thick
ness OF heavy hoa~d at q height or
\ about thirty-four HnCl,es-wouId rive
Just the RICH, sur:;r,c for such uten-
!, sils.
New base Ronrd
1 III had NY WAY J would rim of
| The base board nf cvry kitchen In
the land and rcr'acc with a smooth
cove base board of composition ma
| terial. ]. IN" house were my own
would certainly have tho noor also
OF composition tna:cria There arc
on the mark; several kinds Of this
material which may he put on with
"a trowel Ike v.asurr. and bcl,cya
that any encrgc ic woman could do
\ this part OF the work herself If she
Z had TO.
Sin selecting colors for the Kitchen
KEEP to light tones or blue. green and