Evening star., 1924-09-12
Utilizing Space in a Room
Business Girls Living Room Problems Solved.
How the Housewife Can Have
Labor-Saving Kitchen.

magazines. or course these book
shelves should be painted the same
color as the door and window trims
and flat Dashboard.
IT space Is very scarce and YOU have
good many books, shelves may be
placed almost TO the ceiling. the top
shelves being used to hold books not
in everyday use. Many Washington
student has followed this method
Separate shelves can be bought in
the stores, painted and decorated, but
as u rule a shelf must he the work of
the home carpenter. 1t can be made
OF plain wood, painted to match the
woodwork or the furniture. Very
good looking shelves can be made
from the best parts of discarded old
furniture.
Isber-SavinE Kitchen.
When planning your kitchen, labor
saving contrivances should be the
uppermost In thought, including the
proper working height Of tnks and
tubs. handy closet arrangement
good refrigeration. the best lighting
and ventilating systems and the type
OF range that suits the family needs,
the ideal range being the combina-
ton gas and electric, with hood to
carry off odors.
Hard finished. painted ceiling and
sidewalks are easy to clean, tiIing
being better still, if not too expen
sive. Hardwood oiled wainscoat goes
well with a painted wall. A chearer
wainscoat can be made Of tiled pat
termed oilcloth, held in place by
quarter-round moldinc, which is
easily cleaned and may be replaced
readily and cheaply
Hardwood floors require Il good
deal Of attention and painted ones
need constant repairing, 50 that
Hnoleum seems TO be the wisest
choice for the kitchen. 4 cement
moor would be ideal with tiled walls.
A zinc-covered serving table will
be more useful if equipped with four
inch swivel wooden castors. SO that
it may be moved easily where il is
most needed. a drop-leaf baking
table, hinged to the wall and having
folding legs, is out of the way when
not in use.
a handy vegetable bin to roll un-
der the kitchen table may be made
by carpenter, 81 inches lonS. u
inches wide, II inches high in front
and slanting TO Is inches high AT the
back. Raising the handled cover
discloses three compartments large
enough to hold a supply of staples
such as potatoes. onions and other
vegetables. The bin should be made
of one-inch pine and painted to match
the woodwork.
The placing OF sugar and flour bar
relS where they can be easily handled
can be accomplished in the following
way: Build against the wall deep
flat-topped closet, the height of a
baking table. A marble baking slab
may be set in one end. Down the CEN
20 ys.a ~ xt-,tl
at either side wide enough to admit
barrel. The barrel. after opening, is
set on "A 12-inch iron plate at the end
of A swivel arm. The upright rod has
clutches that hold the barrel in place
1t may be swung out and in without
effort. and an extra cover protects
the contents. The two lower draw
ers arc for small utensiles. while the
top is arranged for kitchen linens. 4
high wooden stool at preserving time.
so one may sit and stir. and d low
stool to use before the oven are also
necessary conveniences.
peep into modern cleaning
closet reveals numerous laborsaVers
in the form OF weighted mops and
brooms. long-handIed Scrubbrushe es
and dustpans. brushes TO use under
the bathtub, heater brushes. telescope
wall brushes and others for various
purposes.
USes Of Asbestos.
Asbestos is too little known to the
progressive housewife. Aprons made
of this cloth are excellent to wear
around the stoNs when cooking or
preserving, with jackets of the same
material The gloves are good to
wear on ironing day or when basting
food in the oven. The string used to
truss fowls never burns. and the
sheets of paper to put over cake in
the oven are invaluable for the same
reason.
Paper bags and pasteboard boxes
are bound to accumulate in almost
every kitchen closet and they de-
stroy its neat and orderly appearance
as well as take up valuable space.
With this covered collection one
never realizes how low the stock is in
a needed commodity until it is found
that the bag is nearly empty. In
every respect, pint, quart and two
quart screw-top preserve jars are
better to use as container Planly
labeled, they will keep things Ary
and fresh. Being uniform in size.
they take up little room. and glance
al the supply shelf will reveal the
needs without even taking the jars
from the shelves. BreakaSe is very
little and the initial cost is sNlall. and
the jars do not retain flavors or odors,
while an occasional scalding will keep
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