The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-12
By Molly Elliott

Whether she intends to work
in it herself or not, the modern
woman takes delight in plan
ming her kitchen in the new
home. And the wise husband
will let her carry out her wise
fancies in this direction, for
most of the horror of kitchen
work is due to the lack of at
tention given this room before
building starts.
Long before the first pencil line
is made in the architects arrange
ment of the billiard room and the
radio room and the den" clever
woman will corner him and deftly
persuade him to use discretion in the
position of her kitchen In reference
to the rear entrance, refrigerator,
dining-room and cellar. She may
avoid hundreds of steps if he will
Next, she should advise with an
expert as to the quality of the water
supply available and the assured
permanency of the wrought iron or
brass pipes throughout. Says one
writer: "a house without adequate
supply of running hot water is not
a house, but tent" Moreover, re-
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ply of water. either natural or soft
ened by an automatic softener, is a
necessary feature.
Faucets Important
After these little background fea-
lures have been settled, the rest of
the drop is more or less simple and
the stage is ready for the perfect
setting. The sink. carefully placed
as to the size Of the room and the
position of the windows, must be
high enough to prevent backaches.
From there on in it seems that
every little thing in the planning
Of the kitchen is equally important.
First it would seem that the lighting
and electric plugs for appliances
would deserve attention. A nearly
perfect kitchen in this respect had
two ordinary wall sockets, two high
power wall sockets, and two wall
lights with frosted globes, and
center indirect light in the ceiling.
One of the wall lights was directly
over the sink to chase away the
glooms of dish washing after dinner.
Need Closet Room
Plenty of closet room, dish cup.
board, broom cupboard and storage
closets. are actually essential in
every kitchen and are truly receiv-
ing more attention from the average
architect these days. These must,
Of course, be thought Of before the
house is planned or they can not be
included. One closet, or, as our
mothers taught us to say, pantry"
is not enough, for it does seem bad
business to have pot and pans and
dust mops and vacuum cleaners, all
in the same small enclosure.
The floor covering is an essential
consideration, but may we'll come
after the house is built. However,
the floor itself must be laid with
care and the material used not to be
an after-thought but a real part of
the finished product. Care in the
choice Of ranges will eliminate the
need for f1ues and outlets, otherwise
there should be allowance made for
these in the original plan.
The tables must be high, at least
thirty-six inches, and for person OF
a little above average height thirty
eight inches is not too much. Nearly
every table bought at random Is
actually too low for the health and
comfort of the average woman.
Above each service table and at the
side Of the stove a protected rack for
utensils, spoons and forks and Dip
pers, add much to the convenience.
The walls may be made restful
and pleasing by the use of cheerful
and clean colors. A dainty kitchen
was of white and yellow with yellow
and white checked bingham Dutch
easement curtains ana soft tan and
yellow linoleur1 on the floors.
The well-planned kitchen is fin
ished with an inclnerator, refr1gerat-
ing system and outdoor connected
openings for the refuse containers.
Rooms like these will not only help
the woman, who does her own house
work, but will mean much in keeping
an efficient maid.