Evening star., 1925-03-21
CONVENIENCE GOAL
IN MODEL HOUSE
Moderate Cost Also Kept in
View in Erecting Vir-
ginia Residence.

HpuNenie nee at moderate cost is
thn, keNnote of the better homes
Ue5nnrAstrstton in Virginia, In which
he District Home Economics Asso-
'iatton is co-opera ing with local
pi'ders. Whateaer family lives in
his house VIII fipd that the con
'cnience of evervhody from the head
# the house 70 the iceman has been
met IN - far as funds would permit.
fuiiders have tried to make the house
: proof of this theory.
The main entrau e is through a
estibule off which ovens a coat
tnset. The stairway leading from
1c hall Is easily accessible from the
ont door and can be reached from
= kitchen without going through
sltber dining room or living room.
The living room, u by 13 feet is
veil H-hted and ventilated and so
! laced that ii commands view of
'1e most attractive part Of the lot
he dining room aud living rooms
IA he thrown together whenever de-
red, making a room IS, feet long.
he mr. place in the living room. with
le ehlmuey on the outside, adds Sl25
the cost ot the house. The asso-
hation believes. however, that it will
pay for Itself many times over in
pleasure and convenience.
Ash Dump Provided.
Ah ash damp TO the cellar does
away with one, of the most disagree
tbie eatures of caring for the fire
/<te. A porch, s by IS feet with
feps leading down onto the lawn, is
reached from both dining room and
living room.
The service portion OF the house
including the kitchen and entrance
for tradesmen, is on a corner where
cross drafts carry away odors of
COOKING. SWING door between
Kitchen aud dining room and two
way cupboard make quick and easy
service possible and do away with
tue need of dining alcove off the
kitchen.
The kitchen itself, by IL feet, has
all the features of a compact, conyen-
lent workshop. The sink and buift-in
cabinet are placed high enough so that
woman can work at them without
STOPPING. They are also we'll lighted
and well located with reference to
each othtF, The cupboard, accessible
from both kitchen and dining room,
makes 1t possible to set the table,
serve meals and clean UP afterward
with minimum of effort.
lee Refrigerator Outside.
The refrigerator occupies corner
lear the service porch and is to be
'quippfd for icing from the outside.
his door for outside icing adds SO
y the cost, but is no end of Il con-
Venience to iccman as Well as house
l,eeper. He can deliver the ice without
disturbing any one in the house and
she can lock the kitchen door and
% off for the day without the nag
ing worry that the ice is melting on
he back porch. Milk also can be de-
tVerea through the ice door. Further
l9re, this opening can be screened
in Winter, the door left ajar, and the
refrigerator so kept cool without buy
lag ice.
On the second floor each bedroom
as cross-ventilation, good closet
room, plenty of wall space for the
ecessary furniture, and is entered
'om the hall. Two of the bedrooms
Iso have connecting door. Nentila-
,ors in the gables add to the comfort
of the second floor during hot
weather.
A linen closet is provided at the end
the hall just outside of the bath
oom. Closet space has in fact been
veil planned for all over the house.
the bathroom is compact, but
thoroughly up-to-date. The tiled floor
md built-in porcelain tub make clean
.lg easy. The walls around the tub are
also tiled to feet above the floor.
A hot water heating system has
been chosen by the association in
preference to a hot-air system, be-
;ause of the greater surety of heat
ng the upper floor, even though the
1ot-water system adds about $3.50 to
he cost. y hot-water heater for
Summer use is also to be installed.