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saucepans of different sizes, four bread-tins, two gem- 

 irons, coffee and tea-pots, large and small iron spoons, 

 wire steak-broiler, wire toaster, steamer, pudding-mold, 

 patty-pans, potato-masher, skimmer, cream-whipper, 

 gravy-strainer, egg-beater, half a dozen cake and pie tins, 

 large and small graters, a dozen muffin-rings, or a muffin- 

 pan, which is more convenient than the rings, a colander, 

 a quart measure, and a griddle. No doubt other items 

 will readily suggest themselves, but these, at any rate, 

 are essential, if good house-keeping is the object. A 

 proper and convenient place to keep them is a large deep- 

 shelved cupboard with close doors, in which the common 

 crockery and glass can also be kept. 



The best arrangement is to have cupboard-room for all 

 table and cooking ware, and keep food and provision 

 stores in a cool, well ventilated closet, that can be effect- 

 ually closed to dust and flies. 



For china and glass, and ornamental dishes, a corner 

 cupboard with glass doors, in the uppe,' part, and two or 

 three drawers below for table-cloths, napkins, and the 

 children's bibs and clean aprons, will be found a treasure. 



There should be a closet opening from the kitchen for 

 every- day coats, hats, umbrellas, water-proof cloaks, and 

 the like. Nothing makes a kitchen look so forlorn and 

 disorderly as a lot of nondescript garments hanging here 

 and there about the walls, together with bits of rope, 

 whips, and other masculine clutter. There's a place for 

 these things, but it is not on the walls of a pleasant and 

 tidy kitchen. The closet just mentioned should be capa- 

 ble of ventilation, else overshoes and water-proofs will 

 give it a too pronounced atmosphere. 



An easy little rocking-chair, and a good arm-chair, 

 should be stationed by the pleasant windows, where a 

 tired baby can be " brooded " for a while, or a newspaper 

 caught up for a moment's reading. 



Notwithstanding the scorn that is heaped upon 



