﻿December, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  473 
  

  

  milk 
  and 
  cream, 
  until 
  the 
  de- 
  

   mand 
  has 
  resulted 
  in 
  the 
  

   present 
  Home 
  Bureau 
  

   House, 
  which 
  now 
  not 
  only 
  

   includes 
  the 
  diet 
  kitchen 
  but 
  

   tea 
  room 
  and 
  sterilizing 
  

   room 
  and 
  suites 
  of 
  apart- 
  

   ments 
  for 
  invalids. 
  

  

  In 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  supplies 
  

   of 
  delicacies 
  for 
  the 
  sick, 
  

   trained 
  nurses 
  are 
  provided 
  

   at 
  short 
  notice 
  for 
  either 
  

   short 
  illnesses 
  or 
  for 
  special 
  

   operations. 
  Surgical 
  and 
  

   nurses' 
  outfits 
  may 
  be 
  ob- 
  

   tained 
  and 
  all 
  appliances 
  for 
  

   special 
  operations. 
  Here, 
  

   too, 
  may 
  be 
  hired 
  invalid 
  

   chairs, 
  outfits 
  for 
  babies, 
  

   nursery 
  appliances, 
  cooking 
  

   utensils 
  and 
  furniture. 
  In 
  

   fact, 
  anything 
  for 
  the 
  con- 
  

   venience 
  of 
  the 
  doctor, 
  nurse 
  

   and 
  patient. 
  

  

  Sandwiches 
  and 
  luncheons 
  

   are 
  put 
  up 
  for 
  travelers, 
  all 
  

   of 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  had 
  at 
  the 
  

   shortest 
  possible 
  notice. 
  The 
  

   pioneer 
  work 
  of 
  supplying 
  

   properly 
  prepared 
  food 
  and 
  

   sending 
  it 
  from 
  the 
  kitchen 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  sickroom 
  in 
  any 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  city, 
  day 
  or 
  night, 
  resulted 
  

   in 
  saving 
  so 
  many 
  lives 
  that 
  the 
  Home 
  Bureau 
  came 
  to 
  be 
  

   looked 
  upon 
  as 
  a 
  philanthropic 
  institution 
  rather 
  than 
  a 
  busi- 
  

   ness 
  enterprise. 
  

  

  The 
  founder, 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  of 
  1890, 
  started 
  this 
  campaign 
  in 
  

   two 
  back 
  rooms 
  at 
  15 
  West 
  42d 
  Street, 
  but 
  owing 
  to 
  its 
  pop- 
  

   ularity 
  it 
  became 
  necessary 
  within 
  two 
  years 
  to 
  increase 
  its 
  

  

  An 
  Agreeable 
  Place 
  for 
  Afternoon 
  Tea 
  

  

  A 
  Stairway 
  Leading 
  to 
  the 
  Office 
  on 
  the 
  Second 
  Floor 
  

  

  quarters 
  to 
  an 
  entire 
  floor. 
  Two 
  houses 
  were 
  rented 
  for 
  

   nurses 
  and 
  two 
  main 
  floors 
  were 
  added 
  to 
  the 
  original 
  es- 
  

   tablishment. 
  The 
  opening 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  at 
  52 
  West 
  39th 
  

   Street 
  marked 
  another 
  era 
  in 
  the 
  history 
  of 
  this 
  unique 
  

   enterprise. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  a 
  restful 
  charm 
  about 
  the 
  house 
  that 
  pervades 
  the 
  

   whole 
  atmosphere, 
  and 
  ever 
  since 
  the 
  inception 
  of 
  the 
  Home 
  

  

  Bureau 
  the 
  plan 
  has 
  been 
  to 
  

   emphasize 
  the 
  home 
  feeling 
  

   by 
  the 
  tasteful 
  way 
  in 
  which 
  

   the 
  house 
  is 
  furnished 
  and 
  

   the 
  quiet 
  and 
  orderly 
  routine 
  

   with 
  which 
  the 
  work 
  is 
  car- 
  

   ried 
  out. 
  There 
  is 
  no 
  bustle 
  

   or 
  noise 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  car- 
  

   rying 
  out 
  of 
  this 
  great 
  work, 
  

   but 
  perfect 
  quiet 
  without 
  con- 
  

   fusion 
  are 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  a 
  

   well 
  organized 
  establish- 
  

   ment. 
  Not 
  only 
  is 
  great 
  

   attention 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  prepara- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  food, 
  but 
  the 
  

   details 
  of 
  wrapping 
  and 
  ship- 
  

   ping 
  and 
  delivery 
  by 
  uni- 
  

   formed 
  boys 
  all 
  show 
  the 
  

   same 
  attention 
  to 
  detail 
  on 
  

   the 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  founder. 
  

  

  The 
  kitchen 
  is 
  well 
  worth 
  

   a 
  visit, 
  and 
  although 
  small 
  is 
  

   spotlessly 
  clean. 
  One 
  wall 
  is 
  

   almost 
  concealed 
  by 
  a 
  line 
  of 
  

   refrigerators. 
  Then 
  there 
  

   are 
  two 
  gas 
  ranges 
  with 
  Alla- 
  

   din 
  ovens, 
  and 
  closets 
  with 
  

   glass 
  fronts, 
  and 
  a 
  big 
  deep 
  

   case 
  with 
  glass 
  sides 
  in 
  which 
  

   the 
  jars 
  and 
  bottles 
  are 
  kept 
  

   ready 
  for 
  use. 
  Neat 
  assist- 
  

   ants 
  are 
  kept 
  busy 
  putting 
  up 
  

  

  