43 
House & Garden 
The combination of gas 
with one of these smart 
French ranges makes an 
excellent equipment for 
an all-year kitchen 
THE 
VARIETY 
OF RANGES 
Coaly Gas, Coal-and-GaSy Oil, Electricity and Alcohol Present 
a Wide Choice for Every Possible Kitchen 
EVA NAGEL WOLF 
I F civilized man cannot do without cooks, 
just so dependent are good-natured cooks 
upon perfect working ranges. So, if the house¬ 
wife be cook, or if she has a good-natured 
cook she is desirous of retaining, she will see to 
it that the range is good and in perfect working 
order. 
There are several important points to be set¬ 
tled before purchasing a range and the bride 
who has this problem before her would do well 
to consider first and purchase afterwards. 
There is the question of fuel, for we have 
ranges that burn coal, wood, gas, oil, electricity 
and alcohol, the latter, small ones, practical 
for yachts. 
Next, the relative cost of the various fuels, 
and that which is most practical for the indi¬ 
vidual requirement should be determined, not 
forgetting the manner in which one is living. 
For instance, the home may be in the country 
where gas has not yet been piped, or in. the 
suburbs where there is no electricity. Again, 
one may live in an apartment where there is 
electricity, but no gas, and vice versa. At any 
rate, there are conditions to be considered 
apart from economy. 
But there is one point for both to remember, 
namely—a range of the best quality is the only 
kind to buy. With good treatment it will last 
a lifetime. It should be free of all unnecessary 
ornamentation and as easily kept clean as any 
Another combination, suitable for the house¬ 
wife who does her own work, is a gas range 
with a fireless cooker attachment. It is 
both economical and labor-saving 
