House and Garden 
Every owner wijl 
have ideas which are 
his own which he will 
desire to have incor¬ 
porated. Every house¬ 
wife will have in mind 
certain devices and 
A PERFECT BUTLER S PANTRY—A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IN PLACE 
of the matter, 
capitulate the 
A COMMODIOUS BUTLER S PANTRY AND SERVING ROOM 
certain conveniences 
which she has seen 
somewhere and which 
she feels she must have, 
or her establishment 
will not be complete. 
To bring these, some¬ 
times widely diverse 
conditions, suggestions 
and ideas together har- 
moniously is not 
always accomplished 
successfully. The 
architect, however, if 
given time will usually 
arrive at a satisfactory 
c o m p ro m i s e, even 
though he may fail to 
find a perfect solution 
It may be well to re¬ 
several points which 
should receive the most careful atten¬ 
tion in the planning and equipment of 
the service department. 
First. The general arrangement 
and the relative positions of the sev¬ 
eral rooms with . reference to each 
other and to the ease and facility of 
accomplishing the work. 
Second. The ventilation and light¬ 
ing of the various working portions. 
Third. The use of tiling on floors 
and walls and the elimination of wood 
as much as possible. 
Fourth. Intelligent care in the se¬ 
lection and expert knowledge in the 
installation of all fixtures of the sev¬ 
eral kinds to be used, so that those most approved 
of by sanitary experts and giving the greatest effi¬ 
ciency may have preference. 
The expenditure of money in the culinary de¬ 
partment counts for more in the saving of labor, 
time and temper than in any other part of the house. 
Perfect appliances installed in a kitchen built upon 
a thoughtful plan, goes a long way towards elimi¬ 
nating the troubles attributed to the “domestic.” 
With these points fully and carefully studied 
before the final drawing of the plans and prepara¬ 
tion of the specifications, little chance will remain 
for disappointment or complaint from either master, 
mistress or maid. 
THE SERVICE ENTRANCE OF A SUBURBAN RESIDENCE 
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