HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March, 
1913 
Manhattan Drainboards 
Covered With White Metal 
Like Sterling Silver (Not Plated) 
All Sizes and Shapes 
The seams and crack' in a wood drain- 
board harbor enemies to health which are 
not always visible but are ever present. 
There is no plumbing fixture that comes 
in closer contact with dishes and tableware. 
JOHN TRAGESER STEAM 
COPPER WORKS 
447-457 W. 26th STREET, NEW YORK 
THE LAWNS OF OLD ENGLAND 
are famous for their wonderful perfection and durability. 
Such lawns may be had here if real 
IMPORTED ENGLISH LAWN GRASS SEED 
is used. This seed is the result of centuries of selection. 
No weed seeds or coarse grasses in it. Hardy and fine in texture 
and beautiful in color. We have handled this seed for 
more than one hundred years. We import the choicest 
quality only, with seed for shady places a specialty. 
Write for free Booklet. 
“How To Seed & Keep A Beautiful Lawn" 
Barwell’s Agricultural Works 
Madison and Sands Sts., Waukegan, III. 
Established at Leicester, England, in 1800. 
A LL the elements of convenience 
that you associate with the idea of 
a hot closet are enhanced and new uses 
develop when you have 
THE PROMETHEUS ELECTRIC 
A turn of the switch is all the atten¬ 
tion it needs. The joy of life is less fre¬ 
quently enshadowed when you have this 
useful and handsome aid to good living. 
Write us for a booklet. “Yours for 
warm service.” 
THE PROMETHEUS ELECTRIC CO. 
233 East 43rd St, New York City 
Timely 
hints for 
the home 
E NGLISH Garden Baskets — handsome, substantial, con¬ 
venient — furnished with a complete equipment of 
shears, pruning- knives, trowels, weeding forks, etc. 
China and Glass — a practical and admirable selection of 
domestic and imported wares. 
Tea Kettles, Table Dish Warmers, Chafing Dishes — elec¬ 
tric and alcohol — Coffee Makers, etc. 
Cooking Utensils, Cutlery, Earthenware. 
Refrigerators, Kitchen and Laundry Furniture. 
Vacuum Cleaners, Carpet Sweepers, etc. 
Goods delivered free at stations within ioo miles. 
Jewis&Qper 
45th St. and 6th Avc., New York 
Equipping the Kitchen 
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seen. White is the dominant note of the 
modern kitchen, the perfect cleanliness of 
which is its chief beauty. While a simple 
stencil border is sometimes seen, other 
decorations are rather out of place, except 
those given by carefully chosen utensils, 
displayed on the walls, or seen through 
cupboard doors. 
Kitchen furniture requires little con¬ 
sideration. A small chair or so, and a 
kitchen table, are all the movables neces¬ 
sary. Sometimes a hinged shelf, dropped 
when not in use, is substituted for the 
table. A niche for an ironing board is 
often contrived in some convenient corner. 
To stock the kitchen with new utensils 
is an interesting task in view of the fasci¬ 
nating ware to be found in the shops. 
Many home builders think aluminum the 
best ware to invest in; since it is light, 
heats through quickly, and is practically 
indestructible. The initial cost is, of 
course, greater than in buying enamel and 
other wares. Blue and white or brown 
and white enamel, not long ago a favorite 
ware, is still seen in many kitchens, mak¬ 
ing a charming array, though it chips 
easily and must then be discarded as 
dangerous. Tin is best for many purposes, 
and while soon worn out, is cheap. While 
heavy iron kettles are no longer used, an 
iron “spider” is still a necessity. Before 
selecting utensils it is a good idea to study 
the lists and pictures of kitchen ware used 
by that nation of cooks, the French. While 
evidently behind us in the hygienic plan¬ 
ning of kitchens and in the utilizing of 
mechanical devices, their utensils have a 
way of being admirably adapted to their 
purposes. In a number of lists made out 
for households of various degrees, from 
the poor man’s to the prince’s, in a French 
book recently published, there are, among 
other delightful things: a kit of ladles 
and spoons, each with its designated use, 
and a metal hanger to keep them on; 
kettles for bouillon and ragout, of uncom¬ 
monly good design; pretty sets of little 
saucepans with hot water pan, for the 
making and keeping hot of sauces; also 
all sorts of handy basins and strainers. 
While these utensils are in the copper pre¬ 
ferred by the French, similar models may 
be found in our shops in other materials. 
The cost of the aluminum ware shown in 
our range illustration was as follows: 
saucepan $1.98; small double boiler $2.25; 
percolator $7.00: covered casserole $3.49. 
For kitchen crockery, white, decorated 
with blue stripes, or yellow ware are com¬ 
monly seen. Occasionally white potterv, 
decorated in a special device furnished by 
the home builder, is procured from the 
manufacturer, a method that gives a 
distinctive air to the kitchen cabinet. 
The kitchen and its equipment fully 
planned, the adjoining cool room, pantry 
and entries must be considered. As to 
walls and floors they receive practically 
the same treatment as the kitchen, except 
that the dado of tile or cement may be 
omitted. Built-in features are confined to 
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