September, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
US 
well. My pet abomination has always 
been the dishpan, and these sinks elimi¬ 
nate that suggestive article forever. They 
are side by side, a strip of nickel covering 
their joint, a strip convenient to rest uten¬ 
sils on while filling them with water. 
Each has a strainer, which, like the dol¬ 
ly’s eyes, open and shuts, so that each 
sink will hold water. In one the dishes 
are washed, in the other they are drained, 
and a dish-draining rack that fits in this 
one is used to facilitate the work and ob¬ 
viates drying when in haste. A single 
nickel fixture for hot and cold water 
swings over both sinks or can he folded 
out of the way against the wall. Because 
of its siphon curve this fixture never 
drips. On each side of these sinks is a 
drain-board of the milk-white polished 
glass called vitrolite. This drain-board 
can be kept immaculately clean, of course, 
and is a real joy. Below it is the flour 
bin. On this drain-board all the pies are 
rolled with a surety of sanitation. Clothes 
are sprinkled on it. Its good qualities are 
legion and there is never a blot on its 
highly polished snowy surface, for it ab¬ 
sorbs nothing. 
With such dish-washing and food 
preparation arrangements, drudgery is 
surely mitigated. 
The stove occupies a convenient space 
and has a splendid ventilator to carry 
away both smoke and smell. The wood 
stove may replace the gas in the same 
space in winter. 
By all means should the lord of the 
manor have a room or rooms to his taste, 
but never should be he allowed to over¬ 
rule the presiding genius of the domain 
as to the parts peculiarly her own, and 
especially not as to the kitchen. 
Dora Summers Walmsley. 
An All-Electric Kitchen 
I want to describe my kitchen. Or per¬ 
haps I should say I can’t help describing 
my kitchen. For it seems to me the last 
cry in efficiency and convenience, and the 
zeal to make converts is upon me. 
In the first place, I have both gas and 
electricity in my house, so I am able to 
take advantage of the best offered by both 
of these conveniences. I11 the second 
place, I find that a small room is a great 
step-saver. My room is 16 by 16 feet. It 
has a white tiled floor with the corners 
curved to make cleaning easier. The floor 
slants a trifle toward a drain in the center, 
so that the whole floor may be mopped 
into the whitest sort of cleanliness without 
the customary hands-and-knees work of 
wringing cloths and wiping up, as the sur¬ 
plus water simply runs down the drain. 
The walls are painted a soft, restful tan 
and the woodwork is white enamel. It is 
lighted by electricity. 
A study of the floor plan will show how 
compact the arrangement is. At the left 
of the sink is a shelf of white composition 
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The Satisfactory Solution 
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S UPERIOR to the best 
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ventilating system. 
Tf Superior to a high-grade hot water ap¬ 
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big ungainly radiators in the living rooms. 
c jj Superior to a first-class warm air fur¬ 
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usually the ones most used — are flooded with fresh, warm air, while the distant rooms, 
the exposed bays and draughty angles are protected from the cold by direct radiation. 
It is the Elastic System. In mild weather and on chilly nights and mornings a little 
fire diffuses a volume of warm air through the rooms, where steam would render the 
house intolerable and hot water be so slow in responding that the need would often be 
past before the heat was apparent. 
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the maid’s room in the distant wing is cosy. 
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It is the Economical System. For the design of the heater, from grate to smoke 
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