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H 0 Its e 6 ^ Garden 
^Wentworth*’ Pieces 
for 
distinguished Homes 
G ive to your home richness—charac¬ 
ter—the indefinable atmosphere of 
taste—and you satisfy the finer instincts 
of your family. Add to that — comfort — 
and you have accomplished the supreme 
ambition of a true home-maker. 
The “Wentworth” Pieces will help you 
to do both. 
Sofa and chairs have each been de¬ 
signed to yield the utmost in luxurious 
comfort. They are of Berkey & Gay’s 
famous “Resthaven”quality. Each is full- 
sized, their down-filled cushions inviting 
to hours of languorous ease. Yet, so skill¬ 
fully has the designer wrought, that the 
aristocratic silhouette, thegraceful, sweep¬ 
ing lines, have a lightness and elegance 
that are supremely decorative. 
And this dual charm of beauty and com¬ 
fort is an abiding one, for in construction, 
“Resthaven” specifications insure endur- 
ingservice. Oil-tempered steel springs, spe¬ 
cially anchored — the finest stretch-proof 
webbing—imported Italian twine—curled- 
hair filling, each hair a miniature spring— 
channeled, dust-proof cushions,which can¬ 
not become unshapely—all these make for 
a lasting worth. The tapestry coverings, 
with their restrained French motif were spe- 
cially woven for the “Wentworth” Group. 
The occasional table, in its graceful lines, its har- 
rnonizing of richly figured walnut with acacia burl, 
and ebonized stripings, is after the manner of Sher¬ 
aton. Its convenient shelf and height will especially 
appeal to the practical minded. 
Furniture of such high quality and charm of line 
is rare enough. But the moderate pricing makes the 
“Wentworth” Group a truly exceptional value. At 
the following uniform prices, to which your Berkey 
& Gay merchant will add only freight costs from 
Grand Rapids, it is available for every cultured 
American home. 
Sofa . . . $265.00 Table . . . $27.50 
Chair . . . 135.00 Stool . . . 10.50 
A Brochure^ illustrathig and describing the ^^Went¬ 
worth'* Pieces^ together with name of your nearest 
Berkey ^ Gay merchant will be sent on request. 
Berkey & Gay Furniture Company 
444 MONROE AVENUE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 
This shop-mark is inset in 
every Berkey & Gay pro¬ 
duction. It is the custom¬ 
er’s protection when buy¬ 
ing and his pride everafter 
Nezv York Wholesale 
Showroom: 
115 West 40th Street 
(Admittance by letter from 
your merchant or decorator) 
Berkey & Gay 
FURNITURE 
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Northend 
. Enough electric plugs should he supplied 
if one uses the kitchen dining alcove 
THE PASSING OF THE PANTRY 
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beauty of a real kind. The kitchener of 
late has the kitchen finished in cool tones 
of gray and combines with it the pink 
check curtains of yesterday, the white 
enamel engines of culinary procedure, the 
gray of linoleums and walls above the 
white wainscot, and you have a poem 
instead of a kitchen and the pantry goes 
unmissed by the boards again! 
In one ex-pantry I saw the same color 
motif carried into this room which pre¬ 
vailed in the kitchen and the dining room 
lead off with another scheme entirely. 
This, though sudden, was pleasant. 
With children in the house the dining 
pantry or the kitchen alcove (a part of 
the kitchen itself, which folds up like a 
jack knife and is out of the way) is a great 
blessing. Children do “mess” up the 
formal room and here in the nevrer room 
there is nothing to disturb, no rugs to 
spread with mud, no handsome furniture 
to streak with little fingers which make 
such broad tracks! No, it certainly seems 
that the passing of the pantry has made 
the children, at least, more at home. 
In old days the jams and comfitures 
were stored in the pantry; we are familiar 
with the old stories of the children steal¬ 
ing jam from the historic pantry shelf. 
But of late it has become better policy, for 
many reasons, to have a jam closet in the 
cellar. This, for many reasons, is a good 
thing. Of course, to have provisions kept 
in the cellar it must be a dry and clean 
cellar. Today', with the concrete floors 
and walls, and the excellent cellar win¬ 
dows, with the elevation and subterra¬ 
nean conditions well kept in mind, there 
should be no reason whatever for the 
cellar not being dry. A good performer in 
concrete will keep y'ou dryvr than the 
Volstead cohorts! 
In one cellar with which we are inti¬ 
mate, there are windows that let in the 
air and an abundance of light, and here 
the children play when it rains too hard 
to be outdoors. This cellar is dustless be¬ 
cause oil is burned there and not coal. 
One of the newer oil-burner furnaces is 
used, which makes the cellar a charming 
cool, large place for play' and comfort. 
And speaking of the oil burner, I 
learned from a magazine a few days ago 
that during the six coldest months of the 
year, a medium-sized hotel in New York 
City had saved, after installing the oil 
burner, $ 25 , 000 ! This I pass on to you 
home dwellers who can save in propor¬ 
tion. 
In a kitchen furnished with steel enam¬ 
eled white or wood well enameled shelves 
and cupboards, such as the ones that close 
noiselessly and keep closed, whose clean- 
lir, -s is a matter of wet cloth only, in a 
kiT: iien wherein the sinks are white 
equipped with ample drainboards, where 
there is no feeling of waste or garbage ly¬ 
ing about—eating in such a kitchen is 
like dining in an Alma Tadema setting! 
Eating in the kitchen indeed has lost its 
ancient tang of poverty and becomes for 
those who do it an actual caste distinction. 
If you will look at the pictures with this 
story, you will see readily that the sort of 
kitchen of which we speak has decided 
esthetic qualifications. 
The following factors make possible 
ease of dining in the alcove. 
1. The dishwasher into which the 
dishes are herded obviates the extra pan¬ 
try sink, consequently why build a pan¬ 
try' when shelves built into the kitchen 
take the place of the old pantry shelves 
and when the dishwasher, delightfully 
enameled, fulfills in miraculous fashion 
the functions of sink and hand? 
2 . Cooking glass—which goes directly 
from stove to table without changing 
utensils. 
3 . The immersion hea te r, which dropped 
in a bowl or glass, heats w'ater almost im¬ 
mediately. 
4 . Enough electric outlets. 
5 . An oil stove in your kitchen in the 
summer, as it is a cool cooker. 
6 . Good lights. 
Eor families who cannot afford built- 
in shelves and cupboards, enameled wood 
or metal kitchen cabinet can be used de¬ 
lightfully. This can be set in, stationary, 
like the built-in shelves, or can be rolled 
to its required place. In this piece of 
furniture there is everything that is 
necessary to family cookery'. It even 
includes a table and sometimes a stool. 
It has a flour bin and pan receptacles, 
spice rack and even the market lists. 
The well-made kitchen cabinet not 
only is a great utility but when well 
finished is pleasing to the eye. For the 
ey'es also must be catered to in the mat¬ 
ter of food. The ey'e is the most fastidious 
food arbiter! Satisfy' the eye, and the food 
and commissary' department is a long 
way to perfection. 
Another thing that has forced the pass¬ 
ing of the pantry is the fact that the table 
tops of a generation ago have gone. They 
are not of ugly wood but of varying and 
good kinds of porcelain and composition, 
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