The sitting room may be the heart of the house, but the kitchen is the house's stomach and the center of its nervous system. For in it everything must be arranged in the light of thought and good sense, so that the work there may be done capably, quickly, and with the least possible effort and trouble.

The present design of the kitchen, its annexes, and its equipment varies with the size of the house and the quarter in which it lies. Houses in the suburbs and in coun-try districts generally have larger areas, in which one place is built for keeping the kitchen vessels and another for keeping provisions.

If the house is in the modern style and is small or medium in size, then a place is set apart in the kitchen for keeping the vessels, with a sink for draining off the water; right beside it is fitted a slab of marble, sloping toward the basin of the sink, on which the dishes are placed after they are washed. If the house is large, it can be furnished with a large cupboard, an electric refrigerator, and the rest of the furniture that must be bought to equip the kitchen; and in it are installed the cooking appliances, whether fired by electricity or by gas.

The walls of the kitchen should be faced halfway up with white glazed tile, and the upper half painted in any color of washable paint, or papered with washable paper.

Care should be taken to clean the stove pipes thoroughly and to arrange them out of harm's way, so that the housewife is safe from any

accident; and the sink should be near the stove.

As for the floor, it should be laid with tile that washes easily, or covered with squares of rubber; plain brown linoleum may serve instead, for decorated colors are quickly spoiled.

Curtains should be hung on the kitchen windows, of any kind of glossy, water-resistant cloth. As for the question of lighting, it is of the greatest importance — the lamps placed in the kitchen should be of white glass from which the light radiates abundantly — and it should be noted that there ought to be a small lamp directly over the kitchen stove, in addition to the large lamp hung from the ceiling, and that the corners of the kitchen should be provided with electric sockets (prises) for use with the iron, the refrigerator, the kettle, and the like, to save time and fatigue.

Cooking Stoves

The kind of cooking stove the lady uses depends to some extent on cir-

cumstances — that is, if she lives in a district that has electricity, she can use it in the kitchen if her circumstances allow; otherwise she can cook on coke, on coal, or on the ordinary kerosene burners.

The manufacture of these stoves has advanced perceptibly in form and kind; they are almost free of danger when properly used, and they are clean, easy to use, and not costly either in fuel or in the work itself.

These stoves are easy to clean, and it is essential to use pure and suit-able kerosene, for the poor grade causes a loss of heat by reason of the deposits it leaves, which clog; and among their advantages is that they are easy to move from one place to another.

Kitchen Equipment

When setting about furnishing the kitchen, certain important matters must be observed: ease of cleaning, the saving of effort, and roominess; and there should be attached to it cupboards for keeping provisions and the china

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