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WILMETTE LIF~ September 6, 1934 HOHEANID Arn p4 I GARDEN Linoléum miandam floor coverin g:, toge! her, witht a good electric range a good sink, and a miechanical refrigerator inake f/ils kitchen efficient. 'hcr, are also adequate stirage cabinets. 4 --_ ____7 By Josephine Wylie (Reiter Homnes & Gardens' hom.-enaking editor) The problemn of kitchen re-planning usuaily résolves itself iinto individual cases, but there are certain general points that should always be taken into consideration. First. wbenl your house is being modernized, the arrangement of the kitcheni should be carefully stud- ied. If possible, the co-operation of an New AUr.. LIBERTY LOAN CORP. Auto - Personai -Furniture Ise Sheman Gre. 1353 Quinlan & Tyson Bldg. Under tate Supervision 1 N. La Sali. Siret Chicago Ç.ntral 0=27 1571 Sherman Avenue Evanston University 2M0 e arcliitect sbouid be obtained. Resuits are more satisfactory when this is done. Kitchen walls have a great deal to do with kitchen efficiency-with the efficiency of the worker, too. A. dulI, coloiess wall that is bard' to keep dlean detracts greatly f rom kitcben ciieerfuiness. One- doesn't feel like working ini an atmosphere that is wholly unpleasant, and walls have sucli a lot to do with making the kitchen a satisfy- ing room. Wall Mater"ai Types of kitchen walls that make for efficiency. are the new fabric-covered walis, painted wvalls, and tule walls. Also there are ashestos tile-like wall boards that are good. Any painted sur- face ini the kitchen, whetber it is somne type of board or plaster itself should he, impervious to water, shouid flot ab- sorb grease. The fabric-covered walls and especially linoleum-covered, Walls, are attractive and wasbable. As to color of walls,,they should be suitabie to the kitchen exposure, mean- ing that warm colors should be brouglit into cool roomrs, cool colors into warm suliny rooms. And last, but, quite im- portant, the color harmonies should express the owner's likes and be satis- Jfying to her. Here as elsewhere in the house, principles of good furnisbing apply and walls sbould-make a suitable background for tbe furnisbings of the room. Light neutral tones are easiest to live witb on the wbole, easier to keep as well, and are smart and new. More- over gay curtains, and bright pots and pans appear to much hetter advantage against plain Iight wvalls. As for the floor, since inost of the tilne spent ini the kitchen is spent stand- ing, a, floor first of al! should be easy to stand on. Besides, it should be easy to care for properly, easy to kecp clean, should flot spot. Composition fli- ring materials meet these requirc- ments rnucb betterthan wood. Uinole- um and ruhber composition are thue two of this type most frequently used. A word here as to how these floors are laid is important. The particuilar prod- tict selected mnust be laid according to the rnaliufacturer's directions ini order to get satisiactory resuits. Most floor coverivigs need to be treated with a surface coating of sonie sort to insure thenu against barm fui stains penetrat- ing or disfiguring the floor mater;al. Here again, each manufacturer bas defi- nite recommiendations for his, type of fiooring. Tbe color of the fiooring sbould be darker than the rest of the room and in keeping with the. general color scbeme of the kitchen. Have AdequatW Lighting Adequate ligbting both from natural and artificial' sources contributes mark- ediy to kitchen efficiency. If possible. there should be at least two windows. for cross-ventilation, and most women prefer that one of these be over the sink so that they need not look at a blank wall when they are about the countless kitchei) jobs which are done at or near the sink. -Besides the natur-il ligbt for pleasant daytime work, there should be artificial light over ail of.the work centers, sink, stove, cupboards, working surfaces. In f act, every place in the kitchen sb"ould be clearly lighted. There should also be sufficient electric outiets for the portable appliances of ail kinds and these should be conven- ient outiets for every possible utensil« any kitchen may have. Double, sock ets are an extra convenience. Opening windows or doors to ven- tilate, the kitchen is flot. always prac- tical. Much comfort is gained for the kitchen worker by mechanical ventila-f tors. There are several types of yenl- tilators that will fit into existing kitch.- ens to ventilate them efficiently from odors and excessive heat. Ventilatorst also take out much of the grease -andc dirt in the air, thus mnaking it possible to keep walls and woodwork, not to menition curtains, and everything else ini the kitchen much cleaner.s Concerning Equ'pment Arrangement of large and smallb equipment, in a kitchen is of. the great- est imnportance, because saving steps ,and uninecessary movement m1eans less e time in,' preparing me'als aind cleaning i up after meals. In modernizing an olda kitchen, or making, a new one really C efficient it.is usually not necessary. to n ,hange the size or shape of the room, although where the existing kitchen is 0' either too large or too small tbis sboul ri be done, if possible. al Sitîce every kitchén contains a re- a frigerator, a stove, a sink, a cabinet or S cupboard (the latter supplemented ac- C( :ording to the needs), it is not a diffi- el cuit matter to work out a satisfactory cl rrangernent. Experience lias shown G e t c - a .Men 's Garden Club to Stage FlowerExhibit i Gardeni g enthusiasts of the north shore will be intensely interested ini the Century of Progress fiower ex- hibit to be conducted in the Horti- cultural building at the World's Fair September 8 to 10, inclusive, under direction of the Chicago Region Men's Garden club wbich bas many members in the north shore area. This club, which is made up of a nunîber of the most enthusiastic men flower loyers of the Chicago district, has been for a number of years stag- ing the outstanding fiower shows spring and faîl for specimen blooms, and has this year thrown open the fall show. The mnen are inviting all amateur flower growers to corne ini and trv to beat them for the greatest number of beautiful prizes ever offered for an amateur show. .Thev have made up a very compre-. bensive premium list, which is di- vided into three groups, which. will allow everyone to compete whether with specimen blooms or displays of blooms in unlimited quantities of all the fIowvers which can be cut from the garden at this season; also, a very large class for arrangement, which should test the skill and art of our lady gardeners to corne in and try to beat these men. Besides eight beautiful silver fiower vases for out- standing exhibits, medals and several hundred Century of Progress ribbons wvill be given out. Anyone wishing to enter exhibits is invited to write or caîl Arthur F. Bronwell, president, Room 636, 72 W. Adams street, telephone: Randolph 1200, and premium list wili be fur- nished which explains, bow to enter. that the refrigerator is best 'placed as, near the sink as possible, and prefer - abiy on an outside wall. More steps are taken f rom the sink to the refriger- ator and back again than between any other two articles of equipment in the modern kitchen. Throughout the kitch- en the arrangement should be one of relationship of each piece of equipment to the otbers. The usual procedure is f rom the food storage compartment- either refrigerator or cupboard-to -the sink or work table, then to the stove, or to the dining room table for f ood that requires no cooking. Cabinets or :upboards for dish storage should be convenient.to the sink and not too far removed f rom the dining room door. Storage space for staple . ingredients should* be in close relationship to the Aork table where dishes are mixed up. Pots and pans used at the stove are )etter stored near the stove. A new sink gives any kitchen greater effiiency. Select one which gives flat rather than sloping surfaces, thereby ncreasing tbe usefulness ofthese areas as working -surfaces. Also one tbat comes ail in one piece with a faucet that. fixes bot and cold water and swinigs out of the way, this giving more work room and belping to reduce dish break- ge. Mechanical disb washers are avait- able as part of the sink or cati be. ecured in, separate units. And, oi ourse, it goes witbout saying that very modern kitchen includes a me- hanical ref rigeartor. (copyright, 1934, Better Homes ardens> MO-RTOAÀG.E LOANS. We are in the market for conservative first mor .t. gage boans on residences., apartments and Office buildings.. Qu*nlan & Tyson, Inc.. Septémber - 6, 1934