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The welcome change followed closely on the heels of the Worid War. A new freedom for women was ushered in â€"and largety responâ€" sible for it was the new kitchen. It shrank in size _ Milk, eggs and butter were keopt in a cellar had to be made every day. All kitchen work was done by hand. No wonder this back room used to be the homemaker‘s ui8 t5om * ~ The cookâ€"stove dominated the room. Its massive iron body, towering high against the wall and trimmed with lavish scrolleries, had to beâ€"blackened once a week. In many cases it had to be fed with wood or coal. Here the homemaker established her fame as a hostess. When everything was finally "on", simmering away, she could drop into her nearby rocker to sewâ€"and keep an eye on the oven. During summer months she almost roasted herseif along with her dinner. took up a whole wing of the house. Floors were bleached from many scrubbings and rag rugs marked the spots where women spent most of their timeâ€"standing before the stove, the sink and the big center table. â€" imaaee â€"â€"â€" IF AMODERN womMAN could â€" 45â€" reverse Rip van Winkle‘s es â€"om adventureand wake up in a ,_:"â€"“\(.j,,â€"â€"k"i‘; typical kitchen of twerity *“z‘\’râ€"~~ years .ago, she wou'ld have â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"_____ surprises aplenty in store for her. She would remember what she has almost forgottenâ€"how tedious kitchen chores used to be. And chances are, she‘d feel like Cinderella, committed to a life of drudgery before a black, ogreish cookâ€"stove. t s â€" Mn _ Je â€"â€"â€" â€"~<|Â¥oz iR -â€"_â€"'( sAl |(t k = 7r¢ie42 1 a)= i y Chapier VAl _ s cce > THE KITCHEN CATCHEs UP This is the seventh of a series of stories chronicling the development of the Ph&lx Service Company of Northern Iilinois and the service it is bringing to the area into which Chirago is growing. Copres of previous chapters will be mailed you if you will write to the Company, 72 West Adams Street. C::#=zz> o apone unt w rts ced e oob dingetsas on nb e cn i ons Ho it dt 0 uon h ques ancn o utd o Enicd oo e h e on o se panle en nciape onl in enc nds teora nb aie sn t en e PuBLIC SERvicE COMPANY P R 1 V A T E 1 OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS T H E The Public Service Company has shouldered an active responsibility in the equipping of thes? new kitchens in northern Illinois. The development of leisureâ€"giving appliances has not been left to chance. Because it has given much attention to the requirements_of cusâ€" tomers, the Company has been able to offer definite specifications to manufacturers for the improvement of app:iances of all kinds. As a further safeguard to housewives, the Company submits all equipment displayed in its stores to severe laboratory tests â€" sells only appliances that will give long, satisfacâ€" tory service. \ + ~Meéchanical refrigerators now keep health _ . _ ful cold locked up in porcelain cabinets. Motorâ€"driven ventilating fans whisk cooking odors outâ€"ofâ€"doors. Automatic mixers whip _ cream, mash potatoes, beat up cakes. Incinerâ€" ators deal with the garbage problem. Dishes Gfl“‘beâ€"wahedâ€"‘fldâ€"dfledâ€"eltetflftflyâ€"afl&â€"tâ€"â€"â€" gasâ€"fired water heater in the basement provides _ all the hot water needed at the turn of a faucet. could be left to cook themselves. And the homemaker came out of her kitchenâ€"to spend pleasant afternoons with her friends. Ugly, black cookâ€"stoves became compact porcelain ranges fueled by electricity or gas and styled for beauty and convenience. Their ovens were insulated so as not to add to the heat of the room. Their heat could be kept to save steps. Color was introduced to cheer it up. And gas and electricity were put to doing a variety of routine tasksâ€"tasks that they could do more efficiently and in a shorter time. A L C A Pol T A L L 1 N 0O J