FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

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Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
without heatinj? pyslenis* But when a dwelliag must be ar ranged for year-round t^omfort in a locality of extreme heat and cold, the supposed economy of a one-floor arrangement, unless kepi very small antl compact, loses all point and de- moi ! m ms ^fC9JI» f IIOX. nAlf Fio. 1. — Floor plans of a small hous*?. The first floor plan hHows a de spaetoiianc*90 of living an^a and adaptability of working parts. TIks acootid flcpor plan iihuw» an arrttnK<"merit of four U-drooina, closeta, and bath do- \ veloped from a central hall. feat^ its own end. Large cellar antl roof areas^ the nee<l for weather-tight construction and for an efTective heating plant soon eat up the supposed eeonomy of cost. There is, however, something to he said for the simpler housekeeping of the one-flnor arrangement. The ease wnth which a servant less household may he comfortably maintained! when all the living arrangements are on a single tloor^ is rv- sponsil>le for the popularity of various forms of apartmentfi, i fiats, two-family dwellings, and even rtitta^^es wilti l»edroomifi i on the tii'st tioor. Most of the-se are, hr>wever, rented dwelling- ^ places and must not l>e confiisLil witli the type of house that , it 18 desirable to build antl own as a permanent home. THE MODKRN HOUSE Thp \\\Tve arraugenionts shown in the a<'rompanyinp; illu8- tmtif»ns are typical examples of hounes planned for modern amditious. In Fig, 1 ai*e shown both floor plana of a small house 26 by I- I Pko. 2.-^Th€ Er9t floor plan of a Buburban houtse designed for the accomodation of ft fttmily mth UttJe children. 30 feet. Here the spaciousness of the living area and the adapt- ability of tiie working parts may be instantly noted. The contrast in the size and shape of living- and dining-rooms, together with the long vista through both rooms and porch to the yard beyond, form a pleasing development of the space* The stairway is screened from the front door and is arranged m a separate stair-hall which serves also as passage to the coat- room and the kitchen. Such an arrangement greatly assists gmooth and noiseless housekeeping. The second-floor plan fibow8 an arrangement of four rooms, closets, and bath de- veloped from a central hall In Fig. 2 Ls shown the first-floor plan of a suburban house designed for the accommodation of a family with little children. 6 A ^fANUAL OF ffOME-MAKING oomfM The panel of space across the front, comprising living-room hall, and dining-room, is supplemented by a similar arrange- ment of rooms in the rear, in the fonn of nursery and kitchen. The front of the house can thim be kept in order while Fia* 3. — A typical urangenient nf all moms on one floor. The livins^rooins ftiid kitcheQ are fp^uped snugly togrtber, and the bcnirooma are grauped und to upen friim a retired hall.