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Identifier: americanhomesgar41907newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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that pervades thewhole atmosphere, and ever since the inception of the Home Bureau the plan has been toemphasize the home feelingby the tasteful way in whichthe house is furnished andthe quiet and orderly routinewith which the work is car-ried out. There is no bustleor noise attached to the car-rying out of this great work,but perfect quiet without con-fusion are the results of awell organized establish-ment. Not only is greatattention paid to the prepara-tion of the food, but thedetails of wrapping and ship-ping and delivery by uni-formed boys all show thesame attention to detail onthe part of the founder. The kitchen is well wortha visit, and although small isspotlessly clean. One wall isalmost concealed by a line ofrefrigerators. Then thereare two gas ranges with Alla-din ovens, and closets withglass fronts, and a big deepcase with glass sides in whichthe jars and bottles are keptready for use. Neat assist-ants are kept busy putting up 474 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS December, 1907
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The Colonial Kitchen and the Diet Kitchen Beyond time to time to guests, whenarranged for, and are servedas were the old-fashioneddinners of Colonial days.The atmosphere of the roomcarries one back to the daysof our ancestors. Against the side wall fac-ing the entrance door is adresser, a duplicate of one inthe Van Cortlandt Manor.Its shelves are filled withtreasures of china, pewterand brass. An old coffee-pot from Dresden, and oldvvillowware from Peters-burg, Va., harmonize withthe old pewter, many piecesof which are of great value.The window-seat beneaththe latticed windows is al-ways gay and cheerful withflowers and potted plants.Tea is served at this end ofthe room from four to sixevery day. Leaving this room we ex-perience the transition fromthe old-fashioned homesteadinto the up-to-date roomsfurnished with the latest ap- chicken jelly, sandwiches of stale bread and scarped beef, pliances for carrying on the work of the house. Above theand putting up sterilized milk, which is po

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