. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . ence or absence of steps between them, mean a great deal in any 1909 WOMENS INSTITUTES. 8!) house. The saving of labor, implied by their nearness, so often implies loss of comfortby reason of the smell of cooking, the noise of clattering utensils and the tinkle ofdish-washing, in those homes where the dining-room is used as a general custom in itself is a saving of labor which amply repays the slight trouble ofremoving the cloth, etc., after meals. This is scarcely the place in which to takeup the whole question of construction. Mu
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . ence or absence of steps between them, mean a great deal in any 1909 WOMENS INSTITUTES. 8!) house. The saving of labor, implied by their nearness, so often implies loss of comfortby reason of the smell of cooking, the noise of clattering utensils and the tinkle ofdish-washing, in those homes where the dining-room is used as a general custom in itself is a saving of labor which amply repays the slight trouble ofremoving the cloth, etc., after meals. This is scarcely the place in which to takeup the whole question of construction. Much has been said and written on thesubject of domestic offices, but is enough thought about them in the ordinary home ?Take the position of the linen room or cupboard—does it save more labor upstairsor down? Is it easier to manage with a small kitchen or a large one? The old-fashioned still-room had many advantages, and a room opening off a small kitelienand connecting it with the pantry is certainly a very great comfort, besides avoiding. Fig. 4 the labor of moving the range in summer, and preventing much of the noise, heatand smell entering the dining-room. The refrigerator, the housekeepers desk, anda substantial table placed here enable a great deal of work to be done, away fromthe heat of the stove, and yet do not mean too many steps back to the cooking in winter, surely numbers of women spend an unhealthy amount of time intoo high a temperature. A morning room for the ladies of the house can easily bemade of this one if it has a pleasant aspect; all kinds of developments may be addedif the mistress of the house does her own work and yet is not without other instance, her house plants may be wintered over here; in one case a small hot-house has been built off; and all that pleasurable work may be attended to in theintervals of cooking, and the plants cared for during their unsightly periods. Thepresence of her desk enables correspondence to be att
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