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 697 WOMAN'S HOME This will be one of the most important sections of Every Woman's Encyclop-«dia. It will be written by the leading authorities, and will deal, among other things, with ; The House Furniture Choosing a House Heating, Plumbing, etc. Glass Dining-room Budding a House The Rent-purchase System China Hall Improving a House How to Plan a House Silver Kitchen Wallpapers Tests for Dampness Home-made Furniture Bedroom Lighting Tests for Sanitation, etc. Drawing-room Nursery, etc. Housekeeping Servants Laundry Cleanhig Wages Plain Laundrywork Household Recipes Registry Offices Fine Laundrywork How to Clean Silver Giving Characters Flannels > Ho%v to Clean Marble Lady Helps Laces > Labour-saving Suggestions, etc. Servants' Duties, etc. Ironing, etc. ^ ELECTRICITY IB MODERN HOUSEKEEPINGr Electric Cooking on the Breakfast-table — Hot - Plates and Food Warmers— Cooking Eggs b^ Electricity — Electric Toasting— Making Coffee by Electricity— Kettles for the Drawing-room economy in the long run, while the immense saving in labour and the absolute cleanliness of electric cooking cannot be over estimated. The Chafingr-disl. Chafing-dish cookery at table commends itself especially to the flat dweller. An electric chafing-dish made of aluminium and lined with plated copper can be purchased for i^, and afterwards the cost of running this is trifling. The chafing-dish is at work from the moment of connec- tion ; the heat can be easily regulated ; it is adapted for hot water or direct heat- ing ; and the possi- bihty of regulating the heat guarantees success with dishes requiring careful dis- crimination in the cooking. In the Kitchen and Cookerj' Section of Every Woman's — E N C VCLOP-S D 1 A An electric taaster which cooks both sides of the slice at once, and • ^11 u^ pjven will also heat a kettle or keep food hot at a cost of a few pence weekhf rCCipeS WIU DC givcii 2 A T7LECTRICITY has come into very general ^ domestic use in urban districts as an illuminant, and its advantages of convenience and the fact that it does not vitiate the air of the living-room have won for it approval from every point of view. One step towards the electric ideal of housekeeping has been achieved by the clever electric heaters and cookers which are now in use. The convenience to the dweller in a small flat is enormous, and the electric heater which will boil water or cook small meals is also gaining ground in the modern home. Many contrivances have been devised, such as kettles, saucepans, coffee- pots, etc., each inde- pendent of anything but a wall-plug. Although the initial expenditure may seem more when adopting electric utensils for cooking purposes, their use will be found a great