The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics (1913) (14591137619)

Identifier: bostoncookingsch19hill_12 (find matches)
Title: The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933, ed Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
Subjects: Home economics Cooking
Publisher: Boston : Boston Cooking-School Magazine
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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hed in colonial white, with polishedfloor and Oriental rugs, is a harmoniouscontrast to the color scheme of the lib-rary. While the fireplace with its simpleshelf and plain paneling is the same as theother, there is a decorated iron back withthe date, 1764, in high relief across theface. This room is replete with antiquefurniture, and the soft cream forms aneffective back-ground for the time-soft-ened hues of old mahogany and quaintupholstery. At the far end of this roomanother simple alcove, once an old-fashioned bed-recess, forms a fittingplace for the piano, and beyond this isthe dining-room, which was originallykitchen and bed-room combined. To the lover of old-time table acces-sories there are few rooms more interest-ing than this one; the white plate-railsrunning around the softly tinted wallshold a delightful collection of rare oldchina, among them many pieces of oldblue Staffordshire with American views,so dear to the heart of every Americancollector of this old ware. Graceful
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270 THE BOSTON COOKING-SCHOOL MAGAZINE decanters and frail old wine glasses, lend-ing misty visions of toothsome pound-cake and rich red wine, grace the old-time side-board. A quaint girandolewith tinkling prisms, whose twinklinglights have illuminated many a feast, anda stately coffee-urn, once the joy andpride of some dear old colonial dame,stand side by side. Polished old pewter,brass and silver, catching the glint of thesunshine, reflect whimsically the richcolors of a unique collection of Dutchsteins hanging blithely above them. Heregood Dutch hospitality is again ex-pressed by the fire-place within a snugrecess, the swinging brass tea-kettleover the fire, that sings a merry littletune on dull afternoons, and the cozysettle standing invitingly near. At the south side of the dining-room acommodious kitchen has been built,equipped with all the modern improve-ments needed in a well appointed kit-chen, and above this are comfortablesleeping apartments for the domestics. On the second