In a small kitchen where the washing and cooking is done, it is a real boon, and in the laundry, too, it is a genuine convenience. The rack is about 32″ to 64″, and on the ceiling it is comfortable and useful and out of the way. It comes in two sizes. Your clothes go directly from the wringer to the rack as in the big dryers, you obviate unnecessary handling, clothes-pin destruction, etc. It can be pulled down to your own level and hitched on a wall pin so as to make it reliably firm while you load it. TABLES AND SHELVES Shelves in a laundry are very much more useful than a quarter of a dozen tables or to buy two or three tables for laundries and abandon them for needed foot room, yet long for some room to put things on. The steel unit of shelves is a very convenient way out. By using a continuous running shelf, like an amplified plate rail, any place in the laundry can be a handy one for placing a bit of soap, a clothes-pin, washing powder, clothing waiting for starching, or any other thing. Steps could be saved and wit conserved. Tables are a necessity, especially the large 7′ table or smaller. The wooden one for a laundry is quite useful and so also is the all-metal table. But too many tables spoil the temper, and the shelf is a comfort. They should be from 31 to 38 inches high, if possible adjustable. The tops are most satisfactory in a non-porous porcelain or porcelain enamel. Some people like hard wood or metal. IRONING BOARDS There are many varieties of ironing boards on the market. Some fold back against the wall and some do not. Some fold back in self closets against the wall. Some are adjustable to different heights, others are not. They come in various sizes and finishes and do away with the falling and slipping ironing board which has caused so many useless burns. In large houses the valets have tables such as you can purchase with sleeve boards, swinging bodyguard, supply cabinet for cleaning fluids and brushes, and with electric iron equipment, snap switches and automatic signal pilot lamps for each iron. These tables are made of seasoned pine painted white. Legs, underbody, cabinet, brackets and cord supporters are in silver bronze paint. The boards are covered with the best quality felt. Unbleached muslin makes a good covering for any ironing board and is generally used. The ironing board is indispensable for fancy things, even when the ironing machine is regularly used. A BURNING SHAME When un-electric irons are used, there should be an ample supply of iron holders. If your irons are not of the removable insulated handle type, iron holders of ticking or soft bits of carpet can be used. This sounds very elementary, but many scorchings would not have taken place had the laundress not rushed to get through to save the hurting hand.