...-.a...¢.., Mn»? ii. ..-..... .ca .~.... .. vs ‘ a vw s ‘ l‘M‘v...‘ ou—«ad‘ r‘ ~ variety. iiilili’SliiiiiiiiiM , iiiflifliiiiili Should be Fully Wired for Every Possible Convenience USED FOR ALL PURPOSES At Various Times is Living Room, Tea Room, Sewing Room and Play Room. By 8. E. DEVENISH The modern room par excellence is the sun room. the outgrowth of the piazza. or veranda. of the last generation. made suitable for year- round use and enjoyment. it may be the living room. the\den and tea room—the sewing room. nursery and play room. as “ell—distinctly inviting the provision of electric service facilities. ' Adequate and flexible lighting is required. if the sun room is to realize its possibilities of a cozy re- treat at night. Opportunity should be afforded. also. of using motor- operated devices. table appliances and other heating devices of rela- tively low wattage consumption. In short. wiring the sun room pre- sents very much the same problem as does specific wiring in several of the rooms in the house proper. Lighting Requirements. For general illumination. properly shaded ceiling lights prove the most snitfibie. as well as logical. lumi- nants. One ceiling outlet will usu- ally suffice if the room is substan- tially square. but if twice as long as it is wide two such outlets should be provided. The switch control for this general illumination should be. of course. at the en- t‘l'ance to the sun room. Side lights. it installed. should be treated as a decorative feature. rather than to supplement the general illumina- tion from overhead for the auxili- ary illumination which adds the touch of intimacy and charm can best be provided by the informal and flexible light from portable lamps. either of the floor or table Such auxiliary lighting equip- ment should be served from con- venience outlets. located preferably at about waist height. and as these same convenience outlets will also serve the various electrical appli- ances they should be of the duplex type and generously located about the sides of the room. The lamps of the portablos should be well- shaded and of suiiicient power to permit the taming out of the over- head lamp‘s without plunging the room in gloom. Appliances Coffee in the sun room after din- nen, or afternoon tea. is a dell t- ful habit. Also. the room invtes the cigarette. cigar and refresh- ments which are indulged in in hours of leisure. The children can be provided with" no better place for playing with their electrical toys and many of the household tasks can be performed in the bright sunny nook. Card in the evening. or the bridge in t s after- noon, perusal of the daily or eve- ning paper and more serious or frivolous reading gravitate to the sun room. A radiant heater or radiator to drive away the chill in the autumn and early spring. when the. heating system is inoperative or the tires re- duced. proves essentially a sun— . room need. ”In fact. there is scarcely an electrical appliance— certalnly none that cater to bodily comfort—that is not particularly adapted to use in the sun room. This explains the desirability of numerous convenience outlets for if there is one place where comfort can be catered to without criticism it is in this room of no defined func- tion. where informality may reign anda man takes his case. Communication. A final consideration when wir- ing the sun room is the question of communication. Although essen- tially an informal room. a retreat from the hustle and stir of modern life. intercourse with the rest of the house and with the outside world need not be cut off. A call-bell to the pantry. kitchen and ice-box will prove a worthwhile conveniences An outlet for an ex- tension telephone will certainly be utilised. even though there is not another extension from the tele- phone in the main hall. while a neat. workmanlike connection to the radio can be best consummated in the sun room. whether an outside serial is used or an interior an- tenna. Wiring the sun room. in effect. calls for an ying complete electric service to e one room in the home that has no particular function yet corrsls the recreations min ail. Quality in Furniture. Quality. which has a charm all its own. is desired by all. claimed by many and realized by few. Quality is always comparative. therefore varies according to our standards. It rarely results from accident and is achieved only through understanding. and by per- sistent eflorts applied with unwav- ering fidelity to details Especially is this true in the manufacture of furniture and home furnishings. Quality is ideal and exacts a full measure of tribute from all who worship at its shrine. Quality. like virtue. is frequently its own reward. which accounts for much that we see about us. Quality is not found on the ban counter. because the demand for it exceeds the supply. Those who appreciate quality. search for it. They seek to buy—— ’(o>ib:'~'i~' i ll ill i it’ll“ liil'i , liliiii' ‘ ii lg! ‘ y i I l. . '1. ill (in l ill l9 l . ”iii! iii” -. ,m 5 r: cl n II I ,. @GFSZSG Decorations Lavish, Though in Harmony. When grandmother’s kitchen was planned years ago, efficiency was found only in the dictionary.» not in people‘s everyday conversation. Nobody ever "held the watch" for grandmother to see how many steps slie tookflrom the kitchen range to the. cold Cellar. or from her homemade sink to the well. But in those days time was not worth a great deal and labor not much more. - But etiiciency locked the kitchen door and tacked on it a sign. "Closed for lRepairs." What Efficiency D id. It is i human failing to go from one extreme to another and then to spend a few years traveling back until we are where we should be— half way between. When ef- ficiency opened the door again grandmother's kitchen was a spick- and-span. blue and white inhom- tory with dazzling white enamel and gleaming porcelain. A far cry from grandmother's stodgy and drab woodwork. The equipment was all rearranged to save time. to earn steps, to save backache. There was plenty of light. better ventilation. There was compact- ness; The floor. with its blue and white check linoleum, was very easy to clean. And thousands of little blue and white kitchens were built throughout the country. Hospital Effect Not Desired. Now the pendulum swings back. Not back to grandmother's kitchen. but half way. Lessons of efficiency will certainly not be forgotten. But. hospital‘ surroundings are not necessary and in time become tire- some. No matter how efficient the kitchen. a woman must spend a con- siderable part of her day in it and she has found that it may be just as efficient. just as cheerful. and a great deal more attractive with a color scheme of jade green wood- work. llght gray walls. a linoleum floor of light gray and black. with s. border of plain linoleum in either light gray or black. Then spots of color may be added here and there in the curtains. dishes. furniture and rugs. Near the kitchen sink there may be a woven or braided rug that can be washed easily. Reflect Your Own Personality. But the point is to plan your kitchen color scheme to reflect your own personality and plan it as carefully or more carefully than you would the color scheme of the living-room and dining-roam. One of the leading interior decanters of the country has suggested two attractive schemes for the kitchen. In one she has specified cream walls and the furniture yellow. striped with blue. At the windows yellow oiicloth curtains edged with blue. 0n the yellow and blue lin- oleum floor sheadvises a braided rug in the same colors with bits of blue. glazed pottery. She has even added a yellow canary as a final touch of cheet'iheds. Another Color Scheme. Her other idea is a color scheme of tan and soft. deep blue carried out along much the same lines as the one in yellow and blue. For a scheme of this kind there is an un- usually attractive linoleum in a mosaic design of old blue and buff. In fact there is a linoleum floor to fit in with any favorite color idea that you may have. Get an idea as to what you want your finished kit- chen to be like. Then decide on the linoleum for your floor. Having sc- iccted this you can. with it as a foundation. build a_ decorative scheme for the rest of the room. The best way to have your lin- oleum laid is to have it installed over a lining of builder‘s deaden- ing felt. The deadening felt is iirst pasted to tile floor and rolled they do not have to be sold. H" smooth. Then the linoleum is i \ KITCHEN COLOR SCHEME ' lS BASED ON LlNOLEUM Curtains and Furniture Harmonize With its Cheerful Coloring and Attractiye Design. By ELSlE WEST pasted over the felt with water- proof t-mnent at the seams and edges. The linoleum is then rolled smooth to the felt. The result is that the seams are practically in- visibifi There are no cracks to catch and hold the dirt. After the floor has been laid. if you have used plain or inlaid lin- oienm. have it thoroughly waxed and polished. All that is required then in caring for it is an occa- sional use of a dust mop. When washing is necessary. use a mild soap and rewax. Our American-born pupulatigp have demonstrated their preference for Colonial and other early Ameri- can types of furniture and home furnishings. Foreign-born citizens have little understanding of these types. iiiiE 0mm». American Home Bums. M HOTEL AND CLUB USE HAS PROVED MOHAIR its Sturdineas and During the past few years. tre- mendous results have been accom- plisbed in developing special equip- ment for hotels and clubs, adding to the convenience of those who patronize them. Hotel owners of today recognise the fact that they must keep abreast of the times in furnishing their guests with the comforts which modern equipment affords—the public expects it. in this age this is not individual with a first-class hostelry—it is stand- ard. All of us. whose business .c- quires that we go from city to city. or while traveling for pleasure. choose as our favorite hotels or clubs the ones which do stand out as individual according to our tastes. The average person is at- tractcd by the ones that have the most homelike atmosphere. and. of course. this is created not so much by artificial appliances for conven- ience. as by decorative surround- ings. _ ,. The average American hbtel or club guest is a person of refined tastes. and often. although done an consciously, he chooses as his tem- porary home the hotel that has been furnished with a real consid- eration or artistic appreciation. The decorative feature without doubt stands out most prominently lll furniture upholstery-not only in the lobbies and mezzanine floors. but also in private suites. The large hotels of today are communi- ties in themselves. with the main lobby as the meeting and lounging place. Provisions are therefore made for people to make them- selves comfortable. and stuffed fur- niture. conspicuous because of its massive construction. is naturally chosen for this purpose. if the covering which is used in upholster- ing this furniture is in good taste. attractive in pattern and luxurious in its appearance. the greatest fac- tor in the accomplishment of this most important detail will have been attained. Hotel or clnbowners must. of to the cost of furnishings. since the enormous quantity required means a large investment. Careful thought. however. has to be ven to the limiting of cost in s dca- tions for furniture upholstery. for it is to be remembered that this equipment must endure hard usage. and if truly economical. will with- stand wear over a long period of time. Nothing can contribute as noticeably to the run-down appear- ance of an interior. as faded. dirty. worn furniture upholstery—yet to replace with new coverings would require an expense practically equal to the original outlay. A careful study of materials cre- ated for upholstery purposes has proved that there is positively but one in which is combined a limit- less choice of decorative effects. a —— course. give serious consideration' l8 . ' F— _— Beauty Stand Up Under the Hard- est Conditions. By HENRY WESTON continually luxurious appearance almost indeflnitely. long wear and cleanliness. This is mohair plush. It is in a class entirely by itself. and severe tests have proven that this material does live up to the above requirements in full measure. Mohair plush Is made from the silky fleece of the Angora gout. which is raised in great herds in Asiatic Turkey. Mohair fabrics were first introduced into Europe during the Seventeenth century. \H'l‘l‘ imported into this country during colonial days. and since then. as compared with other fabrics. have become more and more recognized as possessing the greatest wear-re- sistance. and also the important feature Of being color-fast. If mohair plush will withstand hard usage. a fact we might: almost say the abu . to which it is sub- mltted in the average hotel. does this not prove that it is the ideal upholstery material for the home a so Windsor Flocking Chair. The Windsor rocking chair is be- lieved to have been originated in America some time between 1750 and the Revolution. Certain writers say they were not made until after 1810 and that nearly all of the Windsor rocking chairs are. merely old arm chairs cut downland titted with rockers. The first; rockers are said to have been merely short boards cut straight across the top and rounded at the bottom. the top was then shaped. Nothing is more delightful than the new breakfast room sets. HOME SEWING REVIVED BY RADIO iNFLUENCE Women, Keep Their Hands Busy While Listening in. That the Eadie has been an in- valuable aid to the Better Homes movement is an established fact. The fascination of this wonderful invention has been a powerful in- fluence in counteracting the distrac- tions of the cabarels and the dance halls and by keeping them indoors at night it is reminding its devo- tees that after all, home is a rather desirable place to spend the eve- ning in. The. latest reform credited to the radio is the growing popularity of home sewin. While listening to a radio concert what is more natural for a woman to do than to sow? Talking is banned and just“ sitting around doing nothing becomes tire- some. so the women of the house- hold are again learning the art of home sewing. The Colonial Porch in Summertime lilllllllilll illuminant Beauty of Wood Aooeniuate: Perfection of Dlsign and Finish. AS PRICELESS HEIRLOOMS Furniture of Walnut Mellow“ With Age Has an Irresistible Appeal. By GEO. N. LAMB There is perhaps no. more prized vvood than American walnut in old furniture. Many an old piece has survived more because of its beau- tiful and staunch walnut wood than because of any beauty of design 9; utility. When that all too rare but gy""'u.lrrrr The Windsor Chairs Are Delightfully in Keeping. ”3% llllllll’lillll illumination ‘ ' n M hiya“: llli . ." will ' llllllllallllsill .7 "x. i “W. . fi§x~ i. l Midi ., dill ll lll ll L7 " '3 . lllllllllllllllllllll ,. I. 7 l i ll iMPORTED RUGS SEEN AS SOURCE OF DANGER Made in Unsanltary Places and imported Without Sterlllzlng. —— biost people would think little Freddie and Susie Smith very lucky indeed if they lived in a house whose floors were covered with ori- entals and whose mother didn't mind their playing on the rugs all 4—; 4—..— ~— An Unusual Two-Story Frame llaol LOOR LAN can obtain specifications at a rea- building designs. containing 160 sonabis cost by communicating «paid ”WINCH” ”‘9'" GM NW- (Any reader interested in this plan can obtain an exact estimate of its cost at the present time from any responsible architect. contractor or lumbar dealer, who (DECOND noon- AN . unclean prayer rugs with this spar.) printed floor plans for only 81 by Prospect no home builders may addressing the home-building ea. secure.” nus-date not of hosts- for or this poser. O . any - a they wanted to". because "orientals grow more beautiful with wear. 3‘011 know." But these people don‘t realize how lucky their own family actually is if. in their own home. the children must do their romping on the domestic wiltons and axmin- sters. And the reason for this? Be- cause from both the Near and Far East thousands upon thousands of orientals which are unwashed are being imported yearly. and the amount of disease and dirt that is‘ imbedded in them is appalling. The plea that these rugs are “works of art and must not be disturbed" exemptk them from the rigid sani- tary inspection and disinfection which all kinds of leather. hay. straw. shaving brushes and china- ware are subjeL'ted to before they are even permitted entry into Ann erican ports. And the thorough sterilization of these articles by hydro-cyanic gas which sometimes brings on fatalities to the workmen handling it. is no more important than it is for the orientals which are often woven under unspeakabiy filthy conditions. The average west- erner would hesitate to enter many of the huts and hovels where they are made and would never 'think of allowing any member of his family to come in contact with them. In addition to their manu- facture in disease and dirt. these rugs are often given the "atmos- phere" of the antique examples and are rubbed with the same dirt and clay that was never removed from their warp and woof. After being woven.» these un- washed rugs are collected and sent to the various eastern market places where equally unclean and unsanitary traders have met to bar- ter for the goods which have been dumped in the open street markets and have remained exposed to the ordinary street traillc until sold. By the time they have reached this country they have often been in contact with the thousands of ship rats whose fleas carry bubonic lague germs. and even though the ith authorities have awakened to the need of exterminating these rats with their disease-carrying fleas. the menace will take years to cbmbat, Even the prayer rugs. the rarest of the orientais to reach this coun- try, are apt to be pretty well con- taminated. though they may not have hem intentionally rubbed with dirt and ciay.’ A genuine rug has probably been in the possession of a migrant family for several generations. Four times a day the head of the family prostraoes him- self on his own rug at the call of the hoLv hour. throwing his rug on the bare earth wherever he hap- pens to be. Some of these old and arrive to be sold here. as do thousands of their counterparts which have been treated to the dirty "antiquing" process. so that. whether old or new. they are seldom at to be handled or used. . In direct cbntrast are the domes- tic raga made in American mills un- der the most strict sanitary and child-labor laws which assure the public the fullest protection in the rugs they use in their homes. The Better Homes Movement is reviving the good old spirit of home keeping. which is coming back into PICTURE SHOULD SEEM A PART OF THE WALL Wires and Cords Should be Little in Evidence. A picture is placed on the wall of a room in order to decorate that wall. and thus to add interest to the entire room. Therefore, it should he hung so t at it seems a part of the wall. '1‘ e less we see of the wires. or cords or books by which the picture. is suspended on the wall,“ the. better. For such things, even unconsciously. detract the at- tention from the picture itself. Smaller pictures may be hung "blind": that is. since they are not heavy, they may be hung from a null or tack which is out of sight. behind the picture. There are fine" nails that scarcely mar the wall in- to which they are driven. . If a picture. is heavier. and must therefore. be suspended from a moulding. then the wire. should show as little as possible; it should be of the same tone as the wall. to escape notice. The wire or cord should not be passed over a single book on the moulding. but should be so passed through the screw eyes in the frame that there will be two parallel wires from the picture to the moulding. In this way the lines of the wire do not form a triangle. but follow the gen- eral up-and-down lines of the room. Pictures should not slope forward from the wall. but should lie flat, to carry out the feeling of their be- ing part of the wall. To achieve this effect. put the screw eyes about an inch or two from the top of the frame. at the back. In order to be the better seen and enjoyed. a picture should be hung with the center of interest about the level of the eye. In the case of large pictures. let them be hung a little higher. with the lower art of the picture at' this level. a over-mantel pcture. too. must be hung higher. d therefore should be corres ndingiy larger. for it is usually t e~central picture in the room. i Never Crowd Picturesf There should be no crowding of pictures. for then the charm of each individual one is lost in a sense of confusion and closeness. If the wall space around a picture is regarded as a sort of enlarged mat for this picture. one may be guided by his instinctive feeling for the space which is appropriate for a certain picture. ' Perhaps the pic- tures in a room are all small. and the spaces are in general large. In order not to have the pictures look lost and out of proportion on the wider wall spaces. one may group three or more pictures in an attrae tive arrangement (preferably sym- metrical), and let this group of pic- tures occupy the large space. and give the feeling of unity. A panel on a wall. whether defl- nitely marked with moulding. or barely outlined. is an ideal place for hanging pictures. Care must be taken. however. that the shape of the picture is in proportion to the shape bf the panel—a horizontal picture looks bad in a vertical panel. and vice versa. Tall panel- like pictures or small pictures hung one below the other. are charming our everyday life. as its. value in family problems is realized. in tall panels; and over a mantel a horizontal picture is elective. ‘ happy combination of walnut and beauty of design and finish is found. then the piece becomes a real “antique“ and prices soar. ' There is something in a rich old piece of walnut that is fascinating to collector and layman alike. Its beauty appeals to the eye. but there is something about it's silky texture that makes everyone want to feel it. It is the same quality that " makes the hunter fondle his beau- tiful walnut gtmstock as though it were a living thing, . . This appeal of walnut to the eye and to the sense of touch. together with its superior strength and sta- bility. have made it the prized cabinetwood of many generations of Americans. its use appears very early in our national history. In 1833 Governor Winslow gathered his council around a walnut table at Plymouth. Trinity college has an old walnut chair that dates back to 1640. An old inventory of 1705 lists a “fine chest of drawers of walnut wood." Governor Burnet of 1729 owned a number of line walnut chairs. The inventory 0f Peter '- F‘aneuil of Boston in 1752 shows that he owned twelve walnut leather-bottomed chairs. ,Hslriooms of Walnut. The following advertisement from the Weekly Mirror in 1774 refers to goods that we should like to buy now at the‘prlce it brought then. “A large black walnut cupboard with a set of Delft. Walnut furni- ture. was commonly listed in Amer- ican claims for damages by British soldiers in the Revolutionary war. From Moore‘s Old Furniture book comes the following in regard to the line work of the early Philadel- phia cablnetmakers: “The mate- rial used for nearly all the pieces of native make was a singularly; beautiful black walnut of deep rich; color that lent rare distinction to any article for which it was em- . . ployed." In Virginia we find the mother of Washington making 1 be- quest of a due walnut writing table to her granddaughter. Betty Cartier. In that old Virginia home, “Tucke- hoe." we find today the woodwork beautifully carved of walnut. _ litany of us now are buying fur- niture that will sometime be heirs looms. If we happen to become; very famous then anything we‘ hand on will be a valuable “heir-t loom." If we are not so famous. then the heirloom will depend upon ‘ its design and its wood. If it is of American walnut in the natural color. but mellowed with the years.‘ its appeal to the eye and the hand will be irresistible. , THE AMERICAN EMPIRE i . PERIOD m FURNITURE ; Shows the Liking for French Well, Then Prevalle'd. . The American Empire period of furniture making may be p95roperly. snag to have existed from 1 un . 1 . ~ During those years the American spirit of admiration for all things French. probably on account of the friendship for General Lafayette. and the dislike maintained by the people for all things British. at the beginning of the Nineteenth cen- tury. were reflected in the sdopbv lag of French modes of these. man. ners, styles in the pattern of furni- ture and was even manifested'in the reversion to the French types of architecture. To be sure. the styles were modi- tied in America to suit the com." veniences and preferences of the ,_ American cabinetmakers, and thus craftsmen during that period ll. lowed themselves considerable istiq tude in interpretsthn- . The Sheraton influence. which had been so keenly felt in furnltnrv designing up to this timeapassed away. being replaced with designs and details that were dull and um couth on account of heaviness. But before the Sheraton influence we: lost some of the earlier pieces made durln the first aliases of tbs American pire period. show grace and refinement. _> ._ Up to about the middle of the Nineteenth century. the empire fashion lasted. under one phase or another. until its last decadent stages. when the furniture beam. clumsy. gracaless and had lost its individuality. In those days the wood most gen- erally used in furniture makingwas mahogany. the deep rich coloring of which was relieved by the bra”- mounts. occasional brass banding. , or gilded carving. which gave the pieces an impressive and agreeable contrast. Some of the carving was ' excellently done. During the American mnpire period the chief articles of filmi- ture produced were tables. chairs.» couches. sofas. bedsteads. stools. chests of rowers. bureaus. wort. ‘ stands. side cards. piertables. Wuho stands. bookcases. secretariesward- robes. dressing tables. cupboard... . clocks and mirrors. New York and Massachusetts in‘
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