! I. - “mm“?"m “”‘"-e-... . ._-M“‘“ ‘ 1 Illliiii || \; sures Ample Outlets for ‘ Other Purposes. \ B POWER AND HEATING ctrical Appliances and Radiant Heaters Must be Provided for in Every Room. By S. E. DEVENISH l to time has passed when wiring 'honie consisted of Installing a v outlets to realize the restricted ntia: standards emanating from i as.» of the quite inadequate .: iniinants p coding the introduc- n of clcctric lighting. “~vice Is now impressed for light. ‘wor and heat~in the modest "oiling. as well as in the mansion and to wire the home complete ails providing illumination riv- i'd only by daylight. facilities for crating the labor-saving ina- nos which have revolutionized ‘os :eeping and. to a temporarily ser cxtent only. the residential lUli‘OIlJPnIS for heat. Each one ‘ the tbrce general forms of en- Ify-~IlllllIIIOIIS. kinetic and titer- i—plays an important part In the ‘ viiplctcly wired home and facili- s for the utilization of each I; . iuld he provided. l ‘ "landords are slowly evolving (1. while as yet they consist of I “ antity rather than of quality ‘ ._ usurcs. they should be carefully I tii‘glie‘d before attempting to plan I , electrical equipment of the idem home. It. is only by so do- ’ ;« that electric service can func- n with the economy. efficiency I'd safety which distinguishes the . g per utilization of electric energy. I 3: l' rovisidna for Lighting Service. ;‘ I‘lie supremacy of electric light- ." in the home. while usually cred- d to the wonderful convenience has proved to be. is also due in lit to the-qualities of efficiency. . omy and safety when in use. clciicy and economy are, in ef- t, almost synonymous with the mar utilization of the luminous x emitted by the efficient electric .ps now in general use. That is. - secret of good lighting is largely " question of providing adequate (,1 suitable facilities for the serv- in the handling of general. sup- w entary and auxiliary illumina- ll. -. General illumination should be I tterned after daylight outdoors . d can be best supplied by over- so illuminants. Each room of ié‘bouse‘. consequently, should be ovided with one or more ceiling flats. depending upon the propor— ms of the room. Such illumina- fi is distinctly formal in charac- .and is also essentially utili- flan. so”it does not always meet th householders’ ideas of decora- -e and harmonious requirements. spite of this. ceiling outlets fluid be. installed. as a rule. even their use is not contemplated for s time being. Also. as a rule. these ceiling out- ta should be controlled by wall tches. conveniently situated. of. arse. and of the type which can most. readily operated. Three- *y and possibly four-way switches ould he employed wherever their ewill prove of any advantage. --erous provision of such switch- 3 equipment. furthermore. acids to e safety of the installation and ads to engender economy in the e of electric energy. Supplementary illumination. either 5 a substitute for overhead gen- at illumination or for formal dec- ~ative effect. is usually most sat- factorily furnished by wall lights. or general illumination purpose. rice as many wall outlets are one» marily accded as ceiling outlets. his is a point‘ well to keep in mind. of forgetting. however. that wall this also prove effective decora- ve furnishings. As such, their ad- s‘ablc number and location are not worried by lighting requirements. . it by decorative effects. Wall witches are not as essential for 'all as for ceiling: outlets. but they in frequently be installed. (Irdi- ' arily. however. key or pull chain ' vitches will prove entirely satis- cfory. Auxiliary illumination supplies at flexibility to electric lighting t makes it' the supreme system “xi illumination. It is divorced from be formal characteristics of light- Iig fixtures. introducing almost the ‘ iobility of the old oil lamp. with s unquestionable charm and _ oziness. Floor and table port- bles. or electric lamps. are to be ad in all styles. shapes and sizes. \ . .;/ ultable for almost every conceiv- ble lighting used in the home. .~‘hcy should be attached to handy onvenience outlets in baseboard. nails or possibly floor. not to lamp .As they are iortable, a generous installation of onvcnience outlets should be pro- \ T‘ndeo. ' chines. dish-washout. f” Provisions for Household . Appliances. These same convenience outlets . re suitable for the accom— giiodation of the large majority .‘ f' boasehold appliances—indispen- :able in the modern home—so they on very advantageously be in- . failed in goodly number. Accom- modating the suction cleaner. oubtlcss the most popular and ‘ssential of the motor-driven appli- ‘ inces. one convenience outlet. pref- , arablv of the duplex type. is re- ! mired in every room. hall and pan- raceway. In many of the rooms ewral are required—perhaps half dozen, or even more. Among the motor-opented op- ltances utilizing these conven- ence outlets—no other electrical onnection should be used—ore serving mo- ans. refrigerant)“. (domed-wold- w||||||||||||||| Electric ' beautiful antique Saruk made In America In a domestic French wll- ton rug. wilton showing a literal reproduc- tion of a superb Chinese specimen. The finest rugs and carpets in the world are now being made in America. ~ ers. egg-heaters. ice-cream frcczcrs. churns and a host of other ric- vices used in apartments ’from cellar to attic. In addition. there are dozens of house- hold appliances emitting or utiliz~ Ing heat which are of sufficiently low wattage consumption to pen mit their attachment to standard capacity convenience outlets—radi- ant heaters. radiators. percolators. toasters. waffle irons. electric irons. curling irons. heating pads and many others. Provisions for Heavy Duty Heating Appliances. Chief among the heavy-duty appliances for the home is the electric range. provision for which is indispensable if the home is to be wired complete. A special circuit has to be provided for this very essential cquipmcnt, but this imposes no great difficulty. Special circuits should likewise be provided for water heaters. electric fire places. electric ironcrs and like equipment. all of which form part of the furnishings of a completely wired home. Communication Systems. Comprehensive.“ the foregoing requirements may appear to the unitiated. they do not complete the essentials for wiring the home com- plete. There remain the provisions for communication—the bell calls and telephone. Bell circuits. bells. buzzers or annunciators have to be provided. and it is always well i: install tcicpbrno conduits. wired to well-located extension outlets. The value cf the public telephone sys- tem can be greatly enhanced and an interior telephone system Installed if desired. No attempt has been made to plan or even to indicate a suitable wiring installation for a particular house. or have the” questions of lighting fixtures. diffusing glass- ware. shades or even the methods of illumination-direct. indirect Above lo a reproduction of a ' At right Is In American-made ' ‘ . last century. carpets were in gen- , modern rug. made in various sizes . and offering enormous advantages Copyright. American Home: new. ITS MANY ADVANTAGES MAKE THE RUG POPULAR \ Though Carpets in Plain Tones or Small F igiiroo are in F over. ByII-IENRY WESTON ‘ Until the closing years of the oral use in homes. Sometimes with borders and sometimes with- out. thoy usually covered the rooms clear up to the baseboard Tak» in; them up for “house cleaning" was a serious affair. Then came the invention of the to the dwellers in apartment houses. who were rapidly becom- ing more numerous. The demand for rugs swept over the country to such an extent that carpets. ex- cooling in hotels and other ublic places, were scarcely cello for. Lately there has been oilt‘tlc swing METHODS USED Below are listed the most: im- portant domestic rugs which are made in room sizes and which are in wide use today. There are so many qualities of each different kind that the statement cannOt be marle as to which is the host. The following definitions cover the parts of the finished rug fabric: Warp: The heavy threads of cot- ton running the long way of the body of rug. Weft: Binding cords that run across the rug. Nap: Surface threads. either cut or looped, held by both warp and weft. Staffer: Extra yarn running across the fabric to give more body to the back. usually of jute or other inexpensive material. and docs not show on the back. Not always used. Wires: Number of rows per inch of the pile of the mg also of the weft. VARIOUS DOMESTIC RUGS Different Styles are Described and Meaning: of the Trade Terms Given. By H. c. BULLOCK ‘ IN. MAKING back and combing in of the rows of pile which have been procured from weft cloth. A chenille is seamless and can be woven any size or shape. Usually in plain cob or or twodone effect. It can be distinguished from the uminoter because there are no ribs on the buck. Many qualities of chenille. Worsted Wilton: The best of these have six frames. thirteen and~ one-third wires or rows to the inch. and two hundred fiftyvsix pitch across the t‘wenty-seven-inch breadth. They all have a cotton back which is contrary to the com- mon belief that worsted wiltons have a linen back. The colors of some of the buried frames show on the hack. Their manufacture is practically the same as brussels. one major difference being that the loops are cut when the wires are withdrawn so that the surface is velvety instead of smooth and ribbed. One minor difference. which Every Home Should Have a Piano u...‘.‘ .- |||||| f and semi-direct—been discussed. Little has been suidabout switch and control devices and next to nothing regarding capacities and energy demands. the aim being to point' out the comprehensiveness of the problem of wiring the home complete. Much has been left un- sold. but enough has been presented to demonstrate the advance made since the days when wiring a house consisted in simply paralleling the old gas pipe with simple wir- ing circuits. - , Striking as has been the progress made. however. the returns for the thought and labor expended and per dollar invested are today for great- er than they were only relatively L few mm bad:- , III II | .. I | I I : IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,- minimirn‘mttmmmmi ‘i l lllllllllill||||| *’ '1'va . r‘ 'I'WIII" Now 1‘ Piece of Decorative Furniture. Frame: When referring to it “flve-" or “six-frame" rug. the burn her of colors in that rug are what are meant. The frame is a set of creel bobbins. carrying worsted warp threads. generally of one color. Sometimes for finer color efi'ects a frame is planted. i. e.. wor- sted threads of two or more colon are arranged side by side In the same frame in groups. in ac. cordance with the design. Worsted Yarn: The long comb- ings of wool from which all the natural oil has been removed. Woolen Yam: Either long or short combiugs of wool in which all the natural oil has been retained. Cbenilles: Twooprocess rug. First is the weaving of the.weft cloth and second is the weaving of the does not apply to all grade- of wil- tons. to that for the sake of bold- ing down the pile more "cum. there are three shots of weft to each row of pile. instead of two. In attemptin: to weave a nine-foot wilton without seams. there wu found to be so much vibration caused by to shuttles shouting across the loan and the pulling and inserting cf the wires. that the pat- terns were no even. 80 three- quorter (27 in. looms must be used. than giving the rug seams when the strips are sewed together. Thorn are now. however. about three manufacturers making high- gmic run who luvs put mmlou wilton run on the market. but I good many of those rugs have to back to carpets. es cislly In small figures or plain 9 acts. The lat- ter. of which there may be ob tained a wide range of beautiful shades. make exquisite furnishing and” serve as beautiful book- groundo for fine oriental rugs. -And many of us still like the feeling of a fully covered door. without the margin left by a rug. Rug Hos Advantages. However. the modern American rug has so many advantages that it iii the favorite for the oven“ home. It can be readily taken up and cleaned and can be moved from one room to another without upsetting the house. Moreover. the range of patterns and color- ings cove s every decorative need. from dirt ty self color damask of- facts to impressive renderings of oriental and Chinese art re ro- duced in American fabrics. In and some Wilton rugs are such faithful replicas of the originals that they might be mistaken for the costly orientals. Two notable examples of such cases are shown on this page. The purchaser of the Wil- t‘onrug not only procures a beauti- ful rug at much less cost than the original oriental but has the ad- vantage of the choice of a wide range of sizes. All in all. the average home mir- chaser and the avenge young at r- rled couple will continue to buy rugs for most rooms. with on occa- sional large room or space where a carpet will be. preferred. W Wool \Vilt'ous: The different grades of wool wiltono depend upon the number of frames used in them. There are usually three to five frames in a wool wilton rug. Axczlnsters: Chief characteristics are a ribbed back. double weft. and a high pile. The number of wofto run from about eleven to the Inch in the best‘ down to about four and two-thirds in the cheaper. They are both seamed and seamless. the latter being the better wearing of the two because there are no seams to wear out. The tufts of an ax- minster are inserted row by row between the warp threads. either before or after being cut off. and are the: bound down by the weft, and so woven into the ground of the texture. Body Brussels: Woven very simi- lar to,a wilton. but the loops are not cut. The weft is.of Jute and makes a smooth back. Sometimes the. yarn of the buried frames shows on the back. It is on. conomic in manufacture. because. a five-frame. for every length of worsted that appears on the sur- face. four times as much is hidden in the body of the fabric. and ex- cept in so far that it acts as filling. is wasted. Veivets: A velvet can be distin- guished from a wilton in this way: lift up a patterned rug from the end and notice one of the horizon- tal lines of the border. It does not run exactly straight as the vertical line does. For this reason the pat- terns are not so cleancut as on a wilton. not buried frames. as all the yarn is on top. Thus you cannot see any colored yarns on the back as you sometimes can on wiltons. ' Tapestry Brussels: It‘s pattern to wholly in the surface. and is the direct result of the preliminary and not of the weaving process. No Jacquard is used. Economical in the quantity of pile yarn consumed. as there is only one pile warp- thread carrying the pattern. as against four or five threads in the brussels and wiltons. The warp yarn is wrapped around o‘ drum and the color is printed on to form an elongated pattern by a wheel bo- neath. Then when the yarn is , looped around the wires. the pat- tern is shortened to its final form. A tapestry rug is much lighter weight than a brusseis. and its pat- terns are not so distinct. nor the colors so good. The cheaper ones are very loosely woven. PICTURES EMPHASIZE SCHEME OF DECORATION The Right One Gives Finishing Touoh to Furnishings. For rooms of quaint furnishing. whether old-fashioned or in what might be called a slightly fantastic style of furnishing. there is always Just the right picture. which will - “put the button on the cap" of a well worked-out scheme of interior decoration. If the room is done in a man- ner characteristic of a particular period. then a picture which was pointed at that time will be appro- priate. For; reproduction of such 0. picture is sure to be available. and this may be framed in the men. ner of that: day. Flower and garden pictures for quaint old-fashioned bedrooms; hie toricol scenes of early American days for the Colonial room. or re- productions of some of the charm- in‘ old portraits of those days. framed in oval; bright hunting scenes for a room where the old English atmosphere is suggested: or scenes mproduced from master- pieces of the Dutch school. show- ing sunny. brightly colored interiors and chubby Dutch girls. for the room that has something bf the cottage atmosphere. but only for their brilliancy of color. but also as an aid to em- phasizing the effect which one wishes to create in a room. the pic. lures may be relied upon to do their full duty in making lovely be sold for uconds. that room. .7 On velvet rugs there are * CEDAR CHEST THE BEST mun-nu... nan—- m Woo-mu; b. - “WW-uh. _ III . III\ ‘ ,‘wn PURCHASE THE MATTRESS THAT SHOWS TRADEMARK Io Maker's Guarantee u to Gloom- ilnou and Quality. There have certainly been a lot of old-fashioned superstitions about our mode of living thrown into the discard those lost few years. but there is one that has proven itself to he more than more superstition. in fact. is a hard and fast rule. and that is—we need seven or eight hours of sound sleep every night. Occasionally some superhuman genial such as Thomas Edison comes along and declares that four hours of sleep each night are enough. if you live correctly other- wise. The rest of us. though. who are not Edisonian in make-up. must see to it that: we get the conven- tional amount. but it is not worth spending eight hours on sleep un- less the bed is everything to be desired in comfort. A hard. lumpy, thin mattress. some old sagging springs. and discordant squeaks from goodness knows where. are really an expensive proposition to put up with for evm a short length of time. as they are bound to in- duce aching muscles. unrelieved minds. and grouchy dispositions which affect many others as well as the owners. A person who has been obliged to sleep on one of these old relics and then suddenly finds himself—- or herself-ensconced in a wonder- ful bed which does not squeak. which has a lusciously thick and soft mattress and a ,set of box springs of a buoyancy hitherto un- realized—this person usually be- gins to wonder why he has been such a fool in not providing him- u. —-— gent sooner with this deserved coin- or Two mattresses that are now be- ing mode are simply the last word in their invitation to sleep. Nero. with all his wealth. wasn't able to buy this case which even the lent of us can have in this day and use. For those mattresses are made with the finest of cotton. curled hair. or other materials. and some are even constructed around a set of small coil springs. each spring in on in- dividual muslin pocket. and then layers of‘ the regular mattress material laid over them. To make these wonderful nint- fressos more desirable. those with trademark names attached are gen- erally guaranteed to be made of new sterilized material. thus eilmlv hating those frightful unsanitary risks taken when an unbronded‘ mattress, probably built of old germ-laden material. is brought into your home. So when buying your new bedding be sure to look to the trademark in oddit'on to the built-in comfort. The Guest Room. The hospitality o a house is judged by tho furn hing of its guest room. and evidences of thoughtfulness and tastolmako an indelible impression upon the mind of the guest and, if the mistress of a house values the good opinion of those who visit under her roof. she will do well to consider how she can best express welcome in terms of physical comfort. To have a well-appointed guest room itis not at all necessary to indulge in any extravagant expendi- ture. Common sense and thought- fulness are the factors that count most in making the equipment of the guest room complete and com- fortable. Tasteful Fireside Setting IN I . PI]. ii II V . ll Jr. . “tit ill ”'19,: | E . J FORM OF Do you believe in insurance? If‘ you don't. Just let some insurance agent get hold of you for an hour or so. and he or she will point a picture of how accident. destruc- tion or even death to yourself will cause inevitable and unforgivable financial havoc to your loved ones, which could be entirely avoided by the right sort of insurance policy. To a lesser degree. but Just as con- sequential to the spending of the budget which covers household sup- plies and clothing. is the insurance that you should take against the ravenous moths which are seeking and searching year In and year out for hiding places clear back in the dark snug folds of your expensive fats and woolen things and the blankets and rugs not in use due lag the summer. The mothoatcn and mined for cost which is entirely lost can’t be- gin to compare. with the loss of some one close to.you. but it is a heart-breaking ides Just the some. and oué’ugainst which there is no excuse for not insuring by means of. a well-constructed cedar chest. And. again. when the first cool nights of autumn descend upon you. and you take the big. fluffy. wooly blankets from the bedding closet. the shock is almost too much to bear when you find that moths have riddled them into a state of rotation The cedar chest is the insurance to take against moths and is surely a cheap enough men for the first cost is the lust cost. a premium: to pay on this insurance and years afterward you still have a hand- some chest in full working order. housing all the precious woolens and furs that you want to protect. Right now. when summer is nearly upon us. when with the spring housecleanlng things are being laid away for the season-«now is the time to see that moth protection is at its most efficient degree in your household with at least one or two cedar chests. Clean things placed in the chest with its lid kept tiahtly closed are 2 lim_. Sectional Bookcase is in Perfect Harmony. No Yearly Premiums to Pay and Protection is Absolutely Safe. - By lRVlNG L‘. BROWN ll |||||||||||||||||E l \ ' l I Iiiliiilllllll Illa m , ’ 2 i. _ ‘ . Iul _ —-3— ' , 4 . *~—~ ‘ imitation/IIImummi ' ‘ .. ,wiz . . . ”I III/1' ||||||l FUR INSURANCE practically safe from the ambitious attempts of the young moth larvae to cut and plow their way through your own cherished poa- sessions to make covering for them- selves. because the minute they are hatched the odor of the gas from the oil in the cedar begins to stlfie and kill them. the some odor which is so pleasing to the human lenses. LINOLEUM HAS BECOME AN ARTISTIC PRODUCT Beauty is Added to Ito Utility and ‘ Long Life. .' Tho practicability of linoleum is being proved during these days of servantless apartments. especially if there are children in the family. running outdoors and in as they play and tracking dirt on the door in spite of precautions. * During late years linoleum mutu- facturers have brought out novel patterns and developed new color- inithot are really pleasing and do. us tful if correctly used. Until now the public has favored the bold. simple bottoms that simulate tile. rather than the more intricate do- slgno which imitate woven floor coverings. Monotone linoleum in noun-oi colors are being widely used to complete floor coverings. Blue is proving the popular color for such purposes. because it harmonize: well with oak or mahogany fur niture. Brown is a good second color and gray is sold to be the comb: color in the near future. These monotone colors are excel- lent to use in homes where the floors aro.hod. ‘ Manufacturers are calling the at. tentlon of the retailer to the solu- tion of the problem of showing linoleum as an art product. As such it: must be given the some con- sideration that a Chinese or Orion. tal rag or a painted bedroom suite or fine dining room units would re- o b FURNISHINGS III, IIIEMIISIIHIIIIM Lightnoss and Grace Should be the Governing Factors. EVERY HOME NEEDS MUSIC Now the Radio Como to Join thl Piano and the Phonognpb. By ELSIE WEST t‘lvely few homes are without pro- vision for music of some sort. and it is interesting in this connection to discuss the bearing which this has upon interior decorating and furnishing. There are three conditions to consider—the entire room given over as a music room. the large al- cove or boy equipped for music. and the living room which includes in its furnishings some provision for music. . The first. from its nature. is not so usually met with as the second and third instances, but presents exceptionally interesting. decorative possibilities. These resolve thorn-v selves naturally into the selection and placement of furniture. the question of the color scheme. the lighting and the decorative acces- sories. If the music room is to be carried out in a period style. this may even be a factor in the selec- tion of the piano case itself ; as. some of the more prominent makers maintain studios for the esign of special cases in such tyles on Adam. Louis XV and Louis XVI. From their nature these cases are necessarily expensive. and to be considered only in the distinctly, elaborate music room. Today. however. there is more latitude in the choice of woods and finishes in standard piano 'cosss. and the highly polished block is no longer inevitable. In selecting other pieces of fur- niture. a general characteristic of lightness and grace should be the governing factor—and this natur- ally leads the choice into the realms of Sheraton. Hepplewhite or Adam. Louis XV or Louis XVI music room furniture should be considered only in cases where it to possible to‘ carry out an entire scheme in the: period. with special rugs. hangings. and lighting fixtures to match—non to speak of a specially designed. piano case. The Eighteenth com} tury English styles are not so oxact- . tag as to their environment. and! are in easier keeping with standard I piano cases. An interesting musici room with black lacquered fun: niture is imaginable. though there. is the danger of the whole effect; being too somber. A better choice is the new black and ivory fur-f nlture. or for a cheerful and festive scheme. decorated furniture. Gem. erally speaking. the chairs should. be light and easy to move from; place to place. according to in-; divlduol preference as to the most. agreeable distance from the piano, There is a wide variety in music‘ cabinets. a type to be recon». which save much destruction re- sulting from sheet music being crowded into stationary shelves. Small tables are always suitable in the music room. as well as indi- nlers. It is well to have I. small table conveniently placed to look over sheet music as it is taken'from its cabinet. The old careless habit of having uneven stacks of tot- tered sheet music on the top of the piano is beyond the pole of con- sideration. _ Naturally the music room of to- day usually contains a phonograph. ' or a player attachment for the piano, which creates the problem of neatly. and conveniently“ keeping rolls and disc records. The demand has created an admirable supply of well-designed devices. with simplej but efllcient filing systems to insure .' the quick finding of a given selec- tion. I The design of the phonograph; case has advanced to a high degree ' of excellence. embracing a variety: of period styles. , The music room affords an ex-‘ ceptionai opportunity for the oo-‘ loction of lamps in wide vsriety.f Too much light is not desirable? and the general illumination of the room should therefore be subduedi The color scheme, on welb; should be subdued. though not or all somber or . “neutral." Polo greens. blues. yellows. greys. or tans are on general hints—any pronounce and “loud" color like red or deep blue is disconcerting. to the senses. and interferes with. the finest enjoyment of music. While listening to music. the eye and mind should be rented from thought of all else. for which ream son it is desirable to avoid a pro- fusion of ornaments or intricate figure in wall-paper. draperies or. floor coverings. There are many instances in which the plan of thalamus logi- cally suggests that the piano and other musical accessorie- sholli oc- cupy In alcove. and this calls for decorative treatment in accord with the decoration and furnish- ing of the living room or reception room which the alcove adjoins. Such an amusement places music to the home on o more informal and more generally enjoyable bo- oil. on less effort is involved than is required to bring guests or family into a room devoted exclu- sively to music. . The music alcove. or the piano and phonomnh occupying a place in the living room itself are cer- tainly most characteristic of the American home of today. and the informality of such an a meat is conducive to more frequent performance of such music no the celve. household onion. 0 It is safe to say that comporo- I mended having sliding shelves.:, / o I $1.?le . at u: ,- i“___.. .. n"mugswc....x-.--.....i.;.i-4._..-__...F I t‘CI-COD . .I.‘w.-«‘.‘Iltl - nomad-I syn-”muvmuu- ‘Il‘51‘1r I!
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