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This Building Material Used by
Egyptians, Greeks. Romans.
FOR BEAUTY AND SERVICE
Charming Effects In Color and Tex-
ture Are Possible With This
Long-Wearing Substance.
By HENRY WESTON
. Harmonlzing the home with its
surroundings—that“ is the keynote
in the trend of modern home build-
ing.
Following the example of the
wealthy. although on a smaller
' scale, thousands of small home
,builders are succeeding in erecting
houses . that are architecturally
beautiful and at the same time per-
vmanent and tlrcsafe. Proof of the
trend toward the individualistic, the.
artistic, and the distinctive in the
smaller homes is to be found in
every city, own or rural commu-
nity. Beaut fill homes, both large
and small, are appearing in greatly
increasing numbers, and practically
all of them are finished in a man-
ner to harmonize with the com-
munity.
Following up {this demand for
beauty, material supply men have.
renewed their efforts for better and
more beautiful materials. Today,
the prospective home builder finds
himself confronted with such a
varietyof materials as to make it
exceedingly difficult to choose the
them? appealing one. Varieties of
textures, unthought of a few years
ago, are now available in scores of
materials. .
One' of the most notable develop-
ments in the present day building
materials field is the growing pop-
ularity and use of portiand Cement
stucco. Tbls‘popularlty of stucco
is the result of many years’ highly
satisfactory Service to home bulld-
ers in all parts of the country.
Used alone it makes homes of great
beauty. it combines artistically with
practically every other material,
resulting in a variety of treatments
obtainable with no other material.
Wood frame 'houses, houses of
brick, of tile, of stone, of concrete
masonryvall may be covered with
and beautifled by stucco.
Used by the Ancients.
The material is by no means new.
Its uses were known and taken ad-
vantage of by the most ancient of‘
a peoples. The Romans, the, Egyp-
tians, the Greeks, and on our con-
tinent the ancient lndlan tribes
used this material lavishly through-
out their construction. Because 0
its use many of these old buildings
are standing today, protected
through the intervening centuries
by their stucco covering.
But as in other materials, the
improvements made in stucco have
been widespread and far-reaching.
There is little in common, other
than an age-resisting strength. be-
tween the stucco of the ancients
and that of the modern home-
bulldcr. Even in strength. modern
stucco far surpasses that of the
older civilizations. The ingredients
used today are purer, more scien—
l‘iflcally combined, more carefully
proportioned than the ancients ever
dreamed of attempting. And the
result of thisphyslcal betterment is
a stucco whlchu'eslsts the ravages
of time, which retains its beauties
through the years. is economical to
u5e and requires little, if any, ex-
pense for- maintenance during the
long years of its service to the
home owner. .
' In this country the first large use
of -‘portland cement stucco occurred
in California. There the influence
of 'the old Spanilsh missions has al-
ways been preponderant. As these
were in many cases covered with
stucco it was but natural that the
early Californians should follow
their lead.
.The widespread hold this mate-
rial has on home builders of this
part of the United States is best
illustrated by California cities.
Here one may pass up and down
the streets and find houses of every
conceivable type, of almost limitless
variety of outline, of every motif,
covered with stucco, but: the use of
this material does not stop here.
Colors of All Kinds.
In the East and in other portions
of this country the plain, gray and
mottled stucco so common several
years. ago seemingly was the limit
to‘variel‘y'ln stucco. Californians.
however. living among flowers and
natural; kindly beauty put the color
of this‘beauty into the ,faclngs of
their homes. 011 any street one
may, see homes of pinks. purples,
reds. whites, buffs, blues-and com-
binations of all colors, yet .there is
no discordant note to mar the bean-
ty of the .whole or of the indi-
vidual. . '
. It is thus that stucco has gained
such widespread popularity. -Cltles,
communities. and developments
everyvvhere *are‘ following Califor-
nia’l lead. In the country club dis-
trict of Kansas City, one of this
country's most' beautiful home dis-
trlcts. stucco homes comprise fully
eighty-tive-per cent of the homes
built. . Here, fan, the colors are
" many and varied.
But unlike other materials which
may be had in several colors. which
' are 'long lived, which are beautiful,
‘ stucco possesses one advantage all
Its own. This advantage lies lathe
many textures possible through its
use. The limit to-these textures is
governed only by the desires of the
owner, the courage and breadth of
vision of the architect. and the skill
of the workmen. Even with un-j
,skllled workmen. beautiful textures
_ ore possible if for no other reason
that that this lack of skill usually
lrsults ln-f an out-of-the-ordlnary
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Over Various Built-In
Styles.
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“What‘a; charming pipe organ."
a guest in the new home remarks to
her hostess. pictured in a recent
numbdnof. one of .the comic maga-
zines.i “kosuimit lbattracllvo?" is
the reply. "Only It isn’t an organ
at all. It is really a- radiator."
And the disguise of the radiator is
no greater than the disguise of the
bed ihvmany of. our modern apart-
ments and smaller homes. It‘ comes
sneaking out of the closet door
when opened: it comes tumbling
down from belilndidlsguislng cur-
tains: it steps boldly forth/from a
daytime bookcase, or hides incon-
spicuously ruler a table like the
ostrich in the desert. fooling no one
but' himself while the sandstorm
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WITH ELECTRICITY
Plenty of Outlets for Lamps and
Service Needed.
Whether intended for guests or
members of the family, bedrooms
should be restful. Proper electrical
equipment,c0niril>utcs to such an
atmosphere. Also it can go a long
way towards providing creature
comforts for those who are to oc-
cupy the bedroomswhich otherwise
would be unobtnlnable. .
What can be accomplished in con-
verting an ordinary room supplied
with bedroom furniture into an at-
tractive haven of rest and relaxa-
tion may be. observed in practically
any one of the modern litili‘lS about.
thr- Ifnifcd States. Besides the or-
dinary electric lighting equipment.
the bedrooms of such hotels are
amply supplied with specialized elec-
tric lampswbedsldc lamps. dress-
ing-table lights. a reading lamp in-
vitingly placed beside an armchair,
and so forth. 'l‘bcsc bedrooms. by
reason of this, are more than just
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’(Any reader interested. in this
plan can obtain an exact estimate
of its cost at the present time
from any responsible lrchitoct,
contractor or lunib'er dealer, who
can obtain specifications at a rea-
sonable cost by oommunloatlnu
with this paper.) '
Prospective home builders may
secure an undo-dale book of home-
building designs, containing [60
good perspective views ‘and hide-
printed floor plans for only 81 by
midi-coma: the limiter-building cdi-
for of this paper.
They afford com-
iaccs lo slcco.
p ‘ ' impossible
fort and convenience
without electricity.
li‘ortunafely. in the home the com-
fort that is inherent in electricity
can be more completely used than
in any hotel. it can be employed
to render many little services oth-
erwise impossible. Such a bedroom
should be equipped with at‘ least
one convenience outlet and prefer-
ably two. If' the latter is possible
one of these outlets should be near
the. bed and The oilior adjacent to
the. dressing table or bureau. With
such outlets the member of the
family or the guest using the room
can easily avail himself of the con~
venience offered by such electrical
appliances as the heating pad.
Davenport Bed in Attractive Setting
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This wide variety of textures
makes this material .adaptal e',to
architectural treatment. no Jgthe
dainty little cottage. therearé fine,
concise textures in keepinggfor the
huge rdmp'lingstructure there are
bold, free textures which Add rug-
gedness .and massiveness to the
house. ahd for the ordinary City or
communlt dwelling built along
Spanish, tallan, Mission, Colonial,
French or other lines there are tex-
tures’especlally suited. j’ t,
This freedom for the expression
of the. owners, .and the: architect's
ideals. heightened nsdt'is through
the limitless variety of colors pos-
sible. permits beautiful 'efl'ec'ts:
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The timehas passedehen but
one bathroOm sutlices forjthe ,mOd-'
ern house. ‘ While many,-l houses ni)
longer-navy“ dolinakéishlltlvvlth only.
one, these that are nowbulldlng do
not regard it unusualtio have-one
for every bedroom in this house. _-
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outside of theabathroom proper..so
that‘its :nse maygnot. be.deba "
while'bathersvmonopoilzenhe'ba -‘
. room: Tile'wdtercloéct'mayehavieIt
‘door-lea‘di Into the bathroom’nnd
another le ding'f lhtbrthe 'h'a'll. . It
" ' houid, of "course be ‘llghted 'ahd‘
, Emllated. ‘FdrtherconVenlenéedl-
‘31 d'by the‘p‘resdnce of‘u'n extra
IllvptpryJH thiscloset. - Q ,‘
,It .isalso very mucli'of is comfort
.to have ah extra“ lava‘ory'. in: tho
.liedrdom. , appointed ‘ wi ’ l
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medicine closet and In towel»
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‘dlhl'bedroomnttzes'mhydiaehad'
. floor brick red. the walls a yellow
‘ fled wayof saying "an ounce of re-
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“ practicedmore rigidly than in the
, kitchen. where the.home-maker pre-
‘ Thereallzatlon of this'ls the rea-
back is no longer the only answer
to,the time-wrn'n question, "When
is a door not a door?" It can now
truly and sadly he answered by
“When it's a bed."
In the first place the idea of can-
verflng the bed into a part of a
clothes closet or one wall of a
dressing room is decidedly an in-
convenient one. and any house
keeper, no matter how lightly she
may take her duties nor how hap-
hazard she maybe. rcllhhes the
idea of leaving to bed half the
morplng in order 0 allow it to air.
Advlu Davenport Bed.
The problem of the. small kitch—
enette apartment is one of the
greatest because. in lllfllf'frnFPl‘Vn-
tlon of space. the sn'callcd apart-
ALLENE LYLE
every way as comfortable as :.tho
ordinary bed besides being a great
dcalmore, sanitary than a bed‘that
is shut up in a’closet without ven-
tilationiallthe day. ,_
. In designing these small art-
ments, it should always be ken
into consideration that a driven-
port to desired in practically every
llvlngroom a'nd often, in the crowd-
ing of several functions into one
room. this piece of furniture is for-
gotten. Consequently there is no
room for the sofa-bed which is
greatly preferred by the majority of
fastidious people to the kind that
“comes with the house."
’ VERY LITTLE‘IS Known
' or stories HEPPELWHITE
Records of His Personal History
Very Incomplete.
Strange as It may seem it?
prcsonlnlay rchdcrs. who hear am
see much of his fnuidus furniture
designs. there is little known of the
personal history of George lli'ppley
white of (iripplcgatc, England. inns.
for furniture maker ind designer
during the latter parf‘pf tho Screw
i‘confli century, or to be exact, front
about, 1720 to 1780. . .
As far as it is poshlble to trace
his record, he is believed to have
startodlila career by being appren-
ticed to a cahinotmaker named Gil-
low of Lancastbrfilater conducting
his own busineBS'ln the parish of
St. Giles, (Jrlpplegate. Intimate
sketches of his life. his workshop,
and‘lils associates are lacking. but
lilsgtflory does record that he died in
17 .
Ills widow. Dame Alice Ilepplo-
white, cnrrled on his business after
his death.
‘ Alw‘ays Profitable Investment
mcnt does away with everything
but the one large room. a tiny
kitchenette and the both. liui-l
there Is no reason for the bed ini
the wall even it: that arrangement;
and table beds that are now on the
market, one can have the beauty
of a real llvlnit room with the com-
fort of a real bed and none of the
had featuresof the door arrange-
ment. There woald. in all prob
ability. be Some sort of a davcnport
in the room anyway so the two
uses‘ln one work admirably. A
good dnvennort bed has box
springs. a hair mattress. and is in
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ALL WHITE KITCHEN
THING 'OF THE PAST
The Advantages of Color Are Now
Fully Appreciated.
'i‘he problem of kitchen improve-
ment continues to be an absorbing
theme with all home builders. The
up-to‘date housewife wants her
kitchen to be practical and at the
same time artistic. -
One way of accomplishing this is
by the use of color. We have ex-
perimented with the nil-white kitch-
cn. and we have proved it to be
"too much of a good thing." The
all-white kitchen not only falls to
for cvcry living room and with l _
A davenport is almost a requisite
- (iavcnport beds. day beds. sofa her
zlve that much~to-be-dcslred clean
look (unless. indeed a woman
spends nine-tenths of her working'
hours wiping‘lls surfaces) but it‘
ls‘bard on the eyes and nerves and
not so cheering as a colorful room
Since moisture from condcnsctl
steam and vapors from cooking dis-
color the walls and ceiling, no mod.
era housekeeper. worthy- of the
name, considers lfor an instant any~
thing but painted walls forfhe kitch-
en, but many of them make the
mistake of thinking that walls to'
he washable must be white. As a
matter of fact. walls tinted the de.
sired color: will “stand up" better
water than the pure white will.
Walls painted with a flat washable
finish ln‘pale green, dull ’blue, or
warm yellow. combined with ivory
enameled woodwork, outlined and
stcnclled to match the furniture,
will be a ‘iiylng start" towards mak-
ing the kitchen darable, sanitary
and attréctlve. Whatever the color
scheme chosen. the ceiling should
be pal ted ivory or cream.
, tronqusflnite Colers
In the kitchen we may use defi-
nite. strong colors. If we paint the
cream, and the ceiling ivory. we
have a delightful background for
mixed blue and white mg. or book
rugs, blue stenclling on. ivory wood-
work. blue and white linen.and cur-
tains. Two or three small chairs,
of the peasant type. painted black.
will offset the black of the range.
Sanitation, which is just at digni-
ventlon is worth a pound of care"
i? being-given. daily. ’more often
t on.
Nowhere. . should . sanitation be
.pares thefo‘bd, thereby: making her-
self largely -rés'ponsible f0r the
health'and happiness of the family.
son why the modern efficient woman
insists. a. painted surfaces. both
plas er nd wood; in her'kltchen.
,She lkésjthe'assurance that soap
and .wster- .wfll . “remove the- dart
and dirt, here germs find their
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shlelds'fOrtlte wall, and simple of
stalldtion. A thing like this if not
it the bedroom itself." serves a good
urpose inya :pa ageway between
hectimmunicatlfi rooms of mother
and ? children. . Every guest! room
’shodldyhavé one of chose bedroo‘
leagues-if lt;lscks a compi e
be om adjoinini."‘_
‘ Volvo‘li‘Vl It Holnt.
At least onebathroom .and water-
clpset should, he on New sleeping
floor of the house-.and on the main
finer .it willj'conserve much step
climbing nadmuch time if there is
~ laila'va'tory mndéwsterololietitucked
under the application of'soap and '
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Prospective home builders may
secure an up-fo-datc book of homo-
bui‘iding designs] containing 160
good perspective views and blue-
printed floor plans for only .31 by
addressing the home-building edi-
tor of this paper.
away under the stairwell. Noise-
less. plumbing may be had here that
is very satisfactory. and indeed
noiseicss plumbing is much to be
appreciated throughout the house.
The lavatory under the stairs must
of course receive. outside light and
ventilation. ' ‘ ‘
'The right valve is vital to good
plumbing. ohm plumbing troubles
are due to the light weight, cheaply
constructed fvalves commonly used.
,Costly repairs and-the'llabllity of
{iamage to floors and furnishings
hrquh leakage can be largely
forestalled if proper and recom-
mended valves ure used.
» as important feiilure‘ls to have
a correctl number of shut-off valves
installed- inch portion .of the.
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plumbing-systemmayihen-be-shut,
off without interfering with the
water supply to other portions.
“Further. ‘lf the valves are so locally
placed. it not only makes unneces-
sary the steps to and from a cen-
tral cellar valve. but removes the
delay incident to such a trip during.
which the initial emergency may
grow quite acute. ‘
incidentally. householders should
be cannoned not to postpone lin-
provlnir a too low_ water pressure
after it has'been found out. ln
time of fire a low. water pressure
may greatly increase the hazard,
and be.lhe cause of much prevent-
able trouble. ‘ ‘
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Furniture should conform to It‘s
tre tment with the architectural
st cture~ofithe~roomsitllsiim
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Room is Never Completely Fur-
nished it They are Lacking.
Use ONLY WORKS or ART
Reproductions'of Good Painting.
Much Better Than Poor-
Originals.
By MARo'Eav cuaasv
‘ The missing link in most homes.
even those of great beauty. is the
lack of good pictures. You will
find handsome rugs, substantial fur-
niture. a piano and a radio cabinet.
suitable curtains, some well-chosen
I)rlc-u-brac—~ln shori‘, all the com~
forts and adormni-nfs of home—and
yc‘t‘tlic sad chances are that the
pictures on the walls are real
atrocities from the standpoint of'
charm and atntrol‘iriatcncss.
Perhaps one‘s purse is such that
he can buy original paintings. That
is indeed good. provided the paint-
ings are excellent. And, Indeed.;lt
is surprising what beautiful origi-
nal paintings by the less known but
good artists can be bought for a
small sum.
Assuming that original paintings
are quite out of the question, and
that from five to twenty dollars is
all you can think of spending for
a single picture. you still can have
pictures that are faithful reproduc-
tions of the'origlnals, and with all
their beauty of color, composition
and subject; and often, these repro-
ductions come in various sizes, so
that one may choose the size ap-
propriate for a given wall space.
. Now here in your living room,,for
nefancc, how many pictures'do you
really need? Possibly two large
ones and four smaller ones, ln'ordor
that each picture or group may‘pot
be crowded, but have its proper set-
ting of wall space. . .
What sort. of pictures appeal to
you? What do you want to live
with? ilave you asked yourself
flint? Remember that your pic-
tures are not something you should
Just take for granted. They mm
H.“
be something to enjoy with fresh ‘ ‘
interest day by day. And only the
original work of a master. or an
artistic roprminction of a line origi-
nal, can do this for you.
Colorful Landscapes.
If landscapes are your desire, you
might select for your two large pic-
fiircs (almut 20 by {ill inches, un-
framed) some colorful sunset or
autumn scene (perhaps a picture by
lanes-s): or a marine vii-w whose
blues and greens and cloud-white
\\ ill harmonize with almost any plan
of room furnishing,
For a snmllcr picture there
would be something showing the
blue of Italian skies offsetting
snow-white villas. A touch of old
World atmosphere can he had with
a copy of Itcmbrandt's “Portrait of
a Girl." or a quaint interior scene
by some other Dutch master.
The other two small pictures in
our scheme of six for your living
room would depend somewhat on
their placement: There might; e a
dark corner which would he lght-
oiled up by the copy of a painting
of some gorgeously attired figure.
or a small scascapc in water col-
ors. set in a mat of soft tone and a
delicate burnished frame. A group
of original etchings, well chosen, ls
sure to be interesting and charm-
ing, and will give endless delight as
one studies them.
The pictures on our walls must be
good. Too frequent negligence of
this important rule has caused 'a few
exasperated and unlmaginafive dec-
orators'to demand that all pictures
must leave the‘walls. But what is
a wall without pictures? So let us
replace good pictures (not neces-
sarily expensive ones) for the man?
t'eur oil effort by (‘ousin Mary, or
the cheap-looking print cut from a
calendar. or one of those atrociously
stark enlargements of a photograph
of some member of the family.
And let us pay. more attention to
pictures than foamythlng else in the
furnishings of . room. as the pic-
tures are a real test of the culture
of a home.
Just a hit of thought and care,
and a visit to a good picture shop,
will bring a world Of masterpieces
within your roach—and for a tenth
of what you spcnd for many an-
other lcss beautiful thing that you
live with, . . j .
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American Gumwood. '
American gnmwood' is widely
used in the making of the best fur-
niture. It takes a finish ln-exacf
harmony wilh' other hardwoods
which may happen to be used for
iiat‘ surfaces. in ccrtain respects
even it' is superior to other woods.
For two-toned effects on legs and
posts. gumwood is preferred by
many leadini.y makers, as there is a
native warmth of coloring in the
wood which underlies the finish,
and seems to suffuso itself through
it. ~The effect is delicate, and very
beautiful.
As a structural wood, however.
gunnvoodiflnds its most lnipori'ant
use. it has the right working
properties to secure the sountlcst
construction. and its suitable use
rn‘ablcs furniture makers to give
the utmost. value in design and gen-
eral appearance.
People want good design, beautl‘ '
ful finish and materials. and sound
constructionln the furniture they
buy._ American gumwood, by reason
of its structural merit, contribute)!
to the adornment of a modern
home. by bringing good furnltu '{
within reach of the average pur e. «L
Home is the one great objectiin
life .
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