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pander raniwur Home and
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name as m amour
pom for the Unusual. dohems
That is Itlll is Good.‘l'astsi
There Are Many.
.v I! OIRTRUDI WOODCOCK
3"" M10 recognise the impon
tunes of distinctive and tasteful
color schemes. It is easier to wave
an ambiguous hand in the direc-
Ion of the house and say. “Paint it
yellow and white." than it is to
thinnest a color plan that will
.brlng out its best features. With
. 3 all the colors of the spectrum at
our disposal it is amazing how
(most Movie succeed in acting
the most commonplace and stereo-
ftyped schemes. Perhaps they are
anus to be different. or perhaps
{they have been told that certain
.colors, and certain colors only. are
lapx'mpriate for exterior decoration.
i id everything else. there are
rules for selecting exterior color
schemes. These rules are not the
.brain children of didactic people
iwhose particular tastes have been
{enforced u n the public. but the
products 0 long experience. knowl~
edge of color. and. lest we forget
the most essential factor. taste.
i “Good taste is always s’ higher
and safer standard than a mere
fad or fashion. it outlast! any
passing fancy and is never freak-
ish. Good taste rests on the laws
of harmony. which do no change."
The decorator who said that did
.not mean. as he has often been un-
derstood to mean. that good taste
is found only in the drab, the an-
interesting and the stereotyped. As
a matter of fact. triteness in color.
as in everything else, is in the worst
possible taste.
The exterior color scheme should
be appropriate to its particular
Lhouse: it should be in harmony
with other houses in the vicinity:
tit should be simple and have as
much distinction as possible. The
.‘rnn of colors suitable for exteri-
ors a somewhat limited since many
of the more brilliant colors are too
conspicuous. but there are innumer-
' able tints and tones of these colors
that can be used to good effect. As
for‘tbe trim. almost any color is
suitable for that. Since iii!‘ areas
to be covered are small and varied.
A large. square house pointed bril-
liant yellow would doubtless be
hard on the eyes. but use. that same
cheerful yellow on the trim with a
less obstreperoua tint on the large
areas of the house. and the effect
would be charming.
_ Two-Color Scheme Good.
It is well to stick to a two-color
scheme, for the sake of simplicity.
If three colors are used. the third
should be the roof color. For in-
stance. a simpld bungalow mlghtbe
painted cream. with trim of old
blue. The roof.‘l then. .could be
painted or stained a low red or-
ange. If the chimney pot is paint~
ed blue to match the trim the color
scheme will take on unity as well
as gaiety.
If you would have the utmost
. wear out of your paint, choose
warm tints rather than those of
cold hue. Tints based on the reds.
browns and blacks. are. generally
a g. the most durable. Grays
' tes. browns. yellows, creams.
weer very well and combine hap-
pily with gayer colors that can be
used on the trim. - p
\ In general. a large house looks
'best if painted a neutral tone—
buff brown or ‘gray green,
small houses an carry light.
bright colors—yellows. blues. soft
reds, cream, white; ivory or light
green. Light colors give the effect
0: apparently increasing the size
0
stay.
while
the house while‘neutrai or so-
berer colors apparently decrease
the else. 0! course. if a house is
wdl surrounded by foliage. it may
painted any color under the
sevens. regardless of its size or
shape.
It'll obviously a breech of taste
paint your house red when the
house next door is r . too, or some
color that “lights" h red. When
boring houses have decided
" color schemes. the best .thing to do
is to paint your house a neutral
Mm gray or buff—end use
' more 'of-the bright colors
d roof. In this way your
will not obliter-
a “sore
of bar-
those about it. If your
apart. all the colors in
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When you plan any combinalion
room. it is ilrst necessary to decide
what are the indispensable factors
in each element of the combination.
What must there be for the living'
room. and what for the dining
room. and in what way can single
pieces of iture be selected that
will serve e purpose of both?
For the reason that the dining
activity occupies but a small por-
tion of the day, it is this part of
the combinhtlon that should be
subservient to the other needs of
the room. At non-dining hours it
Danuataruarosa ROOMS
“NEED CAREFUL PLANNING
Desirable That Scheme Conceal Dual Character in
Non-Dining Hours.
' a; ESTELLE H. R!
is desirable that the room shall not
betray its dual character.
A table is. of course. essential in
dining. an’d there are several sorts
available that conform to the spirit
of a living room. Ranging from a
small~tip table for the room where
only a dainty breakfast for one
person is required. to the more sub-
stantial gateleg that obllgingiy ex.-
pands to accommodate six or more.
else is‘easily negotiated. There are
other styles of drop-leaf tables that
are reasonably out of the way be-
tween meals. and there are refoc-
tory and draw tables that are as-
able for other purposes than dining.
Well-Lighted Dining; Room
Wall Brackets Are
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but not freakish; 'irtige house is
greatlyedmired r dime on.
Many ofue do not haveflriew
housesto decorate. Someof us
must gore out and means
of dillIIlsInl the gsew “singer
bread" that was so popular twenty
or thirty years ado. If such ornate
mm.
one and allows the true lines of the
building to show.
One of the most important things
to consider when pl exterior
color. schemes is the
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These combination tables should
avoid the use of numerous little
things upon them that have to be
moved and placed elsewhere when
mealtime mes. Ofteu’a bowl of
lowers t may remain there pen-
mggfitz: the best decoration.
to provide a
substitute fameboera which
d‘ism neltuasl link: is rather an-
guiseb e r room use. and
is also likely to usurp too much
room. The French console-cabinet.
or e Omen Anne cabinet.
:1?th : iowboy. an ltsignlclnest.
0 storage ace r she
and. 1'um the circus of a‘slde-
boa with quiet and‘dignlty. They
be ch to -
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spirit. AOo-
louielsecreteirsmay beutil-
lsed as award chine
et. while part the
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The above design (11393) is
reproduced from the American
Builder Magazine. Chicago, the
recognised authority on home.-
bulldlnq. A. B.—Ccpyright—-
ABM. '
(Any reader interested in this
plan can obtain an exact estimate
of its cost at the present time
from any responsible architect.
contractor or lumber dealer, who
can obtain specifications .vt a ran.
sonebie cost by communicating
with this paper.)
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I‘rosptcliz'c hf‘l'lt' Milk-r: may 3(-
curc an up-io-duir I'M/1' M [limit-
building designs, molllvuiu . to) wed
rci'rprt'iiq'r r'i'ra'r mu] 1.':..-.rrinlrd
floor flan; for only 5‘1 .'" ..' :vlli'i'filig
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SELECT coon PICTURE;
sgn CHILD'S noon
Choose Subjects That Have Story
l to Tell.
The best mother knows that
something more than xoiolluuie fur-
niture. cleanliness. “numb and
light is necessary in the ( lliid's own
bedroom or nursery.
Such a mother realizes that un-
less she wishes her children to crow
up unapprerialive of tho beautiful
things in the world about them. she
must train them when they are
young to know \‘i'lilli is beautiful
and to love “but in artistic. 'ihe
only way to do this is by early cr-
ampie. [so good pictures on ill“
walls of the child's room. By good
pictures is not meant. in this case.
pictures of the Parthenon or the
Duchess of Dcvonshirc. or indepen-
dence hall. which would interest
ndullsz‘ but instead. sun-ii delight-
ful things no "Goldilocks." by Swan.
or “Spring Song.“ or that. very
beautiful picture by i'itmuhors,
“The Light of the World."
Have those pictures on the sails
at such it height that the child can
see and enjoy them without having
to look toward the ceiling. A child
loves to stand before a picture and.
in its childlike way..ii, seem-z to
commune with the penal) or ii:-
ures in that. picture. Therefore. the
pictures in the children's rooms
should generally have in them boys
or girls. or animals or llilnainory
folk. such as brownies. elves. fai-
ries. or the children from story
bmks—-—i‘ilidcroiia. Little lioy lime
and the. rest. The series painted by
Jessie \l'iiicox Smith are. very
charming and extremely suitable
for the nursery because they are
within this child's appreciation.
A series of three small pictures
framed alike and hung low over a
child‘s bed is both decorative and
interesting to the child. 01‘ course
there are series of pictures in the
form of panels that are. docorzrtfve
and can be used at the desirable
height on the walls of the room.
Very often there are shelves on
the wall of the child's room. where
his toys are kept. Elihcr above or
below these can be placed a series
of pictures. simply framed, profor-
ably in gay colorings. An interest.-
ing treatment for a child's room is
a walnscot about four feet directly
above the baseboard. This in palm.
ed as if it were part of the walls
of the room. but is blade of mill.
board or any type oflporoua moto-
rlel for the purpose »of providing
the child with a wall space upon
which can he lacked all kinds of
pictures that. appeal to him. By so
doing the regular wall is spared.
and the child is given a way t be
gulio many happy hours. It is 150
a highly instructive form of play.
Then the best of the pictures ma.v
be mounted and framed. and placed
around the room above the wooden
shelves—in a position of honor. as
it were.
When selecting pictures for chil-
dren. remember that‘s child always
salts of- a picture: "What is lliP
i" or “What does it any?"
Thefefore. it should “V!” be kept
in mind that pictures that have nur-
rative quality are better for chil-
dren than those without this cle-
ment. Then the mother or nurse is
constant? aided in her telling of
stories a bedtime by using these
pictures as illustrations. Ami so
there are any number of ways in
which we can make tile rooms of
the children more attractive places
in which to rest and play.
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There is no place more delightful
.fhan she’s on; Wain-no.
Fittings Possible
Furniture is cheaper in price than
the average of all commodities in
common use. and it is considerably
cheaper than the msJority of prod-
ucts. This statement is derived
from the index numbers of whole-
sale prices us collected and released
by the bureau of labor statistics of
the United States Department of
Labor.
The figures of the bureau are
compared each month with those
prevailing in the year 1913—41 pro
war your. and they show that the
wholesale price of furniture—end
this is directly relltrted in the to
tail price—4s only 45 per cent above
1913. as compared with 8 per cent
for “all commodities." e latter
is the figure that is popularly re-
ferred to as the "cost of living"
figure—speaking in comparison with
the cost of living before the great
war.
An analysis ofthe bureau‘s figures
for the month bf November. 1925.
shows the. following for some of
the principal products in common
use. All figures show the increase
in wholesale prices as compared
with the year 1913:
Woolen goods
Bituminous coal .
iirick
.‘OIIII104%
('iotiis and clothing ......... 88%
Boots and shoes .. ...... .. . 87%
Lumber ... ............. . 86";
Drugs ............. ......... 82%
('oiion goods ....... ........ 79%
Silks, Oli‘. .............. 77%
Fuel and lichting ......... .. 75%
Foods ................. . . . . . 80%
tiraius .................... 58%
All commodities 58%
Meats ........... . . . . 5.1%
FURNITURE . . ..... . ....... 45%
Live stock ........ 85%
l‘uiiio feed ............... .. 30‘?
Metals and metal products... 30%
While furniture has only ad~
vauced 45 per rent. it will be noted
that lumber—one of its chief com-
pononls~bas advanced 86 per cent.
it will also be tabled. and this up
piles particularly to upholstered
furniture. that woolen goods have
advanced 108 per cent. and cotton
goods. 7'.) per cent. The other ina-
tcriaia that so into furniture, as
well as the labor that fabricates it.
have all advanced much farther
than furniture prices. yet the no-
ticeable improvement in the quality
of furniture. as compared with
1913. is most marked.
as:
FURNITURE Is CHEAPER
THAN IN PREWAR DAYS
improved Manufacturing Processes Have Made Good
l‘
By RALPH F. WINDOES
for Every Home.
This leads one to wonder how
such a miracle can blue vomi-
nhmit. \l‘iiil \asily llll‘ri‘il‘-"ii pro.
duction costs and will. much iiiL’iil‘i‘
qunliiy. it wuuivi lil‘ lilflii'ili in Hip-
pose iimi furniluro would allow a
greater increase ”ii.” any other
coinnmdiiy. illaivnd of an increase
lPIs illilll iim RVi‘i'pL'o 'l'iil- :;‘i.\\\'(‘l‘
is, of murao, liliii [trilliiil‘llnn [Ii'ili'-
cases have been \mli) lililiiifli‘li‘
quired to put on and rub the vari-
ous coatings.
And so on throughout the whole
si-ilmxn- of furniture produciii'ln. Al-
thourh machines have. taken the
place of much band labor. it is still
impossible to unstable furniture
other than by band. hence the final '
liillCilos~rlil0 i'iiii‘. linings that
make each pievo a bit different
from the next-- bring to it the skill
of the. furniture maker whose
craftsmanship is responsible for
the beauty that it imparts.
All of these ihimp~l have contrib-
mod to the pride and to the com-
iori of the American home. They
ilri' responsible for tile fnu't that is
iiuiit‘miillfl everywhere . never in the.
iliurory of this or any other country
have homes been furnished with
1~lli‘ii comfortable and beautiful ob.
lot-is as are the homes of today.
'Ibc low prices that. prevail have
ltll'llii' it possible for tho iolicr to
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0007.3 ; JHOEJ 22:677.
LUIVOER matie
DRUGS 5:62 %
COTTON 60003 :22: 7.9%
JILKJ,ETC. £27795
FUEL. J LIGHT/NO C2373”
FOODS 52226096
GRAIN: =2 56 7.
ALL CONNOD/T/E.’ _SO%
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Chart Illustrating the increas
of commodities for the month of
with the year 1913.
Department of Labor.
during the past iweiw years. To-
day it takes less limo to build a
piece of fumiluro than it did in
lfilil, yet it is built better. \l'nrk-
men turn out more furniture than
they did before. the war. receive
more money for their labor. yet the
labor cost per I‘ll‘t'f‘ is greatly ro-
duccd. (lilo. who understands pro-
duction processes will realize that
much hand work has been done
away with. that machinery has
come to take its place. in carving.
as an example. iwenly or more
pieces are curved as n single ma-
chine operation. and in less time
than the carver of the old school
could turn one out by band. Yet the
machine carvings are exact. repro-
ductions of the original band can.
in: and carry the flue iouobov nf
craftsmanship that maki- curving
an art rather than a trade. limi-
crn finishes have, improved the
quality of the final process, yet they
have greatly reducer] the time re
From figures compiled by the United States
e in wholesale prices of a number
November. 1925. as compared
possess furniture. that would have
been the joy of the millionaire two
decades ago.
The accompanying chart shows.
graphically. just how much cheaper
furniture is than many other com-
modities. and it will serve to illus-
trate the statement. heard many
times that furniture is one of but
few things that is cheaper today
than it was in “the good days of
old."
Painting Cellar Doors.
The exterior cellar door makes a
most imperative bid for protection
from the forces of decay. it is sub-
.lcct to very rigorous weather con-
diiinns from without, and to equally
trying conditions from within. The
atmosphere in the best-kept cellar
fluctuates from cold and damp to
warm and dry. Under these un-
usual conditions nothing but athiclt
coating of durable paint. properly
applied. will prevent decay.
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The above design (mes
reproduced from the Amer can
Builder' Magazine. Chicago. the
recognized authority on home-
building. A. B.—-Copyright—-
ABM.
(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
can obtain specifications at a ree-
aonabie cost by communicating
with this paper.)
Prospective home builder: may ss-
curr an upvlo-dale book of how-
buiiding designs. containing 160 good
perrpcrlit'c view: and blue- nnied
floor plan: for only 81 by ad resting
the home-building editor of this paper.
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PICTUREO FOR SCREENS
How to Apply to Background for
Best Effect.
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Screens have come into their
own. and rightfully so. because they
are useful and bring into a room
a charming note of variety. A most
attractive screen is one which is
covered with wallpaper. plain or
having a very tiny pattern. and
then decorated with a colorfu pic-
ture.'monnted on the up part
of sec panel of the screen. Pict-
one in silhouette effect could
well be used here. After the pic-
ture has been applied to the back-
ground it is navigable to shellac it
in order to make it appear to be
really p of the heck d. This
will give a rich. an que appear-
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House of This Maleriai Very
Low in Upkeep.
HAS FIREPROOF ADVANTAGE.
Owner Possesscs Abode of Beauty.
Dignity and Permanent: and
One Easy to Keep Trim.
By GEORGE WESTON
in building a iinlm: um \im".
points should always lo- mu i-
ered. l‘lhi in lilat or ill:
earner; \l'iii lilic iii-UH- l‘nill .
cost of |i\iu'.'. br- pronoun-oi
low in inninlcillinrc; “iii 1! .
illllily i'nu- money for i.‘.. ll“...
book? 'iiw M‘I'nnd is iiilil ul’ ' .
home maker; \nlii this iloulzn i.
conveniently nrrnugml. so lilo-z
fully planned that ii \leI sax.-
steps. save her work and lull-oi
all possible elements of homo .
fort? A house. no ninth-r i...-i- .
orateiy designed or how loot-1.
may cost. if it does llol mull-luv
recognize these snzios or vim, .
not be 8 ihorougiigoin: Menu.
The initial cost of a limb“ is « ‘ r~
thing. but the coat of mainteuu'
is another-even more imporw
The latter depends ililnmsi out:
upon the building material, ifiu
crete houses have paint-ll grezll‘;
vogue the past. few yi-ars. in in! i
cost the concrete house i: allow 6"-
same as frame. In cost oi ark. . p
the concrete house is very low pill-w
practically no repairs are neodml w
the house has been properly plow.
The walls of a COill'i’f‘LL‘ ilmzao w
quire no repairs or refinishing.
Moreover. they are fire reairvixe
and are both windproof and coil!-
proofwibus saving much fuel or-
pense. Bathroom. kitchen. Flo‘w
ways. flooring-wall made of o
crate or with special concrete 2"
lettings-ave rendered fireproof. ow
terproof and dustprool‘. The base
ment of concrete can be made dry
and warm.
The exterior of a house. especial.
iy the steps and porches. are sub-
jscted to the disintegrating edema
of changing weather. They waste
away much more quickly than ilnv
other parts of the house. Built of
concrete they will withstand wcaih
er conditions and besides will or
pear attractive and clean. The out
side walls of a house are fr”
queutiy treated with poriianrl 1‘“
meat stucco, which will transform
the walls in a surprising way into
a beautiful texture tinted as doli—
cately as a flower. ‘
With very low cost of mainte-
nance. with the low initial con and
with the added virtues of tag
tire-resistive and weatherproof. the
concrete house has been found in
actually keep many dollars in the
gecko“ of its owner. In addition
9 possesses a house of beauty of
permanence. of high resale value.
of distinction and dignity. ;
But there is another very m...
tent side to house building. be
spirit of the house that is to be a
home, is that of woman. In thiiI
domain of here. there must be or-
der. comforts and conveniences.
The planning and design must carry
out every possible degree of
thoughtful. time-saving arrange
ment. The front door should be
easily reached from the kitchen
without passing through more than
one room: bedrooms should he
placed near the bathroom and
should open into a hallway instead
of into a living room; entrance to
the basement should be close to tho
kitchen: grade entrances should hr
provided so that kitchen and cellar
may be entered by the same door
But the great requisites of am
house is that it may be compara-
tively easy to keep clean and neat-v
looking and require few l‘epllli'F.
b means of economical devices anti
p ans. but most of all by means or
permanent. clean building material.
Concrete is dustless and perma-
nent. It is one of the clea est ma- .
terlels known for doors. lis. fire
places, dinner alcoves. orciies.
steps and at‘irways. Only t a mini
mum of alert is required to‘lttit’l‘
such material white. Repairs in
such a home are rare. for this sub
stance is so hard and rigid. so non
absorbent and permanent that
there is no chipping, no broaksnc.
and a very low cost (if any at bill
of upkeep. Absolute cleanliness in .
the home has been more. closely up»
preached than ever before.
Concrete Floors for Homes
The fact that concrete floors are
lire-resistive is a strong argumen
in favor of introducing them int
the building of houses and rest.
dences. They have been found id
be dry and healthful and when these
doors are immediately above bur-r-
ment rooms that are heated. will
be found to be actually much
warmer than ordinary construction.
The fact. too. that they are non.
absorbent and consequently easily
kept clean. makes them popular
with many housewives. They do‘
not squeak or vibrate and org
soundproof. ‘
Such floors cifl be stained and
then waxed. They can also be
given an enamel finish. Sometimes.
when the surface has just been
placed and is still soft. Dutch tile
can be laid. which gives the floor a
vivid,appearence. Frequently col-
ored concrete file are used to bar-
monise with the rest of the. room
and the walls.
A dollar a week from every mem-
ber of the family who is able to
contribute will buy. under the di-
rection .of the misireastressnrer, a
plot of happy things for the home in
ence. so much in vogue today. ‘
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the course of a year.
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