New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1914, Page 4

Difficult to Obtain Just Right Picture for Certain P.aces in Room y Object to Use of Mirrors ~Over Mantels Becaunse They Often Reveal Backs of Objects on Mantel —Plaster Casts Decorators who are fiting up new houses, who are altering and anging old ones, are frequently puz- led as to the best and most effective jnethod of decorating the walls. There are certain places in almost very home for which it seems to be xceedingly difficult to obtain a pic- lure which will give just the note of ecorative emphasis and strength de- ired, and large mirrors, while ver: hseful in many places, are not always lesirable in a living room or in any lace where they must be continual- seen. Many people object to the se of mirrors hung over mantels, for they very often reflect the backs of lhe objects placed upon the mantel helf. rear- Have Decorative Value. ' It is surprising that the very high Hecorative value of plaster casts is hot more widely realized and that hey ‘are not more generally used in household decoration. Some one has jaid that the use of even the small- st fragment of antique tapestry con- lers a certain air of distinction upon ts surroundings, and much of the fecorative value of old tapestry be- ongs also to plaster casts astefully arranged. The industry and ose who produce casts of every ind—"round” sculpture, such as atues, intended to be viewed from 11 sides, and also bas-reliefs—have stilted in their being able to supply productions in plaster of almost ny masterpiece of ancient or mod- Brn sculpture anywhere in the world. n every large city there are dealers plaster casts, many of whom issue atalogues, and one may choose, Herefore, from a very wide assort- nent. ingenuity of Choice Is Limitless. Perhaps the possibilities of plaster ts are not more frequently real- zed because they are not more fully derstood. There are certain pic- jures such as Watt's “Sir Galahad” the famous ‘““Mona Lisa,” which ire undoubtedly beautiful, but which by constant use seem to lose some- lhing of their appeal; likewise there e some extremely beautiful pieces f sculpture, such as the well known ‘Head of Dante,” the “Winged Vic- lory” and the ‘“Venus de Milo,” hich are so much in evidence that Jhey almost seem to represent the jum total of the sculptor's art, and jotwithstanding their beauty, be- pme just a trifle wearisome. But he range of choice in sculpture is most without limit and really beau- ful effects may be had by the choice f other pieces of sculpture less well ow . Should Have Substantial Supports. The present tendency in interior ecoration is te make the best possible hbse of the walls of a room. The ralls, of course, define a room’'s pro- bortions and should be treated with certain degree of strength and em- bhasis. This use of walls to supply lecorative effect renders it unneces- ry to crowd a room Wwith many jmall objects scattered over its floor rea, and it is becoming customary to a few really good objects well blaced rather than a great number of g1l ones arranged without any very articular regard toward unity of ef- ect. Pieces of statuary, suitably placed pon substantial articles of furniture pr even upon solid and dignified ped- KEENEY’S WEEK OF AUGUST 10. FRANCONIA OPERA CO. Seven Artists, STANLEY AND STANLEY. Speedy Rathskeller Act. THE FOUR REGALS Renowned Anvil Athletes. WHITLIT AND CLARK. Music and Comedy. DEMITRIUSE. Famous Grecian Poser. 0X’S SPECIAL TODAY ONLY “THE TOILS OF VILLAINY" _3-part photo-drama of love and hatred. “pDUTY"” 2-part Universal so- ciety drama. “SYMPHONY OF SOULS” featuring Bob Leonard. “A WILD RIDE” with the Sterling Kids. “Afternoons . Evenings ... All Scats 5c ..5¢ and 10c ; NEW BIJOU THEATER Coolest theater in the city. Change of Program Every. Day. ADMISSION 5c. 2, MARSKY, LESSEE. when | NFW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914, Are Efiective. estals, are often very decorative if used with discretion and moderation, but statuary should never be placed | upon supports so fragile that they suggest instability or which give one the idea that they might be easily overturned. Ivory Tinted Panels in Brick Walls. The tendency toward a more gen- t eral use of the wall surfaces of a room opens up a great number of op portunities for the use of plaster casts in bas-relief. Such rellefs are often of sizes which make them useful in achieving bold and striking effects, which are well adapted to large wall surfaces. One of the most effective uses of plaster casts in bas-relief is literally to build such panels into | brick walls. There is something ex ceedingly attractive in the contrast be- tween the ivory tints in which such reliefs generally appear and the rich, | dark tones of brick, whether the sur: face of the brick is plain or rough: ened to an uneven texture and made in many very beautiful shades of brown, gray, buff and other colors. Bricks Set on End. The use of plaster casts in relief when combined with brick for exterior | use deserves a chapter to itself, but | such use of the same combination is particularly successful upon a brick chimney breast, where over a fireplace a horizontal panel may be built into the wall by the brick masons, the bricks over the cast being set on end as are the bricks over doors and win- dows. With an overmantel decora- tion so rich and striking, the mantel shelf may well be dispensed with, the placing upon it of the usual many small objects would detract from the value and dignity of the decorations themselves. For such use in connection with | brick one may select a part of a frieze | such as that of the “Singing Boys” or the equally beautiful frieze where the workers in the vineyard are shown | bearing great branches of vine with clusters of grapes. One may even prefer a fragment of the frieze from the Parthenon, known also as the “Elgin Marbles,” in the British mu- seum. Where it is hardly possible to build such casts into a wall, a dignified treatment is to surround them with frames, preferably of wood. The form | which the frame may assume depends very largely upon the size and char- {acter of the cast and the use which is to be made of it. Generally, however, it will be found that flat and rather broad frames are better, and those made of wood showing a well defined grain and treated in tones of oak will produce the most satisfactory results. Tapestry of Dark Wall Papers Effec- tive Background. Very successful results may often be had by hanging a plaster bas-relief against a background sufficiently strong to give the dignity and con- trast which it requires. Often a rich and somewhat neutral wall paper will supply the needed background or the cast may be hung against a fragment of old tapestry or a bit of fabrie, which will give the dignity which so important an object demands. One very successful use of a plas- ter cast as an over-mantel decoration hasbeen obtained by using a cast of one of the well known ‘“Madonnas,” by Donatello, about twenty inches wide and about thirty inches in height, tinted to the tones of old Carrara marble and hupg against a square of Indian printed cotton. The fabric shows a rich and beautiful border of Byzantine design in tones of old blue and varijous wood colors printed upon the rough and rather coarse gray of the raw cotton. The square of fabric was neither just the size nor the shape required by the dimensions of the plas- ter cast, and to adapt it to this use many ‘“pleats” have been made, which have been concealed by the design of the border. The result is an exceedingly rich and beautiful ef- fect which has been secured at a tri- fling cost and which may,offer an idea for a somewhat similar treatment elsewhere. Reproductions of Old Ivories. But it is not only the reproduc- tions of large and striking casts that are available as interior decorations. Much of the most beautiful of ancient and mediaeval sculpture was in the form of ivories—*diptychs,” made to Ccommemorate the anniversaries of the old Roman consuls and the later “triptychs,” in which the subjects are to a great extent of either a religious or a seml-religious nature. A diptych consists of two panels folded over one another, and a triptych of ‘three, the | two outer, panels fitting over the cen- tre .one. These small objects, almost always of ivory, were carved with a craftsmanship truly exquisite, and their reproductions in plaster, after being very carefully colored, possess much of the beauty and very nearly all the decorative quality of the orig- | inals; and while the originals are among the chief treasures of the great ! museums the reproductions are to be had at a very small cost. There are also reproductions of the covers of the huge choir books and altar books or ‘“‘missals,” which were made for use in the great churches, abbeys and cathedrals of Europe dur- ing the middle ages. These covers were frequently made of ivory, carved in exquisite relief upon many small panels which were fitted together to make the book cover. | specimens. 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A Menu for Tomorrow Breakfast, | Fruit Broiled Kidneys Berry Coffey Lunch Scalloped Corn and Tomatoes Compote of Peaches and Bananas Jumbles Iced Cocoa Dinner Baked Sweetbreads Mushroom Sauce Mashed Potatoes Kohl Rabi Lettuce French Dressing Frozen Fruit Cake Coffee Berry Muffins—Cream one-half cupful of butter; add two tablespoon- fuls sugar, yolk of one egg, mix well, add one-quarter teaspoonful salt, two cupfuls of flour, three teaspoonfuls Laking powdler, white of egg stiffly beate.. and one cupful berries. Bake in hot oven in buttered muffin pans. Muffins Kohl Rabi—This vegetable is a var- iety of cabbage, but instead of the re- served nutritive matter of the plant being stored largely in the leaves of fiowers, it is collected in the stem, | which forms a turnip-like enlargement just above the ground. Wash and pare the vegetables, then cut in thin slices. Put into slightly salted beiling water, and boil, with cover practically off the saucepan, un- til vegetable is tende This will take frem thirty to fifty minutes. Pour off water and season with butter, salt and peprer. FEATS OF STRENGTH SHOWN AT KEENEY’S Easily the most unusual and striking act on the bill at Keeney’s this week is that of The Four Regals, in feats of strength and agility, entitled, ““The Armorers.” The stage setting repre- | sents a smithy shop of ages of the past, and a curious looking trapeze arrangement is made of battle axes, crowbars, horseshoes and similar ap- | purtenances. The performers include | four strapping men, three of them young and splendidly formed, while | the fourth is a prodigious giant, with | jaws like steel. His feats are astond- | ing. He holds tremendous weights with | his teeth and allows his three compan- | ibns to pound on an anvil which he grips in this fashion. The others hang ! from the trapeze by their teeth, and ! one of the quartet holds the others and several weights besides. The men are Germans and fine looking physical They are clean looking | chaps and should cultivate a desira | for healthy exercise in the audience ! that look on their work. Lovers of classical music should be | especially pleased with “An Ideal In | Venice,” an operatic sketch presented | by the Franconia Opera company. Mr. Franconia is a former member of the Boston Opera company and the five other people in the troupe are also { cular escape- over a telegraph talented singers. Their act is pret- tily staged, two Venetian scenes en- hancing its value greatly. Selections from “Traviata” and “Othello” as well as other populdr operas are introduced by the company. They alsé sing sev- eral other classical numbers. Stanley and Moore offer a song and conversational number that found con- siderable favor with the *first night- | flatirons as clear as glass. ers.” They make their appearance as a Hebrew and a Broadway sport and | while they hold the boards there is hymor in bunches. The songs they introduce also go well with the aud: ence. Demitriuse, the famous Grecian poser, has an artistic number. He de- picts several mythical figures bronze and while 'at work closely re- sembles a statue. Heavy plush cur- tains used in the setting for his act | are in a large measure responsible for the effect his posing produces. Arnold and Price entertain with vio- lin and piano selections with inter- polated songs. The Pathe daily will be one of the motion picture features tonjght. VARIETY PROGRAM AT FOX'S THEATER| New Britain theatre goers will have the opportunity of seeing all of the greatest and best feature photo- dramas made and all those at Fox's Theatre. This Saturday will inaug- urate this new policy of showing all of the Broadway stars that have posed before the camera in their biggest suc- cesses. Such productions as “The Brute” with Malcolm Williams the prominent dramatic actor as the lead, William Farnum in ‘‘The Redemption of David Carson,” Charlotte Ives in “Clothes;” Arnold Daly and in “The Port of Missing Men,” Mary Pickford in “Tess of the Storm Coun- try” and many other Shubert Frohman attractions. of the dates will be made at a later time as soon as the bookings have been completed. Today's program is chock full of variety and is indeed a varied one as it is made up of an Electic three- part feature entitled “The Toils of Villainy,” a thrilling drama of love, hatred and jealousy, showing a specta- wire. The story is tense, highly dramatic and one that will keep you interested from start to the finish. The other feature is a first run release from the Univer- sal studio “Duty,” a society drama in two parts featuring Belle Adair and Alex B. Francis. The balance of the eight reel program of entertaining features is “The Symphony of Soul with Bob Leonard and Ella Hall play ing the leading roles ajpd last but not least the Sterling kids in "A Wild Ride,” a juvenile comedy that will please the grown-ups as well as the kiddies. Everybody's going to the Great Lockhart mill-end sale at Wise, Smith & Co.’s, Hartford.—advt. Miss | Skirvin, New Britain’s favorite actress | and } Announcements | | in | very good summer breakfast dish. 1 dry. | { Household : iV_cith | Tortoise shell combs will brighten | if rubbed with olive oil. Beeswax and salt will make rusty Inkstains on garments can soaked out in salt and milk, be Dry flour rubbed on tin with a newspaper will clean it beautifully. Scrambled eggs on toast make a Cereals with fruit make very 80od and economical luncheon dishes. Warm a lemon before squeezing it and you will get much more juice. Never fold an umbrella when it | is wet, but keep it folded when it is Powdered starch if applied im- i mediately to fruit stains will remove | them. | | To bleach handkerchiefs add a slice. of lemon to the water they are boiled in. e i If eggs have boiled too hard, take ' \the vessel from the fire and quickly place it under the cold water spigot. The shock of the change from hot tc cold water softens the eggs. When washing delicate iaces do no use starch; if a little stiffening i: needed, dissolve two lumps or suga: in a basin of water. This will give all the stiffening that 1s needed. When a small clock is bevond re- pair, it will be found very useful fo. the sick room. Set the hands each time medicine is given to the hour when the next dose is to be given.. A few drops of camphor on the toothbrush will give the mouth a fresh, clean feeling and it will harden the gums and prevent anything like cold-sores or affections of the tongue Sheets of tinfoil piaced under doilies upon which glass pitchers o vases containing water are set wili prevent the water rrom soaking through and marking the polished tables. Keep a careful eve on the refrig- erator in this warm weather, anu any meat, gravy, broth or vegetables that threaten to turn sour, reheat, ana thereby kill the little germs of decom- position, When cream is too thin to whip easily, place the dish containing the | cream in a pan of cold water until it ; is thoroughly chilled, then put it inio | a pan of hot water, and it will whip | without difficulty. I Sweet spirits of nitre will remove inkspots from wood. Rub the spots with the nitre; when the wood turna | white, wipe it off with a soft cotton Teaching Qur Children Snobbishness By RUTH CAMERON. Children are naturally democrats. Whether the pampered babies of the very wealthy, waited on by trained nurses and fed out of golden mugs, begin to sense their superiority even in the cradle, 1 do not know, but the ordinary child is a democrat for a few blessed years. And then his parents—more likely his mother—begin to instill the principles of snobbery into his mind, which is all too quick to receive them. I do not know anything that makes me sadder than to see this process begun. “I don’t want you to play with the little girl next doeor,’ mistress of the summer cottage to her six-yvear-old daughter. “Why, mother?" “Because that's not the kind of a little gir] I want you to play with,” “But, mother, she's awful nice and—" “Don’t tease. I said you couldn’t and I know best You'll under- stand such things later, They're not the kind of children I want you to assoclate with., That's all.” Having dismissed her daughter with this germ of snobbery in her mind, the mother turns to her guest. ““They are just people who are down here for two or three weeks, 1 don’t know who they are and I don’t want Doris to associate with them. I understand the father is a mechanic.” As a matter of fact they unquestionably were plain people, the kind who have a two weeks' outing instead of the whole summer in the country, but that apparently was the only thing against them. The chil- dren were sweet and well-bred, comparing favorably with Doris, From the point of view of contamination 1 am sure nothing could have been more unnecessary than this prohibition. But of course it was necessary that Doris should learn to be a snob, and for a first lesson in that accomplishment this was a great opportunity, After a few more lessons she will learn to “‘draw the line” for herself. Having spoken of the danger of contamination I want to take this opportunity to say something on that point. Middle class mothers often object to having their children associated with “the lower classes” because they may learn something objectionable from them. To my way of think« ing there is not one whit more danger from the poor child than from the rich child. Let me tell you something. As a child T was a thorough democrat in my associations and frequently fraternized with the denizens of our loeal substitute for slums. Yet never did I hear a word of evil from one of these children and the only evil I did hear was communicated to me by a girl who was, if anything, above my own social class, As we grow older we all tend to be snobbish, whether we base our sense of superiority on the fact that we have more high-priced cars and a more magnificent house than our neighbor or that we live in the front tenement instead of the back. Tt's the hardest instinct in the world to fight, ag I can testify to my own shamé. And the part of a true mother is to help her child sense the brotherhood of man and (even more diffi- cult to establish) the sisterhood of woman, instead of teaching him snob- | o Daily Fashion Talks BY MAY.MANTON * says the 7 ) A /5 / el 9 e 7 [/ o 7 7 8349 Fancy Blouse with Over-Waist, 34 to 42 bust. WITH LONG OR THREEQUARTER SLEEVES. Over-waists make an important feature | f late summer and autumn fashions and | his one is both exceptionally pretty and | ixceptionally practical. It is entirely | teparate from the blouse beneath anc{ tonsequently, it can be worn or omitted us liked while it also can be made av oble for other combinations. As shown ehre‘ i; “b lmade of{roie colored tafeta | while the blouse is of white organdie but, | finished with or with. ks a matter of course, combinations ;:lt"fl,', 'firf,u:: 5 over skirt. Washable Wwithout number might be suggested. ' jaieriale are worn in these days until All the pretty, thin materials are suitabla ' very cold weather if not thr for the blouse and that means crépe de¢ year and, in the picture, blue linen serge chine, crépe, net and the like as well as ig trimmed with white linen. Cotton voile, marquisette and organdie. For the poplin would be pretty so made, piqué ovér-waist, any pretty contrasting mas and al the thinner and lighter materials, terial can be used. It is quite simple but guch a: ham and chambray, are finished with a little ruffle at the lower retty. gingham is especially well edge that is smart and with an odd [fed for autumn wear and plaid with standing collar at the back. The blouseq trimming of plain or plain with trimming is in the Japanese style with tucks o of plaid would make a pretty effect. the shoulders to provide becoming fulls ‘or the 10 year size, the dress will res ness. 8 N\ ... quire 434 yds. of material :’7. 3 yds. 36, For the medium size, the blouse will 2lg vds. 44 in. wide, with %5 yd. 27 in. require 314 yds. of material 27, 21{ yds. je for trimming. 36. 13{ yds. 44 in. wide and the over- ‘The pattern 8352 is cut in sizes from waist 13{ yds. 27, 134 yds. 36 or 44 in R to 12 re. It will be mailed to any wide. 3 address the Fashian Department of The pattern 8340 is cut in sizes from 34 this paper, on receipt of ten cents. to 42 inches bust measure. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department c# this paper, on receipt of ten cents. 8352 Girl's Yoke Dress, 8 to 12 years, | WITH LONG OR ELBOW SLEEVES. Here is a smart,; little frock tha will be admirable for the coming sch. daye and also to finish out the summer scason. It is made with the open necle that is almost universal and with the pretty Japanese sleeves while the cir- rag. It may be necessary to make a | Band Concert Every both Sunday Afternoon. it = first for a littie will toast | will be improved " digestibility i the open oven hefore toasting and more evenly Performances 5P M Vaudeville, daily, 3:45 and 8: Placed in while better 1t Table D'Hote Dinners, 12 to 3 P, M. A La Cart Service at All Hours. PIERCE & NORTON, Props. Bristol, Conn. If the after motr eves are tired and duii| ring. 1ry an eve lotion made of in which a lttle boracic | powder oy witch hazel has been put. 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