Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1909, Page 11

B 'HE O MAHA SUNDAY B FIXING UP THE OLD HOUSE Transformation Wrought by Color Directed by Good Taste. FINE EFFECT OF STENCIL WORK # n and Purpose of Rooms a De- ermining Factor Planning = mente—Some V uable Suggestions. Loen Color Tre Fixing up dn old house and transforming it into a cheery, charming home is one of the most fascinating problems of our pres- ent-day endeavors. kortunately, this work of altering the appearhnce of the home is | malter of dollars and cents, but tull of good taste and wise se not & me rather lection. There is no room so awkward that it is impossible to transform it into an artistic, satisfactory apartment. Nor s it a matter of carpentry or masonry—but rather a mat- ter of wise taste, as well as careful judg- ment in the selection of wall colors and care In their use Ten years ago little thought and prac- tically no attention was given to the treat- ment of the wall beyond the lath and plaster stage. Now, with due attention, the bare walls and the barn-like appear- nce can casily be transformed into an attractive, artistic room, full of coziness and comfort The use of & room has much bearing upon the scheme of decoration. If it is to be used as a study, for a qulet hour, it certainly should be given qulet colors and soft, delicate treatment. If the room Is a bed room, as far different treatment Is indicated—a dining room still another, and #o through the house Then, too, the location of the room Is essentially o factor In planning a color treatment, for, obviously, rooms & With uthern exposure require colors that will #often and modify the excess of sunlight which is beund to come into the room. 8o, too, with the west room, while, on the other hand, north rooms insist on warmer —more light-reflecting—tones, and in this cast rooms also share. Now for the actual work of really em- bellishing & room, so that it will be a thing of beauty as well as a joy forever. We do not need to tear down the walls to lower the cellings if they appear too high and glve a bare, unfinished effect Not at all. By ‘the use of color, we can give walls the effect of advancing or of receding at our pleasure. Dark tones advance the wall or celling toward us—lessen the apparent distance and decrease the effect of size. For ex- ample, a large woman lessens her apparent slze by wearing black gowns, and a slight, slender woman looks larger In white gowns; 50 in walls, dark walls lessen the apparent size of a room and light walls increase the apparent size. Making High Cellings Appear Low. Suppose the cefling Is too high. Use a moderately dark tone for the ceiling and carry It down the side wall at least fifteen Inchés—tWenty-four is better for a twelve- foot celling—then you have lessened the helght materially, Patterns, such as conventional figures, or floral designs which are froquently found In wall papers—were used to relieve an otherwise flat surface, not because it was the best way, but because it was the only way which secmed possible for the ordinary purse, Now there are better ways to overcome the flat appearing spaces on side whils, for at present we wear our celling plain in one single monotone, Chief among the better ways is the use of stencil effects, which, if desirable designs are used, are effective and decidedly modish. But there is such.a thing as a rule of decorative proportions, and its arithmetic stops at three. We have one, two or three colors in & room, but no more; we may have one, two or three tones of a single color, but no more; we may have one, two or three designs pf stencil, in_one, two or three widths but no more; we may, if we choose, break out flat wall panels, no matter what the size of the wall Now, to wise choice in color and before you finally decide, bear in mind the rela- tlon of the rooms, as well as their us for a green room with a blue for next door nelghbor would be an abnomination of good taste, for they would never be on speaking terms. When cellings are not too high—when rooms have large openings into and from each gther, 1t Is a good plan to use a rich ivory white tone for all the cellings and harmonizing colors for the side walls. For example, use a warm, rich, brownish side wall for Wving room; then suppose the reception hall is on the north side, here a cafe-au-lait, or vellow tan side wall with fvory ceiling will glve a decidedly charming Seftect. Now. comes the use of the stencil, and here Is the opportunity for breaking away from the conventional stereotyped frieze and border and the achleving of an indi- vidual artistic embellishment. The use of a conventional four-inch sten- cll design following about four inches above the standing woodwork, reaching over docrs, following over baseboards and going up over the window frame, is unique, Indi- vidual and very effective, and is being used with great success by the best decorators In New York and ca g0, The otherwise long line of the perpendicu- lar side wall is also frequently broken by & plate or photo rail two-thirds up the side wall, and below this, the same conventional design in stencll, then from the celling Une is dropped a twelve-foot design in sten- eil adapted to the use of the room, such as fruit pleces for dining room—conven- tionalized flowers for living room, or set geometric figure for hall The effect Is stunning when done In a darker tone of the side wall color darker eontrasting color. A very pleasing stercil effect for uss on a dull green side vall is the use of Ieory white for the patterns with a black outltoe, Having decided on the color scheme and having alsa chosen its form,the really fm- portant thing Is to choose the vehicle or medium of color, for urless a material be chosen that has permanent colors and non- a d a or tn VIGHTMARE : must pass 6000900089 OC §\\\\ il //////// N\ The Vales Offered Du Anniyersary Saleof. . . Jee TIRIUIS.T T HLE The BIG WEEK of the year in the furniture and car- pet business of Omaha. On this our Twenty-second Anniversary we offer you a sale of vast magnitude and invite the public of Omaha and vicinity to visit us this week. To make your visit memorable and doubly in- teresting we have arranged an anniversary sale in which practically every article In this sale we offer you some very extraordinary values in iron and brass beds. Values that you posittvely cannot duplicate elsewhere. Iron Beds, all sizes, price was $3.00, sale price..... .. Iron, Beds, fancy design, price was $5.00, sale price.... Iron Beds, bronze finish, price was $7.50, sale price . ... Iron Beds, decorated panels, price was $10.00, sale price Iron Beds,bronze finish, price was $15.00, sale price.... Brass Beds, full size, price was $25.00, sale price. ... Brass Beds, polished finish, price was $30.00, sale price . Brass Beds, very massive, price was $40.00, sale price....... Anniversary Sale of. . | DRESSERS, solid oak, price was Bed Room Furniture $12.50, sale price Dressers, solid oak, price was $20.00, sale price. . Princess Dressers, price was $17.50, sale price. . Princess Dressers, price was $25.00, sale price . Dressers, very handsome, price was $27.50, sale price. Dressers, high grade, price was $35.00 Ladies’ Dressing Tables, price was $17 sale price. ... 50, sale price. . Ladies’ Dressing Tables, price was $25.00, sale price Chiffoniers, solld oak, price was $8.50, sale price. Chitfoniers, price was $10.50, sale price. . v Buffets very handsome, price was $25.00, sale price. ... Sideboards, solid oak, price was China Closets, price was $17.50, $20.000, sale price. . sale price......... Dining Room Chalrs, price was $1.25, sale price. . Annivers Sale of, . Parlor Suits, 34plece, price was $25.00, sale price. Parlor Suits, 3-plece, price was $37.50, sale price. Parlor Suits, 6-plece, price as $45.00, sale price. Divans, very pretty, price was $12.50, sale price. . Bed Davenports, price was $30.00, sale price. . Bed Davenports, price was $40.00, sale price. 24? Furnit'e Extension Tables, price was $6.50, sale price.... . Extension Tables, price was $12.00, sale price... Pedestal Extension Tables, price was $20.00, sale pric Pedestal Extension Tables, price was $30.00, sale price .95 6.95 10.50 18.75 We bave arranged to make the payments exceptionally easy during this—the greatest sale event of the enlire year. 19.50 27.50 CART COMBLETE WITH HOOD— like cut, an unmatch value, they are made of all stecl and the sides, seat and adjustable back and hood are upholstered in fabricoid leather, 8198 FOR A BEAUTIFUL PARLOR ROCKER—A most extraordinaary value In a comfortable and roomy rocker; they are well constructed, and are high finish, $7.90 FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DRESSER—Exactly like fllus- tration remarkablo Dresser value. nstructed of solid oak, with beautiful dia- mond-shaped mirror, and a m from the entire store is keenly underpriced. We can not tell you all the story in this ad but give you only a small idea of ths sxirasrdinary saving opporiuaities offered you during this anniversary sale ring This Saleare Very Extraordinary--It is the Big Sale Event of the Year Iron and Brass Beds Anniversary Sale of . . . Carpets and Rugs - Ingrain Carpets, price was 80¢, sale price per yard..... Brussels Carpets, price was 90c, sale price per yard... Velvet Carpets, price was $1.560, sale price per yard. Brussels Rugs, price was $10.00, sale price. . Brussels Rugs, price was $18.00, sale price .. .. Velvet Rugs, price was $29.00, sale price...... Reversible Art Squares, price was $8.50, sale price MISFIT CARPETS—AII sizes from the cheapest Ingrains to the finest Ax- minsters at LESS THAN HALF.PRICE. Bring the size of your room with you, We can save you money. Anniversary 3 sacer™” Kitchen Furniture KITCHEN SAFES, price was $6.60, sale price.... Kitchen safe, glass doors, price was $10.00, sale price. ... Kitchen Cabinets, price was $6.50, sale price Combination Kitchen Cabinets, price was $15.00, sale price. Drop-Leat Tables, price was $5.00, sale price. ... Refrigerators, price was $10.00, sale price. e . Steel Ranges, high closet, price was $35.00, sale price Gas Ranges, guaranteed, price was $16.50, sale price. . Anniversar -] 2 Saesee” Library Furniture Library Tables, well made, price was $13.50, sale price. .. Library Tables, massive, price was $25.00, sale price. . . Library Bookcases, solid oak, price was $15.00, sale price Combination Bookcases, price was $17.50, sale price .... Combination Bookcases, price was $27.50, sale price. .. Library Couch, fabricold, price was $15.00, sale price. ... Library Couch, genuine leather, price was $40.00, sale price. .. .§! Anniversary 2 o™ Draperies and Mattings Nottingham Lace Curtains, price was $2.50, sale price. Brussels Net Curtains, price was $10.00, sale price. . Tapestry Curtains, price was $3.00, sale price Tapestry Curtains, price was $5.00, sale price. ... China Mattings, price was 25c, sale price. .. Japanese Mattings, price was 40c, sale price. . 0il Cloth, price was 40c, sale price Linoleum, price was 75¢, sale price. ... rubbing qualities our decqrations, however beautiful, unique ahd aftractfve, are en- tirely worthless if not actually useless. So thiy matter of material s, after all, the ik point in the success of the decorative soleme, . Alabastine Colors. While the softly tinted wall is thoroughly up-to-date and artistic, the whole effect is likely to be a sad disappointment unless a preparation like Alabastine is used as the vehicle of color, for the soft, velvety, ar- tistic Alabastine colors will not fade and never rub off the wall Fortunately, they never check, peel nor blister, so that the best and most discrimi- nating architects now insist that all walls be alabastined. There is a wide difference between the alabastined wall and the kal- somined wall, as wide a difference as thege is between a hard brilliant diamond and a common glass crystal, A preparation like alabastine is perma- nent In its effects; kalsomine is exceed- ingly transitory, rubs off ocasily, fades readily, alas! too readily, and peels, checks and blisters, leaving unsightly white spots on the wall surface, mute reminders of un- wise selection in materials. The successtul dressing of windows need not involve much expense, but procures an added touch of daintiness and attractive- ness. An exceedingly desirable treatment is to carry the wall color to the over curtain and decorate the curtain with & modified deslgn of the wall stencil. Unbleached cotton, dyed to the desired color tome and stenciled with the same pat- tern as the side wall in reduced size, is exceedingly good in style and artistic in effect. It the windows are narrow and an ap- pearance of ddded width is desired, carry the curtain pole out beyond the window line so that the inside of the curtain touches the outside of the window casing, then you have added width. If the window is to high, modify the height with a wide valence at top carried clear across the window width; if the window is short, make the curtain line long, clear to the floor. For under curtains when ivory are used, use cr3am or ivory white muslin curtains. With these few things in mind, any room, any home can be infinitely improved. We wet our bright, brilliant colors that needed for an occasional but not too frequent dash of color from open fires in winter, bright cut flowers in summer and brilllant gaudy book covers at all seasons of the year. Contrasts come from rugs, sometimes from door draperies and frequently from carpets and upholsterings of furniture. Finally, avoid a confusion of ornament and an accumulation of bric-a-brac, for this makes clutter and spolls the unity of the room. Ornaments lugged into a room for the mere sake of ornament defeats its pur- pose and overdoes the effect beside adding to household labor.—Uncle Remus' Home Magasine cellings lace or are No woman can be happy without children; it is her nature to love them as much so as it is the beautiful and ure. The ordeal through which the expectant mother is so full of dread that the thought fills her with apprehension. There is no necessity for the re%oducnon of life to be either very nful or dangerous. The use of fl the coming event, and it is remedy is applied externally, and has jed thousands of women through the crisis with but’little suflhrin& T i e %’“ oo. other's Friend prepares the system ssed without any danger. his OT FRIEND | the dust from the depths of the rugs and MODERN HOME EQUIPMENT Housework Made Easier by Mechani- cal Appliances, ' CARE PASSING OVER TO MEN Conveniences Lessen Labor in the Home, but Make Duties of House- keeper Complex— ‘What it Portend More Whether the housework of the next ten years will be done by men of women prob- ably will depend as much upon the develop- ment of conveniences and machinery as upon the eagerness with which women o. all classes change their yresent apathy and make a rush to do housework. At present the job of housemald has evolved to such a point that it requires a personality which might be described as something between a lady and an engineer- ess. Inside finish and machinery for washing, ironing, telephone switchboards, speaking tubes, and pneumatic cleaners save hands, feet and backs. In the most scientifically Kkept house there is only one duty which the most prejudiced could class as ignomin- fous, and that is the dusting of hardwood floors by hand and the getting down In a position formerly scorned by the house- wite.! She may now alternate this with rolling and other exercises to reduce flesh if she likes, as the expert claims that the pneu- matic cleaner does not yet effect a smooth dusted surface on wood, but only sucks up furniture. A cloth over the broom leaves streaks, it is declared, so that wiping the floor by hand is up to this date the only way In accord with domestic science, while the properly cared for floor, it s sald, is only touched with water once or Altogether, delicate touch, intel- ligence and precision are everywhere re- quired in the application of the new meth- ods and machinery Housework Made Easter. Past experience shows that where ma- chinery has made it possible to put house- work on an easier and quicker basis men have stepped in and taken it from the woman's province, as the bakery, the laun- | dry, and rug cleaning establishments. At present attachments are being evolved in these lines for those who prefer having the work done under their own roofs and | the question comes as to whether the other sex will not step in to pre-empt the posi- tion of housemald. The appliances often require more head- | work and Intelligence than goes with the | average girl who now acts as housemald. Proof of this Is found in the fact that the improvements are looked at with suspicion by the maild in houses where they have been Installed and are neglected In favor of the old methods. The Interest taken daughters who occupy only theoretical, say the architects. “‘They are something to be enthused over when the plans are drawn up and run away from | after they are put in,"" sald one architect, who has bullt some of the finest residences In Chicago. In these the kitchen equip- ment and that for fighting dirt is so ef- fectual as to bring it into the realms of the fairy land of sclence Is there a rich woman with a gorps of daughters who is demestic enough to step into this fairyland with them and do the work from top to bottom of the house that has been provided for her? Tours Over House Imterestin “Will you walk into my parlor?’ one can imagine this person saying as glibly on sweeping day as on reception day, and “Will you walk into my kitche my laun- twice a year. by the wives and these mansions is silightly n t | shaped that way | being to be an invitation with more interest than the first. The latest laundry instllments are the electric washing machines and the centrifugal wringers. which are really ex- tractors in the sense that all the water 18, thrown. oft-as yapop by the swiftly ree volving process. The mangle with revolv- ing cylinder is the attachment which docs the ironing, and the whole electric plant, including the tubs and motor, costs about $500. A good pneumatic cleaning outfit with attachments where the cleaning hose can be carried into various rooms can be put in at from $00 to $00. That these extract dust only an inch down from any surface leaves the problem of cleaning mattresses one of physical cul- ture or gymnastics. There are ways of kecping the dust out, however, which are invisible, as would be expected in a mod- ern fairyland. There Is a dust intercepter put on the windows, which is something on the fashion of an old weather strip, only that the part that is on the window s: slips through the part that is on the case- ment as a shuttle slips back and forth in its groove. But that the windows may not have to be opened on a dusty day there is a ven- tilating system installed in most of these houses ‘which sifts all alr before it comes in and distributes it through the rooms. And 1f after all 18 said a dust pan of dust can be gathered up anywhere a chute placed next to the laundry one will carry it trom any floor where the sweeper hap- pens to be Into the basement. Wearisome Trips 3 The wearisome w Needless. trips up and downstairs are unnecessary in these new homes, telephone attachment will be found every floor, with pad and pencll ready and a dumb walter whick ment to the top story. The trip to let in the iceman is eliminated, as the fceman slips in the cake—a short weight if he wants to—through a door on the back porch info the reservolr of the refrige at the door will be equipped an automatic scales which shall the welght of the cake it is Iy the next step in the evc if this has not n as a on goes. from basc- ator. with register it lution of the patented soon as shuts in box, bee al another thy they defense floors against |dirt brofght longer corners, surfaces. This in bath rooms by which, how baseboards later Bath tubs help 1o give rooms the look of Pompeifan roc same possibilities of being There nve dining the forward but don: cor- ners until are no concavye o far chiefly stal fixtures, is means of | ver, sug may be of heav- the wooden to0 t porcelain also bath s and the ily fences for mos cleaned. the noticeable | endless ¢ room, the way in which fitted to take the Some of for holding while the oven with doors set into the food can be kept hot being carried back to the kitehe 1t Is at present one of the radlator place of are fitted plates, other attractive b is being waitress thesc with grooves with | shelve, most a5 an steam colls nstead of n where As housekeeping 1s wonderful pi by the the ce of machi ordinary housemaid man specialist press the button those will present the first ¥ unapprecia and waiting for forward and | The: to come Or the woman® who predict that it is the last eventually get there, but u“ 1s to see who arrives Grace R. Clarke in Chicago Tribune. [ FINISHED TASK HIS FINISH | Crowning Work of Rallroad Engineer Whose Life Wa the Forfeit, are who interest That war Is not the only thing which brings to the front pluck, determination and the spirit of sacrifice is illustrated again for the thousandth time in the of J. 1. Meredith, chief en case ineer of the dry, or my bath room?”’ may yet turn out Florida East Coast raliway, Here was a man whose health had been so precarious that his physicians advised him months ago to give up work. He would not do it. He was engaged in the extraordinary task of constructing a rallway down the Florida Keys toward Cuba—building a “sen-going railroad,” somebody put it—and he intended to see the job through. His work pro- gressed. The problems involved were some of the most formidable Imaginable. Old engincers rubbed their eyes to think of this railroad traversing marshes, and the Guif of Mexico itself and stretch- ing to a point within ninety miles of Cuba. It demanded the highest quality of genius. It required resourcefuiness without limit Mr. Meredith stuck to his task. He had not only to combat the difficulties of his engineering project, but contest with the islands | tropical climate, with labor questions, with matters of organization. Now that he Is dead, the East Coast extension serves as a monument to his abliity, courage and tenacity. But Mr. Meredith was one of the thou- sands who from time to time have won victories of peace not less renowned than those of war. The industrial world, iIn truth, has in it many notable figures who | are heroes of peace. The engineering field furnishes a great part of them. As you see a railroad climbing over mountains and darting into apparently impenetrable re- glons you observe an eccomplishment of an indomitable will, a far-seeing mind, a skill- ful hand. There is hardly a field which demands a higher order of genlus than that of engineering, yet there are few engineers whose fame extends into the average home. In after years when travelers go whirling down the East Coast line, crossing the gulf by railroad, as it were, they may be struck by the remarkable task the building of the line représents. The man wheo achfeved it will deserve thelr thought, It is not likely that many of them will recall that to the genius and daring of J. C. Mere- dith must be ascribed the successful con- struction of the strange roadway.—Louls- ville Courter-Journal. To Dissolve the Uniom of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and cure billousness and malaria, take Electris Bitters. Guaranteed. 50c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. 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