The morning times., 1896-09-13
Foyers of Handsome Houses
Have Hooded chimneys and
Luxurious Nooks-Logs
Are Cut for Some
FirepIaces.

from some ancient Virginia mansion But
| whatever type the fireplace follows the
! ingenooks are absolute requisites They
are made. by letting the whole depth OF
the chimney extend into the room and fit
ting up the corners formed by the wall and
chimney, or by placing seats right inside
the deep fireplace itself. IDglenooks
are usually used as cosy writing and read
ing corners, fitted up with cushions, drop
electric lights, book pock writing flaps
and the like, excellent for small maps,
flirtations or invalids, especially when they
are setiDside the deep fire square.
Now in an iuglenook fireplace no such
abominatioDsa as gas logs, red quartz enters
or stingy little hook CRATE, filled with
small Jumps OF anthracite coal, are al
lowed. Don't have inglcronks ;ft all UnIrss
you can't afford Il low brua'ki askei crate,
and keep flaming Jumps OF res:uous Welsh
camel blazing in IL. Or, II that is no, to te
had, set III a PAR OF lofty wroug:.t-;rcn fire
dogs, and use seasoned, ,dsh logs, while un
SPECIAL occasions drift wood must he min
gled with the ash and hickory. OF course
the genuine drift wood is difficulty 10 secure
nowadays, but thrifty women buy a not
OF drift wood paint, have the house maid
dab on the liquid, and a very effective cou-
Flagration n the chimney is the result
OF course, If you have money to burn,
in the literal sense, you can have yoJIr ingie-
nook fireplace built out half way'into the
room and raised on dais OF three shallow
marble steps, the great hooded chimney set
on row OF colum ms, aud the rest OF the
decoration done in glass mosaic. Then VIXEN
the fire is lighted the designs in the mosaic
show like those n stained glass window
As for bedroom firepiaces nothing could
be more charming than their most recent
manifestation. The least expensive ones
are done in red brick the fireplace proper
no longer a square cavern but n low deep
arch cut in the brick. with brass andiruns
showing sun1ower tops and a shallow
coal basket swung between them This
Is type of quaint decorative chimney
place IL is possible to have for an outlay
OF $50, and SO modelled that, as is now
the prevailing demand, it can be used for
coal or wood
Just as cheap and Just as pretty is the
village fireplace now be.ag put into the
seaside cottages. This has 4 low shelf
OF roughly bewu and polished oak, set
with pewter mugs and piatters a hearth
of plaster To resemble beaten clay and
n chintz lanIbr,quin. strung at the top
of the square fire pole. Spindle legged
andirons bold wood. or a coal basket,
and by the side of this hearth the fuel
Is stored in n rough picturesque hand
basket, like that an English or Irish lab
orer carries his tools, vegetables OF peat
Jumps in
Since by general approval the ugly CRATE,
with its hideous blower, fire pan and
'endef is going SO also Is the tool rack,
longs, shovel and poker disappearing BY
he side of the fireplace sits fuel chest
L may be of oak, studded with nails, OF it
may be a hiShbackcd fire side chair, but
n any case. top lifts up and reveals
he ccai or logs, from which the fire may
be replenished by using. for the coal, n
pronged scoop OF brass. At
III times the fuel box serves as a comfortable
ireside seat, while in smart houses it is
10 longer considered necessary to keep
n the room a supply OF fuel
When the fire falls below normal vigor
me rings, after the English fashion, and
he servant brings enough coal or wood
o replcnish, along with poker and hearth
rush. If coal is needed he brings about
fourth OF a buShel, in an odd looking
'ag, woven very coarsely of jute or hast.
WITH two handles. Instead Of emptying
IS contents, he puts bag and all noise
essly on the fire. In an instant the
light grass net Work is consumed, 1t having
ost scarcely more than a sheet of rauer.
nd the coal falls quietly into place.
MLLICENT TARRowPOINT