Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Practical Construction and Designing--The Windows
A~u c. UTmn Architect

bedroom furniture should not be sacrificed.
All windows in the bedroom should be made
to open in some manner. 1t is best to have
windows on two sides of the room. This
is not necessary, but desirable. Windows
on each side of lavatory particularly com
mended for the bathroom. 1t admits the
light on both sides of the face for shaving,
etc.
After locating the windows properly, they
should be made beautiful in themselves.
1t is upon this principle that the artistic
filling Of windows with broken or divided
lights is placed. Some division alone gives
pleasure, but due regard should be given
to the sizes and shapes through which the
light passes. In early work divisions were
used in both upper and lower sash. 1t is
best, now that larger lights can be had, to
divide only the upper sash, where they do
not interfere with the view. 1t is advisable
to make the upper sash smaller than the
lower, thus raising the meeting rail above
the level of the eye,
Stained and Colored Glass-The difficult
ties OF color radiation presents a subject
too complicated and technical for proper
analysis within our brief space. But a
word OF warning: A poor color effect, even
from a single window. will destroy the
otherwise homelike atmosphere Of a room,
while a pleasing stained-glass design,
throwing a halo OF colored light through
out the room, will often alter its previous
somber aspect and make It look beauti-
full, indeed. One Of the principal difficult
ties encountered in the use OF art glass is
to get the proper harmony between the
stained glass and the general color scheme
Of the room. The best guide is TO use only
warm colors or cold colors, as we
speak Of them, for both glass and wall
decoration. For example, II the room dec
grafton is in blue, brown. yellow, red, etc,
should not predominant in the stained
glass. Due regard should also be given the
location Of the stained windows with ref
ercnce to the sun. Brighter colors can be
used on the north side Of the house than
on the south. A very picturesque art glass
window came TO the writer's attention a
short time ago which served an appropri-
ate, practicable and ornamental purpose.
II was in a finely appointed bath room.
The window was of the easement class,
about 2ix42. The lower part Of the window
(which is ordinarily screened in a bath
room was a lake Of lily pads, with sew
eral large white lilies in II in full bloom.
From among the pads long sword-like
leaves curved gracefully upward into the
clear glass above, through which one could
see tho blue sky furnished by nature to
complete the picture.
A common fault with sliding windows
is that they stick and will not slide. This
can often be obviated by loveliDg off about
an eighth Of an inch Of the outward edges
OF the sash, for II has been found by ex-
pertinent that II is these right-angied edges
coming IN contact with the angle formed
by the stop bead and frame is usually the
cause Of the trouble.
In conclusion the following suggestions
are made; Place your radiators under the
windows, below the level OF the sill,
It is where the cold air comes in. It Is
best 70 have all windows so that they can
be opened for ventilation, the center win
dow Of a group being a possible exception.