The Washington herald., 1910-09-25


viceable on the lea side of the house on
windy days in winter. Steam heat is I'M
practicable for the private house. and it
was left for the new hot-water appliances
TO afford a suitable means OF making the
average house warm in winter with eco
nomical consumption OF fuel. The plan
of concealing the heaters IN portions OF
the wall. beneath windows and in other
out OF the way places adds much 10 the
attractiveness of the rooms without de-
tracing from the service OF the heating
system.
Advance in Lighting,
Great advance has been made in the
past few years In all manner Of lighting
facilities. Gas lamps, electrically lighted.
have taken on numerous artistic designs.
The Argand burner has seemingly
reached it's highest development, and II
the modem house is brilliantly lighted
in a manner TO make reading at night a
delight and sewing a possibility. even to
the old women who wear spectacles.
Electricity has also added It's advan-
tages to the lighting Of the modern
home. bringing countless arrangements
Of the incandescent bulb to the problem
OF affording good light in the right place
for uses in the kitchen, dining-room, mu-
sic room. and the library table. IN the
larger houses the tungsten ilament and
the mirror refectors light up the big
rooms with a radiance and effectiveness
truly remarkable.
The living rooms IN these houses have
an illumination more resembling day
light than anything ever before attained.
and by lowering the current the light
may be made to resemble all qualities OF
moonlight. which with the gas log or
open crate, makes evening life a delight
impossible before the new method OF
lighting was achieved.
Modern House Described.
Following Is a local architects descrip-
ton OF a house erected this year in a
nearby state. which shows in detail the
results attained by the modern builder
when not hampered by the necessity for
keeping down to small figures the various
items OF expense in building:
THE house. Of the Swiss chalet type.
was set high up on the foundation of rus
tic rock. which eliminated the expense OF
excavation. This afforded a basement in
which was the den, the laundry. a lava
tory, heater room and vegetable room.
The den had a brick fireplace with an
iRglenOok. paneled wainscoting. and at
tractive easement windows. Upon the
first floor was the living room, the din
ing-room, buffers pantry, two bedrooms
and bath. on the second floor were three
bedrooms and sleeping balcony
a feature noticeable in this house as
IN most new houses. was the large num-
Der OF built-in pieces. made 10 appear as
an integral part OF the interior.
Many Useful Appliances.
There was the seat next 10 the stair
way, with its hinged-top. which would be
convenient for umbrellas and rubbers
and the Ike. A long mirror was set in
the door OF the closet near by. should one
wish 70 east parting glance therein. In
the living room were the book cases built
across the whole length Of the room, on
either side Of the fireplace.
THE radiator was concealed under a
long. low window seat. In the dining
room a china closet filled in the corner
of the room. while the buffet was en-
bedded in the side wall. Cupboards and
linen closets filed the passage 20 the
kitchen, where glass-doored and glass
shelved eupboards were on every side.
Even the flour bin was fixture.
1t would seem to be carrying this idea
10 extremes 70 have beds built in the
walls, but the practicabIlity Of so doing
Is soon demonstrated. In the lounging
room of a country house two regulation
Pullman sleeper berths were concealed
in the walnscoting. When they We're
closed one would never have guessed
their presence. They are let down by
simply pressing a button, and are used
often when large house parties tax the
capacity Of the place"