Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
When Buying Furniture



r r Sc IN comfort are the great essentials to be kept ever in mind when
selecting furniture, says Dorothy luke Prieshman in an exchange This
~ remark y seem obvious an sc 1T should be- but when me sees the
numerous pieces of useess bits Of furniture clutterng up some Of the modern
homes the necessity for emphasizing this tact is realized. And as ito comfort
We must remember there is such a thing as being aesthetcany as well as
physically comfortable A chair for example, must not only be well made and
thoroughly secure, but it must also appear so. The apparent ack OF substan-
TALLY mars III aesthetic enjoyment just a surely Is doe a shaky chair lessen
u physical comfort The selection of furniture is indeed. a subject not to be
entered into lightly or unadvisedy,
A pMce of furniture should first De consfdere in respect oitsa appearance
and construction. We should see that the furniture in question has been made
IN sane lines that are both simple and graceful We should notice whether or
not he chair hal been weHproporuoned. If it seems to us to b. altogether
pleasing to the eye, We should then consider it with a view to comfort Not
arms of he chair. The right use of all thes ornaments must therefore be n
sdered.
1t is important to chooses furniture in relation to the room in which it is to
be used N in relation to the other furnishings Particular in small houses
it is we Ito buy pieces Of furniture to hta particular space Thus it is well to
take measurement before gong to selectth the larger pieces If furniture in order
that there nay be as lite waste space a possible.
Instance is no suited to a room with a pale, lowered wal-covering. with lace
curtains nc snken hangings Its sturdy simplicity demands a simpler and
stronger treatment Whereas a room carried ut in the French style calls for
furniture gay and graceful
Wicker furniture combines well with old mahogany pieces of the Georgian
period. Morris chairs, hose of simple, san construction. alsoa T in keeping
with nearly all of the simpler styles of furniture. However a Don carried out
in n style enuses a feeling OF unity that is more pleasing than tn enectgiven
There is a certannk inship between pieces of furniture that have been originated
at the same period. because they have been fashioned after the prevailing ideas
of beauty. Chippendae. Sheraton. heppe-white and other pieces which We
speak OF as COLONIAL combine WE'LL. l..A.s.A
In selecting furniture e must be careful lot % let our ideas of simplicity
lead IL into buying what is crude or clumsy nor when searching q pieces with
dencacy of outline be hoodwinked intob buying something trivial and unsubstan-
lnartistc unservteale he dull finish greatly to be desired.
we must remember when choosing chairs that re are not all made alike
A slender person may snuggle happily into a large roomy chair, but the stout
person cannot enjoy a chair of scanty breadth Heights, too should pc con-
sdered. Those wo are shorto Of limb wish to occupy a chair To- enough to
alloy tn ft t. touch the floor; dangling legs are well enough for children, but
o for those of he older generation. u &#NE *