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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-01

moro fully realized. ard an ITO uHe be-
comes more popular, It Will utilize the
hne talent of MANY of orr ypuutcr
artists who do good work aud whose
prices are not hes ond our means. In
our ltving room. tref decorate gave
an opulcuce and fullncsa 30 { proved
saVing IN other respe, d. Tho ok
traNaEant way To furniGh.a room ig
not TO conaclentiously select few
good things, Ike "a mural dccn alton or
a grand piano. Tho cXtraVag'ui way
is - furn.h a room ln a hnpl lxari,
worldly We g, 80 king that which mas
a luxurious and faehlouable air. irrc-
spectlye of ita innlte value aud no
bility; anl then. Az a natural result,
being always unappeased and always
In search of new fTnisllngg ADD new
effects. Good Furnishing like good
dressing, is not lncoction of nuor..
II ig founded upon fI understanding
of line and color n 81 en- art problem.
grounded upon common sense, iuti-
maicly involved in Uccfu'ucs9. and Of
many spiritual posfibilitios.
The strips Of wood arc used 10 brccl
up the monotouy - the Wall surfecc
without taking from " certliu re-
verify OF treatmcuD Sometimes q hrri-
lontnl strip is usod 70 give an "fcct of
lowness, and 80 20 attain bettcr pro-
portions for tho nom. IN thst case.
the color of the cciling Is often brous q
down 10 the slde walls. Tnut waV uHt
is the same tone throughout and the
strip along the cci'ing. ~ wel nH th"
broad blackboard, help 10 give @ luo-
ness OF effect. AS for the vertical
strips. they do not measure oft ,'Ncn
space divisions, hut guide thcmrclv"-
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Tho Front Entrance.

Chinese rugs with their dull gold or
ecru andt blue go well with this Sol1r
scheme aid so aid a charming Largo
rug with a ,light ecru gIpnnd and an
all-oNer pattern OF light blue and whito
dots. with bQrder OF the same coilr
with some russo a-sdi ibocber blue mixed
m. We nave the \ that our lNins
nab taxes Wcll a -zhOral decoration.
In the spring, the apple blossoms and
the dogwood give n white loveliness
that looks like spring happiness IffM;
with the sunny walls and soft green
woodwork. The pink OF carly hyl-
cinths or late cosmos looks charminp'
in smaller quantities. You do not want
n room that Is not graycd enough ~
tone TO act as a background to daily
life, nor do you want a room that 81
SO inhospitqhle in cQlors.tha it mnlSer
court etiquette of The 9olors ynu mus,
don TO enter IT,
The living han has demanded 5,
much description pf itself that W.
have been debnrrcd from telling the
more personal adventures of its max
Ing. For mos, of us there is journey
between our desire Of home and ~
relli2atil0 Tho journeys Of buildinG
and fuuIshmg lead not only alone
the turop'ho. but INTO many interestinN
bywayp Tor most of us there IS n bia
Of llfc md mes experiences betwceil
the ahgtrrgt idcn Of room and ~
Norking out ana so II weRves !tsell
into tho story texture of our days.
Nad II 10 this very personal element
thnt so largely enters into its making
that makes us welcome it as home"
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by the features OF the room Before
putting up strips II is usually well 60
experiment with space divisions upon
the plan OF the walls, because each
room Is a problem unto itself. In our
living hall. the natural divisions OF the
mantel, the book shelves the seats, the
doors and windows. the stair platform,
and the corners could be legtimately
used to break up the wall mOnOtony IN
perfectly natural way.
Along the wall, near the staircase, is
cabinet with solid doors. We wish
We could describe to you what an in
teresting piece of furniture IL has be-
come TO US. 1t is full of dignity, and
compared with the openness OF the
nook, II has a suggestion OF secrecy,
a suggestion OF hidden values, that be-
guilcs u.s. At first, we intended IL for
a coat and hat wardrobe for callers,
fitted up with novelty hangers, but. as
we thought, all sorts OF dim memories
and hazy desires awoke within us.
At length we came upon the idea OF
q childrcn's cabinet Now everything
can be a curio that we can wonder
over and learn about We have an OK
hibiuon Of leaves. all tagged and writ
ten ~. We have a collection Of woods,
of stones. Of all sorts Of minerals.
bright pebbles and shells In fact.
VIC havo become veritahlc curio seekers
md museum Cataloguers.
We wanted a gato-leEged table that
could take up modest position hy the
staircasc when not in use. We have a
great fondness FOR tables that nap their
leaves and make themselves small II
shows the plable temper and facetlous
ingenuity OF hinged table boards when
u came 20 the table legs. We were In
some doubt as to the Introduction Of
curves and turns 10 the general
straight lines Of tho room We began
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uses. We can have book shelves in
IT, We can ST curled up IN ont cop-
ner Of our nook and not be scen from
the front door Or the staircaso. We
can entertain caller IN Il and chat
cozily by the open Arc 1t Is nso the
listening nook for The Grand piano
that we literally pictured, Instead of
placed by q long easement window be-
cause We once saw a painting where
this position seemed etrikingl' pic
turesque. Why shouldn't wc picture
our furnishings. II wo properly guard
against anectation7
Tho wall treatment Of a room is de-
| pendent upon the house plan and
upon the positions OF the doors and
windows They can make or mar the
architectural composition. In our liv-
ing han. Tire idea pf the horizontal and
vertical strips was suggested by the
woOden framing of the martcl The
lower part Of this mantl Is faced
with rough, dull-colored tiles The up
per part has n mural ecoratlon,
which pictures mother and her three
children gathering nuts under fringe
OF great trees I'm the early days Of
October Beyond the trccs as back
ground, is light. straw-colored fcld
and Vista OF lemon gold birches and
scarlet naples under sailing white
clouds. The carly days of October arc
lighter brighter days than the richer
color days OF the oaks that follow. and
moro in the youthful color mood of the
room. The scene Itself holds its own
Nfc philosophy. II pictures q lind OF
frultion TO dream Of; a time Of rlpcncd
nuts and the humble lnbor Of gathering
them amid the outdoor beauty Of the
Landscape
y mural decoration Is not necessarily
the luxury that II may seem. N3 its
possibilities IN The smell homo arc
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blulsh-grcen sheen. "A few minutes
after We bruFhed Il on. we rubbed II
with a fine rag. I wifh we could de-
scribe the result. II ia gray WOOD.
Sometimes g. is gray as Tho gray VI the
Of greens ana browns dimly hidden in
with q Quakcrlke Occurrences. and
ehiMons. Again. Il suggests the age-
Again, It seems to- hold a vibrating
hazc OF violet and yellow such as wa
setinR glen IN early autumn and set
n1fcelT perceive, Hy y. n
gThe4 wniif OF tho livinE 'roonr arb a
yellow. the lemon gold of the blrchcs.
II is a bright yellow. but not as bright
as the yellow OF some oolopal wall
Iiapeis that look so VOL with white
woodwork and mahogany. II pnles at
sight " that The yellow OF the new
English nbce pGper that Is a very
Durable p0per, and only eighty-nve
cents roll. comes very near II IN tone.
although IL has more OF touch Of
atmospheric gray than Tint. II is
more tho yellow of some OF the linens,
whose weave breaks the brightness In
nm illusiVc way, II can be mixed IN
oil paint OF white. chrome yellow. a
touch Of bla TX 20 tone II down and a
touch of yellow ochrc II makes color
rhythm with the hrownish gold s'lS
that rs ured for hnnglaga and lamp
shades, and that looks IKE the newly
colurcd hickory leeVeg IN early Octo-
hoy when the sunlight Is playing upon
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II Is well to bear in mind that a
small house Is not a profitable under
taking for an architect; that he cam
not be on hand every day The owner
must be constantly on the watch. The
architects supervision is not the CON
tinuous personal superintendencc that
some people think It, and that lis So
cured by the employment Of clerk
of-the-works. II means such suporn-
tendcnce as Is necessary TO find out
whether the building Is being built ac-
cOrdinR to the specifications and draw
ings or directions OF the architect. The
architect determines I'm constructive
emergencies. lie interprets the draysr
ings. He orders necessary changes
and has authority TO stop the progress
or the work or its removal. He also
writes certificates for the successive
payments as they are warranted by
the progress OF the work.
An architects service includes pre-
liminary sketches. plans and spocihga-
tlons, detail drawings, awarding Of
contracts. and supervision of work.
The contracts are usually grouped
under mason's, corpcntcrs. a
painters. and a plumbers. Tho ma
sons contract includes the cxcava;ng
and rough grading the concrete beds
under the foundation walls. the brick
work, the concrete blocks if used in
stead OF bricks for cellar foundations.
hollow tile. If used stucco. stone work
Iron work, lathlnE and plasterinc. I'll
ing, cement flooring, and walks. Tho
carpenters contract includes all tim
Der work flooring. window frames
sashes, doors. and blinds, screens. all
the inside finish, mantols, picture mold
ings, stairs. all built-in cupboards.
wardrobes. closet shelves. strips. coal
bins. etc
OF course, you need not irclude GER
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walk. the steps. and the balustrade
wall with n garden row OF flowers 10
peep over Il.
Many people say that all cement
houses look alike. That is not true OF
the houses l have seen. Almost every
house seems TO have its own color
ideas. Even the light gray Of the ce-
ment seems 10 vary I'm different houses,
and when with II Is used green wood
work. this, too, seems to have innum-
cradle shades. one of the yellow walls
we saw had natural-colored vanished
shutters and red roof A fine wall
was very rough cast and OF deep
weathered yellow. Its woodwork was
stained black. 1t was built on broad.
shallow lot, level with the street.
our house is of gray cement with
Just enough yellow ocher mixed I'm to
give II warmsh touch The wood
work is painted pale, gra yish-bluish
green The walks are the d-fashioned
red OF the common bricks,
In choosing building materials, their
cost Is one of the first considerations
the present cement interest. our house
could have been built OF brown shnglcs
cheaper than of stucco. but with good
II different effect 1t could have been
built OF bricks at greater cost. In
using bricks for suburban work the
StllbNS anu hibMHa VI an ~ hlliNlhl
color chart are to be avoided. The
common red brick has good color
qualities for colonial house, while
for house design like ours, such
bricks az the tapestry with their varied
shadlngs and elusive color values
would give both charm and distinction.
In choosing a material the fret cost
Is not always the guarantee OF econ
omy. The cost of repairs, Of painting.
Of insurance. should be added 10 the
first expense. Such items added TO the
cost OF clapboards. for Instance, reduce
the initial cost OF brick. one expense
that must be considered In brick Is the
repairs iL jolnting that are sometimes
necessary, Another example of a ma
terial that pays for its lasting quali-
ties is copper over tin for cutters and
leaders, In a heating system the
greater initial cost Of hot water over
steam is offset by the saving In coal,
a greater ease In regulation, and a
J pleasanter heat.
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was making UP stories to me about. the
flying squirrel who was eating a ruaset
brown mushroom as near our family
hircle as he dared. There were high
pines above us, and some turtle weed
and blue gentians close by. Just then,
from out some sylvan corner. the plan
OF our house flashed upon me. Howard
thought II just the thing, and so did
the children. 1t is essentially the plan
which you see before you to-day. II
there is too much openness In II, II Is
the woods that did II. II there is too
much freedom, you must blame the
spirit OF out-of-doors
z The living room is broad-stretched
and fianked with a wing on the north
east for the dining room and kitchen.
The open staircase along the northwest
Side Is to save hall space and 10 add
lta stair space toNthe cubic contents of
the room. Have you noticed In a play
what a valuable stage property an
open stairway is? 1t has the same
aesthetic value In an interior that a
wood road has In picture, 1t leads
10 imaginative heights.
A plan Of a house can hoodwink you
IN ever so many ways until you know
measurements. l know now not only
the heights and widths OF openings
that are passable, but the very differ
ences IN the feeling OF a four-foot-wlde
opening that Is amply hospltaDie IKE a
Dutch door, or three-foot opening
such as harbors our own statelier front
door between wide openings for double
doors or such as we have for a more
intimate look. and | can even picture
the sixteen-inch-w door OF the broom
closet. Sherman used to join me In my
measurements. We made great play
pr II, but II taught him his feet and
Inches In an unforgettable way.
We wanted our front door to be tall
and dignified, with certain high-bred
and innate reserve. Have you ever
noticed how much you treasure the
Intimacy OF a person with those char
kcteristlcs? II makes YOU one of the
elect. You cross the threshold all the
nore eagerly when the solid doors open
10 YOU for II $ a touch of Pandora s
box about II. 1 0 double doors TO the
covered terraceN rre OF small-paned
glass. and on We intimate. garden
nke footing with the terrace. The
Kitchen door Is Of broad battens. as be-
S4@a5 W. D. 2 2osSss oaZs
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tain specials under general contract
unless you choose. You can award your
mnntel contract separately, II you 80
desire on the other hand. there are
| firms that take all the contracts COM
bned and finish the building as a
| whole.
An architect is no magician and can
not give ua more than the present
| high prices give,
We really ought to call our living
room the living hall, even II 1t docs
sound moro pretentioua because Il cX-
plains it, meaning more clearly. A
living hall is different from living
room. and can well fIaternize with an
| open staircase, without feeling any
lack of privacy 1t has not the medi-
tatiVe quiet Of a library. II has not
the social cXcmsivcness OF n drawing
room. But II can pulsate with life,
and can nobly represent the varied in
door leisure OF the household, II has.
like the drama. It's legitimate entrances
and exits, that onliven the scene with
out disturbing the action or the essen
tial spirit Of domegticity In a small
house. the living hall advantageously
manipulates the available square feet
/ In combining the area. together with
/ the functions OF reception hall and
sitting room IL brings airness and
breadth OF feeling otherwise impossi-
BILE, and that are so very difficult FOR
aoHlt DtbDlt To ilAt Nllllhuls
While tho living hall has this gen
cral appearance of easy good fellow
ship, please observe that II also has its
reserves. \ room, like "A person, be-
comes tiresome II IT is all "hail-fellow-
well-met" Tho living hall closes itself
from the dining room by narrow
double doors; not sliding doors that
can he tucked away ana forgotten,
but hinged doors that call for use.
There is a place for a sliding door
and n place for a hinged door. just
aa there Is place for a solid door
and a place for "a glass door. Some
times II takes "A certain amount of tact
10 discriminate between them, Tho
narrow double doors Of the living
hall are glazed with small panes OF
glass, TO give a glimpse Of a beyond.
a door with one large pane of glass
should be used when you want plain
substantial look. but a glimpse is an
altogether different matter
The living han has no direct com
munlcation with the kitchen or the
cellar II Is too arstocratic for that
| IL Graves no contact with cooking
odors or heater ashes. There can be a
lot OF legitimate privacy even In o
seemingly open house plan. one or
the ways of getting such a result is
1 to have no communication between the
bedrooms. They can open upon
common hail. or where closer com
munlcatlon is desired. as between the
room of parents and very small chill
dren. upon a separate entrance way
or kind of dlminutive anteroom But
even before our house plan wends it's
way TO the upper floor, II so dlsposes
OF its ascent that IT forms a ruarded
corner for the fireplace
! A uder c.rrr'' hrs many Individual
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comes such n servlceable member with
a touch OF Internal kitchen curiosity in
the pane Of rough glass that casts
its eagie eye upon all trade callers.
We got our suggestion for II from
the door OF brick house In Weston,
Suffolk England. When II satisfied
Julie, our Polish maid. we felt that It
had drowned its colloquiallsm In its
trip across the Atlantic. Julie Is very
proud Of her kitchen porch and the
flower row. The very fact that IL is a
side door and not back door makes
her feel that II has risen in the social
scale.
The difference between jumbling and
variety Is as great as between lawless-
ness and lawfulness. Take the win
dows on the front of our house. No
two are alike. There Is a row of five
mullioned and transomed windows for
the living room, above II row Of
four untransomed ones. There Is a
bracketed bay for the dining ROOM
a triple window for the boys room and
a double window for the bath This
variety IL permissible in the liberty
loving easements so long as the spaces
they fill In are related to one another
In the composition.
on some lots II is the part of grace
to make house seem smaller than II
is. but in our case we could afford TO
give II narrow. broad-strctched look
The wing is thirteen feet wide. the liv-
ing room Is twenty-five feet long, and
the terrace is eight feet. Yet the entire
house covers only 655 square feet. Just
about the same dimensions as a house
twenty-five feet square. '"''S
a terrace wall adds considerably to
the appearance of size and has a way
OF making pleasant transition from
the house to the grounds. .u...i.i.
There Is a practical reason for the
change OF level between the rear ter
race-and the covered side terrace. II
allows of a long window .openng to
light the cellar. But this practical rea-
son has faded away I'm the light of It's
pleasure giving. For here are the wide
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designs at prices that we could well
afford.
Among the samples Of oak that were
sent us was a bog oak, which WAS
quite strong green Upon this we
brushed a gray oil paint thinned with
turpcntine and with a peculiar light,
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vA1B ARE going to tell you about
wv our house. not because II Is large
w and splendid, for It isn't that; II
Isn't a bit rich, nor extensively
furnished, nor any OF those things. We
mention this, not Co enlightcn you, he
cause you can see IL at a glance, but
as a gentle reminder to ourselves. Even
a little house has mammoth propor-
tlons when II is the child OF your im-
aginatlon. Even a little house has a
fairylike richness when it Is the object
OF your love.
There are six I'm our family-IIoward
our two boys. Sherman and Robert
their small sister. Edna Marie; Julie,
our maid; and $50 we shouldn't feel
take notice, however. the large fami-
lies usually live in small houses and
the small families in large houses.
We wanted TO get to the suburbs for
the children's sake. When the family
finances warranted three lots at the
country end OF suburb. " meant, as
Howard put II, 25 by $50 feet of fresh
sir for each OF the little ones. How
ard, at this time, continually invoked
mathematical skeletons In the shape OF
square, feet at so much per" The
Idea thbt I'VE could afford TO cover from
go WI zoo isquqre feet with a two and
dhe-hah stpryibnlldipg seemed 20 nffer
every Incentive to his realization Or
home
Now, In what shape shall we use
uS OR sc1are ifeet2" he would say, as
Though 'rHwoman's mind ever worked
that way1 #H tg
DO think a woman's n1lndis a curt
bus thing and works in curious ways
The shape OF the house wanted
, fpshed upon me sbne. day IN the Woods
WHEN khhre Wasn't $50 much as chinl-
Sney' insight. Perhaps the woodsy do
mesticlty excited some unknown brain
tell Howard had been teaching the
hoeB how to build camp stove and
kM helping Edna Marie stir the. rice
with N shavep hickory. stick, sherman
kaaA ga N arilK faRotF. AMhiln. Rpbert
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them against 2 BACKGROUND os co
blue You can combine a whole Ean,tt
of colors II you keep them In tone AMI
If you know something OF qugntitatise
as wen as qualitative analysis
our rugs are a mixed faun brown
and old blue in Persian design The
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IDEAL RESIDENCE OF
A MODERATE FAMILY

Constructed at Reasonable Cost but with All the
Comforts Necessary and Providing Artistic Sur
roundings for Children to Grow Up In-Detal.d
Explanation of Architects and Home
Builders Reason for What She Did
Interior Decoration and Arrangement
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coon. ING RECIPES
OF SUMMER DISHES
By HELEN LOUISE JOHNSON

ful OF hItter with a cupful of sugar.
stir In as many pittcd cherries as the
sauce VIII hold without separating.
y. ~.
Compete OF Gooseberries.
Top and tail one quart Of snosebsr-
ries, which should not be very r.Ic.
Make a pint of syrup and when Ii hollis
pat In the gunscbcrrics: simmer Lntil
the fruit is nicely pulpCd and tender
without heinz m"k n; then dish TIE
GooScberrics on q glass dish. boil down
;he syrlp frr four inmates pour over
the goos.borries and serve cold.
Strawberry custard.
Three hoaping tablerpGonfuis OF
poWd red gelatin. four eggs, tNo cup
fuls NJ milk, tWo cur fuls of whipped
cream, one-quarter teaspoonful Of salt.
one tablespoonful of strawberry juiHe.
some ripe strawberries and whicps.
cream for decoration. Put the geiatil
Into saucepan, add sugar, milk sAi'
and the eggs slightly beaten, Stir owe"
a slow fire TN they thicken slightly
then strain into a basin. When cool
add strawberry Juice and the whipped
cream, Pour into a square wet mold.
Turn out when set and decorate with
whipped and sweetened cream and
Strawberries.
Nuggets.
Mold freshly mashed potatoes into
which have been whipped cream, but
ter and little salt into large egg
shaped balls stand them on end on
u buttered pie plate, slice of little
of the TOP and scoop out the center,
making a hole as large as an ordinary
egg. Into this we'll break an egg. re-
place the top, brush over with beaten
egg and bake in a quick oven until
well Drowned
Compete OF Strawberries.
Take fine, not too ripe. strawberries,
wash them and let them drain, then
put into boiling syrup and let them
boil up once, care must be taken that
they do not separate: put them In
compete dish and strain the syrup over
them Raspberries and currants are
nice usod In the same way
Ao 10 D(a. ~ -
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vAIE ARE going to tell you about
w our house not because IT Is large
w and splendid, for It isn't that; II
lnIaiA d LII r-lnh rhnr nxnnn alNnlN
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ful OF hItter with a cupful of sugar
stir In as many pittcd cherries as the
sauca viii hold without separating.