The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

| ing fashions are doing away with the
| furniture and carpets that meant back
breaking work to clean
This autumn more than ever before
has simplicity been made the keynote in
the home, and the charm OF the simple
furniture, and rugs now in vogue cannot
be denied. With the exception Of the
drawing-room or the hallway, the mod
ern home is now carpeted usually with
the new washable rugs. These quaint
rather old-fashioned floor coverings, are
much in vogue, and can be purchased In
colors to match any room lending an
inexpensive and delightful note in the
home. Drawing-room and halls are, OF
course, carpeted with darker rugs, but
actual carpets are rarely seen save where
the floors do not admit Of stain and the
morning polish with the dustless fiooT
mop of these modern times. Even the
carpets. however, are swiftly cleaned
with the vacuum cleaner and dustless
busters soon wipe on the tables and
chairs.
Tufted and upholstered chairs and
sofas are no longer in vogue, for plain
mahogany or oak. or mission style tables
and chairs are seen combined with the
comfortable, durable and most artistic
wicker or willow furniture with its pill
lows Of gay chintz.
Such furniture has no little quirks to
hide the dust, and in case there are any
odd corners there now come stin little
brushes to reach right in and clean even
the most difficult spot.
OF course, the prevalence Of the old
fashioned rugs has brought about the
use Of attractive chintzes or cretonne
for hangfngs IN the average home, while
simple easily washed sash curtains close
to the windows are far more in vogue
than the lace curtains of a past decade.
All these things, of course. tend to
tighten the work OF keeping the house
clean, and so many and so numerous are
the inventions to help in the necessary
cleaning that the house is neat ''in a
tiffy."
The walls Of the modern home also
show the tendency towards simplicity.
plain papers with a border OF flowers
being most in favor for bedrooms, while
in kitchen and bathroom are used papers
that wash easily as the linoleum on the
floor, and thus make 1t possible to keep
both rooms spotless and unsplashed.
Heavy papers Of plain colors are much
used for the dining~room, while the
living rooms OF today are SO artistic in
their wall designs. and withal so simple
in their panel effects that one scarcely
needs pictures to complete the room.
In the Kitchen.
house that modern inventions are aiding
the housewife. but in the kitchen a we'll
for the modern kitchen is a wonderland
Its cabinet can be turned into every con-
ceivable kind of table or closet, and the
gas range is augmented by a freless
cooker into which the boiling and de-
lectable dishes may be put and cook on
while the housewife goes of to a meet
ing or plays bridge undisturbed
There are also nowadays iceIess re-
frigerators whicn are made in small sizes
for the average home. These have a
little motor that freezes the air in the
interior, and are a tremendous blessing
for those too far in the country for regu-
lar ice delivery. or too high up in the
apartment house to enjoy drawing up
the dumb waiter with its ice. They also
eliminate emptying pans, that bug-a-boo
Of the housewife, who remembers she
forgot to empty hers about half an hour
after she has arrived at some friend's
home to play cards or dance.
Still another aid to quick homework
are the dishwashers that are now on the
market, and which actually wash every
thing well and put them out to drain in
the space of a few moments.