The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
REMODEL INTERIOR
OF CASINO FOR THE
GOOD HOUSING SHOW

Decorators, carpenters, electricians I
and other artisans and mechanics in |
large force are now busy at the Casino, |
converting that spacious structure in
to a home for the Good Housing Elk
position, which will be opened to the |
public next Saturday evening for a
week. The walls of the building are
ringing with the sounds of pleasant
industry, and as the plans are I'M
folded they give assurance that the
exhibit, while the first of its kind
ever made in Bridgeport, will be the
peer of any exposition of any other
nature ever held here. I
First to arrive on the scene of
preparations were the working forces
of the Frank Miller Lumber Co, who
set about constructing the complete
| three-room, house which will be one
lsof the big features of the show. This
house will have rooms sufficiently
b1arger for visitors to- walk through
Ethem and take note OF the most mod
ern materials in both exterior and in
terror construction, decoration and
other details of home that is dur
able and pleasant to occupy. Il
Quickly following the Miller forces
were those of the Park City Construc-
ton Co, who are preparing a revela-
lstion for every Householder whether
owner or tenant, in Bridgeport and its
suburbs This company's exhibit
will consist Of scientific household
equipmen every item of which is the
/ product of modern invention and is
! designed to embrace both economy
! and efficiency For instance, one de-
| tail of the exhibit will be a system
Of 'tplant1ess'' heating, by which one
may heat one room in the house, 1eav-
| ing the others with or without heat,
| at will This system saves the user
| the annoyance of handling coal, with
its attendant smoke, dust and ashes
Inc A-
| the fact that the ability to regulate
| temperatures in all sorts of weather
lis a great essential to health. The
housewife will find joy and wonder
nent in viewing the disappearing
furniture in this exhibit by the use
of which 1T is possible tos make one
room serve the purposes of two, with
| the labor of one; A built-in book
! case, becom es<a seat or a bed at the
/ will of the owner, likewise a built-in
buffet is transfornnable into al bed
when desired, while the "disappear-
/ ing ironing board solves a problem
which many woman has found pro-
/ volxing at times. The tticeless cooIz
err and the scientific garbage chute
and incinerator are novelties which
will interest because of their practical
nature.
The decorative and the artistic as
applied to the interior of homes in
/ giving each it's individuality and
| charm, in which the mistress of every
| home has a pride, will find thorough
/ exemplifeatfon in. the department of
| the interior" over which Angelina
/ Scott DonIey will preside. She will
be present every afternoon and even
| ing during the exposition and will
| give advice to inquiring visitors. on
| the, matter of arranging furniture,
| rugs and draperies,3 the selection Of
| harmonious decorations and furniture
and the other details of an attractive
i home. This department will also
afford proof that the beautiful fittings
/ of a home are no longer confined to
the reach of the wealthy, for manu-
faeturers now have risen to the re-
alization that the wife of the wage
Garner or salaried man is as keen
in her knowledge of what is beauti-
full the wife of the rich man, and
| are turning out high class articles Of
furniture at prices within the means
of all.
Pleasing to the. eye and of great
| instructive value will be the exhibit
of Marcia Mead, a New York archi-
tect whose designs are in use in many
states. She has arranged a series Of
| sketches, drawings and models which
will show how beautiful and useful
houses may he obtained at the mini
mum of cost, ranging from a 5000
bungalow to a., workingman's cottage
costing $1,000. The models will il
lustrate how buildings and homes may
be grouped to the best advantage.
| One detail of her exhibit is a repre-
sentation of the projected '.Ellen Will
son Homes designed to improve
housing conditions in Washington, D.
c., and which bear the name of the
first wife of the President of the Unit
Il ed States.
The City Plan Commissions exhibit
will consist of series of water color
sketches and drawings bringing the
uestion of good housing right home
| 0 residents of Bridgeport and vicin-