South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-12

The desk is one Of the most i'm
portant pieces OF household furni-
ture affording. as it does. a haven
for papers and letters of more or
.ess va ne at the moment. as we'll as
a convenient place to attend TO writ
ing OF all kinds. Because of this
fact. sufficient thought should be
devoted TO its selection. first TO in
sure its being of a style BETTING
ne purpose to which il will be
adopted. and also TO make sure that
ii is in harmony with the furniture
with which IL is associated; second
iy, that it shall be so placed as 10
AFFORD the best possible light at all
shines. and last. that il shall be
equipped with those accessories
which viii make it practical for i'm
mediate use
Where there is no lack Of space
Do the home. it is a good plan to
have "A generous supply of desks, so
that each member of the family can
have access To his own. thus avoid
1g confusion resulting from over
Rowling. But. when such an ar
itngement is manifestly impossible.
and even in those instances when ii
as feasible. a large family desk at
which an are welcome is a great
convenience. provided that each
mem Der observes "a certain amo Mt
of care i'm using it, The general
desk. placed i'm the living room as il
would probably be. makes it pos
sibe for members Of the family 10
attend TO small matters of the days
routine without Withdrawing from
the home circle IL is usually hard
FOR the children TO remain in their
rooms AN evening for study. and
the large living-room desk will en-
able them to do part Of their writ
ten work with the family Lack OF
proper desk facilities is too often
the real reason of the general dis
taste for letter writing. Where one
is forced 90 sit i'm an uncomfortable
place and work under announcement
conditions. the dissemination in
ereases: but. where anything is ar
ranged 90 anticipate the needs OF
the user letter writing becomes far
less arduous than many imagine.
BlOttcr Pad Convenient.
For those who wish 10 adapt
their bedroom tables as temporary
desks. one Of the new improvements
of the ordinary blotter pad is a
great convenience. These pads are
equipped with series Of raised
compartments. attached at the back
OF the pad. which serve as holders
for stationery, stamps penholders.
and SO forth. and are thus kept
from being brushed off, as would
happen If they were left on table.
cry attractive are many of the new
lat desk sets. some of which are
-aGr of materials which can he
purchased az moderate price. One
of the most practical and econOm-
zeal OF these Is made of copper. fin
ished with a duh bronze coating.
Black glass is being used 10 con-
siderabl extent for desk sets. be-
cause. i'm addition to its unusual
smartness. il requires little effort TO
keep it in perfect condition. For
those who n-d the black glass a
trife somber, there are sets which
are relieved by brass trimmings
which afford sharp contrast and are
quite effective. Leather sets are still
in general use. and they come in an
unlimited variety of shades this sea-
son.
Desk pads are becomins mere va
ried in shape al present. Tor. in ad-
dition 20 the rectangular and square
styles with which we are SO fami-
liar. a number are rounded at the
5es or even decidedly cylindrica..
The accessories 20 the pad are num-
erous and Outlines more l. the way
than otherwisc-fO one cannot
write comfortably with dozen
trihes about-but several useful art
lcles are cutie indispensable The
upright stationery holder. TO contain
a sunnlv az uaDer and enveloo@s.