The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-14
Visitors Surprised At Ideal Equipment Of
 Wonder Home

It is a pity that little Alice and her contemporaries in adventure, the Mad Halter and Gyp the Blood, cannot visit the modern electrical home now by the Birmingham Electric league and by the Birmingham Electric league and The Age Herald, since the display there borders upon "Wonderland."
 Followers of Alice's thrilling escapades, who have also been the ex- hibit, can no doubt plainly hear little Alice exclaim in characteristic fashion |:
 I'll say that's knockout"
 Perhaps, at that. it may be just as we'll that little Alice will not have the pleasure of viewing the exposition as her oft repeated expression would no doubt weary the guides. When one is called upon to assert, "Ill say that's knockout" no less. than 49 times in 15 minutes it could not help becoming trite | to her auditors.
 In staging it's display at the home, the league is trying out a new scheme of inspection which has so far run off like the well known water off the equally as we'll known ducks back. In stead of one guide for every party, every party has 15 guide at various in tervals of the tour.
 Each of the guide has a fresh line of chatter to pass out with the sights ln the various rooms, but always they stress this point: "Your home should be as beautiful by night as it is by day" Even half an eye will convince the tourist that such an arrangement has been accomplished. In fact, in vis- iting the exposition, one wishes he had the home in Iceland where the nights are six months long.
 Outside Lighting First When one arrives, he or she IS met by guide who explains the outside | lighting of the house. Tine porch light and terrace systems are features, all though for distinctiveness the blue rib bon must be awarded the electrically lighted house number and door-bell.
 Entering, one steps into the entrance hall. Here, the electrically fixture idea in keeping with the architecture of the home is in evidence, since the brackets have all been worked out to conform with one general plan.
 "The first impression" the guide will say, "is the most lasting. A great deal of attention must be paid to the entrance hall. He then points out the convenient outlets for electrical appli- ances.
 In the living room you get another guide. He emphasizes the shaded light ing fixtures and the "soft, caressing glow" emanating therefrom. These fix lures are arranged in strict decorum for their decorative value and their light blends harmoniously with the furniture, the draperies, and the rest of the ar ticles in the room. Of next importance is the sun parlor. There is yet an other guide here and he explains some thing about how a sun rarlor should be lighted.
 Hunger Sets In
 When you survey the dining room. you will undoubtedly feel the bangs of hunger, particularly when the guide speaks fluently on ''bits of brown toast" and the aurora of perfectly cooking coffee" These interludes are given when the appliances of the dining room are discussed.
 There is an element of danger in en- tering the kitchen with your wife. Not because the objects are moveable, but because by actual count there are al- ways 65I things wife wants for her kitchen. After short inspection of the kitchen at the electrical home the fig ure mounts to 703. Among these are ventilating fan to eXpunGe disagree able ordors. an enunciator for the servants which calls them to various points in the house, an inter-communit- able house phone. and refrigerator whcih makes ice if called upon to do so.
 Up on the second floor are four bedrooms, all up to date in. their lighting arrangement. The delicate shading of the globe to blend hnrmoni- ously with the surrounding is a feature. One also finds the closets equipped with automatic lighting systems, and scat tering of electric fire-places.
 The laundry. located in the base ment, is one of the most interesting places of all since it contains all we'll known labor saving devices of such d room. and few more. A washer. wringer. and dryer are features of this lisplay.