Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-09

IN arranging and furnishing can
bring into the house. In the build
ing and furnishing, the finest de-
tails have been cared for but the
practical has not been overlooked
and the cost of the building and
equipment Mas been kept down, so
that the home complete is within
the reach of the ordinary home
owner.
AS in every modern home, elec-
tricitv plays big part, both in
the illumination and in the labor
saving features. Soft shaded lights
on the walls furnish ample light
and eliminate all eye-tiring glare.
Convenient outlets placed at pro-
per intervals in the various rooms
make it possible to use various elec-
trical appliances with the minimum
of effort. For instance. if the fu-
ture mistress of the hom? wishes to
use 4 vacuum cleaner or curling
iron. it will not be necessary for
her to unseyew 4 lamp from its
socket, screw in the cord of the ap-
plianceS she wishes to use. and then
when she has finished reverse the
process. She will sin,rlv push in
plug and the operation is complete.
Many Appliances
While in the living rooms and
bed rooms the thought has been
maximum of comfort and beauty. it
is III the kitchen and service room
that the full value of the labor
saving of electricity IS shown.
First there is the full automatic
range. If milady wishes to be away
for the afternoon, she can place
her dinner in the oven, set q switch
and forget it. When she returns
she will find perfectly cooked
dinner. In addition to the ease in
cooking, many other kitchen tasks
are taken care of by electrical ser.
wants. Electric percolators. toast
ers, egg beaters and dishwasbera
lessen the labor.
In the service room we find tbe
eIectflc refrigerator. Compared
with the range it shows the wi,
scope or uses for electricity in ~
nome. The range furnishes bao+ e.,
cooking and the refrigerator SIM.
Phes a temperature many deoreas
cooler than can be obtained in an
ice cooled box. !" ''h
In this room is the electric clothes
washer and the electric manole
[t@dT to DO at the turn of a swith
all the drudgery Of WASHING orJ
ironing the family Laundry. Tho
electric heater installed in This roor,
MAINTAINS SIMPLY Of hot water NJ
an hours, Throughout the wear. the
temperature of the house is kent
even bv electricity. In winter Il ;s
warmed BY electricity and in sum.
mer cooled by electric fans.
The furnishing of the house ont.
SIDE OF the electrical features. has
been handled by .he home furnish.
ing department of the Inlneriol vo1.
ley Hardware Company. Beautiful
dfaper!es. soft rugs and artistic fur.
mfure combine 20 complete an At
IractlV9 and comfortable home.
Every woman interested in home
should visit this model home
during the time it IS open
Not Necessarily Costly
Proper electrical installations in
homes, while 4 very small r,ercen.
tage of the entire cost of \ new
house. probably contribute mere To
the comfort and convenience Of the
occupants than any other factor.
Care and thought given 10 the nro-
pe1 arrangement for lights when
the home is under construction is
very important.
For the illumination of the bonse
thought shoGld he given to the
of light TO hr used. Then
consideration should be given the
proper placing of the light sources.
As an example. long room with
a low ceiling can not he properly
lighted from n single fixture in the
ceiling. Better still, wall brackets
at correct intervals will provide
better illumination.
Tn n dining room. wall brackets
without n center overhead fixture
are not practical. With wall brack-
cts alone, the shadows of persons at
the table would be thrown on their
plates.
Tn lighting the bed rooms thought
should be given to the furniture ar
rangement of the room. Brackets
should be provided on each side of
dressing tables and other places
where strong light is TO be desired.
In the kitchen lights should be
provided over the stove and the
sink. This principle applies even
in the bath room. If only one
source of light is provided. it had
better be over the mirror or medi-
cine chest. rather than in the cell
ing. Lighting so placed gives the
master Of the house strong light for
shaving and furnishes just as much
for general illumination.
The same thought should be Civ
on to convenience outlets. Where
viii a floor lamp be used and where
will the table be put upon which TO
place a table lamp7 The best ap-
proved modern method is to he sure
to put in plenty of outlets while you
arc building.
Before laying out the plans for
your new home, consult q reliable
electrical contra aetor and get his ad-
vice. II will nav Won in the end