Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
By NORMAN Vi. BARNES.

Assistant Secretary. Electric League Of
Washington.
Having undertaken the display OF
model homes, The Evening Star is
making every effort to consider all of
the many details. no matter how
minute, which go toward the ultimate
ideal in the completed home After
the home is actually ready for occu-
pancy one of the most important fea-
lures of its equipment is the cleo
trical installation. 1t is through this
that the artistic arrangement of fur
niture and the utilization of time and
labor savers are possible
Every room in the model homes
has been given deep consideration
with regard to electrical installation.
The dining room, where the lady of
the house has her opportunity to dis
play good taste in more ways than
one. is the subject discussed here.
The most modern lighting fixtures
Tor use in dining rooms are available
at wide ranging prices, and can be
had to meet any style of interior
finish. These have been used accord
ing to the size of each model house,
Lighting Fixture.
q OF course, the dining room, where
the center table is the center attrac-
trical unit a center lighting fixture.
This fixture should accomplish the
purpose of throwing q clear, bright
light upon the table to set off the
beauty of the white linens, the silver
and the foodstuffs, and it should also
send forth a softly diffused light to
the rest of the room. Through such
q fixture is the important job of light
ing the dining room accomplished.
GxzfH CHI 1a
trolled by switch at the entrance
to the dining room from the living
room, hallway or other room adjoin-
ing, and also by a switch at the kit
chen or pantry door. Both of these
switches are of utmost Importance,
for 1t should never be necessary to
cross the dining room without being
able to let the light enter first.
For artistic effect it has been found
that many of the electrical candle
sticks can be well used on the buffet
Such candlesticks should be controlled
through q separate switch so that
they could be used or left off on de-
mand, and without its being neces-
sary to cut each of them off
separstely.
Wall bracdsots. TOO. lend a most
pleasing result to the finished dining
Soom. Such nghting source should
location of these brackets should be
thought out before their installation
Is made. Here again switch for con-
troll is important.
Heating Appliances.
Convenience outlets in the dining
room play an important part in mod.
ern life, for few meals are served
without the use of some electrical
heating appliance. The percolator, the
toaster, the waffle iron, the grill and
many others are used regularly three
times a day, and the proper supply
of current to these appliances is Of
utmost Importance in the really model
home.
To use electrical heating appliances
at the table is the ideal condition. To
have cords stretched across a part of
the room where they may be in the
way and where they are not so beau
tiful. is not exactly ideal. It is, there
fore. desirable to place heating
duty convenience outlet" in the floor
directly under the table The cord
from this should lead to the table on
which "triple-tap" is attached SO
that all Of three appliances can be. in