Evening star., 1932-08-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Furniture Is made too well This /.
, the conclusion Templeton Jones came
to, and no doubt many another homt
owner has felt the same way about it
Although it may become out of date
or frayed, or scuffed, it never wears out
but is as servicebale at the end of II
years as the day it came from the
store
This would be grand, if it were not
for one fact-that ones ideas and tastes
grow.
At the end of the first 10 or IS year.
of married life the average family finds
itself possessed of a house full of per-
fectly good furniture, too good to throw
away, as the saying is, but, alas, not
exactly what one would like to keep.
And there is nothing to do about Il
except to keep it, especially in times
such as these
This is the conclusion Jones came
to; no doubt 1t is one reached by many
another householder, who, looking ovel
the menage, feels that something ought
to be Gone about that old overStuffeC
sofa.
Every one knows how 1t is. Youne
people get married, and they buy such
furniture as their pocketbook can af-
ford.
Often enough they have nebulous
! ideas as to house furnishings.
They may have read an article OF
two, or even read a book. on the art OF
interior decoration, but unless they are
olferent from the bulk OF young peo.
pie, they find 1t all rather bewildering
We are going to buy only good
things" Mary says, with great con.
Viction.
John echoes the remark with ever
greater conviction.
Only the very best articles, even Il
We have to purchase them one at 9
time, and leave the remainder of the
apartment or house bare.
1t is worthy ideal, in some ways
especially if Mary and John had the
iron wills to stick to it.
In most cases they find that the
nome looks too unfurnished, on that
plan; little by little they give way. anc
buy such things as the place needs
whether they fit the ideal or not.
They see a chair, at a price thev can
pay; 1t is good chair, and they pur-
chase it.
They buy a mirror here, a picture
tnere, and soon have the satisfaction
OF having a reasonably well furnished
house.
But it isn't done according to the
highest dictates of the art of the in
terror decorator. is it?
Mary would be the last one to make
that claim.
Some day We will buy new things,
she says.
The years go by, and our happy
couple move into new house.
The expenses are more, and it will be
necessary to make the old furnishing
do a few more years.
Maybe by that time they will be worn
out, SO that purchases of brand-neW
things will become imperative.
But the blamed things won't wear
out!
Destructive critics, who occasionally
insist that American manufacturers in
all lines tend to put out shoddy goods
might be surprised If they could under
stand the tremendous wearing qualities
OF thousands of American made articles
Made IN America" is a good slogan,
one which means something, providing
one purchases articles of good quality
to begin with. Good sound stuff will
hold up. Why, Templeton Jones has a
shaving brush which he has used since
the age of Is, and a back collar but
ton which is SO old that he would be
embarrassed to state its age And that
button Is still bright. AS far as Jones
can see there is no reason in the world
why he should ever have to get another
one.
Jones looked around over his house
hold furniture. and somewhat sadly
yet proudly. shook his head.
No matter how much his ideas had