Evening star., 1939-07-08
Modern Furniture
Could Bear Tag
Made for u. ). A.
Attendants at Chicago
Mart Find Offerings
Have American Tuno'

The made in the United States
tag on manufactured goods now has
companion note-"made for the
United States"
That. in brief, is what buyers at
tending the June International
Homefurnishings Market in the
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, have
learned about the introductions for
fall in the homefurnishings field
including floor coverings, furniture,
lamps, curtains, draperies, house
wares and toys. The prototype of
the homefurniShings at the show
might have been French or English
or Swedish. but the new items for
the home that buyers are viewing
during the two-week market, and
which will reach the public in the
retail stores of the country within
the next few weeks, have a flavor
and tang that marks them as strictly
American and for American con-
sumption. Whether the furniture is
18th century modern, early Ameri-
can or French provincial. it has all
been redesigned to add the comfort
and INABILITY that Americans will
demand for their homes during the
1910 season.
In the field of modern furniture,
where French modern and Swedish
modern had their innings" but a
short time ago, new type of mod
ern, called "neoteric." or ultra
modern" has been introduced.
Designed for bedroom, living room
and dining room, the furniture has
borrowed its lines from Louis XIII,
the modern of that day, restyled it
for American use, and added a new
finish. a processed texture resem-
bling wood grain, in a color called
desert glow" tone garnered from
the last rays of the sun on the
western mountains.
Is Purely Functional.
The furniture is purely functional
with drawer pulls part of the de-
sign on the furniture, or continual
tion of the leg. Upholstery colors
are in complete harmony with the
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one Of the favored colors Comfort
is found in every piece Dining room
chairs, actually built to conform to
body curves, have leather uphol-
stored arms; desks have recessed
shelves for smoking equipment or
books: bookcases are unit pieces. so
that they can be made anv height
the user desires. One of the purely
utilitarian pieces in the line is a
reading desk which fits over lounge
chair, complete with a rack to hold
the book of the tired student.
Another modern grouping has used
the functional idea in graduated
drawers for a desk so recessed as to
make drawer pulls. In the dining
group Of this grouping, cane shelves
protect fine linens.
The comfort angle has been added
IN other modern pieces which fea-
ture turn-top reading table with
a leather base for the person who
doesn't wish to walk all the way
around table; a wardrobe chest
with full-length mirror concealed
behind the chest, and which springs
back on a hinge; twin beds with
single headboard, and a recessed
night stand between; and section
OF the back of sofa which flips
down making an arm rest as in a
Limousine, for extra comfort.
Still other chairs incorporate the
extra comfort for lounging moments
IN spring action which automatic
ally makes chair recline bv
simple movement.
For Summer Use.
Purely for summer use, is square
hassock. which opens. fanwise, into
a comfortable mattress for a siesta
on the roof.
Eighteenth century furniture, long
the answer for what to use in a
formal home, has added new and
lighter finishes to the dark mahog-
any OF other years, and added little
tricky items that spell additional
comfort for the user Fern stands
have been Incorporated into manv
an old period table; desk compart-
ments have been added to break
fronts; tiny tables open into full
sized dining tables for the small
nome, and the scaling down of love-
ly old pieces for modern small homes
continue. Modern touches have
been added to those old pieces in
the dramatic use of modern fabrics
and vivid colors.
Even Early American, that simple
style that is so popular with grow
ing families, has become adjusted to
present day needs. Finer In line.
and less crude in proportion, and
with modern fabrics, it is readiusted
Tor today's living. And French
Provincial, that graceful, honey
style that is Early Americans new
rival, has added fabrics so modern
that the furniture itself appears
almost so.
No one has been forgotten in the
lineup OF new furniture presented at
the market. Baby's own piece is a
four-in-one item, combining crio.
dressing table, bath and chest of
drawers, so that bedroom parlor
and bath for baby this winter will
be all in one spot.