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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1923)
Expert Explains Home Furnishing Miss Emogene Grinnell Ar rives in Interest of Better Homes Exhibition. "Statistics show that in the United States more money is spent yearly on automobiles, movies, cosmetics and sweets than on the furbishing of homes." said Miss Emogene Grinnell «.n her arrival in Omaha Tuesday In the Interest of the Better Homes week exhibition to be Riven in the Auditorium next week under auspices of The Omaha Bee. "Thu greatest need in furnishing a home i« simplicity and refinement,’’ lontinueu Miss Orinnell. who is speak ing at ■ many club luncheons this week. "A house may. supply material comforts, but a home must meet the requirements of mind and soul of each individual in it. Every child should have a place of its own so that it can create, and suggest for itself. "Owning a home makes for the qualities in the individual, for the upbuilding of citizenship. It brings about thrift, love of country and. as Hoover says, no one ever fought for it boarding house. Better homes will make better i itlzens and better citi zens will make better nations "Ailistin surroundings bring out genius and are Inspirational. II tr mony ir. the home is necessary and many n men result from the lark of it. It is much better to have fewer articles of furniture in the home (Inn having too many. Well chosen fur niture is better than a quantity of furniture huddled together. "The tendency of the ag< is over decoration and overexpression in everything, jazz music Included. Everything that Is overcrowded ore ates confuson anti people must be taught to realize this. “Laniijs In a nome are beautiful anil cast a cozy glow over the room. Hut, too many of them spoil the effect. I've been in homes where there was a shaded lamp on almost every article. It reminded me of a lamp show room. *'S mpliolty is the keynote of art in furnishing the home. American homes are more artistic today and we are learning to use more color that creates cheerfulness. Perhaps our closer association with Kuropestis. echo are artists in combining colors, is influencing us. The exteriors of our homes are more artistic, too. for \cc are going back to tile colonial and \ • ’ Dan Johnson, Fire Insurance Adjuster of the D. A. Johnson Co., Peters Trust Building Orders Beddeo’s Gigantic Fire Sale to Close May Here are the final orders. They must be followed to the letter. Not an hour is to be lost. Omaha men,and wo men will be permitted to select any fire sale merchan dise at the same prices bid by the salvage company. All Fire Merchandise On Hand May 5th Will Be Sold to an Eastern Salvage Syndicate A Crowds should be stand ing in line Thursday Morning to share in these unheard-of offerings. —and Now for 9 Days of the Great est, Most Start ling Price Smash ing This City Has Ever Known. We want to dispose of avery dol lar’s worth of merchandisa in the rtore that comes under the juris diction of the fir* insurance ad juster*. We want to give Oma hans the advantage of the savings rather than pack it and ship to the salvage company. Your Credit Is Good— r Remember, there are thousands upon thou sands of dollars’ worth of merchandise in volved, which you can own at a mere frac tion of its true worth. Be here early Thursday. Buy on our easy pay ment plan. Don’t deny yourself these great bargains just because you lack the ready cash. We’ll arrange the payments to suit your convenience. Hurry! Hurry!! Get Your Share of These Great Money Savings SELL EVERY FUR COAT OR CAPE 6 Bay Seal Coat*, 38 d*/JQ CA inches, *atin lined .. vOI/iOU 3 Bey Seal Coat*, 40-inch, marten collar and (QQ CA cuff* . *P*/O.OU 8 plain 45-inch Bay Seal Coat*, £i.. $98.50 2 squirrel trimmed Bay Seal Coat*, " $139.50 3 full length Bay Seal Cape*, full, wonderful lining*, $98.50 «“:,k1r.c“u’ $149.50 5 French Coney Coat* • AQ PA 45 in. long ipOi/.OU 7 38-in. French Coney ^OA PA Coats, extra . vuJtOU 4 Black Lynx CA Coatees at . 5 French Coney Cape*, short . $29.50 $5.00 $5.00;", During the Summer. Final Price Crash Final Price Crash — on — — on MEN'S APPAREL Men’s and Young Men’s One and Two-Pants Suits $17.95, $24.95, $29.95 Men’s Topcoats and Gaberdines Smartest Styles $13.95, $19.95, $24.95 Men’s Dress and Work Shoes, Big Assortments 98c. $1.98, $2.98 All Men’s Winter Overcoats to go at $13.95 Men’s Sox in Three Groups 15c, 29c, 59c Men’s Knit and Athletic Union Suits 79c, 89c, 98c r:,B"u'49c,29c, 19c All Suspenders to OQ close out at. J7v Men’s Garters, all colors, IQ the pair.I«7v All Men’s Silk Four-in-Hand 20(J Men’s fine All-wool Sweaters, final close-out price, .$2.48 Men’s Hats, your choice in two lots, $198.„d$1.48 All Caps that were in the d|1 OO fire to go at. «pl*£0 Buy Men's Shirts in Sale— $198, $1.48,98c Any Silk Skirt in the dJO QP house . V'lwO WOMEN'S APPAREL Women’s Coats, Capes and Wraps in Final Price Smash $8.95. $14.95, $21.95 Hundreds of Spring Dresses to Go in Saif $10.95, $13.95, $18.95 Stunning New Spring Suits Reduced to $10.95, $19.95, $24.95 Women’s Silk Hose All Colors 69c Women’* New Spring Hat* $1.95 Cap Style Hair Nets 5c Women’s Silk Vests, ^ j Muslin Petticoats, AO . at .jOC Girls' Gingham Dresses, 99c House Dresses and Bungalow '7Q _ Aprons. I «/v Children's Polo Coats and QP Capes Women’s Night Gowns and QQ Teddies. 0*/C Women's Silk M QP M QP Blouses. tJuidJ} BUY ON PAYMENTS BEDDEO 1417 Douglas Street vi BUY ON PAYMENTS the di-St principals of architecture. "Always decide upon a dominating color scheme In your room. Let the rugs he of darker tones and the walls and ceilings ! ghter. with the potterv and pillows serving as high lights. The warm colors are yellow, expressing cheer: red. expressing vivacity and warmth: brown and tans, restfullness shades of green are restful and cool ing and the blues are the cold colors which should be used in sunny rooms. Interior decorator* agree on the "Dos and Don't*" which Mis* Orln noli has outl nod as a safe guide for any woman who plane an artistic home. Here are some of them: ' Treat e a < enter of i?it*?rr*t in yotir Mv. ing room. It ma> be around the fire* pin re. In U corner or < rnt-’r of the room where the davenfiort, table and lamp are place.j, or It may bo around the desk. • hair »nd lamp. "Arranga tut furniture so that members of the family ran group thamaalves in different parte of the room. ‘Don't make a small room heavy with portler* Velvet hanging* belong In tne , .atge room • tth mu* h space and the portlera should lone Into the v.«li color* f ‘ Too many picture* sre poor tael** It ( is better to h«\a iso good ginea than * doggn inartistic, ugly ones. Hang th ’ pjrturs with relation to some pit •* of furniture, over the desk. table or daven port. Pletnrw should ordinarf'y y» hung on a le #»j r |»h the eye. Hauers and re'’angle framed pictured should b# hung V 1th vertical wires. Oval p.cturea should be hung by converging wires in e-d*r nof to v’olatt the laws of the circle. •'Klln-'nat*? brk-a-brac If a c*rta’n piec* of bri -a-brac :• out of p!a e n your room don’t use It Just because jo.j ha\* it on hand "fcv#r> p **• e of furniture must ha*. • a purp*-**. *!?h*r for use or beaut' •'The rt<hr**« >t tha rugs and furnl * ure mu*t conform to the richness of the drapes ' j I Colutnb‘~ Records Columbia Grafonolas J T-) iSSr/YEAR AND A HALF * PAY -y-t Serves a Double Purpose Comfortable Divan by Day and a Full-Sized Bed at Night— idl\ -— ■ ■ ■ Mil ^ - - “Herz” Day-Bed Artistic as well as useful. Comes with steel frames complete with full-size Mattress, w ith ruffled flounce Just as pictured: is finished |n Mahogany. Uphol stered In good quality, figured cretonne. Two die ^tinct types to choose from. A i) »alue a' I This Elegant Genuine Walnut Veneer Dresser ltxf'-Inch Mirror Top. front and end panels are of genu ir.e walnut veneer. FTas 4 drawers with silver finished pulls, and an ample rlxed mirror Here's a reg ular $15 00 \alje at *24.” Qoods Purchased time Stored yetJflllkaki ii Enamel V Decorated Baby High Chair In the attractive Ivor' and Blue o' rich Mahogany and Ivory enamel finiah*v Ae tlluatrated, ith ^ wide a*at. ft 00 # value at . Tudor Period Suite 0»nu!n» Walnut Yar.aar A>t axcapt.onally handaoma <-p,ac« V‘* Oanulaa Walnut V.naar Vntiqu* fimah. Each r> aee aa u luatrat-d J.arga Draaaai. Bow End Bad. fhtfforatta ai.d aam ' a it j t y Ta h I • : ragular # 4 »:u.oo t»! 2 1 Lw v IDO 'Caswoll-Runyan” Cedar Chest 42 Irajj** I.ong Nothing: can harm your » nt«r clothti when (tore.) n on* of th**» g-nuin* red '•edar Ch«*u Handtom*, niiu» , - _ Tt a $1 8 5 »» r price ,£ f #= rut* i Rugs Kitchen >o'« Mp* •! Pi •• Will (a iMiNfl Hit'll** i iKiHfi—On* of the r*» f <1 r > o *1 home I la* * ’* I of n. I .in* a nd itbor**«v pi f • a t i» i * a Por ••*!11 on * 'din* work t»bi*. An s32 ~ "f«lat»e-ft*A**'*** • ewhl n a i In it f.aa and » ml II a n|f—hill polished top- n h t* p.iirejAin ami tii‘k*I trimmed Hum* ^ k * * o* coa ' ■ OAiAtel) nr at \ i • e *ame t im« / | Hindi om » in f appeal in* * \ / $ V, Au \ a I .1 - ( \ $135 / \ ' n»H|r Mil I *»a** • * Inch R«klng Oifu TypxaJ Rug Bargains Pif.-rt. 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