Enclosed Porch
Great Comfort
During Summer
Cool Retreat for Household
Tasks and Gathering Place
for Family and
Friends.
Mr.« was when the family sat un
comfortably on a front porch In hard
porch chairs armed with a paltn-leaf
fan with which to fight mosquitoes
and other insects incident to a warm
night. If the porch faced w'est and
it was too' warm to sit there the
family gathered on the side stoop and
sat there in varying degrees of dis
comfort until it was time to go in.
Porches are now more than mere
entrances. They have beeu taken
into the family life as a definite extra
room by enclosing or screening the
porch and equipping at with the essen
tials of an outdoor room. The first
essential of the enclosed porch or
outer living room is comfort and the
first necessary tiling to do is to screen
it as a protection from insects; the
next thing is to fit it with porch
furniture of which there is such a
pleasing variety ami it should he pro
vided with outlets for electric fan or
table lamp. The porch should have at
least one outlet in addition to the
electric light outlet, placed about a
foot above the floor so as to be pro
tected from contact with water when
the porch is washed.
Wickerware or reed furniture, a
swing-couch hammock ami plenty of
gay cushions make the porch a
pleasant place for the family to
gather in the evening. When friends
are entertained, there is a delightful
informality about a comfortable liv
ing porch not rivaled by any indoor
room. For the evening visits of
frienda, a soft cheery atmosphere is
desirable and is supplied by table
lamps, or floor lamps.
Music on the Torch.
Music adds greatly to the life of
a party, so the phongraph with its
electric motor msy be moved to the
porch and attached to the handy
outlet there. A wicker flower stand
to hold potted plants or a vase of
fresh flowers on a wicker table will
supply a decorative and colorful
note. If refreshments are to be serv
ed a tea wagon is wheeled out on the
porch. A plug cluster screwed onto
the und^r side of the wagon, that is.
underneath the top tray, makes it a
simple and easy matter to use various
electrical appliances such as tea
samover, coffee percolator or chafing
dish.
The porch living room has very
practical daytime uses. Tere with the
electric sewing machine the summer
sewing may be done in comparative
comfort on warm days. Awnings can
he let down in daytime that protect
from the heat of the day. The portable
sewing machine cover and all weighs
less than a packed suitcase. It can he
carried wherever one wishes to sew.
Attach it to any convenient outlet
and electricity does the really hard
work of pedaling the machine.
Women who use is say they get
-Electricity Saves Labor
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l ullV equipped electric laundry.
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more sewing done with less fatigue i
than by the old way. It simplifies
sewing. It does the daintiest kind
of work for it has all of the attach
ments for summer sewing work, such
as hemming, piping with the hinder, I
tucking and crossstitchlng, ruffling, j
shirring and edge-stitching.
. Then women who may he obliged
to do some of the ironing find it
cooler and more convenient to do this l
work on the porch. The electric iron
is self heating when connected with
an electric outlet and docs not require
a super-heated stove. The operator is '
free to irion wherever there is a con- !
venience outlet, on the porch if it is 1
cool there in tile morning.
All-Year-Round I'ses.
Formerly summer could not. be es- !
raped except by taking refuge by tlif ,
sea or in the mountains: for the folks |
at home there was almost no relief ■
until tlie advent of the electrical fan. ;
Now in a city apartment of two rooms |
and bath with a fan in each room one j
can often he more comfortable than ]
in a crowded summer hotel iri^ the
hills.
"Many people get only half the
comfort value of their fans because
they do not plan their use." said a
thrifty housekeeper. "Our flat is well
| ventilated with outlets so that we J
yan attach our fans without unscrew-,
ing lamps from fixtures and the cost
! of running the fans is so slight in
! comparison with the comfort we en
j joy that we have ceased to regard
them as luxuries, but look upon them
as absolute necessities. - Neither do
we store them in the fall for we find j
so many uses for them they are all
the year-round utilities."
The use of the etectrlc fan is quite
as important in winter as in summer,
in cold weather it reverses its well
known cooling effect a-i^d adds ma
i terially to the warmth of the rooms,
especially under-heated rooms.
Throughout the winter with the use
of an electric fan the furnace in the 1
home may be started later in the
morning than would be otherwise pos
sible. The rapid diffusion of heat
warms the rooms in so much shorter
time than without the use of the fan 1
that the winter's supply of coal is
: made to go further.
Combined nlrclrir kitclim and laundry *a\r inan.r »lrp«.
Motifs in Late
Furniture Come
From Early Days
Study of Different Periods of
Designs Is Both In
teresting and
Profitable.
Copyright, 1#:S.
The modern customer steps Into a
department store, walks through the
aisles, admires the newest and latest
No dust, dirt or greasy spot* in this
kitchen.
things, makes purchase* and departs.
The modern customer steps into a
shoe store, sees an endless number of
boxes on the shelves, glance* at the
case display, sits down, trie* on a
few pairs, gets ahoea that will fit,
pays for them and departs.
The modern customer does this In
the grocery store, the hardware store,
the clothing store and music store.
Little or no thought is given to
| w here the goods came from or the
history behind them.
In a furniture or home furnishing
store ail this is changed.
From the dusty ages have been
brought down to us by generation
after generation of designers and
craftsmen the furniture styles of to
day. You may admire a bed room
suite, a dining room suite or a living
room suite. It is Just what you need
for your home. Or a table or a chair
But—
History Reproduced. *
Remember that some of those same
designs on the furniture you like best
may have been brought from the
Jacobean period. 1603, to 1688: the
William and Mary period, 1688 to
1702; the Queen Anne and early
Georgian period, 1701 to 1750; the
Chippendale period, 1740 to 1780 the
Brothers Adam, 1762 to 1795: or Hep
pie white, 1785 to 1795; or Sheraton,
17K9 to 1*08; or from the Kmpire
period, 1793 to 1830; or from the
American Kmpire period, 1795 to
Furniture that
will add a new
CHARM
to your home
Here in The House of Skans you will find
the “select” things in beautiful furniture.
Chosen for their genuineness of pattern,
wood, upholstering and execution.
And the minute you arrive you’ll realize
that Skans’ Prices are sensible, most
reasonable—and right away you will begin
to get a new sensation of enjoyment from
the fact that none of these bits of “rare”
furniture art is priced beyond your reach.
Come, roam through the aisles, enjoy pic
turing this chair or that table in your home,
and you’ll quickly see the possibility of
bringing a new Charm to Your Home.
SKANS-Furniture
2020 Farnam Street
(
1830: or possibly adapted from other
American furniture in vogue during
that period between 1640 to 1800,
which includes the treasured Colonial.
Nowhere else is there so much his
tory reproduced for you. for your
daily use, than in a funiture store,
else it be a hook store, and hooks you
: cannot eat from, rest on or use like
1 you can furniture.
Interesting Motifs.
A visit to a furniture store unfolds
much that is Interesting if you will
only ask your merchant to explain
the different periods of furniture de
signs to you. The motif of a Couis
XVI suite, a Queen Anne suite, a
graceful chair back, the shapely leg
Of a table or chair. All these have
come to us from the early days.
You admire an artist's painting
probably because publicity has 'been
given It. Without that publicity the
brush would have been passed by
! unnoticed' by you.
A rare e of embroidery, lace or
■other valuable specimen of handwork
is given the place of honor in a store
•display window there to be admired
and ejaculated upon by the passing
throngs.
Gives New Idea.
But in the next store window, pos
sibly, there is on display an exhibi
tion of modern furniture that em
bodies more history, more beauty,
greater skill, possibly is the fulfill
| inent of a lifetime dream of some fur
; niture designer or is the best piece
|of work turned out by some particu
lar craftsman than in the other win
: dow.
If proper attention were called to
this furniture display you would go
and see, not only on account of its
'historical interest, hut because it gives
you a new idea, shows you a new
value of the tilings in your own home.
8o when you stop and admire a
furniture store window display you
! not only help cultivate the finer
sensibilities In your own makeup, but
you pay a merited retepect to the
. designer. help rew-ard the craftsman
for his toil and skill and make the
dealer happy in knowing that nice
things for the home are being ap
predated and that the effect for. bet
ter homes Is not in \ain.
Handmade, Carved Furniture
Adds Distinction to the Home
Carved and handsome chests, side
boards, table*, chairs and other an
tiques are rightly valued by people
of discriminating taste. In the tif
teentli century men were known to
have worked eight years or more
carving a single one of these Intri
cate pieces, fitting the drawers per
feetly and balancing everything. Cer
tainly any piece of furniture on w hich
those masters of the cabinet-maker's
art spent so much time and thought
are worthy of appreciation.
An appentice to tiie art of cabinet
making commonly worked from three
,to right \ears making his first piece
of furniture. This work then was
passed upon bv jurors, and if the
\erdict was “imperfect' it was burned
before the door of the worker and he
was forbidden to make furniture for
sale until he had redeemed himself
with an acceptable p ece.
Towel Hack Makes Good
Poreli Umbrella Holder
Screw a towel ra**k to the side of
the house. about 30#inches from the
floor. During rainy weather the um
brellas can be placed behind the rod
and will not be blown away. To catch
the drip a shallow pan of tine or tin
painte l with asphalt um may be placed
below the rack.
I
Pole Keeps Rugs Straight
When Hung on Clothesline
Here Is a good way to keep ruga
straight on the line while being
cleaned.
Stretch the clothesline the same as
on w asltday. Tie * rug pole or
i lot Ik s prop (preferably a rug pole)
lengthwise on the line, using a strong
> tring or light cord Tie this In
about three or four place*. This
keeps the pole perfectly taut to the
line. Then put your rug over the
pole and line.
JOIN OUR MAY 100 CLUB
We will put into the homes of the first 100
members of our May Phonograph Club your
choice of our complete selection of Brunswick
Phonographs with
No Payment Down
Make your own selection of machine and at
the same time in our music room let us play for
you some of the beautiful records of the Bruns
wick. We will deliver them to your home.
BUY NOW-YOUR OPPORTUNITY
$115.00, $150.00 and Up
hnjoy it and have your lamiiy enjoy it.
Our selection of models in the incomparable toned
Brunswick is complete.
We Will Send Your
Records for Inspection
RECORDS
A complete stock
if the newest and
latest hits of the
greatest artists, or
’hestras and musi
cians who make
each month new se
lections of voice,
nstrnmental and or
chestra records for
Brunswick.
Come in and hear
them. Some of the
new dance music is
almost irresistible.
STATE FURNITURE CO.
Corner 14th and Dodge
Complete Home Furnishers
Buy Now Phone JA 1317 Pay Later
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Economy Is a Homely Virtue
Better homes and better furniture to complete them are not necessarily hornet of
luxury. Economy in high-grade furniture it our life ambition and our low overhead,
our low rent and economical manner of handling goods saves you money and aids
you in completing your home.
Beautiful Living Room Suite
w
An especially well constructed living room suite in
tapestry or velour—regularly priced d>QQ OC
at $225.00, on sale this week at.Vui/ifcW
Complete Outfits
To those who arc planning a com
plete outfit we are enabled to
make a money-saving deal which
cannot be ignored. For a limited
time with every complete outfit
and every *uite sold we will give
away free of charge a beautiful
bridge floor lamp.
5 Rooms Complete. .$299.50
4 Rooms Complete. .$228.75
3 Rooms Complete. .$198.50
Exchange Dept.
Make Your home better by
exchanging your old style
goods for new and up-to-date
home furnishings through
our exchange department.
We allow you the most for
your used furniture and
charge you the lowest prices
for new and modern fur
niture.
8-Piece Dining Room Suite
We offer ihta fashionable and durable set CMuiilm| of a
t*A-inch buffet, 45*54 oblong table. fi\e chair* and a boat
chair which w* ha\e heretofore pj it ed at $235 * 1 *50 SO
at the low prica of. . Ja.. Jw
$150 V.lu.
$67.50
Console
Phonograglis
High Grad*
Instrument.
Finest Finish.
Beautiful
Tone.
75c and $1.00
Records, 29$
' Bed
Room Suited
Only J
*78" i
3-piece walnut period design bedroom suite that
regularly tells at $195. Tbit is indeed a rsrt
bargain.
REFRIGERATORS
The kind that is con
structed to save food
and ice.
$9.75, $13.50. $17.50,
$22.50 and $34.50
' Gas
Range
Very
Special,
$29.75
Others,
$39.50,
$57.50
_Authorized Agcnt» of Brunswick Phonographs and Records
Make
Your Own
Term*
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State Furniture Co.
14th AND DODGE STREETS
"Where Rent Saves You Money"
We Charge
No* 1 ntere*t
On Credit
Account*