TTTTC fWATT.Y SUNDAY W.F.: MAY T. 1010.
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Harmonizing"
With Hues
V.any a home builder, after giving muchful.
thought to what he considers the ei
tiai, finds something lacking when the
work In done. He is, perhaps, at a loss to
know where the difficulty In, and often
must wait for tome chance remark to clear
the mystery. As a matter of fact, the
trouble with mot homes Is that tlicie is a
lack of harmony In the yard, the house and
Its color, and the Interior, for even Rood
architects often fall to realize the need of
this harmony.
"The union a happy marriage It should
be-between the hou.e beautiful and the
(round near It Is morthy of more thought
than It has had In the past; and the best
ways of effecting that union artistically
should Interest men more and more an our
cities grow larger and our lovely landscape
shrinks back from them."
Whether the grounds then be large or
small, the house a mansion or a cottage,
the surroundings a lawn or a grove, there
should be harmony in the plan and In the
result. The difficulty Is that the plan of
the house Is made at one time the color
of the outside Is decided upon when the
house Is up, the Interior Is settled at an
other time, and the yard Is graded and
planted at haphazard or when convenient.
To secure real harmony the builder should
think of his house, the color, the Interior
and Its decoration, and the lawn all at
the same time when making the plan; then
when completed the picture will be har
monious and beautiful. Few builders have
the advantage of expert advice In deter
mining these questions. However, only
taste and some knowledge are essential,
for It Is not money alone which makes a
beautiful home.
This article is not a treatise on land
scape gardening, but Is a suggestion re
tarding the painting of a house that it
may be in harmony with tho surroundings,
the style of architecture and tho pluiiB of
the Interior. Incldcntalry, it may be Bald
that the yard should not be bare, nor
spotted with specimen bushes and plants;
rather the planting should follow the sim
ple rules of keeping the center of the lawn
open, planting along the borders and the
foundation; of planting In masses, sur
rounding the yard with clumps of trees
and ahrubbery; and of avoiding straight
lines, using even the slightest curves to
break the monotony. The beat designed
house, poorly placed or poorly painted, Is
always a failure; an ordinary house, prup-
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eriy located and tastefully painted becomes
attractive; while a well-designed or well
fmlslwd house with good color, whether
large or email, will be beautiful and home
like. '
Securing the harmony desired Is not al
ways as easy as it may seem. Too often
the home builder, having seen somewhere
a house he liked, 1.1 inclined to reproduce
It, not thinking that the location and color
effect are essential to the succtss. The
result Is a Colonial house on a mountain
slope and a Swiss chalet on a city lot, or
a highly ornamented building on a narrow
city "eighteen feet" and a plain box In
the midst of a prodigality of tall forest
treed.
None the less Important is the selection
of the color scheme for the house 'and Its
outbuildings. The style of architecture
the presence or absence of trees or shrub
bery, the nearness or distance of neigh
boring houses and their color all ought
to affect the decision in the proper paint
ing of the home.
The tendency to avoid the extra orna-
mentation of a generation ago makes
painting a much easier problem today.
Unquestionably, simplicity is tho first rule
of good decoration, whether outside or In
side. Originality, combined with a sense
of fitness, nxani vigor and life; but
originality, with large, grotesque orna
mentation and striking colors, Is out of
place anywhere. It naturally follows that
fewer colors are used today than formerly,
nd those In harmony railier than in con
tract. Indeed, many of tho best houses,
both lare and small, particularly of the
various modifications of the Colonial style,
re painted entirely one color, usually light
Ivory, worm tray or similar tone the
roof color and the sash or blinds supplying
sufficient contrast.
When painting the exterior, particularly,
the simple laws of color should be remem
bered. Many wonder why the house looks
different from whst was expected wh?n
studying the color cards, which usually
form the basts of the combination. Tills
difference Is due largely to the failure to
remember 'm few simple facts. A lighter
and a darker shade Increase In difference
when brought together. When a light
color Is placed next to a dark color, tho
light appears lighter than It is and tho dark
color darker. For example, when red and
green are placed side by side, the red ap
pears redder than it actually is and the
green greener. These differences become
trreater when seen from a little distance.
Shades and color must seem to belong
together if satisfactory results are to be
secured. Colors may be inharmonious be
cause they are too bright, snd, therefore,
too harsh: red and orange, blue and giecn,
yellow and crimson are bad combinations,
particularly In exterior decoration.
The most attractive effects In painting
today are secured through harmony by
gradual gradations of color. The simplest
harmony is that of tones of one color.
Brown In shades from light to dark, and
green and gray In' similar gradations w ill
ghe best results.
It Is true that contrasts are often heip-
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House Color
of Landscape
but llirm mi
i requires gi e.it ate
In the choice of coloi. These colors must
he restful or they will really "make us
tirtd." Tills rfFiliilnrss is proiluoed in
house painting rather by low, dull colors
than by the use of strong or striking
colors. It Is often difficult to choose be
tween several colors that would give Rood
effects. 11 Is well even thou not to choose
a color for painting the house simply be
cause it Is the fashion. Instead. study
your conditions and surroundings, Including
the rolor of the nearest house, the shrub
bery or trees or lack of them in your
yard, not forgetting the color on the roof
of the house, which .ii'1 greatly affect
your color scheme. I'se as few colors as
possihle. Hud select tlinso with a view not
only to their popularity, but to their dur
ability and effectiveness when used on your
house. A building In the country or on a
large building lot, with an abundance of
.shrubbery should be light rather than
dark in color. Colors like cream, Colonial
yellow, itallan gray, Bllver gray, sand
stone and russet are generally successful
when used cither as solid colors or trimmed
with white or dark harmonious colors.
Dark red often looks well on a large, plain
house, either In the open or surrounded by
trees. The effect Is to diminish the house
in size rather than to cnlargo It. Grays
and drabs are associated In the mind with
slates und stones, and, therefore, give a
solid appearance. Ivory la a very popular
color, not so old as white, but giving the
effect of strength and permanence. In
printing a hoise on a city lot avoid prom
inent colors. Quiet tones with slightly
darkfr trimming, or the same color
throughout, are better than numerous
colors. Here, particularly, it Is Important
to note carefully the color of neighboring
houses In order to avoid monotony and of
fensive contrast.
Tho obtaining of desired colors for paint
ing in these days is not so difficult as
formerly, for the manufacturers of good
paint all give very careful attention to
lliis problem of attractive colors. Their
color cards show the great variety, and no
house owner needs to hesitate to use their
products, especially when a well-known
brand, bought from a reputable local
dealer. Such prepared paints are not sur
passed by any "hand-made" pulnt to be
obtained. By Kdwin D. Phuey In "Beau
tiful Homes."
Brick Notes
Hew Manager for Sunderland'!
Bom Beauties of Brick as It la
Now Being- Laid In Walls In Omaha
Mr. A. D. Klein has become manager
of the brick department of Sunderland
Brithers. Coming from a family of brick
milvcrs, Mr. Klein's first experience was
wheeling brick from kilns in his father's
btJck yard In Baltimore.
n recent years, Mr. Klein has been with
ttye Hydraulic Press Brick company at
Cleveland, earning an enviable reputation
as a salesman and learning every phase
of face brick business.
"One of the determining factors in con
sidering the Sunderland offer," said Mr.
Klein, "was the spirit of loyalty to Omaha
on the part of the many business men
met on my first trip.
"1 concluded that Omaha does things and
decided to entrust my future to this city.
I find that the Omaha schools are fine and,
with a family of six, this is an Important
item. Besides, you see, I arrived in time to
boost the census quite a bit.
"Cleveland Is a fine city, but has no
such outlook us. Omaha's."
As tho walls of the new City National
bank building reach toward the overhang
ing cornice the architectural beauty of
the pure white brick and terra cotta be
comes moro striking. The great white
shaft towers high enough to bo seen from
any point within the city limits and travel
ers on incoming trains are Impressed with
tho truly metropolitan appearance that this
skyscraper gives to the lino of massive but
lower buildings In the wholesale und re
tail districts.
Chancellor Avery of the Nobraska State
university was In Omaha last week inves
tigating residence architecture. Tho chan
cellor Is about to build a fine
residence in Lincoln and has decided upon
brick construction. The exterior brick will
be similar to those used in the new S. A.
li'age rtsldcnce at northwest corner of
J hli ly-seventli and raclfic slrteis, only
that the color will bo nccrcr a deep, rich
ivd. I'hancvllor Avery expressed tho opin
ion that he had never before fully appre
ciated the artistic possibilities through the
right use of fine l'aco brick.
The new residence being erected north
of the Field club for R. K. Sundtrland is
attracting unusual attention on account of
the peculiar brick used In the outside walla.
The effect Is that of a hege oriental rug.
Tho rich hues of red, brown, blue and
green and black seem to be Interwoven
into indistinct patterns. A close study of
tills brick work, taking note of the lights
and shadows, reveals a different effect
from each different uugle of view.
Tho brick work is unique In that the
mortar Joints are double, the usual thick
ness and are raked out to a depth of a
half huh. Tho rtsult is to throw a shadow
under each brick and Intensify the color
production. Another result is to harmonize
and modify the various shades of brick by
inserting a uniform, color of mortar.
The mortar Joint constitutes a harmoniz
ing clement and has as much to do with
the architectural beauty of the wall as
docs tho brick itself.
This particular example of artistic brick
work has been Inspected by architects,
owners and building committees from sev
eral different towns. The manufacturer
from whose kilns these brick was snipped
came to Omaha recently to see this resi
dence and has complimented Mr. Sunder
land uon tho way the brick lias been laid
In tho wall.
The brick work is in the hands of Booth
St Landfenberg. who have been requested
to take charge of a large contract at Min
den. Neb.. In which the same face brick is
to be used.
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New Spring Styles in Complete Line of
Lowels, Wiltons and Body Brussels
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TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Union Pacific Closes Deal for Freight
Depot Site.
START ON THE HEADQUARTERS
i;cnvailon for IIlK Itailvtay Office
Structure Marts Within Week.
nichardson Company Starts
an Addition.
Formal transfer of the property procured
for the Union l'acific company to build a
f i eight depot at the north end of the Tenth
street viaduct, extending from Eleventh
street to Ninth street and from Jackson to
Jones, was made last week. The amount !
expended in the purchase of this property
is $070,001). Negotiations were carried on
through the McCaguo Investment com
pany. Added to the amount that was paid
for the property will be the cost of erect-,
lug the freight depot, making the total
over $1,200,000.
Actual work of razing the big building
at the corner of Fifteenth and I lodge
streets for the erection of the Union Pa
cific headquarters was started last week
and much headway has been made so far.
It is expected that the entire building will
be torn down within two weeks and the
work of excavation will begin. All tho
buildings east of the corner structure have
been razed and excavation on that side
will start this week.
The Richardson Drug company will build
an addition to Its building at Ninth and
Jackson streets, i'ions have been drawn
for a two-story brick building, with a
double basement, that will be lluxl32 feet.
The addition will be erected in such a
manner that next year three more stories
can be added, making that part as high
as the main building. Two stories are to
be erected now, us the Imperative need of
room demands it. it is estimated that the
addition will cost $!0.0uo. Work w dl start
at once on tho structure.
General indications point to the fact that
there will be more residem." building In
the north and northwest part of Omaha
this year than in any oilier section. There
is a general mowment to build in tho West
Farnam street district and many tine resi
dences will be erected in 1U10. In the north
west section of the city a number of pretty
bungalows ure in course of construction
and others aro btiiir; planned.
Kxcavation has been completed at
Twelfth street and .Capitol uveiiue for the
big storage warehouse to be erected for
W. A. Gordon and the work on the build
ing has started.
The outside brick work on the City Na
tional ban building is almost lompletid
and the loof will be readied this week.
While the work on the outside hss been
progressing, a corps of artisans have been
following the upwurd course on the in
side. The plastering, installation of elec
tric wires, heating apparatus and finish
ing of the wuudwoilt has been going on.
so that when the roof is completed the
building will pie-tent an ai peai unee of be
ing finished from the outside. However,
the finishing touches will require much
time.
' A Frlabtful lisnerleni-e
with biliousness, malaria and constipation
is quickly overcome by taking Dr. King's
New I,if Pills. dc For sala by Beaton
Drug Co.
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Flynn Bemoans
Lack of Water
Mains in City
Street Commissioner Cites Parts of
the City Which Have No
Water Protection.
"Right in line with what The Bee has
been printing about the serious need for
better water supply in Omaha are several
recent Instances coming to my attention,"
said Street Commissioner Flynn.
"This office has been receiving requests
for the loan of sprinkling wagons to fill
cisterns in various parts of the town. We
have no wagons for such purpose and are
compelled to refer the sufferers from the
want of rain to tho private contractor, who
sprinkles the business streets under agree
ment with tho merchants. But the thing
that struck me as especially worthy of at
tention at this time Is that some of these
requests come from locations that anybody,
at first thought, would say have water con
nections with the city supply. One request
this morning cr from 421 Dorcas street
and on lnvestigs on we find the mains do
not extend that far, stopping a block and
a half away.
"Then consider tho fact that South
Thirty-second, fnm Slarcy to the south
city limits, is already beautifully paved
and Is lined with costly residences, yet has
no city water supply, and no gas mains.
Some of those residences are far away from
a fire plug, which is a serious matter; but
beyond that one of these days the fine
pavement will have to be practically de
stroyed to permit of the laying of mains
and conduits. I guess It Is safe to say that
tills is but one of many such cases."
Rcdick Hands
Lawyer Retort
Judge Sitting as Witness in Land
Controversy Proves Match for
Examining Attorney.
Judt.e W. A. Redlck occupied the witness
stand himself jsatuiday morning in a suit
nctween John T. fathers and the Mcf agues
befoie Judge Troup In district court.
Judgo Iteduk was called to testify rc
Sardir.;r some mining property which he
sold In Ism und which has become in
voked In the present suit.
In examination John F. Stout referred to
the property as a "so-called mine." and
Judiie Kedick promptly icmarked that
"half of it sold for JlO.eoo."
Charles Battolle, u-sH.iatcd with Stout,
moved to sir ke tills out as not responsive.
Judgu Troup smiled and chuckled: "I'll
let It stand," said lie. "Mr. Stout rather
brought that on himself."
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STEEL WORKER'S WIDOW SUES
Mrs. James tudrrmn Asks for Fifty
Thousand ItulUri Brcanse of
llualiaud's Death.
Suit for $00,000 damages Is brought in dis
trict court for the death of James Ander
son, the structural steel worker whp was
killed January 20 at the City National bank
building. Mrs. Mary Anuti-:;on of Minne
apolis, widow of James Anderson, Is
plaintiff and the James Black Masonry and
Contracting company is defendant.
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FUMIT
Lawn Furniture Specials
for this
hard wood, neatly painted lawn
bench. Weather or hard usage
will not harm it. Size 36 inches.
42-inch bench, like above, $1.25
48-inch bench, like above, $1.60
Porch Furniture
Rockers and chairs, like cut,
strongly made of
wicker and rattan,
from $2.50 down to
"We also sell the beau
tiful and popular Porch
F u r n i t u r e, made of
grasses.
OMAnA BAMS SnOW BIC CAINS
Increase of $43,626,677 for the First
Four Month of the Year.
APRIL COMES TO THE FRONT
Banks Are Doing a Larger Volume
of Business Each Month, Ac
cording; to tbe Clearaneo
Figures.
Omaha's bank clearings still continue to
make steady gains and the month of April
of the present year shows an increase of
$10.4G9,M2 over the corresponding month in
25
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MOO, while the week Just ended was $2,202,044
belter than the corresponding period last
year. During April, 1910, the clearings
amounted to $71,1129,238, as analnst $(W.SD9,29j
for April, 1909.
The Increase In Omaha's bank clearings
has been steady since the first of the year
and week by week and month by month the
figures rise. During the first four months
of the present year there has been a gain
of $4:1,626,677 over the corresponding period
last year. The following tables show the
rapid strides which are being made in bank
clearings:
Comparison by Mouths.
1910. 1909.
January $ SMH4.1KS 7,1W.7G8
Kebruary 62.iMi.l2ii . 47.972.7li2
March W. 861,213 71.769,302
April 71.329.2uS 0O.S.9.29j
Totals $281.411. 77G $2i;7,7Si.OJ9
Gain during the first four months of 1910
over the same period a year ago. $4.'i,62d,677.
Sbunlng for tbe Mouth.
April, April,
1:i10. I'HW.
1 $ 2.So2.2!H) $ 2 606,8,'d
i 2,0j9,22S 2.47, S76
a 2...0U.I-.2
4 8.174.613
n 2,62 V. 14S 2.519.54
6 2,606,fiS5 2,47s..sijj
7 2,917, 7S." 2,.'.72.3ci4
H 2.Vii.;i;l 2.340.332
9 2 : 73.36 1 2.292,ii'i2
10 2,OM,04(j
11 2.9M.101
12 2.i)7u.l'3 2.4ASS6
13 8,lo2,:S 2.2:2.640
14 2.4"."i.:i7.i 2.Hn7.7il
3,0:7.119 2,u;,i.i7
16 i'.oJti.rn, 2.41M3
17 1,9!.-, .vol
15 3.021. 0
19 2.474 403 2.3H0.722
20 tt.013.lM 2, 13ri.Mil
21 3.147.760 2 360.994
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2.!.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'!.'.'.' 4!G26.3i .27:e5e4
21 S!,723,!S7S
25 3.491. 4U
26 2.414.199 2,60.031
27 2.7.0 247 2.044. lf.9
2.1 2 440.M9 S.4M.113
2"! 2..-.49.771 . 124,211
U) 2,216.593 2,2'3,226
Totals $71,329.2:: $60.(9.295
Increase for the month of April, 1910, over
the corresponding period a year ago,
$10,46J',942.
SMITH TAKEN TO ILLINOIS
Fugitive from Juallee Captured la
Omaha and is Started
Hack Iv4.
Dan N. KuiUii, nero. wanted In Gales
burg, 111., on a criminal charge, is on his
way back to trial after an escape and
flight from the officers which led him to
Omaha.
T. J. Wheeler, deputy sheriff from Gales
burg, took Kmlth In charge Saturday morn
ing and started east. The negro was ar
rested here by Detectives Mitchell and Sul
livan. They recognized him as answering
Uie description lssjcd by the Illinois
sheriff.
Urass Beds
Bpfiuliful, HtmrtRly ennstruotnd Flrnfl
Hid with hrnvy 2-lni'li im'- briKlit
nr nalln ruiisli
nir inii'p.
only
See our llirn of chillis Iron
20 In-low Chnalut priirs.
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Felt Mattresses
Not ' etuffi (1 mnttrpRspB." hut hand
niHfle of th finest unallty of ppc
tally srlei'ted Ioiik filler felt. Wo
know thlH mnttrt'HR will never he
conio lumpy nor form Into hills and
hollows hh poorly made ones do. In
Omaha you pay $10.00
for nn nrllrlp not ns
pood, our price
Your frequrnt attention called to this arliclo. lt is
liURO harRaln and we know It. that'M why. Just shop around a.
Mt, and jret prices on pouches like this. We waner nono will hn
priced to you below $4.00 It's certainly worth investigating ai;
$2.45, this sleep producing, cumfortuhle Kiinltury coucli.
Brandeis Wall Paper Department
Our Spring Patterns are the Talk of
the Town. Be Sure and Sec Our
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Kasjistorod
"WEARS LIKE IRON".
Revives old woodwc rk. furniture,
floors, etc.. by covering the mars
and scratches, at tho same time pro
diteing a briliant and durable finish.
Kasily applied, quickly dried No
home is complete without Ja-a-lac.
Loots Homes in
Guise of Cook
Mandy, Alias Dinah, Waffle Builder,
Held on Charge of Robbing Em
ployers' Residences.
The operations of "Mandy." a colored
cook, whose extraordinary ability lias at
tracted the police, have developed a n.w
phate of the Servant problem.
Keporta to police headquarters indicate
the woman has a system of getting a posi
tion as cook and disappearing with valu
ables from the scene of her work a few
houi-8 after entering It. From all accounts,
Mandy has held twelve position in twelve
days and has collected enough money,
silverware and cut gla.s to keep her in
comfort for a year.
The experience of Mrs. H. B. nartcll, 2110
Douglas street, brought the situation to the
notice of Captain Bavage of the detective
department. Mandy came to Mrs. Kartell's
house In response to an advertisement for
a good cook, and was Joyfully welcomed to
the position. The colored woman told a
glowing story of the fine batter cakes,
waffle dressen 'possum and other tooth-
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To So. Omaha
Residents
Vt t ih ko Jii simply Inspect
our ( k Ix-foro tunkliikC a pur
rlitiNp an m lint". t'i all Hxlit to
look olscw lint', but ilon't Iniy un
til yon liave our prices, wlilcli
nvc-raRO W'.'o l"li' tlnko iliarurd
in Omttltn.
To Omaha
Residents
Tnmsfor fmtn any Omnliii car to
ny South Onuilm cur, get off at
2Uh ami I,, nntl you nro at our
sliu e. All Sou tli Omiilwt cm it pasN
our door. It takes nlxnit 1( or 15
iiiliiiitis' cr rldo to rrnrli there,
lu It's worth wliile. You'll find
tin Immense stock; mid our low
rent ami low expeiiie emihle us to
sell 20 below Oiitiiha prices.
Sanit&ry
Springs
Tho kimi that Is ronlly
uprliiBv and alvny
IioIiIm Its shii,ie. It's
tlm moat tttlsfac
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Nothing excels our duslless sys
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vacuum. Kntlre residences cleaned
in one day or a few hours, according
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Draperies, mattresses, upholstered
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mmo things she could prepare. Inside of
threo hours after Mandy had been in
stalled as quM n of the kitchen she dis
appeared. Mrs. itartell learned in a few
inlnut- s that her purse containing HOG had
illnappea red coincided tally.
Captain Kavttgu then developed evlih'V
that the colored woman had has a rtign
of success In robbing distracted house
keepers who have hailed her witli de
l.ght. It was found that rcores of homes
in the city aie in need of a cook Just half
us capable as Mainly claimed t,, he, and
are easy prey to the wily "Dinah."
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Prominent Itelu.man Dead.
PHII.ADKI.l'lflA, April 30.-Stoughton
H. Clark, a prominent horseman, died at
his home at Klourtown, near here, last
night, aged 4!) years. "Stole" Clark, a
he was called, was one of tlm best known
trainers and drivers of light names
horses In the east and was known to many
of the followers of the grand circuit.
I'ersistent Advertising la tl ?Koad to B.g
Ue turns.
