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The whole question of furniture fash
ion today resolves itself into a matter
of the "eternal fitni'ss of things" a har
monious and soothing ensemble of the
whole and a general stability of the style
elected for the purpose, and place for
which it is to be used.
With the modern tendency towards
simplicity of construction in architecture
has come a corresponding demand for
the less ornate and less elaborate classes
of furnture; and the manufacturers, to
their credit be it said, have kept pace
with the architects in the educational
work being done in this direction.
In all the walks of life, from the hum
blest to the hiRhcst, we find a very com
mendable desire to pet away from cum
bersome, useless article of household
furniture, be it in parlor, library, dining
room or bedchamber, and an effort to
provide more space more breathing
room, so to speak.
And, hence, while the ancient and
honored types of furniture construction
have by no means been relegated to
oUivion, they have been modified and
adapted to the needs of the latter-day
home builder.
Take the so-called Colonial styles, for
Instance, which have been so popular
and the demand for which has, in the
very recent past, amount to a craze..
There has, in reality, been r.o diminu
tion in the call for this class of goods,
but it has been modernized and brought
up to the requirements of this extreme
ly practical age.
The Colonial bed has had its exagger
ated height diminished, the Colonial
secretary has been enlarged: chairs,
dressing tables, dressers, dining-room
pieces all have been constructed with
a view to added utility while retaining
the characteristic Colonial lines.
Then, again, the Colonial furniture
of today is more simple in design than
was the case with the old-time product,
although the heavy carvings are still
used on the handsomer pieces.
Particularly in dining-room furniture
is the demand for this style noticed,
the sideboard, dining table and chairs
which constituted the Colonial dining
room set of years agone being augment
ed by the modern china closet and cab
inet of Colonial design.
Louis Styles.
While what may correctly be termed
the "Louisi styles" in furniture con
struction; i. e., those gorgeously ornate
and delicately modeled pieces of the
cabinet-maker's art which prevailed
during the rein of Louis XIV., Louis
XV. and Louis XVI., can truthfully be
said to have passed with the age in
which these extravagant and pleasure
loving rulers of France reigned, their
influence is yet manifest in many of
the more modern types of ' furniture,
and there are today many examples of
clever reproductions of the so-called
"period" furniture.
It is perhaps"true that the Louis XVI.
styles prevail more generally than do
those of the earlier periods. The furni
ture of this style, while possessing a
fineness of style, is yet simple in line
and dignified in design, being devoid
of the over-ornamentation which char
acterized the work of the furniture
makers of the previous periods.
Never in Jhe history of the world has
there been more beautiful bronze work
than that which is peculiar to the fur
niture which was so generally in vogue
during the reign of this, the Sixteenth
Louis, and there are today many hand
some and clever reproductions of these
wondrous bronze pieces shown by mod
ern designers of high-class furniture.
One finds this particular class of goods
in the homes of the very wcahhy,
where the practice of furnishing differ
ent rooms in different periods is com
mon ; that it, having hangings, furni
ture, rugs and woodwork all in keep
ing, one with the other. For this pur
pose, the Louis styles are in some de
mand. Chippendale-Sheraton.
The Sheraton designs are by many
considered to be the most beautiful to
be found in the furniture of any period
and certainly they do comhine strength
and simplicity with true grace of line,
solidity of construction being the first
consideration, and ornamentation a
secondary matter.
The Sheraton furniture is construct
ed of mahogany, with inlays of satin
wood in the form of festoons, cornu
copias, etc., and rivals in popularity the
furniture of the Louis XIV. period as
well as the ever-favored Chippendale.
The influence of the stvles of the
Lotiis XV. and XVI. periods is plainly
manifest in the original Chippendale de
signs, being particularly noticeable in
the designing of the legs of many of
the Chippendale pieces.
There is also to be found the Chi-
nese Chippendale, embodying man) n
the principles of Lninesei architecture,
the combination resulting in a beautiful
and well-liked class of goods.
The Chippendale styles are developed
in mahogany and. modern reproductions
of this class of roods leave little to be
desired in the way of grace and beauty
of design or structural strength.
Mission Style.
Perhaps no other style of furniture
offers so good values for the money
as does the Mission. It is simple and
yet artistic in design, strong in con
struction and, withal, meets the need
of the purchaser of moderate means
more fully than any other of the mod
ern makes. The gaudy and cheaply
upholstered good., of poor construction
and consequent lack of durability, are
practically a thing of the past and
one finds even the poorest I'omes fur
nished in good taste. Probably no
other factor has contributed more di
rectly to this very desirable end than
lines of furniture now offered for sale
in this Mission style.
The term "Mission" today applies
more particularly to the style of con
struction of the furniture, whereas, for
merly it related more especially to the
color or "finish" of the wood usually
oak.
The style of construction is along
straight, severe lines, utterly devoid of
any attempt at ornamentation, and this
severe simplicity is the chief recommend
ation and the whole beauty of the Mis
sion furniture, making possible at the
same time the attainment of a high de
gree of utility and durability.
In color these is some variation, the
hades ranging from the original dark
"Mission" oak, or even a darker finish,
to the so-called "London smoke" or
"elephant gray." . '
No place does the Mission furniture
show up to better advantage than in the
modern moderately priced bungalow.
Here it seems particularly appropriate,
especially where the permanent home is
of this type, and some of the best ex
amples of a happy use of ttr's class of
furniture are found in the recently com
pleted bungalows of the Middle West
The desire for simplicity and abso
lute cleanliness has extended to office
furniture, and we see desks, bookcases
and filing cabinets constructed along
the straight Mission lines, set well up
from the floor and defying the accumu
lation of dust and dirt all of which is
greatly to be commended.
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$100.00 Spanish Leather Parlor Suites, now ... $G5.00 , ,
$75.00 Spanish Leather Parlor Suites, now ....$-10.00 Take Time To Pay!
A Heart To Heart Talk!
To the people of Omaha: Located at 14th and Dodge streets.
Just Over the Line From High Rents and High Prices
We're a litttle out of the ,way, hut make good in quality of goods and prices.
See us first, at least before buying that is what we want only a comparison.
Our bargains must be seen to be appreciated.
Savings of From 20 to 50 Per Cent off Regular Low, Plain Figure Prices
s Every piece or set included in this sale is designated by a Special Taq, giving
the reduction to be taken from the regular marked price.
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Only one of a kind included in this sale.
$35.00 Beds, at S17.50
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19.00 Beds, at S-4.30
$:..oo Beds, at $J 5()
$3 00 Beds, at 8l!50
$2.00 Beds, at $1.00
$30.00 Beds, at. .
$25.00 Beds, at. ,
$20.00 Beds, at.
$15.00 Beds. at. .
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