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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1912)
12-B .HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 1912. . ELECTRICAL AIDS IN HOMES Appliances Minister to Many Com forts of Housewife of Today. fLWAY WITH WASHING BUGBEAR Electrical WaaklB Mackiae ta IHaat Comlac lata General Cia, Alaif with Electric Wringer aa Electri Kitchea. The Introduction of electrical appli ances Into homes has been so gradual that even well-posted people do not fully comprehend what an Important factor these appliances have been in making nearly all kinds of homes more attractive and comfortable than they used to be. Take the apartment house, for Instance, where everything has to be snug and compact and every precaution taken to provide against being left at inopportune times without a servant. Because of the adaptation of . electric, lighting - and the utilization of electricity to the simplifi cation of housekeeping . in apartments, this r"tfcii!ar ftur of home Hf haa . become one of the principal .exhibits at the great electrical shows .which are held from time to time In this way. - An en thusiastic exhibitor at one. of these great shows was overheard making' use of the following language 1n calling attention to the march of electricity. as applied ta the Improvement f the home:'. '"When Ben jamin Franklin wandered Into the lime light with a loaf of bread tucked 'under his arm, he could . never, have dreamed that the mysterious electricity he was to bring to earth with his little kite, would one day be made to mix dough and bake bread, but that is what has happened." . Those not familiar with the facts might be inclined to call that hyperbola, but not those who are posted, .. Pre-tiie-Battoa '. Plasu ' Getting , up .on-a. cold .morning, In fall or winter, the housekeeper In an apart ment house can press the button at ths Coot of her bed and the radiator Immedi ately gets busy,' taking the chill off . the room, where the windows have been kept oDen during the night torthe purpose' of taking in all the fresh air possible. Under her dressing table she may find an eJec trio foot .warmer, whioh she can . alto avail herself of if the weather' is severe. If a shampoo is desired the housekeeper j need not go to the' hairdresser nor her husband to, the barber to .get.it . The electric urn -wii -supply -th hot' water and the hair can be quickly dried by. the electric hair' dryer,' which' now forms a part of every well equipped apartment house. But this is only a beginning. On the dressing table Is an' appliance for curling and waving the hair, - an auto matic electric vibrator massages the face and it is claimed that it will make the person who uses It thin if he or she Is too flump, or the contrary. This Is gen erally admitted to be One of the 'wonder ful appliances of electrloity. , V ,. , Having had the advantage' of all these new-fangled appliances, It Is safe to say that the woman of the house, temporarily without a domestic, perhaps, appear In the kitchen cf a modern and up-to-date hpartment house well prepared to get, the family breakfast She la able to get what might Justly be termed an electrical breakfast On the table is a handsome shiny apparatus, Which l the. electrical successor oi ( the kitchen range. It has been aptly termed "a composite of com fort." It is really a coffee percolator, an appliance tofr trgtkliig to tut, With P' for cooking eggs.' There Is also an electric waffle iron, which cooks waffles en both Sides at the same time, and Is also a griddle for cakes. It. may be placed 'on a little stand beside : the., table and the plates .thus warmed in an eleo trio plate warmer. 'It' may be added that the milk used at," the breakfast; may come from a sanitary daisy, where the cows are milked by an electric machine. The electrlo appliances thus far' re ferred to minister more particularly to the comfort -of the woman of the house the mistress. But the electrical Inventors and .the developers of electrical, appli ances have by no mean forgotten' the man of the house the boss. Be may . heat his water for shaving in an electrical cup and shave with an electrical rasor.. But to return to the lady. The breakfast dishes have got to be washed and this is always a bore. .That Is, if you are not in an electrically equipped house. . It you are, you simply put the dirty dishes in a wire basket and set it in a round tank, then press a button and hot water begins to flow over the dishes. When they are clean, they are lifted Into another tank, where more water rinses them,, and then they are lifted out to drain and dry. . Polishing , the silver Is another hard task for the . housekeeper, but in ' the electrified apartment it merely means another button to presa TWs pressing of the button. starts the buffing machine going and the pojlshlng of the silver is very simple matter. '" ; ' - -, f ' - Away with-Washing Bagbear. But of all' the hardship which, fall to the 'lot Of housekeeper's, probably ; the washing of the clothes of a family .is hardest A good laundress is hard to get and atlU harder , to kp. . But the elec trical Inventor has simplified It all The electrical washing machine is fast com ing into general use. The clothes - are placed In the tub with hot water, and soap, a button Is pressed and the tub be gins to revolve. , There. Is none of, the laborious rubbing -on that -cruel wash board, which has worn out the Uvea of eo many women. By the new system the clothes wash themselves, helped along of course by the electric motor. , When the clothes are clean an electrlo "wringer takes them in charge. By this new sys tem of doing the ' household laundry the woman . of .the house can .read or em broider while the washing process is going on, thus saving a whole lot of drudgery- When it comes to the Ironing, plotrlcltv makes a tenstrik. The elec trical flatlron is' working beautifully in so many Omaha households, that to de scribe it would be supererogation. ' It reduces the labor of ironing one-half. When it comes to the cooking of the meals of an exacting family-there are many exacting households in Brooklyn electricity achieves Its most pre-eminent triumphs. There is the coffee percolator and the teapot; there is the chafing dish in which latter a long list of tempting dishes may ce preparea; mere is an elec tric mixer with Which the best bread can be made, with, less than half the labor which breadmaking. according to the old methods, formerly required. When the bread Is mixed and is allowed to rise In the tins the loaves are placed in an electric range and given a browning which could sever be accomplished in the coal range. : The electricity sharp has not hesitated to tackle that housekeeping accessory, the refrigerator. . An ammonia machine, run by electrlo motor, keeps the storage room cool, clean and. sweet gad U tfie Homes that Are Different By Arthur C. Clausen, Architect Hi nlMtM! l?wi-rruM I SDt ' "liuo- -:' ' .. , a rsm! a rff a mi 1 H0A5 THAT ARE FirrERCtt P:ts.i4t sio. soo. Dtli OIE: I1Atrl:S Of DRSW1 TO 6H0W 1W AKV X .HH tendency of the times is to- sTT 1 wd making the best use of I I simple materials, getting ef fectiveness out of the struc tural parts of a home, espe cially the roof rafters, lnnn mill work, such a mouldings; ornamental bracket, etc: fewer rooms on th rt floor and more unllght and fresh air men wa thought necessary a few years ago. W are also reverting to some of the good old thing like the open fire place, high back seat and cistern water. It is an easy matter to provide a els. tern that will supply the laundry tubs in tne Basement, and the advantages of soft water over bard water for washlna-. csds- cially th water we get from the city In winter tune, is well know to every house wife. There 1 a tendency to give more indi vidual character to each home, permit ting the designer to ' create something with individual characteristics, and get away from the stodk plan idea of dupli cating the same thing . over and over Whatever you home is, do not make it an exact copy of some one else's home, at least not in th. same town. There t no great harm In duplicating homes out side the cdty in which they are built with the consent of the original owner, but there I something about copying a home In the cam city that goes against the grain. When a man has put thought and time Into the tilannlnar of his home and paid an architect to create for him a special design, it does not seem just ngnt for either that architect or anyone else t04up!lcate the house in the same -city. MR CLAUSEN'S POOK "The Art, Soltaoe and Sentiment of Homebuilding." Thirty chapters, 300 illustrations. It cover a wide rang of subjsots, including th planning of bungs lows, antnrban and city home, costing from f 3,000 to $20,000, let ting contract, choosing materials, proper design of entranoe, -windows, fireplace, eto. Hew third edition. Price, postpaid, $1.00. Address, Arthnr O. Clausen, Architect, 1136-37-38 X,umbr Ex change, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Every man has property right in hi de sign, even If law does not especially mention the fact, and no one has a right to take what is his from him without his consent We are getting more and more toward the craftsman idea of home building, embodying, as it does, the use of simple but good material The pent roof dorm er so common in the craftsman style are equivalent to a piece of the main roof raised a few feet Koof effects have been attained in a simple way like this and are not expensive, and that is one of the secrets of the growing popularity of the craftsman style. Attractiveness, with out undue expense and a sort of whole some, built on honor, substantial, good quality . appearance, which often lends a charm to ven some very small home in this style. . ' . A pleasing combination for this little same tun , manuiaciure tweniy-iive pounds of ice per day, in the box. By thla process th housekeeper become en tirely independent of the ice trust Apartments la Paris. Barry Allan, Jacobs, the architect of th new Friar' club about to be erected on the aouth side of Forty-eighth street near Sixth avenue, New York City, re turned from Europe a few day ago. During his absence abroad he made a careful . study of apartment house and building conditions in Parts. " ' While the French were the first to adopt the apartment house idea," said Mr. Jacobs, "that type of building has in recent year been ' brought to Its greatest development in this country, particularly noticeable in th conven iences and modern equipment of our large apartment structures. In the lat ter respect, a decided change for the bet ter 1 noticeable in th newer Paris apart ments. . , ... '; "Old landmarks are being destroyed, gjving way.toanjmnrovedype of build Ing1 with. ail moderri conveniences and re quirement, and '-with 'the most advanced sanitary.' conditions.' i Skeleton construc tion la. beginning to play a, moreprornl nent'part arid modern methods of build ing construction are being employed, similar to those now, in Vogue and prac ticed by our . large construction : com panies. ... ,;. .v "The height. of the apartment house Is still . unchanged, 1 and . a uniform cornice line la still the building law, limiting the height to a maximum of seven or eight floors, including the stories In the man sard root. The modern elevator is sup planting the old ascenseur or lift All apartment are now liberally supplied with bathroom. Servants quarters are still kept on the upper floors, entirely separated from the; apartments. "The comparative amount of the rents of the apartments In Paris is from one third to one-half of those In New, York City. I found that the ' highest priced apartment in Pari rented , for ') 30.000 franca, or $6,000 a year. This apartment consisted of. very large, foyer- hall, about thirty feet quare,-gallery about fifteen feet wide by. sixty .feet long, with the principal reception rooms, salon, dining room, library and billiard room, six master bedrooms, four , principal bath rooms, kitchen, pantry and six servants' room, besides separate compartment for household linen and " other accessories necessary for the comfort' of modern housekeeping." i.. ... i.. . jw.,..: , : By mean of these various Inventions and other which 'might be named. th labor of , housekeeping U very - much I lightened. The servant girl question is easier to solve, in view of these labor saving appliances, which Is to be added to the comfort and attractiveness of the home where such appliance are In use. Many of these electric convenience are old by th Omaha Eieotrio and Power company, and. by Burgesa-Granden. Present day bom builders, of Omaha homes find; no trouble' In arranging for the furnishings of their abodes, for the reason that so many departments, of. in terior decorating are maintained in each city. Experts from these departments Visit the home, draw design and submit plans tor the complete furnishing of the home. -Miller, Stewart & Beaton malm tain just such a department, one of the largest In the west This section Is on the second floor of this large store.' A department of oriental rugs, - in charge of an expert ha been connected with the decorating section so that buyers may have the advantages offered by the two departments. ' ' ' '- ; The unusually : cool weather of early September made a large number of peo ple sit up and take notice, especially those . who had . really made up their mind not to pass through another winter burning from ten to twenty tons of coal In their furnace and having several cold rooms, .when Jy using a most simple de vice they , could' heat, every room per fectly with no additional expense. In such a system. the. water heater must be suspended from the dome of the furnace, for there la wherethey. grasp .and, retard the waste hot 'gasses -on x their way to) the chimney. Every water heater placed on the outer surface of your furnace will heat but it is like cutting a yard out of your dress. It don't help the furnace to keep you warm,, and takes away from its radiating power just as, much surface as It occupies. The Omaha Stove Repair Works have made a very careful study of combination heating, and many ' of Omaha' finest homes are equipped with the system. By actual test it will pro duce 90 per cent greater efficiency than any other known system of heating. The Persistent and Judicious Use of Newspaper , Advertising is the Road to Big Returns. v- DUTCH 'VvBDLBSf if TUB SWT M V . 'THAT. HOLLAND I ' " raoDucES " "' , Tulip, Hya- . . ctBths, XM4t-- d 11, Oroesua, .Bte. . - . .-. v Catalog oa Seqne. 119 So. ISA St cottage would be a red. brick foundation, a pearl gray cement stucco exterior, mad by using white cement and sand, or fin gravel, with a stlckley . brown trim ; for cornices, brackets and . window frames, and pale green window sash and screens. Another combination would be either a very rough paving brick foundation, set In natural cement with deep set joints and laid Flemish bond, with each header projected a little farther than the main wall, and on the rest of the house a stucco, composed of cement' and-large gravel, about the else of marbles, with the gravel washed off by acid and .water just before the concrete haa set hard, so as to show up the gravel In . Its .various colors, with a mission - brown - trim and cream white window sash. In either case the roof should be of dark- moss greon Instead of the paving brick for the; foun dation. For the last named combination field stone, either split or whole, . could be used with a pleasing effect, and with either field stone or clinker brick:, foun datlon, the upper part of the house could be covered with a wide aiding composed of plain ten-Inch boards, lapped 'two Inches, and leaving elf ht Inches exposed to the weather," with a rougn. side with out same to be screwed, down and then stained a stlckley vbrown, with either 'a cream white trim for the balance of the house, a light green trim or a dark mis sion trim. With this combination a dark red roof, a little darker, than til red, so aa to allow; little. for a fading, would look well.' The'chiney in all case should be mad of th , same ; material a . the foundation la composed of. Is your home what "home" means? . . Where a flame flaps around -a log on the crate and dancing: shadows speck ;.the walls; where-children creep upon ricyy colored rugs; where mother sews at a tastefully designed table; where father is thrown back into a spacious, restful chair; where sister bends intently over a, book and brother droops lazily, over a lesson; where fresh wall decorations, rugs and furniture harmonize; where electrical aids give mother every convenience; where! splendor,: substantiality,; ; dignity," charm,, and comfort-speak from every cornef;-where appointments- are: superb that's home. : .,.,'.'. i How few know this home! This ideal place of -comfort, charm and peace. , Only here and there is a home thai is "home," - but "everywhere canthere be a home' The Bee, through its Builders' Department, ap pearing every, Sunday, contains suggestions for making .'every residence an ideal home. Follow the advertisements of this page Sunday after 'Sunday accepting their offers, and you will have a home that is "home." Omaha Bee, Builders9 Department We make advertising pay our advertisers t'tiiTbeaters ,. . (Continued iromPage Nine.) week. Something doing all day from noon until; 11:00 p. m., the performance being continuous between those hours. The regular bookings will Include the Hughes' Musical Trio, whose proficlenoy in , execution on a: great variety of ln atru'thent to too well fcbown initiappteci ate'd -to call ' or , lengthy advance com ment Louise De Foggl,. a petite little budget Is listed for character songs aud COturoejhangea.Th''featttre ct on the v bill tlwll!:, t - the American SNew boyrf Quartet, Adair and Adair will offer their' entertaining novelty and there will be still.' other, acta to be announced later. Completeness will 'be given by the non flicker, display of the Hipposcope's non flicker' brand of fan torn fotoes. Sunday',s performances .'Will be. given at the usual' house from l' to 5 and. 7 to 11 p. m., but starting I Monday' and; continuing during -I parade week, there will always be some- A, thing doing at .the Hippodrome from noon until-11 p.Tm. . , , ;, Barney Gerard's "Follies of the Day." with Gertrude Hayes, fifty people and a real live goat, will be the Ak-Sar-Ben attraction this week at the popular Krug theater, commencing with the usual Sun day matinee.- - The show is a howling laugh from start to finish. There are four scenes in the piece, one being a rep resentation of j th,Jj Centra Park plaaai at Fifty-ninth' street andFifth avenue; the second Palm Beach, Fla.; the third the gay white way at Broadway and Forty-aeoond street and the last the big bariauet hall' t the tjotel 8 Astor. (lies. Gertrude Hayes 1 in her sixth year with the! show as the. star comedienne. Vir ginia Kelsey, the "duchess of burlesque," makes a handsome appearance as a so ciety leader, .while lss Ida Sturgess plays a chlo manicure girl in a pleasing manner. Harry Keeler gives a good ac count of himself aa a boss politician land Charles H. Mackte plays the part of William Jennings Bryan, the commoner from Lincoln. James Uchter imperson ates Louis Mann in a race for congress. James Bryson and Harry A. Henshaw impersonate Bull Moose Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Ambark All la an Irishman with more than the usual droll mannerisms possible In a part of this sort There Is a chorus of thirty dash ing and beautifully gowned young women, and, altogether, it is but mete that the show should be booked at the Krug dur ing the1 big carnival week. Complicated Transaction. "Dat Mose Madison is" de mos' 'scour agln' man I ever talked to," said Brastus Pinkjey.; ,x"He do hate to see anybody oss I done paid 117 fur," , -wnat Happened to him? -1 though he was dead." "No. uh TTa Ala IT- 1 iDlftlflM tn MnflA An T hAli.ht him 117 an' sold 'lm foh fohteen dollars an" oeveniy-nve cents, an- aiose says I lost two dollars an" a quarter. He won't hear It no odda way." ' "Well, didn't you?" "Vrvli 1 a mn Ko - - rmaf T mm.. 4nf gine on to say dat it was wuf at leas' ten dollar to rlt M n' 1a hnui" Won lngton Star. - . STEEL KAf -'-".41 - 1 . W-V:f?SlW a jfjJWl''t',W ' Y This is one model f the great Quick Meal Steel Range. All Ak-Sar-Ben Until Oct. 5th . : .: QUALITY IS NO ABSTRACT THING-We . are showing exactly what quality is and what it means to you in economy. We are serving" food cooked on a famous stove the , -x ' ' Quiclv TJeal Steel Range Yon can see every, detail of this range we are proud of every piece. 'A factory representative will tell you exactly how it is made. These features . porcelain enameled flues,' asbestos lined walls, all steel top frame,' aluminized oven, and many others, place the QUICK MEAL in a class by itself. , . ' ' FREE DuriDP- this 'demonstration we are Mvincr a hpantifnl nn a.inm.- to a coinP1!i2 inum Mtchenoutf it worth $8.90 Free, until Oct. 5th, with each ranffe. ' 1 & SOUS CO. " 1515. HARNEY We are show- Une of RADIANT HOME BASE BURNERS AND H E'A TING STOVES. , Souvenirs ' ' Refreshments " . Scenes in New Douglas County Court House jn7I2yLJt22-. fli CAGES IN TREASURER'S OPPICE. , ii v- iiiN Hi In n i ' ' S " U LwwMrtvK'v f"" v- s vwt iMissiy HI t i 4 friT - ' - -. - iTiiNr w i, fi-i I L., t l i Li ' m t viA-i-. ,, , . , , H l ,x . , j rr I y JZXl ft ; ti -,.- jf -1 v 5 CRIMINAL'C0URT boom.",, . V PtkULL-, SLTsi.l-rr J I i . . . ' ' - . v . The two Interior views presented her of -th Douglas connty court house, now almost ready' for occupation, show : the furnltur and flxture supplied by Hay flea Bros. Tit benches, chair and' ubl w la tt coart roam ex of rich Quartw-- sawed oak. The bars and railing for the cares are of bronre. -The furnishing and fixture aro considered to be amoos Uie best gracing any public buildjnt: in -taa-.west.? , ' " ."