fect safety. By WILLIAM C. UTLEY HE American home is going “modern.” It is right now on the verge of a wave of buying that is to reveal a new beauty In househeld articles and a new fune- tional philosophy of design in furnish- ings from living room to kitchen, from basement to attic. Such is the impression everywhere apparent this year in the several great wholesale furniture and housewares markets conducted annually in the wholesale centers of the United States In January. In these markets there are actually twice as many buyers as there were last year acquiring stocks for the re- tall trade. There is little or none of the quibbling over prices which char- acterized such markets during the lean years after 1029. Such buying could be laid to two rea- sons, although it Is Impossible to say in what degree to either That times are actually better, and that the depreciation during years depres. sion In the American home is no long er to be denied. At any rate. manu facturers, believing tha turn has one: of that come, have seized upon the 1936 mar- kets as the opportunity concen- tration of new and for the in troduction of tempered solidification of trends that, in extreme forms by which we knew them a few years ago, were little more than bizarre nov- elties, for ideas, the Preview of 1936 Homes, Although the wholesale markets are not open to the public, the merchan- dise that Is shown and bought in them offers an interesting preview of forces that will Influence the American home in the months to come. It is therefore the purpose of this article to set down the trends as accurately as they may be Interpreted by the lay observer. Most of the Information has been culled from the markets in Chicago's wholesale city under one roof, the Merchandise Mart, where nearly a mil lion and a half square feet of floor space has been occupied by them. From the nightmare of weirdly cuble and geometrically uncomfortable “mod- ernistic” furniture that was fantastic to look at and even more fantastic to git on, In penthouses paid for with the paper profits of the boom years, has emerged a new “period” furniture that belongs definitely to the era of recovery. It Is known in the trade as “modern.” Buyers estimate that S80 per cent of the new furniture shown to the retail trade this year will be “mod- ern." It makes use of the simple “straight lines and departure from elab- orate ornamentation that characterized the “modernistic” pieces of a few years back. It stimulates the eye, but not to the point where it leaves you with an artistic hangover. A roem full of it does not look like a jigsaw puzzle walting to be fitted together. It is both comfortable and practiesl, In the opinion of E. J. Wormley, one of the most noted of contemporary de- singers, the simplicity of “modern” fur- niture makes its manufacture for sell ing to the middie and low-priced trade possible, and therefore will have a pro- found effect upon the average home Furniture to Be “Styled.” “People who bought furniture in these price classes used to buy a suite of walnut or oak or mahogany, simply bécanse it looked pretty,” sald Mr, Waormley, “Consequently thelr homes were conglomerations of many styles without rhyme or reason, Now these same people can obtain definitely styled furniture. I venture to say that 50 per cent of the furniture bought this year will be definitely styled for some particular application.” } America prefers blonds this year / at least In furniture woods, according to Mr. Wormley. Most prominent in the markets are bleached mahogany, nutwood, acacia, aspen, English hare wood, and other light woods. Uphol- stery and leather coverings are seen in pastel shades. Wool and rough, fur- like fabrics are much In evidence, one of the most popular coverings belng of a8 material that looks and feels like caracul. Always the new furniture looks first to comfort and practicability. The sharp corners of “modern” furniture are gone now, and more pleasing rounded ones have taken their place, For homes where space is important, the come-apart sofa which breaks down into three comfortable chairs Is being seen more and more. This idea has carried over into dining room furniture, too, and this year wall benches offered which break down into dining room chairs. “Modern” in Bedroom. More than anywhere else the “mod ern” note Is evident In bedroom furni ture, which Is now extremely simple in design. There are striking applica- tions of English harewood, prima vera and myrtle wood. But perhaps the most notable trend is that of bedroom glassware. Modern mirrors, like mod- ern music, are “going ‘round and round.” Everywhere round, un- framed mirrors, much larger than be. fore, there are are a new article of ette. This Is a sort of traveling bar, containing glasses of Kinds, shakers, I!ce-bowls and bartenders’ tools. The cellarettes fold up into oth- er pieces of furniture, such as radios, desks and bookcases, when not in use. Perhaps the most unusual-—not incongruous-—combination was a sew Various to a fully equipped cellarette moment's notice. Asked where in the house a cellar ette could be placed to the greatest advantage, one exhibitor replied that he had his In his “rumpus” room-—and never batted an eye. To the parlor bedroom and bath trade this was some thing of a jolt, but the dictionary re vealed that “rumpus” meant “distur bance; wrangle; row.” If you must have these things it is probably a good Idea to have a separate room for them, and maybe a cellarette would help. Floor coverings this year have re have shown up in more small patterns and plain colors. Linen Rugs Are New. Among the ngw departures were rugs and carpets of linen and linen and-cotton, which are practically fire. proof and moistureproof. Also there are reversible floor coverings, contain. ing a distinet and different pattern on each side, which can change the char acter of a room If the rug is turned over. Texture weave rugs that look very rough, some of them like home spun, but are not really that way, were shown. Manufacturers of housewares, it Is said at the markets, have laid low during the depression years and, rath. er than spend a great deal of money on sales promotion when there was lit. tle chance for large volute sales, di rected their efforts to the field of re- search, and now that the tide has turned, or shows signs of turning, are releasing many new perfections of household utensils. Two facts may be sald to be true about these: They have fallen into the present-day fash- ion of streamlining to the “nth” de gree: and they are characterized by the ultimate in functionallsm in de sign. While the modern streamlining gives them a new unusual beuuty, the insistence on functionalism assures that this beauty of design will help to increase the efficiency of a utensil, rather than detract from It. An example of both the sew char acteristics was a chrome pitcher shaped like the funnel of the Normandie. Asked just why a pitcher, of all things, SHOULD be shaped Hke the funnel of the Normandie, the manufacturer's representative explained, “Why, so It will pour better.” If you can follow that (this writer couldn't) you will be interested to know that he also said, “It ean pour through the «ye of a needle.” That Is, of course, If you should ever want to pour anything through the eye of a needl The pitcher was piece In a matched set of utensils, That Is one of the biz things about utensils now. They come In matched sets. And in the most vivid pastel shades; you can fry herring (DO you fry herring? In a frying pan of shell pink or Alice blue, Cooking at the Table. For years the appliance manufacturers and the public utilities have been trying to “educate” the pub- and seen are into with one electrical lie Into cooking right at the table, the trend is more plainly t« this year than ever. There chrome-plated ovens shat plug any outlet, kettles trigger sorts of new gadgets One of the most practical is a device which keeps dishes warm, without overheating them, until they ready be served: one variation of this idea will flso Keep cold dishes in hot weather. There are toasters now which ring light signal lights and in other ways warn yon that the toast is ready; they do eferything but scrape the toast, To use in cooking right on the range are more articulate affairs There is a tea kettle which sings when the water bolls. And an cooker (they say eggs should be cooked, not boiled—boiling makes tough) with a baby chick sitting on top of it: the chick peeps when the eggs are ready. Manufacturers of have discovered that burners are located in a square on one side of the range the house. wife has to reach over a front burner to attend to anything on a rear burner. Ro the 1086 ranges will have two burners on &ach side, with a table top in between, or four burners at the back of the range, with the table top in front. Streamlining has reached even elee- tric irons. And this year they will have several graduations of heat, as before, but Instead of being marked Hot, Medium and Warm, these gradu. ations will be plainly marked with be electric and all table tea Epouts, for nse, are io cold 1 bells, some RR them cooking ranges when all the are used: Linens, Woolens, Silks, ete. Streamlining is by no means the It gear shift and even floating power, with the mechanism cradled in vibrationless mountings. And talk about pickup! It's in the bag. has borrowed from the automobile, has headlights, Some More Trick Gadgets. There are other innovations, too nue merous to catalogue here, awaiting the 1036 homemaker. Among through which it is safe to run a 21. coffee ; onions, chocolate pudding, esuliflower, chicken and last night's potatoes, all tastes or odors mix, ply cook hash, Or, you can sim- manufacturers that it Is Here are a couple of random tips, though: Shades of rough, coarse wov- en fabrics will be good, as will parch- ment shades with designs punched in them, The situation In the chinaware mar ket was, to the lay eye, much the sama, Looking at some new Japanese dishes, decorated with a brilliant plaid design exactly like some of the new table cloths, one couldn't help speculating upon the embarrassment of some day discovering his elbows to be right on his plate, instead of just on the table. cloth, though, And to conclude on a happy note: For the bathtub voealists-—recognition at last! The new shower curtains have the music printed right on them. © Western Newspaper Union, | Wrap-Around Makes . Good Utility Frock Does household routine demand the morning? Then here's around, with smart si} grand for general uti early morning until time to change. Easy to make, it slips on as smoothly as a coat, opens out flat for ironing, and no petticoat is necessary with it due to the generous overlap in front. slenderizing effect. Pattern 2530 is 14, 168, 18 20, 32, i 5 i you've available In sizes 34, 38, 38, 40, 42, 36-inch fabric, step sewing Instructions Included. SEND FIFTEEN CENTS (10¢) In HT coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern, Write pluinly name, address and style number. BE SURE TO STATE BIZE, Address orders to the Sewing Cir. cle Pattern Dept, 243 W, Seven. teenth St, New York City. Keep the temperature of the room in which house plants are grown a! 60 or 65 degrees. They do not thrive | in a room that is too warm, *. 5 Sprinkle a cake with cornstarch | before icing to prevent icing running | off, | i CR | To clean a white fur carriage robe heat sawdust in the oven and when | very hot rub well into the fur. Sev-| {eral applications may be necessary i before it is Brush the | open alr until all the sawdust is re moved, | * . 9 clean, in Slip several slices of bread under | the rack of broiler pan when broiling steak. The § drip down and when meat is on the bottom lees done the bread Is toasted a delicate brown Serve with the steak, i . " » broiled Before | ehiefs for i for ten minutes In a basin of eold washing colored the first time soak them | water to which a tablespoon of tur | pentine has been added. : » ® ® Indestructible labels uring if tin or size of a small garden 3 leisure hours in the Copper scraps na De paper ibe made d | winter. | the Use { cut iand mark with India ink, * * . faz tas on table 14 COG Sprinkle with This will inated i Cocoa { linen walter, i © Assoc stals borax and soak In remove the stains Newspapers. —WNU Service, | SCT, Accord a Royal Welcome to Present, Our Princely Guest The Present is our time—yours and mine; the Past is with death, the Future Is with God. 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