﻿April, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

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  bulbs, 
  which 
  could 
  be 
  of 
  frosted 
  glass 
  

   rather 
  than 
  clear 
  glass. 
  The 
  group 
  of 
  

   wires 
  hanging 
  from 
  the 
  center 
  bowl 
  

   would 
  also 
  be 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  circle, 
  and 
  

   would 
  hang 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  come 
  just 
  below 
  

   the 
  copper 
  band. 
  Such 
  a 
  center 
  orna- 
  

   ment 
  would 
  bring 
  a 
  large 
  price, 
  and 
  yet 
  

   would 
  be 
  extremely 
  easy 
  to 
  make. 
  

  

  Sconces 
  in 
  the 
  form 
  of 
  plaques 
  would 
  

   also 
  be 
  suitable 
  for 
  candles 
  or 
  for 
  elec- 
  

   tric-light 
  receivers. 
  Artistic 
  and 
  simple 
  

   lanterns 
  can 
  be 
  made 
  of 
  glass, 
  with 
  

   metal-work 
  frames. 
  The 
  latter 
  should 
  

   be 
  of 
  brass 
  or 
  copper, 
  and 
  many 
  are 
  the 
  

   devices 
  which 
  could 
  be 
  made 
  use 
  of 
  for 
  

   extinguisher-tops 
  and 
  spherical 
  crowns 
  

   suggested 
  for 
  such 
  lanterns. 
  Antique 
  

   Cypriote 
  glass, 
  or 
  Tiffany 
  glass 
  in 
  yel- 
  

   lows, 
  blues, 
  and 
  sea-greens, 
  giving 
  an 
  

   iridescent 
  effect, 
  could 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  con- 
  

   nection 
  with 
  brass 
  or 
  copper 
  supports, 
  

   and 
  would 
  be 
  adaptable 
  either 
  for 
  elec- 
  

   tricity 
  or 
  gas. 
  These 
  could 
  be 
  used 
  

   singly 
  in 
  a 
  hall 
  or 
  hanging 
  from 
  brack- 
  

   ets 
  in 
  a 
  sitting-room 
  from 
  the 
  side- 
  

   walls, 
  and 
  would 
  give 
  a 
  unique 
  appear- 
  

   ance 
  to 
  any 
  room 
  in 
  which 
  they 
  form 
  

   parts 
  of 
  the 
  decoration. 
  

  

  Lamp-shades 
  can 
  also 
  be 
  made 
  of 
  

   sheet 
  or 
  metal, 
  the 
  background 
  being 
  

   pierced 
  to 
  diffuse 
  the 
  light. 
  These 
  are 
  

   quickly 
  and 
  easily 
  made, 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  

   hammered 
  on 
  the 
  flat 
  and 
  not 
  curved 
  

   until 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  finishing 
  touches. 
  

  

  Door-plates 
  and 
  a 
  small 
  panel 
  to 
  go 
  

   around 
  the 
  electric 
  button 
  add 
  a 
  distinctive 
  feature 
  to 
  a 
  

   front 
  door, 
  and 
  are 
  a 
  mode 
  of 
  decoration 
  which 
  has 
  also 
  

   been 
  overlooked. 
  

  

  A 
  copper 
  mantelpiece 
  exhibited 
  at 
  an 
  Arts 
  and 
  Crafts 
  

   Exhibition, 
  could 
  be 
  used 
  to 
  hide 
  a 
  modern 
  atrocity. 
  The 
  

  

  In 
  Making 
  this 
  Type 
  of 
  Ware 
  Specially 
  

   Contrived 
  Gauges 
  Are 
  Fitted 
  Into 
  the 
  

   Object 
  and 
  the 
  Design 
  Worked-up 
  

   on 
  the 
  External 
  Face 
  

  

  play 
  of 
  color 
  from 
  deep 
  purple 
  to 
  pale 
  pink 
  on 
  the 
  copper 
  work 
  that 
  speaks 
  for 
  itself. 
  

  

  mantelpiece 
  designed 
  and 
  executed 
  in 
  

   Busck 
  Studios 
  of 
  New 
  York, 
  showed 
  

   what 
  effective 
  results 
  can 
  be 
  obtained 
  

   through 
  coloring 
  by 
  the 
  action 
  of 
  heat. 
  

   In 
  this 
  craft 
  especial 
  attention 
  must 
  

   be 
  given 
  to 
  making 
  the 
  design 
  re- 
  

   strained, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  emphasize 
  the 
  parts 
  

   that 
  stand 
  out 
  in 
  relief, 
  thereby 
  forming 
  

   a 
  contrast 
  between 
  repousse 
  and 
  back- 
  

   ground. 
  

  

  Were 
  it 
  necessary 
  to 
  argue 
  for 
  mak- 
  

   ing 
  repousse 
  work 
  in 
  copper 
  or 
  brass 
  it 
  

   would 
  be 
  easy 
  to 
  point 
  out 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  

   results 
  accomplished 
  by 
  it. 
  It 
  is 
  charm- 
  

   ing 
  work 
  to 
  do, 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  charm 
  of 
  

   original 
  and 
  creative 
  work. 
  One 
  must, 
  

   of 
  course, 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  it 
  or 
  one 
  will 
  

   not 
  succeed 
  in 
  it 
  any 
  more 
  than 
  one 
  

   would 
  make 
  a 
  success 
  of 
  anything 
  else 
  

   in 
  which 
  one 
  was 
  not 
  interested. 
  But 
  

   I 
  can 
  not 
  imagine 
  any 
  one 
  taking 
  up 
  

   repousse 
  work 
  without, 
  almost 
  at 
  once, 
  

   developing 
  the 
  keenest 
  interest 
  in 
  its 
  

   mechanical 
  processes 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  results 
  

   accomplished 
  by 
  the 
  simple 
  tools 
  re- 
  

   quired 
  for 
  it. 
  

  

  And, 
  then, 
  while 
  one 
  is 
  thus 
  engaged, 
  

   one 
  is 
  creating 
  a 
  work 
  both 
  of 
  beauty 
  

   and 
  of 
  utility. 
  A 
  vase 
  or 
  a 
  plaque 
  has 
  

   use, 
  even 
  if 
  it 
  be 
  but 
  to 
  stand 
  on 
  a 
  shelf 
  

   or 
  hang 
  on 
  the 
  wall; 
  for 
  every 
  object 
  

   of 
  beauty 
  within 
  the 
  house 
  has 
  its 
  own 
  

   message 
  of 
  pleasure 
  to 
  tell 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  

   do 
  no 
  more 
  than 
  look 
  at 
  it. 
  Of 
  the 
  

   strictly 
  utilitarian 
  work 
  in 
  copper 
  and 
  

   brass 
  — 
  objects 
  of 
  use 
  that 
  may 
  be 
  made 
  in 
  these 
  materials 
  — 
  

   sufficient 
  has 
  already 
  been 
  said. 
  The 
  useful 
  adaptations 
  are 
  

   almost 
  without 
  end, 
  and 
  here 
  again 
  fresh 
  notes 
  of 
  beauty 
  are 
  

   given 
  to 
  the 
  house, 
  and 
  fresh 
  satisfaction 
  comes 
  to 
  the 
  worker 
  

   for 
  what 
  has 
  personally 
  been 
  accomplished. 
  However, 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  

  

  The 
  School 
  and 
  the 
  Children 
  in 
  Civic 
  Betterment 
  

  

  HE 
  value 
  of 
  missionary 
  effort 
  among 
  chil- 
  

   dren 
  has 
  long 
  been 
  recognized 
  by 
  those 
  en- 
  

   gaged 
  in 
  civic 
  betterment. 
  The 
  child 
  is 
  not 
  

   only 
  benefitted, 
  but 
  the 
  parent 
  is 
  often 
  

   reached. 
  This 
  discloses 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  the 
  

   child 
  in 
  the 
  campaign 
  for 
  civic 
  betterment. 
  

   The 
  child 
  is 
  reached 
  through 
  the 
  school, 
  and 
  

   both 
  school 
  and 
  child 
  form, 
  therefore, 
  a 
  force 
  to 
  be 
  con- 
  

   sidered 
  and 
  one 
  of 
  marked 
  value. 
  

  

  The 
  limits 
  by 
  which 
  the 
  school 
  and 
  the 
  child 
  are 
  circum- 
  

   scribed 
  in 
  civic 
  betterment 
  are 
  sufficiently 
  obvious. 
  It 
  must 
  

   be 
  kept 
  within 
  personal 
  bounds. 
  The 
  child 
  is 
  not 
  concerned 
  

   with 
  the 
  larger 
  problems 
  of 
  municipal 
  art 
  — 
  but 
  it 
  may 
  learn 
  

   to 
  keep 
  itself 
  neat; 
  it 
  may 
  learn 
  to 
  appreciate 
  the 
  cheering 
  

   effect 
  of 
  a 
  growing 
  plant 
  or 
  flower; 
  if 
  the 
  school 
  building 
  is 
  

   standing 
  in 
  well 
  made 
  grounds, 
  the 
  lesson 
  of 
  outward 
  beauty 
  

   about 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  lost. 
  These 
  are 
  ideas 
  the 
  child 
  will 
  take 
  

   home. 
  Some 
  effort 
  at 
  home 
  betterment 
  may 
  follow 
  — 
  not 
  

   necessarily, 
  but 
  the 
  chances 
  are 
  well 
  worth 
  taking. 
  

  

  Much 
  patience 
  is 
  needed 
  for 
  this 
  kind 
  of 
  work. 
  Children 
  

   resent 
  reformation 
  even 
  more 
  bitterly 
  than 
  the 
  average 
  poli- 
  

   tician. 
  The 
  work 
  must 
  be 
  done 
  with 
  great 
  caution 
  and 
  ex- 
  

  

  treme 
  care. 
  Yet 
  rightly 
  done 
  it 
  will 
  yield 
  results. 
  There 
  is 
  

   ample 
  evidence 
  on 
  this 
  point. 
  Even 
  in 
  New 
  York's 
  East 
  

   Side, 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  typical 
  overcrowded 
  spot 
  of 
  America, 
  chil- 
  

   dren 
  have 
  learned 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  lessons 
  of 
  home 
  improve- 
  

   ment 
  and 
  carried 
  these 
  lessons 
  home, 
  where 
  they 
  have 
  led 
  to 
  

   unexpected 
  results. 
  They 
  have 
  learned 
  — 
  some 
  of 
  them 
  — 
  ■ 
  

   some 
  of 
  the 
  merits 
  of 
  clean 
  streets; 
  they 
  have 
  learned 
  that 
  

   there 
  is 
  a 
  public 
  cleanliness 
  and 
  a 
  private 
  cleanliness 
  that 
  

   must 
  be 
  heeded 
  in 
  every 
  large 
  city; 
  they 
  have 
  learned 
  that 
  

   some 
  school 
  buildings 
  are 
  better 
  to 
  look 
  upon 
  and 
  better 
  

   to 
  go 
  to 
  school 
  in 
  — 
  the 
  first 
  lesson 
  in 
  architectural 
  apprecia- 
  

   tion 
  — 
  than 
  others; 
  they 
  have 
  learned 
  how 
  rooms 
  and 
  halls 
  

   may 
  be 
  brightened 
  with 
  flowers 
  and 
  foliage; 
  they 
  have 
  

   learned 
  the 
  merits 
  of 
  healthy 
  games 
  played 
  on 
  public 
  play- 
  

   grounds; 
  they 
  have, 
  in 
  some 
  cases, 
  awakened 
  to 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  

   a 
  little 
  more 
  order 
  at 
  home 
  would 
  improve 
  things, 
  although 
  

   they 
  may 
  know 
  neither 
  the 
  way 
  nor 
  the 
  wherefore. 
  All 
  these 
  

   are 
  matters 
  completely 
  within 
  the 
  scope 
  of 
  civic 
  embellish- 
  

   ment; 
  they 
  are 
  matters 
  that 
  affect 
  the 
  child, 
  his 
  parents 
  and 
  

   his 
  home 
  life; 
  it 
  seems 
  reasonable 
  to 
  hope 
  that 
  these 
  early 
  

   lessons 
  will 
  give 
  more 
  notable 
  results 
  in 
  later 
  years 
  that 
  will 
  

   amply 
  compensate 
  for 
  the 
  original 
  effort. 
  

  

  