HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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March, 1913 
Why do you find solid porcelain fixtures in the 
bathrooms of modern hotels? 
Because hotel men have learned from experience that solid 
porcelain fixtures are more economical than any other kind 
when compared on the basis of initial cost, plus servant’s time, 
plus the cost of upkeep. 
There’s a valuable hint here for the home builder wise enough 
to plan years ahead. 
In order to meet all require¬ 
ments, we make plumbing 
fixtures in three kinds of ware 
—Imperial Solid Porcelain, 
Extra Heavy Vitreous Ware 
and Enamelled Iron. Each 
has its proper use in bath¬ 
room equipment. 
To enable others to know the 
Strong points of each of these wares 
've offer an 80-page booklet, “Modern 
Plumbing.” This book shows 24 
views of model bathroom interiors, 
ranging 111 cost from $/3 to $3000, One of the illustrations (reduced) from our 
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so that they may be made fresh after the 
departure of each guest. 
If at all practicable, there ought tc be 
an open fireplace for warmth, ventilation 
and cheer, and on the mantel or some¬ 
where else in the room a reliable clock 
with an unobtrusive tick and a way of 
silencing the strike. Some people do not 
like a clock in the room, so it had better 
be one that can easily be removed. At the 
windows it is best to have two sets of 
shades, the outer dark and the inner light, 
or else a double-faced single set, light on 
the side towards the room and dark with¬ 
out. As to the curtains, let them be sim¬ 
ple, so that they may be often washed. 
Broad window sills are not only a boon 
but a necessity, for guests, time and again, 
like to spread things out in the sun and 
air. A French window with a balcony or 
porch outside, where clothes may be 
brushed and aired, is a great acquisition. 
A hardwood or painted floor with small 
rugs that can be readily taken up and 
beaten is preferable to a carpet, for then 
it is much easier to freshen up the room. 
And now a word about making the 
room attractive and cheerful apart from 
its equipment of essentials. Give the 
guest-chamber the pleasantest outlook you 
can — let it be in the front of the house or 
in a wing quite away from the workings 
of the domestic quarter. If you are proud 
of your home you will wish your windows 
to show the most pleasing part of your 
surroundings to your friends. As for the 
room itself, if it can he spacious and airy, 
so much the better. At any rate, have the 
windows large and cheerful, so that they 
will let in plenty of light. If the guest- 
chamber is on the sunny side of the house, 
or at least where the morning sun will 
come in — at which time the guest is more 
likely to be in the room than later—he 
will doubtless enjoy the cheery warmth 
and light. 
There are so many charming possibil¬ 
ities in wall-paper that it would be idle to 
attempt any suggestions beyond recom¬ 
mending that the design be light, simple 
and restful rather than of intricate pat¬ 
tern. As to color schemes, yellow is al¬ 
ways cheerful in a north room and green 
acceptable in a south room, but here again 
there are so many possibilities that spe¬ 
cific advice cannot be given in this place. 
Individual taste and conditions must deter¬ 
mine the question. There should be few 
pictures, but those excellently well chosen, 
and there ought to be little if any bric-a- 
brac, for as a rule it is superfluous and 
catches dirt. 
Some of the suggestions just given may 
seem unnecessary because the things sug¬ 
gested are so obviously essential, other 
suggestions may seem foolish because they 
deal with such trivial things. The first 
objection, however, is fully answered by 
the appalling frequency with which the 
obviously essential things are forgotten 
or neglected. All these things people can 
think of, but they do not. The second ob¬ 
jection is met by calling to mind that it is 
the little thoughtful attentions, trifling in 
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