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Plate Glass in the House 
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glass window. Some homes have one 
complete end of a room glassed in order 
to incorporate the landscape into the 
home life more completely. This glass 
really adds a sense of mysterious con¬ 
nection and sympathy with the user and 
the world without, which is incredibly 
lovely. However, it is desirable that 
these views and vistas be broken. To 
sit in front of a huge plate glass window 
gives one the sense of being overawed 
by the scenery. To prevent this sen¬ 
sation a lattice with wide openings may 
be built close to the glass. Parts of it 
can be hung on hinges and opened when 
desired. 
“The reason why there has been a 
demand for better glass,” says a scien¬ 
tific journal, “is because our eyes have 
rebelled against trying to focus images 
of objects that, when looked at through 
glass full of imperfections, have been 
distorted.” 
You know how often you have had 
to look into mirrors which have made 
you seem dizzy and faint ? This is due 
to the strain on the eye in meeting the 
waves and unevenness of cheap glass. 
Another authority, showing that plate 
glass is the only kind of glass that will 
really give full measure of service, says, 
“A glass should be a clear, white glass, 
having no striations, bubbles or strain 
in its makeup. It should have perfectly 
parallel surfaces and they must be 
ground and polished perfectly so that 
each ray of light will pass through with¬ 
out being deflected from its course, ex¬ 
actly as if no glass were placed between 
the eye and object. In no possible way 
can the cheaper flowed glass, known as 
window glass, wire glass, etc., fulfill 
these conditions, as it is only by optic¬ 
ally working the glass as perfect lenses 
are made, by grinding and polishing the 
surfaces, that this condition can be ap¬ 
proached. 
“All glass has generally been consid¬ 
ered the same as far as any effect upon 
the eyes is concerned. 
“It might just as well be said that all 
camera lenses and other lenses are alike, 
and yet hundreds of dollars are paid for 
some lenses in order to get the required 
definition, and the user could not be in¬ 
duced to waste time considering an im¬ 
perfect lens. As the manufacture and 
fitting of lenses for the correction of the 
eyes has progressed, so the plate glass 
maker has progressed in his line. 
“No one would consider wearing 
glasses of a type made fifty years ago, 
knowing that by so doing the eyes 
would be injured. The same careful 
consideration should be given to the 
glass in the windows through which we 
look, and which permit the passage of 
light into the rooms in which we live 
and work, so as to insure the best re¬ 
sults for both clear vision and the pro¬ 
tection of the eyes.” 
Uses for Plate Glass 
Although many people prefer sheet¬ 
ing, plate glass has a real vogue in the 
shower bath cabinet door. It looks 
regal and is so annealed as to be strong 
enough to stand up against steam and 
banging. 
Plate glass, of course, can be used en¬ 
tirely for the shower bath cabinet or 
can be used for a folding set of leaves, 
which, after the bath, can be folded 
against the wall and be out of the way. 
Furthermore, in the bathroom, glass 
shelves and mirrors of good quality and 
thickness add to the beauty and com¬ 
fort of the room. Fancy a bathroom 
without a plate glass mirror! 
The office desk glass is known by 
every office worker, yet you rarely see 
it in the home. It is useful, however, to 
have the desk at home covered by glass 
•—the ink can spill with impunity, you 
can keep memos under the glass, you 
can put your cigarette down without 
fear of conflagration and you can pro¬ 
tect the desk top. 
The dressing table covered with plate 
glass is a thing of duty and of use for¬ 
ever. Think of being able to spill pow¬ 
der, pomades and hair tonic on the table 
without ever soiling the lace or silk cov¬ 
er and without spoiling the handsome 
wood! Think, too, of being able to put 
the hot hair waver down and know that 
it is safe so to do! 
The dresser with a plate glass sheath 
is well preserved and the handsome cover 
needs no washings. Another saving. 
The dining room table covered with 
plate glass saves the table against the 
ravages of heat and the purse from the 
ravages of the laundry. Although you 
may think it too cool for winter use, 
as a summer idea it is unmatched. 
The serving table, upon which is 
placed hot dishes of every kind, will not 
only last longer coated with handsome 
glass but will mean less work for the 
cabinet maker, maid and cook. 
Mirrors of common glass have no 
decorative value, but mirrors of plate 
glass beveled are not only true photo¬ 
graphs but handsome adjuncts to the 
room in which they happen to be placed. 
Mirrors of plate glass can be put in all 
types of frames. 
The cheval or full length mirror in 
plate glass is almost a noble bit of dec¬ 
oration, to say nothing of its usefulness 
in affording a full-length view. 
Plate glass is true, and, being true, is 
rather flattering. Cheap glass in mirrors 
distorts the inlooker and makes for men¬ 
tal instability. 
Have you ever noticed a house where 
plate glass is used in its doors and win¬ 
dows? It has a richness and brilliancy 
of color and finish that nothing else can 
give. In fact, poor glass makes the finest 
home look “cheap”. 
Kitchen Uses 
There is no doubt, of course, that plate 
glass, because of its beauty and texture, 
makes a beautiful kitchen furnishing. 
As a pastry top for a table, it is with¬ 
out a peer. If you are doing your own 
work, the plate glass top is idyllic, but 
the cook often misuses a table top and 
so the material ought to be chosen 
primarily for durability and cleanability. 
Plate glass is not a top liner for dura¬ 
bility in a kitchen. Yet it is durable, if 
care is given it. Shelves of plate glass 
are a delight and can be well employed 
in kitchens and pantries. 
As a protective measure for furniture 
covering plate glass may seem expensive 
at first, but in the last analysis it is home 
insurance with ample premiums in pre¬ 
served furniture and savings in laundry. 
It lessens eye strain, nerve wear; it adds 
beauty within the home and outside the 
home. It is an essential as well as a 
trimming—in short, it pays a beautiful 
interest on the investment—a threefold 
one: beauty, protectiveness and health. 
It is very simple to keep the glassed 
top of anything clean. A damp cloth is 
all that is required. No varnishes, oils 
or waxes are needed; a few rubs, and all 
is well. This appeals to the servants, 
and also saves your furniture from un¬ 
expected scraping and scratching.' 
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