ELECTRICITY FOR THE HOME

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 119, 15 November 1929, Page 13

ELECTRICITY FOR THE HOME

i Already there is. a somewhat electrical -: atmosphere about the Town Hall; for to- :: thl X^^^^^SunMu preparing it for -. the all electric" exhibition to-morrow, : .Twenty local firms have combined in.thisefiort on the part of the industry to de- '' crease the labour of the housewife by: sui* ' plying electric devices which will take-the- " w i? gi ery j °"x °h hou£e^orfc- ' The Town ' Hall lendsr itself to only one arrangement !Ot stalls, that is, under the gallery but' the decorations for the electrical display . will strike a^new note, light alone providing the embellishments and- taking the - Place of the more usual crepe paper, flags, :; *n1 ™T p?w uu\ Putside'- flood.lighting: will make the exterior a promise of attract . f^fif %V^' ? v; ls > lt, wit>iin should-readilv' fulfil The electrical industry'has ah-eadv ♦w^ C°utrol heat t0 such:an extent that housewives can put their dinners into ovens which will yield them agaifi it" as-certain-hour,'perfectly cooked, and one'of •'■ the features of the afternoon sessions'at :- the exhibition will be demonstrations from • the stage of the ranges obtainable from electrical firms. During the afternoons -.- Air. James Haydock's quintet will supply nne musical programmes, . . Perhaps the very latest domestic 'devices to be shown will be the refrigerators The "■" 6TO n n- fof.'" th J esc has developed so muck " JS W?' Ul?Ston during the last three" monthjr" tiiat there is now practically nothing that'"' the trade cannot supply in this respect;- ■ Electrical firms claim, too, that the'wash'- '; ing can be done by. electricity in one- " tenth of the time and at a tenth of the : cost of older methods ("and the washer doesnt need to get into her old clothes to doit, either"), and these machines will / be demonstrated, as will every kind of radiator, the demand for which is rapidly increased now that a large slice of -Wellington has been "changed over." The City Corporation's display will centre on domestic water heating, and various firms will show the latest electrical radio-seta and electrical gramophones. It should interest all who visit the show to know that V practically all the exhibits are Empiremade. The official opening ceremony will .'' be performed by the Mayor (Mr G ' 4.' " Iroup) at 7.45 p.m. to-morrow, but the ' public may visit the exhibition from 230” p.m. The Municipal Tramways Band and ' well-known artists will appear while' thY exhibition is in prowess.-'