HOME PLANNING

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 50, 28 August 1934, Page 15

HOME PLANNING

BUSINESS GIRLS' LYCEUM

Tlie Home Planning Circle of the Business Girls' Lyceum, Y.W.0.A., spent a most profitable and enjoyable evening yesterday, when Mr. F. Campbell gave a talk on "Furniture that is Eight."

Mr. Campbell pointed out that whereas young women studied the wares in draper's and milliner's shops, and had a fair idea of the value to be obtained for their money, very few paid any attention to furniture displays, and yet in the future those same young women would possibly be called upon to supervise the expenditure of someone's lifo savings in the furnishing of a home. When buying furniture they should choose it for its utility, because useless articles only cluttered up a room; for its unity with the rest of the furnishings and its proportion to the size of the room. Its colour also must be suitable, and it must carry the stamp of the individuality of its owner. A room should reflect its owner, and therefore young women when furnishing should not be swayed by the fashions .of-the moment; if they followed thoir own good taste and common sense they would not go far wrong, and their rooms would be individual.

"When setting up a home lor the first time," said Mr. Campbell, "do not buy too much. It is better to furnish sparingly, and let the home grow as it is lived in, than to start off with everything complete, because when it is complete our interest tends to wane." As regards the quality of furniture the only sure way to know that the purchasers were getting the wood and workmanship they paid for was to deal with a reputable firm which would stand behind the article they sold. "Faking" was so cleverly done nowadays that oven experts were sometimes in doubt, and the unimformed person was completely deceived. If building a house they should have as much furniture as was practicable of the "built-in" varioty, because this left more floor space to be lived in. Bookcases, china cabinets, wardrobes, sideboards, and even dressing tables could be built-in nowadays, and while the monetary saving might not bo large the space saved would be considerable. Mr. Campbell also touched upon "antiques" and period furniture, and mentioned the modern trends in design. Several members asked questions which Mr. Campbell answered fully; _ A vote of thanks, proposed by Miss WainWright, was carried by acclamation.

This talk was one of a series on "Home Planning," which will continue next Monday.

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