SHAVINGS

Evening Star, Issue 20371, 31 December 1929, Page 2

SHAVINGS

_ An attractive set for the garden consists of a bottle made in wood with bands of brass, designed to hold wine or lemonade, and a jug, also of wood and also bound with brass. These stand on a wooden tray, and are useful for garden or seaside use as they will not break. • ® • • It is quite usual to see a brass tortoise which in reality is a bell for the table or bedroom, but an ash tray secreted in the body is quite new. When the tail is touched the shell Hies open, and reveals a large ash tray, and this is hidden again at a touch on the head. « • • • In small-paned lattice windows, inset plaques near the tops of the windows give individuality to a whole room. They usually suggest the antique, being made to represent old leaded glass. For this reason heraldic designs and shields are often seen, and are generally in keeping with the type of furnishing. • V « « Cubic space is important, but must be provided laterally, not perpendicularly. Floor area is a greater need than space in excess of convenient head room, because it ensures the better spacing of inmates, and therefore the reduction of droplet or spray infection. Fresh air is supplied around the person, whore it is needed, and not above his head. • • * • i Brick fireplaces are a feature of many modern houses, but they are not so easily kept in good order as the tiled varieties. Naturally, the rough surfaces take up and bold a certain amount of dust. The fireplace will be all the better for an occasional scrubbing, and if this is done fairly regularly should need no further attention. But if the bricks need a little brightening, a sponging with vinegar will have the desired effect. After the vinegar rinse well with clear water. • • * * Vivid tints are a characteristic of the new window glass, and landscapes, seascapes, figure subjects, and symbolic scenes are splashes of colour. The popular ship picture is, of course, introduced: a barge ‘th a scarlet sail, a painted galleon, or a schooner on a sea of wonderful blues and greens. By a new treatment a beautiful iridescence is given to glass used for the waves cf the sea, which glisten and flash like jewels of many hues. A great deal of use is made of this stained glass in windows facing blank walls or otherwise ugly outlooks, matters of some consideration in town houses and flats* _