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Show Windows Are Called Eyes of Residence For many years, probably centuries, windows have been used in residences. In spite of their being so generally used, they have not received the consideration con-sideration that has been given other items. When it is considered that windows are the eyes of the home, that they are the means of admitting the sunlight sun-light and air, it seems strange that they have been just a part of the house instead of one of the major items which make the house a home. Casements were the original window. win-dow. They possessed beautiful lines, were artistic and broke up the flat wall appearance when they were open, so much so that architecture was built around them. The early Americans were among the first to depart from casements, and they took up the double-hung window, or what the French call the "guillotine" window. Formerly all casements were made of wood, and as time went on the limitations limi-tations of wood made the casement lesa serviceable. Wood was subject to weather foibles, and shrunk or stuck, and sooner or later reached a point where the window had to be repaired or replaced. The natural result was to use steel for these casements, since steel windows win-dows had proved so satisfactory in Industrial In-dustrial buildings, schools, libraries and bnnks. This took place within the last five years, and as the acceptance grew, because of the practcal qualities quali-ties of steel casements, the manufacturers manufac-turers were able to place on the market mar-ket a steel casement within the price range of most any home owner. The architects have given wide acceptance ac-ceptance to steel casements because of their beauty and efficiency. Steel has none of the limitations of other types of windows, and casements made of steel are today the modern window for residential use. Draperies, shades and screens can be used with far more satisfying results re-sults than is possible with double-hung windows, and they are easy to elect. The fact that movable sections, or ventilators, are Integral with the frames insures a more positive result when setting the windows in the wall. The narrow, trim steel lines improve their appearance; their life, under natural nat-ural performance, is indefinite. ! |