HOW WINDOWS CAN MAKE BETTER HOMES FIREPROOF Lupton Steel Casements UPTON Casements of Copper- Steel are a combination of beautiful craftsmanshipand precise construction. They are an adapta- tion of traditional European design to our American genius for quantity production. These two elements,— approved de- sign and standardized manufacture, have produced, in Lupton Case; ments, windows which are not only charming but practical. They open and close easily in all weath- ers, and are weather-tight. Solid welded construction makes them extremely rigid, free from warping or sagging, and their copper-steel members give them greater resist- ance to corrosion. Extended hinges permit both sides of the’ slass to be washed’ trom the interior of the room. As for economy, the moderate first cost of Lupton Casements is a sound investment 1n permanence. Lupton dealers throughout the country are at your service. DAVID LUPTON’S SONS COMPANY Allegheny Avenue & Tulip Street, Philadelphia Branch offices in principal cities C.135 Copyright, 1925 The Importance of Windows ONSIDER the windows for a moment. [hey give us the joys of outdoors—daylight, air, color and action—and they protect us from undesirable elements. Windows have to do with all the hours we spend indoors. They provide light and ventilation; they determine the arrangement of our furniture; they influence our decora- tions; and by their placement they Mic Cter thie. cdesiOn LOrmthcashouse, both inside and out. LUPTON STEEL CASEMENTS in a room like this should be trimmed on the edges only. A bit of bright chintz will give the desired air of lightness. Inviting the Breezes in OME houses give an impression of freshness and airiness the instant you enter them. Others ALeestuiiyecand) depressing. » Ile difference, aside from the cheerful or gloomy attitude of the house- holder, is largely due to the char- acter and placement of the windows. Windows help to make the home satisfying or the reverse; to make it a pleasant place for work and play, or merely a headquarters in which one rarely cares to linger. W helesome airinmess. them, 1s) ¢s- sential to hominess. The breezes must be invitedin. Far more than the slide-up-and-down windows, casements extend a successful in- vitation to fresh air. The out- swung position of an open case- ment deflects vagrant breezes into PicwrOOM. ih ibninccwinmtnceiresh currents of air from a wide angle and through a full opening. And steel casements have still an- other advantage over the old- fashioned window, in that they open easily and close tightly in all weathers. They operate so easily that they are an inducement to ventilate. Steel casements really do help to invite the breezes in. ccauemneac AICI LUPTON STEEL CASEMENTS over the sink—a new idea in kitchen arrangement, Oilcloth strips at the sides give an added hominess to the room. | Moving the Hot Air out MERICAN ingenuity has been c busy with labor-saving devices for the kitchen, but even the latest electric assistant fails to inspire enthusiasm unless there is fresh air and good light in which to enjoy it. Therefore, speak up for casements, ladies, and take joy in your kitchens! A bright kitchen—a cool kitchen— a kitchen nice enough to live in and visit in—the kind where one just. loves to. putter—is the ideal Of Vevclye woman. Uncte= arent very many such kitchens, because women haven't had enough to say about windows—the size, the kind and where they should be placed. But now women have achieved the vote and they are also demanding proper ventilation. They get it, too, when they insist on Lupton windows — economical casements of copper-steel. Casements, as everyone knows, are the best ventilatorsand givethemost light, but until you've actually seen them ina kitchen, you'll never realize how they invite neat little curtains and a flower pot; howthey make this.end of the house unu- sually attractive. LUPTON STEEL CASEMENTS as a@ decorative feature in the dining room overshadow even the draperies. They harmonize with any period of furniture. A Cheerful Dining Room GSECAUSE a cheerful disposition induces good digestion, your dining room should have a bright and acncetitin even ay testive walt. Where the united family and friends so often assemble, every- thing about the room should be of the pleasantest sort. And what could be more cheerful than ae-casement i the dining- room wall—a casement placed low enough so that all may sce out as they enjoy their daily meals? When snugly closed the dining room casement gives a cosy feeling inside, while it frames and enhances the view without. Flung wide open in Spring and Summer, its generous expanse establishes an 1n- timacy with the outdoors. Another point in favor of dining- room casements appeals particu- larly to the careful hostess who would never permit her guests to dine in a room bearing traces of cooking odors. Opening the case- mentspior ja few ‘minutes, before dinner time quickly flushes stuffy air out of the room and leaves it fresh—ready. for keen appetites and agreeable conversation. LUPTON STEEL CASEMENTS give @ bedroom plenty of air and light, and make wt a room that invites you to linger to perform your household tasks. , The Homiest Room in the W hole House 6 HO doesn't enjoy a light, airy bedroom with ruffled muslin at the casements—a room, where it is restful and pleasant to settle down, and almost a pleasure to take up the mending basket? With a little more attention to bedrooms while building, they can be made useful and homey the whole day round. Good ventila- tion, plenty of light, dainty cur- tains, tasteful coloring, a_ nice arrangement of furniture, all are essential to an inviting bedroom, and these depend largely upon a proper choice’ and splacement of windows. Steel casements with their full light-giving and ventilating value, and their adaptability to draperies, are singularly well suited for bed- room windows. Casements give just the touch which makes the bedroom during the day the homtest, most restful room in the house. And at the day’s end, when you turn out the light, open your bed- room casements and feel the clean night air float in—then you have rounded out true window Joy. LUPTON STEEL BASEMENT WINDOWS are to be recommended on grounds of both economy and practicability. They make the basement bright and dry. From the Basement C/A ANY a dingy basement has become Or recent .ycats 2 bright airy addition to the house, and steel basement windows have been the principal factor in work- ing this transformation. Gas companies, heater manufac- turers, oil-burner men, to say nothing» of steel-window makers, all are bent on educating the public to the value of a basement as an efficient contribution to the family happiness and economy. And women are fast taking advan- tage of the numerous recommen- dations offered. Now that they know what an improvement steel windows make in the laundry, and how they give Dad a workshop or billiard room and supply a winter playroom for Junior and his gangs, you; may be sure that _ Mother makes Dad specify steel windows in the next house she has anything to say about. Good light and air are not the only advantages of the steel window house. Lupton Steel Windows mark a house as being of modern design and a more permanent type of con- SEmuchiOn.eand=s Give it-