2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

(Fromtop)Decoratingadvicefor

handlinga north-facingdiningroom;

thelaunchcover;addressing

‘MistressAndMaid’fallouts;

shopping for fireside bellows (left).

Jazz It Up:

between

the wars

TheTwentiesdidnotexactlyroar

ontothepagesofHomes&Gardens.

Untilmid-decade,issueswerefilled

withubiquitousWindsorchairs

arrangedeithersideofa brick

fireplace.ForhintsofJazzAge

decadenceonehadtolookbeyondthe

interiorstofeatureslike‘YourPets

AndTheLaw’,whichhavingwarned

ofunrulyhounds,wentontodiscuss

thekeepingofmonkeysas being

‘bynomeanssorare’.

Prosperitywasintheairashouse

buildingboomed.With200,000new

propertiespoppingupeveryyear,

especiallyinsuburbia,themagazine

wroteaboutthechallengeofnaming

yourhouseandwhatsortofgarage

doorwouldgowithyourfirstcar.

AstheBritishEmpireenjoyedits

lasthurrah,themagazinetooka look

athomesoverseas– fromCeylonto

Uganda.Forthosenotposted

tothetropics,onecould

atleastbuilda sunroom

ortrythenewfadof

ultravioletbaths.

Closertohome,the

magazinegotover

itssuspicionof

continentaldesign

andfinallyembraced

Europeanmodernism

(that’sArtDecotoyou

andme).Thiswasspurred

onbythegrowthofcinema

andthecultofcelebrity

glamour.Style-wise,pink,

purpleandredwerebackin

vogueandthefridgewasthe

hottest gadget in the house.

pickofThepooches

Adviceonthekeepingofpetswasa hottopic

intheTwenties,withsuggestionsfortheideal

caninecompanionfeaturingnoless than five

times.Bestinshowincluded...

1.Cockerspaniel

2.Airedaleterrier

3.Bullterrier

4.Cairnterrier

5.Bedlington terrier

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“goodTasTewas

essenTial.regency

furniTurewasin,

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years