Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1919 — Architecture Important. [ARTICLE]

Architecture Important.

It is an asset to own a well-de-signed home —a house done by an artist who understands the essentials and principles of good design; there are only 'ioo few who know these principles and how to practice them. The first essential to inexpensive building is, simplicity of general composition, but to make it a success there must be splendid proportions <Jt every part in itself and its relation •with adjacent parts and the whole. The scale of the house must be just right, its character is as necessary as the character of the Individual. Good judgment is a rare talept and it must be exercised In the small i bouse just as much as in its more expensive, ornate and pretentious neighbor. To live in a home of architectural merit, however, simple it may be, Is a blessing and brings joy and life even though it may come to some almost unconsciously.