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THE GUIDE TO NATURE— ADVERTISEMENTS 



Little Japan. 



This is a development in the Agassiz 

 Grove chiefly for the use of parties that 

 visit us only for the day. The Pavilion, 

 the Serving House and the outdoor 

 grills will easily accommodate one hun- 

 dred and fifty people or more. Fami- 

 lies, schools and churches find the facil- 

 ities satisfactory although at present 

 the place is only about half completed- 

 We need the Rest Cottage, yet to be 

 built. This will have the Japanese 

 decoration contributed by Mr. Irving 

 E. Raymond of A. A. Vantine & Com- 

 pany, New York City. The entire de- 

 velopment takes its name of Little Ja- 

 pan from these decorations, the Japa- 

 nese illuminated torii, Japanese ever- 

 greens, flowering cherries and other 

 shrubs from Japan. In the name we 

 also signify our intention to inculcate 

 that sincere love of nature in all the 

 simple grandeur so marked in the Japa- 

 nese people and manifested in their 

 cherry blossom celebrations, field tea 

 parties and otherwise. 



Up to the autumn of 1917, we have 

 expended $1,064.12 and have received 

 in contributions $838-00. To pay this 

 deficit and to build and equip the Rest 

 Cottage we need about $1,000 more. 

 This Rest Cottage will be used, as its 

 name implies, mostly by women and 

 children, but will have toilet facilities 

 for boys and men. It will provide bed- 

 rooms for a few permanent guests and 

 students. This completion of Little 

 Japan is greatly needed. 



For nearly a year the Pavilion has 

 been used almost every week in the 

 drilling of the Home Guards, and dur- 

 ing the summer of 191 7 it was in fre- 

 quent use by all sorts of visiting par- 

 ties. It has proved its worth and es- 



sentiality, not only as a community 

 center, but as an efficient factor in "cre- 

 ating and increasing a knowledge and 

 love of nature." 



An Attractive Shoe Store- 

 One of the most attractive shoe 

 stores in this vicinity is that of John 

 Phillips in Stamford, Connecticut. 

 This is especially true since the making 

 of the many interior changes including" 

 the addition of comfortable seats for 

 the customers. 



Very much in Mr. Phillips's favor is 

 the fact that he is skilful and expert in 

 selecting just the shoe proper for each 

 customer. He seems to know, perhaps 

 by intuition, perhaps by experience, 

 but he seems to know what is adapted 

 to each, and he takes pleasure in aiding 

 the customer to make the right selec- 

 tion, and in the store there are an air 

 and an aspect of cordiality that increas- 

 es the customer's satisfaction. 



He Had Favorable Appreciation. 



A man playing very badly on the 

 piano turned to his friend and inquired. 

 "What do you think of my execution?" 

 The reply was, "I am in favor of it." 



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