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DECORATIVE GARDEN LANTERNS 



ILLUMINATING CONVENIENCES FOR THE HOME 

 GROUNDS THAT ARE PRACTICAL, INEXPEN- 

 SIVE AND ORNAMENTAL 



THE garden lamps and lanterns of country and 

 suburban homes seldom add decorative features to 

 their surroundings. Hung upon a rough post near 

 the gateway, or the stable door, or suspended from 

 a hook on stable walls, they serve the purpose of util- 

 ity, but there their mission ends. Why not make 

 them add their share to the general ornamental 

 scheme of the home grounds'? 



There will be no necessity for furnishing elab- 

 orate settings, nor for purchasing costly lamps. 

 Care in producing attractive effects in mounting the 

 lanterns, on rocky terraces, at secluded entrance- 

 ways, in suspending them from trees, or in other 

 quaint positions ; and care in floral planting about the 

 post and wall supports will produce the best results 

 in promoting ornamental characteristics at little 

 cost. For the suburban home near city improve- 

 ments, the gas lamp of the streets may be introduced 

 into the home grounds ; and on country estates, and 

 for farm homes, any inexpensive stable lantern of 



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