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pleasing design may be used upon the walls of the 

 out-buildings. The square and oblong forms are 

 more attractive than the commoner circular lantern, 

 at little extra expense. 



Having selected the light producer, its decorative 

 possibilities will depend largely upon its mounting. 

 Rough cedar posts are in keeping with almost any 

 scheme of informal garden decoration, where the rus- 

 tic element is pleasing; and this is one of the most 

 desirable supports that can be given to an unpre- 

 tentious garden lamp. Close-clinging vines trained 

 about the post apparently offer the best decorative 

 suggestion, judging from the setting of the average 

 garden lantern. But for novel ornamentation many 

 quaint designs have been carried out with good effect. 



The uses of kerosene, gasoline, home-made elec- 

 tricity and acetylene gas are being carefully tested 

 on many farms and suburban estates out of reach of 

 public-service corporations for supplying lights for 

 these garden lanterns. The common use of gasoline 

 generators, which have now reached a high state of 

 perfection, has brought them into prominence for 

 outdoor lighting, as well as providing brilliant lights 

 for the house and for cooking purposes. Gasoline 

 lamps for the entrance gateposts, for lanterns set 

 permanently on stable walls, and for use within the 

 stables and dairy barns, may be enjoyed at little cost 



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