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January. 1915 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



215 



A Glance into 1915 



TN the paragraphs below we have outlined but a few of the things that the editors have 

 * planned for the coming year. Plans are now under way for a score of additional features 

 that we shall not venture to announce until they are fully in hand. In addition to all of the 

 regular departments, on Better Stock, Dogs, Poultry, The Automobile, The New Business of 

 Farming,The Nature Club, etc. , we announce a splendid serial and the following special features: 



The Story of Hope Farm . 



The true story of a real farmer — with the smell of the 

 soil on every page — H. W. Collingwood, Editor of The Rural 

 New-Yorker is telling us the story of his farm — the things 

 he did that should not have been done and the things he left 

 undone that should have been done — all with a rich seasoning 

 of Mr. Collingwood's own particular brand of philosophy. 



Early American Silver 



In the January issue Mr. Lockwood's notable series comes 

 to a close with a profusely illustrated article on Miscellaneous 

 Pieces. Throughout the year the interests of the antiquarian 

 and collector will be served in the highly authoritative 

 manner that has marked the articles by Mr. Lockwood. 



Country Life Sports 



During the past year the magazine has devoted an in- 

 creased amount of space to the sports that are associated 

 with country living — golf, tennis, yachting, polo, and the like, 

 to the evident satisfaction of Country Life readers, and 

 there are many treats in store for them during the coming 

 months. A single instance that may be mentioned is an 

 article by Sumner W. Matteson on "Lawn Bowls" — a game 

 that deserves the enthusiastic following in America that it 

 has long received in England, Scotland, and Canada. 



Country Clubs in America 



The country club flourishes throughout the land, and a 

 host of people depend upon the best of these organizations 

 for the bulk of the pleasure they get from life in the 

 country. Our plans for the coming year include illustrated 

 articles on the best known of these clubs, such as the 

 Piping Rock Club on Long Island, the Merion Cricket Club 

 near Philadelphia, the Chevy Chase Club near Washington, 

 and others. In addition to the inspirational phase, showing 

 what has been done, there is to be an article on the formation, 

 organization, and maintenance of a country club, which will 

 answer all the perplexing questions of would-be founders. 



The $1,000 Prize Contest 



There are four of the houses awarded honorable mention 

 in the contest to determine "The Best House of the Year" 

 still to be published — every one of them a triumph of design, 

 but all differing widely in style, surroundings, and furnishings. 

 Each is a mine of suggestions for the prospective builder. 



The Most Notable Homes in America 



We have set ourselves a staggering task — the discovery 

 of the most eminently successful country homes in this 

 country — not the most costly, nor the most elaborate, but 

 the best, regardless of size, style, cost, or ownership. The 

 Editor is now corresponding with architects and other cap- 

 able critics all over the United States, gathering information 

 as to the most likely aspirants for this roll of honor. So far 

 as possible, the Editor himself will visit the best of these, 

 from coast to coast, and will describe and picture them for 

 the readers of Country Life in America. This is the first 

 serious attempt ever made — doubtless because of the size of 

 the task and its inevitable expense — to discriminate to this 

 extent and publish only the highest achievements in country 

 house building. The first house will appear in the March 

 issue, illustrated in part in color, and it is hoped that the 

 series will extend for a year or more. 



Gardens with a Personality 



We have long preached the gospel of good gardening. 

 The time has come, we believe, to cease preaching for a 

 time, and show results. A country-wide search has for 

 some time been under way, carried on with the aim of 

 finding the very best gardens in America. Here again, as 

 with the country houses, size, cost, and style will vary 

 between wide limits, the standard to be met being that of 

 quality alone. The gardens will be shown in the best 

 pictures obtainable, with just enough explanatory text in 

 the captions to make the aims and results perfectly clear. 

 This series starts in February with the garden of Mr. Alba 

 Johnson at Rosemont, Pa. 



Garden Theatres 



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Doubleday, 



Page Sl Co. 



Garden City, 



N. Y. 



The garden theatre is one of the most interest 

 ing modern developments in country home mak- 

 ing — not that it is a new idea, for it is as old / 

 as Greece, but it is coming to have a new . 

 meaning. Sheldon Cheney has written / for which p]ease send 

 for us an article telling all about / me Country Life in Amer- 

 the garden theatre itself, and Ruth jf i ca for five months begin- 

 Dean follows with an account of 

 the dances, masques, and pa- 

 geants that have been most /' 

 successfully given in such J 

 a setting. / •• 



Dear Sirs:- 

 I enclose one dollar 



jjf ing with the current issue. 



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