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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September 1915 



Unusual Everyday Furnishings 



The charms of the "U 

 are as potent 



nown Head" 

 ever 



TH E wom- 

 an who 

 said that 

 shopping is t h e 

 most interesting 

 game in the world 

 made a wise obser- 

 vation. This is 

 particularly true 

 when my lady 

 shops for the arti- 

 cles that are to 

 decorate her home, 

 since then she 

 places her money 

 against time and 

 the- changes of 

 fashion. H o w - 

 ever, it must not 



Mr. James Collier Marshall 



will solve your problems of home decoration 



— color schemes, hangings, floor coverings, art 

 objects and interior arrangements. Mr. Mar- 

 shall's long acquaintance with the sources of 

 supply enable him to make, if desired, judi- 

 cious selections and to obtain most favorable 

 prices. This service is free to our readers. 



Address inquiries to Inside the Garden Home 



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1 1 West 32nd Street New York 



Fashions in cages are governed bv 

 individual taste; this costs $12.50 



be supposed that house decoration is in 

 any sense a game of chance. Far from 

 it, indeed, as the successful arrangement 

 of our homes depends entirely on our ap- 

 preciation of the best in art and a sure 

 knowledge of our individual tastes. 

 With a thorough understanding of these 

 essentials, we may go joyfully forth on 

 the quest assured of ultimate success. 



Perhaps nothing adds so much to the 

 zest of shopping for the household as the 

 discovery of unusual articles for every- 

 day use. At first thought this would 

 seem difficult, but they are really not hard 

 to find as the shopkeepers are continually 

 on the qui vive to anticipate every desire 

 and it requires only a quick eye and, 

 sometimes, the courage of one's convic- 

 tions, to find them. 



In fact, the shops to-day are fuU of 

 interesting articles that appeal directly 

 to the housekeeper who is seeking the 

 unusual type of furnishings. For example, the splen- 

 did Oueen Anne consol table shown here. Note its 



These candlesticks are most unusual. From left to right they cost as follows: '■ 

 $9 pr., $4 pr. and $10 pr. 



fine proportions, the simple, though remarkably carved 

 legs that seem one with the top, the three drawers 

 outlined with raised lines, and the Dutch feet that give 

 stability to the whole. What better piece could one 

 desire for hall use than this walnut table with a mirror 

 cf similar design? 



The copy of the "Unknown Head" is another article 

 that will prove particularly effective for overmantel 

 use. • Of durable Artbronze composition, there is mar- 

 vdously reproduced the elusive flesh quality as well as 

 the chiffon filminess in headdress and vestments that 

 is the despair of most sculptors. 



There is a great latitude for the unusual in design in 

 the modern brasses. This is clearly expressed in the 

 candlesticks illustrated here. All of these are copies 



or adaptations of eld 



patterns that, lost 



sight of for a long 



time, are now com- 

 ing again to favor. 



The very general use 



of candles to-day 



has brought about a 



change of taste in 



candlesticks, these 



common sense shapes 



being now preferred 



to those attractive, 



but somewhat for- 

 mal Colonial pat- 

 terns so popular for 



decorative purposes 



a decade past. 

 The bedroom door- 

 knockers, shown here are especially to be 

 commended for the delicacy of their de- 

 signs and size being, reproduced here about 

 one ninth their actual dimensions. The 

 classic patterns in burnished brass are a 

 relief from the grotesques shown in the 

 past seasons while the centre one is a 

 distinct novelty in the form of leaves 

 blossoms and fruit, hand tinted in 

 natural colors, the fruit being the 

 knocker. 



Sometimes a very old fashioned piece 

 becomes new and unusual when used in 

 rooms that have in them, nothing else 

 like it. Such an instance is seen in the 

 Windsor Chair pictured here. In no 

 sense unusual in itself it will, when pro- 

 perly used, sound a strong and effective 

 note that is most grateful to the decora- 

 tive scheme. It may be had in any 

 finish at comparatively low cost. 



Thus through all the shopping for the 



house there is sensed the keen delight in choosing 



things that will live and please. 



pr., $2 each, 



Sometimes an old fashioned chair like this fine Windsor one 

 gives exactly the coveted distinction 



If first impressions count bedroom door knockers play an 

 important role. These are very unusual 



The charms of this superb Queen Anne consol table in walnut 

 speak for themselves 



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