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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Dec- ember. 1915 



Everyone will be glad to receive a good looking twine stand of ster- 

 ling silver about 3! inches wide filled with a large spool of twine 

 which is paid out without entangling. At the top there is a pair 

 •of scissors whose case is the upright portion of the stand. This 

 costs only $4.50. 



Italian glass always makes an acceptable gift. There is a charm- 

 ing set of sapphire blue glass consisting of a decanter with a peach 

 stopper and six glasses all hexagonal in shape on a round tray. 

 This costs $20. This may also be had in clear glass. Also one 

 finds a water set comprised of a bottle, six glasses and a tray in 

 .amber. The decanter has a wide mouth which narrows down to a 

 ■slender throat at the bottom, while the glasses are shaped in like 



manner, their narrow V 

 shaped cup resting directly on 

 the round flat base. The set 

 is very good looking and sells 

 at $25. 



Not less attractive are the 

 shallow fluted bowls of Italian 

 pottery in blue-green and pork 

 fat tints that have the look of 

 soft paste porcelain. This, 

 about 16 inches wide, comes 

 at $15 and $10 respectively, 

 and are splendid for floating 

 flowers or for bird 

 baths in the 

 summer. 



There are 

 many good look- 

 ing articles of 

 plain glass that 

 will make interesting gifts. Among those for the 

 dining table there is an attractive group decoration of 

 5 glass vases, whose graceful contours are decorated 

 -with cut designs that are ground as well. The four 

 small vases, 5 inches tall, are linked by detachable glass 

 •chains to the 8 inch centre one. They cost but $2.75. 



A glass bud vase 14 inches tall has a graceful pattern 

 •of silver mounting from its 3 inch base to its tip. This 

 may be had for $3.50. 



There is a place in every house for 



this simple Colonial chair in oak or 



birch at $4.50 



This little gift will bring constant 

 pleasure to a friend. Narcissus bulbs in 

 moss ready for planting. Price 60 cents 



Cake cutting 

 through the 



has been robbed of its terrors for 

 use of this interesting and useful 

 comes complete at $2.00 



prices from $3.50 to $15. What splendid and enduring gifts these 

 will make, and how infinitely superior to the majority! 



Where utility is to be considered, and where is it not regarded, 

 many excellent articles recommend themselves for gifts. There 

 is a cut glass bottle for mixing French salad dressing on which are 

 marked at different levels the amounts of the condiments to be used. 

 This is goodlookmg, comfortable and costs but $2.00. 



For the woman who desires a resonant dinner gong that is neither 

 too loud or too trivial in tone, and which at the same time takes up 

 no unnecessary room, there is a new nickel-plated tube gong about 

 10 inches long and 15 inches in diameter that may be screwed to 

 the wall out of the way, with a hook for its leather covered baton at 

 the side. This excellent article 

 whose rich tone rivals the 

 most expensive gong is only 

 $7-5o. 



The bug-a-boo of cake cut- 

 ting has been eliminated by a 

 clever and simple contrivance 

 that enables the most inex- 

 perienced person to cut half 

 the cake at one stroke. This 

 knife of silver plated steel in a 

 half circle which is divided in- 

 to eight sections, with two 

 comfortable 

 handles, with a 

 wooden cake 

 board comes at 

 $2 complete. 



There is a 

 most remarkable 



tea-wagon in oak and mahogany that is a combination 

 tea cart, serving tray and dinner table. Oblong in 

 shape, it has two shelves under the folding top whose 

 dimensions when closed are 17 inches by 28 inches 

 and 28 by 30 inches when open. Immediately beneath 

 this are a sliding board for further service and a cap- 



The charm of this green pottery bowl 

 can hardly be estimated. 5£" tall by 7" 

 wide it costs $4.50 



For the person whose chief interest is the flower garden the 

 basket and kneeling cushion with, two pair of scissors, a knife, 

 saw and a watering spray is excellent. Price of tools $5.00 



These flower sticks of Fulper pottery about 8" tall are from 

 left to right, in blue and gray wistaria and matte colors, cost- 

 ing $1.00 eacli and are very attractive 



Pewter is always most useful and acceptable. 1 he candle- 

 stick is $2.00: 11" plate, $3.00; muffineer 64", $2.00; porringer, 

 $2.00; pitcher, $4.50; milk jug, $3.75 



Among the new things there is nothing more interesting than 

 the Copley Color prints that are now being eagerly bought up 

 by art lovers. Indeed, this new method will undoubtedly do 

 for art what the talking machine has done for music — carry it 

 "to the far corners of the earth. 



This process exactly copies the oil painting, not only register- 

 ing the color correctly but also the technique, so that even the 

 €.xperienced eye is tricked at a few feet. I take pleasure in 

 recommending these superb studies that, when properly framed, 

 will grace any setting. The one illustrated is by a modern 

 artist, but there are to be had a long list of subjects by Abbey, 

 Alexander, Burne- Jones, Corot, Inness and others, ranging in 



These Fulper mission bookends in matte are $4.50 per pair; the seven 



inch blue flambe bowl, $1.50; while the cocktail mixer in mustard 



matte is $2.00 



There is a feeling of Chinese Chippendale in 



this effective wicker stand holding 4 tin lined 



flower baskets. Excellently built, it sells in the 



natural finish at $35.00 



acious drawer for linen and silver. This article of manifold 

 uses is 30 inches high and sells for $15. 



Speaking of tea carts, there is a new design in wicker that is 

 most attractive and bound to be popular. Oval in shape, this 

 is formed of three trays, the top one being detachable, mounted 

 on four small wheels of solid wood, the four standards being 

 cleverly joined over the top tray thereby forming a comfortable 

 stationary handle. It is not only useful but altogether charm- 

 ing and being well built is fully worth its price of $20. 



For the devotee of the ever interesting game of solitaire, 

 there is a long, narrow table of mahogany whose folding legs 

 admit of its neat storage in a convenient closet. Nicely finished 



Tooled leather is always decorative but is never more effective than 

 when used on the writing table. This set in soft shades comes at $8.00 



