﻿XVI 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  October, 
  1907 
  

  

  

  

  

  

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  The 
  

  

  Selection 
  

  

  of 
  

  

  Wall 
  Coverings 
  

  

  In 
  choosing 
  wall 
  coverings 
  

   due 
  consideration 
  should 
  be 
  

   given 
  to 
  the 
  color 
  relation 
  of 
  

  

  

  till'/ 
  furnishings 
  and 
  the 
  finish 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  HII/ 
  woodwork. 
  The 
  most 
  artistic 
  

  

  t'tlti'l 
  and 
  pleasing 
  effects 
  are 
  produced 
  in 
  

  

  MB 
  H 
  / 
  interiors 
  where 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  

  

  I 
  FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  

  

  (Trade 
  Mark 
  Registered 
  in 
  U.S. 
  Pat. 
  Off. 
  and 
  

   Pat. 
  Off. 
  in 
  Gt. 
  Britain.) 
  

  

  WOVEN 
  WALL 
  COVERINGS 
  

  

  The 
  rich 
  shades 
  afford 
  a 
  wide 
  variety 
  

   of 
  harmonious 
  color 
  combinations, 
  

   while 
  the 
  strength 
  of 
  the 
  fabrics, 
  

   their 
  durability, 
  sanitary 
  value 
  and 
  

   economy 
  all 
  combine 
  to 
  make 
  

   FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  Fabrics 
  the 
  ideal 
  

   Wall 
  Coverings. 
  

  

  Fast 
  Colors 
  

  

  Exhaustive 
  tests 
  have 
  proved 
  time 
  and 
  

   again 
  the 
  permanency 
  of 
  Fab-ri-ko-na- 
  

   colors. 
  If 
  you 
  have 
  used 
  burlaps 
  that 
  

   laded 
  quickly 
  you 
  had 
  an 
  inferior 
  pro- 
  

   duct. 
  Insist 
  on 
  getting 
  the 
  original 
  

   Fab-ri-ko-na 
  and 
  look 
  for 
  the 
  name 
  

   on 
  back 
  of 
  goods. 
  

  

  If 
  interested, 
  our 
  experts 
  will 
  devise 
  a 
  

   color 
  scheme 
  adapted 
  to 
  your 
  require- 
  

   ments, 
  showing 
  samples 
  of 
  FAB-RI- 
  

   KO-NA 
  contrasted 
  with 
  woodwork 
  in 
  

   color 
  to 
  represent 
  the 
  finished 
  watt. 
  

   Write 
  for 
  information 
  about 
  this 
  

   special 
  and 
  valuable 
  service. 
  

   H.B.WIGGIN'SSONSCO. 
  

   12 
  Arch 
  Street. 
  

   Bloomfield, 
  N.J. 
  

   FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  Woven 
  

   Wall 
  Coverings 
  are 
  

   known 
  and 
  sold 
  by 
  

   all 
  tirst-class 
  

   Decorators. 
  

  

  «a 
  

  

  ^I_ 
  This 
  Pagoda 
  model 
  for 
  

   hall, 
  porch, 
  den, 
  or 
  mission 
  

   room, 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  heavy 
  

   wrought 
  iron, 
  with 
  ruby, 
  green, 
  

   amber, 
  or 
  white 
  glass 
  panels, 
  

   which 
  when 
  lighted 
  create 
  an 
  

   effect 
  both 
  artistic 
  and 
  beau- 
  

   tiful. 
  Fitted 
  for 
  oil, 
  ready 
  to 
  

   light, 
  or 
  can 
  be 
  adapted 
  to 
  gas 
  or 
  electricity. 
  

  

  Height 
  of 
  lantern 
  14 
  in., 
  with 
  10-inch 
  Venetian 
  chain. 
  

   Send 
  stamp 
  for 
  Lamp 
  Information, 
  knowledge 
  acquired 
  

   through 
  years 
  of 
  experience. 
  

  

  ^ 
  Rochester 
  Lamp 
  Co., 
  Dept.H, 
  Rochester, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  

  

  _ 
  A 
  chemically 
  prepared 
  Chamois 
  Skin 
  for 
  pol- 
  

   ishing 
  silver 
  or 
  gold 
  quickly 
  without 
  using 
  Pow- 
  

   der, 
  Paste 
  or 
  Liquid 
  which 
  is 
  harmful, 
  scratching 
  

   and 
  wearing 
  away 
  the 
  surface. 
  « 
  

  

  "ST1LBOMA" 
  is 
  guaranteed 
  to 
  last 
  for 
  years. 
  

   If 
  your 
  dealer 
  cannot 
  supply 
  you 
  give 
  us 
  his 
  

   name 
  and 
  we 
  will 
  send 
  one 
  to 
  you 
  prepaid 
  

   upon 
  receipt 
  of 
  price. 
  If 
  not 
  satisfactory 
  

   after 
  a 
  weeks 
  trial 
  return 
  it 
  and 
  we 
  will 
  

   refund 
  your 
  money. 
  

   _ 
  No. 
  3,— 
  (8x14 
  inches) 
  $.50; 
  No. 
  2 
  — 
  

   (15x19) 
  $1.00; 
  No. 
  1— 
  (19x24) 
  $1.50. 
  

   The 
  Stilboma 
  Mfg. 
  Co. 
  

   557 
  Society 
  for 
  Savings 
  Bldg. 
  Cleveland, 
  Ohio 
  

  

  contentment 
  delivers 
  us 
  from 
  a 
  multitude 
  of 
  

   evils. 
  For 
  this 
  reason 
  architectural 
  harmony 
  

   and 
  beauty 
  should 
  be 
  attained 
  if 
  possible, 
  and 
  

   it 
  is 
  a 
  mistake 
  to 
  be 
  so 
  practical 
  as 
  to 
  overlook 
  

   the 
  esthetic 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  question. 
  

  

  The 
  plea 
  for 
  homes 
  as 
  sanitary 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  

   beautiful, 
  however, 
  involves 
  no 
  sacrifice 
  of 
  

   true 
  architectural 
  proportions 
  and 
  unity 
  of 
  de- 
  

   sign. 
  On 
  the 
  contrary, 
  the 
  perfectly 
  designed 
  

   house 
  lends 
  itself 
  more 
  readily 
  to 
  good 
  sani- 
  

   tary 
  conditions 
  than 
  a 
  poorly 
  planned 
  one. 
  It 
  

   is 
  the 
  obscession, 
  the 
  house 
  overloaded 
  with 
  

   details, 
  that 
  more 
  frequently 
  proves 
  the 
  most 
  

   unhealthful 
  for 
  living 
  purposes. 
  In 
  the 
  effort 
  

   to 
  express 
  some 
  whim 
  or 
  to 
  ape 
  some 
  fashion 
  

   not 
  consistent 
  with 
  the 
  size 
  and 
  type 
  of 
  house, 
  

   the 
  worst 
  is 
  achieved. 
  

  

  Take 
  the 
  modern 
  bungalow 
  — 
  a 
  type 
  of 
  

   dwelling 
  which 
  is 
  multiplying 
  rapidly 
  in 
  all 
  

   parts 
  of 
  the 
  country. 
  The 
  bungalow 
  has 
  its 
  

   usefulness, 
  and 
  in 
  its 
  proper 
  place 
  it 
  is 
  sur- 
  

   passed 
  by 
  no 
  other 
  type 
  of 
  dwelling. 
  But 
  it 
  

   can 
  be 
  abused 
  and 
  rendered 
  unfit 
  for 
  habita- 
  

   tion 
  and 
  inimical 
  to 
  our 
  health. 
  Originally 
  

   the 
  bungalow 
  was 
  intended 
  for 
  a 
  warm, 
  dry 
  

   climate. 
  In 
  California 
  it 
  has 
  reached 
  the 
  

   highest 
  development, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  suited 
  to 
  

   the 
  climate 
  of 
  that 
  warm 
  region. 
  The 
  true 
  

   bungalow 
  is 
  a 
  one-story 
  structure, 
  but 
  the 
  

   name 
  is 
  now 
  sometimes 
  applied 
  to 
  low, 
  

   rambling 
  two-story 
  structures. 
  Considered 
  as 
  

   its 
  name 
  originally 
  implied, 
  the 
  bungalow 
  for 
  

   all-year-round 
  residence 
  in 
  our 
  cold, 
  stormy 
  

   northern 
  climate 
  is 
  about 
  as 
  unhealthy 
  a 
  struc- 
  

   ture 
  as 
  one 
  could 
  have 
  erected. 
  The 
  sleeping 
  

   chambers 
  are 
  all 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  floor, 
  and 
  in 
  

   damp 
  weather 
  they 
  are 
  unfit 
  for 
  such 
  use. 
  

   When 
  a 
  cellar 
  is 
  dug 
  deep 
  enough 
  under 
  the 
  

   bungalow 
  this 
  fault 
  is 
  somewhat 
  remedied, 
  

   but 
  even 
  at 
  the 
  best 
  the 
  ground-floor 
  bedrooms 
  

   will 
  have 
  an 
  unhealthy 
  dampness 
  and 
  moldy 
  

   smell 
  in 
  wet 
  weather. 
  

  

  The 
  bungalow 
  located 
  on 
  the 
  sands 
  at 
  the 
  

   seashore 
  for 
  summer 
  use 
  only 
  is 
  a 
  somewhat 
  

   different 
  proposition. 
  There 
  is 
  perfect 
  drain- 
  

   age 
  around 
  the 
  house, 
  and 
  the 
  summer 
  season 
  

   is 
  generally 
  far 
  enough 
  advanced 
  to 
  dry 
  out 
  

   the 
  house 
  before 
  it 
  is 
  occupied 
  by 
  the 
  owner. 
  

   In 
  California 
  the 
  typical 
  bungalow 
  is 
  rarely 
  

   wet 
  and 
  damp, 
  but 
  the 
  same 
  can 
  seldom 
  be 
  

   said 
  of 
  the 
  bungalow 
  in 
  our 
  wet 
  northern 
  

   States. 
  The 
  construction 
  of 
  the 
  bungalow 
  is 
  

   primarily 
  made 
  for 
  the 
  sake 
  of 
  cheapness. 
  The 
  

   cost 
  of 
  running 
  up 
  an 
  extra 
  story 
  in 
  a 
  summer 
  

   house 
  is 
  considerable. 
  Three 
  rooms 
  can 
  be 
  

   built 
  as 
  cheaply 
  on 
  a 
  single 
  ground-floor 
  plan 
  

   as 
  two 
  on 
  a 
  two-story 
  structure. 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  

   prime 
  consideration 
  in 
  adopting 
  the 
  bungalow 
  

   type 
  of 
  home. 
  

  

  If 
  a 
  bungalow 
  we 
  must 
  have, 
  let 
  it 
  be 
  built 
  

   in 
  accordance 
  with 
  common 
  sense 
  principles. 
  

   There 
  should, 
  first, 
  be 
  excavated 
  a 
  cellar 
  at 
  

   least 
  three 
  feet 
  deep. 
  This 
  cellar 
  should 
  have 
  

   ventilation 
  on 
  four 
  sides. 
  It 
  may 
  not 
  be 
  used 
  

   for 
  storage 
  purposes, 
  but 
  its 
  existence 
  is 
  es- 
  

   sential 
  to 
  the 
  health 
  of 
  the 
  occupants. 
  The 
  

   next 
  step 
  is 
  to 
  run 
  the 
  foundations 
  up 
  at 
  least 
  

   three 
  or 
  four 
  feet 
  from 
  the 
  ground. 
  These 
  

   foundations 
  may 
  be 
  of 
  stone, 
  brick, 
  concrete 
  

   or 
  wood. 
  When 
  the 
  floor 
  is 
  laid 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  

   of 
  double 
  thickness, 
  with 
  waterproof 
  paper 
  or 
  

   other 
  material 
  placed 
  between. 
  Then 
  you 
  

   have 
  a 
  bungalow 
  which 
  will 
  be 
  nearly 
  as 
  free 
  

   from 
  dampness 
  as 
  this 
  type 
  of 
  house 
  can 
  be 
  

   made. 
  The 
  cost 
  of 
  digging 
  the 
  cellar 
  will 
  

   add 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  or 
  more 
  to 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  the 
  

   house, 
  and 
  the 
  double 
  floor, 
  with 
  builders' 
  

   paper 
  between, 
  will 
  require 
  an 
  additional 
  ex- 
  

   penditure 
  of 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  or 
  more, 
  depending 
  

   on 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  But 
  such 
  extra 
  

   expenditures 
  will 
  repay 
  the 
  owner 
  in 
  the 
  end. 
  

   Even 
  before 
  these 
  points 
  are 
  considered 
  the 
  

   building 
  site 
  must 
  be 
  taken 
  into 
  careful 
  con- 
  

   sideration. 
  If 
  the 
  drainage 
  is 
  not 
  good, 
  it 
  is 
  

   the 
  height 
  of 
  folly 
  to 
  build 
  a 
  bungalow. 
  If 
  

   there 
  is 
  no 
  natural 
  drainage 
  then 
  artificial 
  

  

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