December, 1906 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



413 



A Time-Mellowed English Drawing-Room Furnished By Us 

 in Germantown, Philadelphia. 



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jfurnisbing 

 flMus Sentiment 



A few wall-panels and a so-called suite of Louis 

 XVI or Sheraton furniture don't make a period room! 

 Except the dry-goods-store-sort. 



We plead for mellow colouring, arrangement- 

 atmosphere — in "assembling" that shall reflect the 

 sentiment and life of the time — human interest. 



" The silks that softer fade 

 To a dream of Vanished roses. 

 Woven in an old brocade. ' ' 



Good period-furnishing means a designer who 

 possesses the infinite capacity for taking pains, and 

 who has a song in his heart. 



This describes our entire staff. 



Do you know that all our furniture, mural effects, 

 wall-papers and stuffs are copied from historic origi- 

 nal ; and cost no more than the half-baked commer- 

 cial sort ? We invite you to call at our studios, or 

 will wait upon you at your house anywhere in the 

 United States. Or we shall, upon request, send you 

 colour-schemes with attendant samples of wall-papers 

 and stuffs, or colour-sketches, if you will send on a 

 rough plan of your room or house. Also, if you are 

 collecting pieces of furniture, let us know in what you 

 are interested, and half-tone engravings will go forward 

 — no obligation to purchase on your part, no importu- 

 nity on ours. Write for literature and booklets. 



THE VERBECK, WHYBROW & CROSSLEY CO. 



(Incorporated) 



Period Furnishers and "Decorators, 



Manser Building, Two Hundred Ninety-Eight Fifth Ave., 



Corner Thirty-first Street, New York. 



A Pure Louis XV Parlour Furnished By Us near 

 Pittsburgh. Pa. 



These Two Tables 



from the 



Bradstreet 

 Shops and 

 Crafthouse 



represent the art of exclu 



for which we are fain' mi, 



In JIN-DI-SUGI Finish 



which means an imitation of Japanese driftwood with all the color of age. 

 Cryptomeria, seemingly buried a thousand years, had taken on this same 

 beautiful color when taken from the bog in Japan, and hence the term. 



JIN-DI-SUGI 



means "a thousand years" to these industrious people. 



We build these beautiful 

 tables principally from cy- 

 press, which lends its elegant 

 grain so admirably to this par- 

 ticular finish; but you can have 

 them in spruce, cedar or chest- 

 nut, as you elect. As we are 

 known solely by the work we 

 produce, we invite you to write 

 for clearer photos and descrip- 

 tions of same. These tables 

 are finished either in brown or 

 green. 



The charm of all that char- 

 acterizes our work can not be 

 had elsewhere ; is yours for 

 the effort of becoming ac- 

 quainted. Would you know 

 us better ? 



Write for fine color prints 

 of these tables, also for our 

 illustrated brochure. 



John S. Bradstreet & Co. 



328 South 7lh St.. Minneapolis. Minn. 



American Homes 

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BOUND VOLUMES 



IN response to many requests of both new and old sub' 

 scribers we have caused a beautiful design to be pre- 

 pared and expensive register dies cut so as to produce 

 a most artistic cover. The beautiful green cloth is most 

 substantial, and the book is sewn by hand to give the nec- 

 essary strength for so heavy a volume. 



Q The decoration of the cover is unique. There are 



five colors of imported com' 

 position leaf and inks, artis- 

 tically blended. It is hardly 

 possible to give an idea of 

 this beautiful cover. The top 

 edges of the book are gilded. 



This volume makes 



&n appropriate 

 $re£ent 



for any season of the year. 



$rice, $3.50 



Prepaid to any address in 

 the United States or Canada. 



Q For those who have the first six numbers we have pre- 

 pared a limited number of cases which are identical with 

 those used on the bound volumes. Any bookbinder can 

 sew and case in the book for a moderate price. We send 

 this case, strongly packed, for $ 1.50. 



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