March, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



89 



Fig. I — These Colonial candlesticks with 

 shades complete cost $1.00 each 



Fig. 2 — Another style of Colonial candlestick, 

 equally effective, and cost 40 cents each. 



Fig. 3 — The decanter is an excellent copy 

 of the old Colonial and cost $1.10 each 



Furnishing the Apartment 



By Lillian Hamilton French 



111— THE DINING-ROOM 



HE ease with which a dining-room is fur- incomes. For this we must thank the manufacturers, who, 

 nished should pre-suppose its being always in copying good glass models, have given us, for a mere 

 a satisfactory apartment. Many reasons song, that about which there need be no embarrassment, 

 contribute to this ease, since not only are and which, indeed, in many cases is to be preferred. The 

 the purposes of this room clearly defined, candlesticks shown in Fig. i are of the old Colonial 

 but that which is used in it may also be style, and cost, with shades complete, $1 each; the candle- 

 employed as parts of the decorative sticks in Fig. 2, cost forty cents apiece. Four, then, may be 

 scheme. The aim of the householder, of course, should had for $r.6o, and even on a table set out with Venetian 

 be to keep strictly to the dining-room's purpose, obtruding water and wine glasses, they lend themselves agreeably. I 

 no other signs of occupation. The exigencies of living being prefer them to the Colonial candlesticks costing the same 

 what they are, however, even in a house, this room price, as shown in Fig. i ; because the twist in the stem gives 

 may often permit itself to be expanded so as to include a lovelier reflection. I have known them to be mistaken for 

 other necessities. Children may read there, for example, heirlooms. The decanters (Fig. 3) cost $1.10 each. 



or play about the table at night; or 

 the father may reserve a special cor- 

 ner for his paper and cigars. 



That which more than anything 

 else contributes to the ugliness of the 

 room is the choice of its various ap- 

 pointments. Red-bordered table linen 

 is a horror; so is a china service with 

 the same design as that seen on the 

 washstands. So, too, are over-deco- 

 rated sets of colored glass. Worst 

 of all, is a sideboard showing a series 

 of bordered napkins on which are 

 displaved ordinary dishes, while the 

 crowning touch of everything bad is 

 a tumbler or silver cup holding tea- 

 spoons standing upright. The only 

 proper place for small pieces of sil- 

 ver is in a drawer, well protected 

 from dust. 



It is not obligatory to have ugly 

 things. 



W e ' m a y have t'o p'a'y extrav- 

 agantly for a silk hanging with 

 special tones; and beds that are com- 

 fortable may make a drain on the 

 purse. But a pretty table service is 

 within reach of the most modest of 



Fig. 4 — A Roman altar light costing $6. 

 A splendid ornament for a Christmas 

 or festive occasion 



There is no possession which one 

 may have which will give greater 

 pleasure than a Roman altar light. 

 It not only gives an air of refinement 

 to the home, but it also serves its 

 purpose in adding its brilliancy to all 

 festive and joyous occasions. The 

 Roman light shown in Fig. 4 cost $6. 

 Duplicates of this one can be pur- 

 chased for the same price. 



Sixty pieces of the Colonial glass 

 also shown here (Fig. 6), including 

 claret and wine glasses, are on sale 

 for $5.00. 



Tumblers may be substituted for the 

 goblets at the same price for the 60 

 pieces, or finger bowls, which are ex- 

 ceedingly pretty, but which separately 

 cost 25 cents apiece. If one desires a 

 thinner glass, more delicately mod- 

 elled, called Optic, $11.71; will buy 

 60 pieces. A slightly iridescent set 

 is had for $18.50. The pitcher in the 

 illustration cost 40 cents, but there 

 are others of different designs at the 

 same price. The small pitcher and 

 sugar bowl for fruit cost 70 cents. 

 The choice of china is somewhat 



