May, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XVI 1 



This room will interest you if you are trying to 

 decide upon the wood finish for your dining-room 

 where mahogany furniture will be used. 



THE answer to your problem is 

 Murphy Varnish Company's 

 ivory white enamel. This 

 makes the ideal setting for old or new 

 mahogany furniture. Where the interior 

 wood trim is of oak or ash, if treated 

 with one of the artistic natural wood 

 stains made by Murphy Varnish Com- 

 pany, and combined with harmonious 

 wall covering (thus becoming a part of 

 the wall treatment) it will provide a 

 suitable setting for furniture of any type. 

 If you desire the service of an expert 

 decorator without cost to yourself, 

 write Margaret Greenleaf, Consulting 

 Decorator for Murphy Varnish Com- 

 pany. She will supply you with com- 

 plete color scheme and samples, in- 

 cluding wood panels, wall covering, 

 draperies, etc. Send your plans today 

 and the scheme will be made up for 

 you. No stock schemes are supplied. 



Address Department of Decoration 



Murphy Varnish Company 



345 Fifth Avenue 



New York 



\rocm 



Dignity of Decoration 



like dignity of character, can 

 only come through develop- 

 ment. 



C[ Our papers are the result of 

 a steady growth and develop- 

 ment — a process of elimination 

 that gives them an artistic and 

 practical value out of all pro- 

 portion to their cost. They are 

 the expression of the best 

 artists and workmen. 

 C] Ask Your Dealer to see our 

 latest papers — they will give 

 you new ideas in home deco- 

 rating. 



'LLEN-HIGGJNS Wj^u- 



company. ■ 



ORCeSTEB-. MASSA6HU 



.^i>LZ,;l 



The Always-on-Duty 

 Telephone 



Your Bell Telephone is on duty 

 1440 minutes every day. So is the 

 telephone exchange ; so are the toll 

 lines which radiate through the 

 neighboring communities; so are 

 the long distance lines which con- 

 nect you with far-away cities and 

 other radiating systems. 



The whole Bell System is on duty 

 1440 minutes a day — and if any of 

 these minutes are not used, their 

 earning power is irrevocably lost. 



Like the Police Force or the Fire 

 Department, the telephone is not 

 always working — but it is always 

 on duty and always costing money. 

 But you would not be satisfied with 

 the fire department if your burning 

 house had to take its turn; nor with 

 the police force if you had to wait 

 in line to receive protection. 



You want service at once. That 

 is exactly what the Bell System 

 endeavors to give you — immediate 

 attention, instantaneous service. It 

 strives to be always ready to receive 

 your call at any point, and connect 

 you with any other point — without 

 postponement or delay. 



It would be much cheaper if tele- 

 phone customers would be content 

 to stand in line, or if their commun- 

 ications could be piled up to be sent 

 during slack hours; or if the demand 

 was so distributed as to keep the 

 whole system comfortably busy 

 for 1440 consecutive minutes a 

 day. 



But the public needs immediate 

 and universal service and the Bell 

 System meets the public's require- 

 ments. 



AMERICAN Telephone and Telegraph Company 



And Associated Companies 



ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? 



The specification of Woodward-Eubanks Mantels by the Architect 

 means satisfaction to the cultured home-builder. 



Natural beauty of materials and harmonious elegance of design form a 

 combination of constructive elegance unsurpassed. 



Our 75-page, 10x14 inch catalog, which will be sent free to anyone 

 interested (enclose ten cents to cover postage), and state the number of 

 mantels required. 



The most unique line on the market. Write for catalog to-day. 



WOODWARD-EUBANKS MANTEL CO., Dept.D, Atlanta, Ga. 



.BROOKSeCo.CLE)(e^'0- 



Sfrucfural&OrnamenfalSteel Work 



FloorsSidewalk Lights. 



Sendi^pCatalogue^. 



Dixon's cfapwie Paint Lasts 



And the reason why it lasts is because its pigments are inert. What 

 have inert pigments to do with it? Our Booklet 106B will tell you. 



JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE COMPANY, Jersey City, N. J. 



% 



