June. 1 910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



IX 



American Homes and Garaens 



for July 



Fountains 



There Is no part of garden architecture which offers a 

 greater field for classic ornamentation than that pre- 

 sented in the designing of a fountain. From time im- 

 memorial the fountain has been accepted as one of the 

 necessary accessories for a formal garden, and it is a 

 key by which the whole general scheme of the garden 

 is obtained. The group of fountains presented here- 

 with is well described by Ralph DeMartin, in a very 

 pleasing story, and these are representative fountains 

 as seen in some of the important gardens in this 

 country. 



The Fireless Cooker 



Monica Bastin tells in an interesting and practical man- 

 ner how to make a fireless cooker and how to use it. 

 She explains an economical way by which cooking may 

 be done without the continued use of a coal fire, which 

 simplifies the method of cooking and at the same time 

 reduces not only the expense but also the intense heat 

 incident to the continual use of the kitchen range dur- 

 ing the heated term of the year. The article is illus- 

 trated with views showing how the fireless cooker can 

 be made. 



Furniture for the Home 



The third paper by Esther Singleton will be devoted to 

 porch furniture. The porch of the small house fre- 

 quently finds itself the resting place for various kinds 

 of chairs removed from different parts of the interior 

 rooms. This condition is unfortunate for it not only 

 disfigures a house but is one that can be avoided by a 

 very small expenditure of money. Miss Singleton tells 

 how this may be done, gives the cost and provides il- 

 lustrations showing the kind of furniture that is appro- 

 priate for the purpose. 



"Fouracre" 



The summer home of the late A. J. Cassatt, at Bar 

 Harbor, Maine, is considered to be one of the most im- 

 portant houses at this delightful watering place. The 

 house is splendidly illustrated by many fine photo- 

 graphs taken especially for this magazine, and is well 

 described by an article prepared by Barr Ferree in a 

 thoroughly competent manner. 



Decorations and Furnishings for the Home 



The fifth paper by Alice M. Kellogg is devoted to the 

 use of vases for the home. The article which is pro- 

 fusely illustrated shows the kind of vases used and how 

 and where to use them, for the decorating of the draw- 

 ing-room table as well as for the hall, the living-room 

 and the dining-room. It tells how to purchase them 

 and prices are given wherever it is possible to do so. 



Automobiling 



The various ways by which an automobile may be used 

 either by the small truck farmer, the general farmer, 

 the dairyman or the country gentleman is well ex- 

 plained in an interesting article by Walter Langford, 

 with illustrations showing how the automobile has 

 come to be the necessary complement of vehicles that 

 are in use in country life to-day. 



A House in Massachusetts 



Mary H. Northend describes an interesting house built 

 for J. W. Buhlart, at Wenham, Mass. Photographic 

 views of the exterior and interior and copies of the 

 floor plans give a thoroughly complete presentation of 

 this Interesting house. 



Some Modern Homes 



The highly Interesting group of houses presented in an 

 article by Paul Thurston is well illustrated, showing 

 views of the interior and exterior of the houses and the 

 floor plans. The illustrating of these houses ought to 

 be of service to the home-seeker who desires to build 

 a moderate priced house. 



Ornamental Bedding Plants for Hedges 



Usually one likes to separate the flower garden, the 

 vegetable garden or the service part of the house from 

 the lawn by the use of a hedge of blooming shrubbery, 

 of evergreens and the like. The means of accomplish- 

 ing this desire Is well presented In an article by Ida D 

 Bennett. 



Milk from Tuberculosis Cows 



A very interesting and timely article Is one prepared bv 

 L'rank N. Bauskett, on the use of milk obtained from 

 tuberculosis cows. He states that fifteen per cent, of 

 the people dying of tuberculosis In the District of Co- 

 lumbia is due to milk supplied from cows afBIcted with 

 the disease, as announced recently after a few weeks' 

 investigation by the federal inspectors under the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



Yama-no-uchi and Its Trout 



Carlyle Ellis has prepared an article on the trout at 

 Yama-no-uchi, the country home of Mr. Frank Sea- 

 man in the Catskill Mountains. The story Is an inter- 

 esting one and is illustrated by many i\ne engravings. 



The Mulberry 



The mulberry has not been cultivated extensively of 

 late years, but E. P. Powell, in a very interesting ar- 

 ticle, tells of some of the values of this delicious fruit. 



Handicraftsman 



Sally Field Stevens has prepared an article on ''An 

 Amateur Bird House," which tells how to build a bird 

 house. The article is illustrated, showing how a bird 

 house can be built, and also with a photographic view 

 showing it in a completed form. 



