November, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



VIl 



•»U--L-i. 



American Homes and Gardens 

 for December 



A Country House 



The opening article for this issue is the country house 

 built for Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, Pa., 

 from theTidesigns of the well-known architect, Wilson 

 Eyre, of Philadelphia, Pa. 



The house is a delightful one, and the charm of its 

 design lies in the simple manner in which it is treated 

 without any pretense to formality. 



The estate is quite a large one, and while there is no 

 formal garden there is a general garden effect pro- 

 duced by the judicious planting of shrubs and hedges 

 about the property. 



The house is illustrated by many fine engravings which 

 are thoroughly described by Francis Durando Nichols. 



The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling 



It is surprising how many artistic table decorations can 

 be made from the rind of the Christmas fruit, the 

 conventional orange, in the way of converting it into 

 a table ornament. Harold J. Shepstone has prepared 

 an article which is profusely illustrated, and which 

 shows the many charming and delightful ornaments 

 that can be created by the manipulation of the peel of 

 this common fruit. 



Ostrich Farming As An Industry- 

 Newton Forest has prepared an excellent paper on 

 Ostrich Farming as an Industry, which is illustrated by 

 many fine engravings. Mr. Forest tells in a very con- 

 cise way how the industry can be made to pay, and 

 points out the important features in the development of 

 an undertaking of this kind. 



Leather Craftwork 



Miss Catharine A. Jensen has prepared an article on 

 the making of leather bookmarks, and penwipers. 

 Miss Jensen has chosen these two subjects to illustrate 

 to beginners some suggestions for simple, effective and 

 useful articles, pointing out the possibility of any one 

 who has a feeling for design and color, to secure some 

 beautiful results, after a little experience. 



Crafts That Children Can Do 



An illustrated article by Mabel Tuke Priestman forms 

 one of the most interesting contributions to this num- 

 ber. It is one which shows by illustrations what a 

 child can do in the making of straw hats, baskets, bags, 

 etc. It used to be thought necessary for a child to 

 show some natural talent for art, before it was al- 

 lowed to the be taught any special branch, but, happily, 

 this idea has melted away, and we realize that every- 

 one has some latent abilities which only need to be 

 developed, Mrs. Priestman tells you all about this. 



A Group of Houses of Moderate Cost 



The small house is the most numerously erected build- 

 ing in the country, and the group of houses presented 

 on a double page is representative of some of the 

 best types of small houses being built. 



Decorations and Furnishings for the Home 



Miss Alice M. Kellogg presents her tenth paper on 

 "Decorations and Furnishings for the Home," and 

 has devoted it to the "Artistic Treatment of Fireplaces 

 and Mantels." This is a very important subject, for 

 the reason that a fireplace and a mantel are the prin- 

 cipal ornaments of a room. Miss Kellogg tells of the 

 kind of fireplace, the suitable mantel to be provided, and 

 the appropriate ornaments to be placed upon it. A 

 handsome room can be spoiled by the injudicious treat- 

 ment of these important features, and Miss Kellogg 

 tells in a very happy way how this can be avoided. 



Cacti That Will Flower 



Of late years there has been a tremendous stimulus 

 given to the cultivation of Cacti, owing to a wider 

 knowledge of the nature of these plants. S. Leonard 

 Bastin has prepared a paper pointing out the reason 

 why the Cacti are now being more widely cultivated. 



Old South Salem 



A paper on the restoration of a Colonial village (South 

 Salem), by Theodore Langdon Van Norden, forms 

 an interesting subject for this number. It is a his- 

 torical sketch of the village from the time It was 

 occupied by Chief Catoonah and his tribe, until the in- 

 teresting period after it became inhabited by the white 

 man. For many years the village struggled along in 

 its isolated quietude, until some few years ago a gen- 

 tleman, with philanthropic Impulses, devised the idea 

 of restoring it to its original beauty, and the progress 

 made in this direction is only partly shown by the 

 engravings with which this excellent article is 

 illustrated. 



Houses Costing Less Than $2,500 



Among the many houses illustrated in this Issue Is 

 one which cost $2,100, another costing $2,400, and a 

 third, $2,500, complete. Each of the houses are of 

 excellent design, and has plans which is well arranged 

 for comfort and convenience. 



Paul Thurston has prepared an illustrated paper on 

 the subject. 



A House and a Garage 



An unusual feature of this subject, which has been 

 prepared by Robert Prescott, is the combination of 

 a garage with a house. The result is very satisfac- 

 tory, and the study of the subject should be of interest 

 to anyone who has an embankment or a side of a 

 hill on which to build. 



Six Neglected Fruit Trees 



There are half a dozen fruit trees in the United 

 States capable of general cultivation, and to which 

 much more attention should be given. E. P. Powell 

 has prepared an Interesting paper on this subject and 

 it is worthy of consideration. 



