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CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER, 1910 



Among the Foothills of the Canadl'\n Rockies Frontispiece 



The Country Seat of Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, Pa., 



By Francis Diirando Nichols 455 



The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling By Harold J. Shepstone 461 



Decorations and Furnishings for the Home — X. Treatment of Fireplaces and Mantels, 



By Alice M. Kellogg 462 



Old South Salem By Theodore Langdon Van Norden 4.66 



Artistic Wax Work By Monica Bastin 470 



A Group of Modern Houses Costing from $1,800 Upwards 472-473 



Handicraftsman — Leather Craftwork By Catherine A. Jensen 474 



Crafts That Children Can Do By Mabel Tiike Pries tman 475 



Ostrich Farming as an Industry By Newton Forest 478 



The Small Country House — 



A Dutch Colonial House Costing $2,150 Complete By Paul Thurston 480 



A Craftsman's House Costing $2,400 Complete 481 



A House of Modern Design Costing $3,200 Complete 482 



A House and a Garage By Robert Prescott 484 



Garden Notes By Charles Downing Lay 48 1; 



American Homes and Gardens' Garden Competition — First Garden Prize won by Dr. 



Shiro Miyaki, St. Louis, Mo 486 



Second Garden Prize won by James M. Hull, Esq., Hamilton, Ontario, Can 490 



Third Garden Prize won by M. F. Ault, Indianapolis, Ind 491 



The Editor's Note Book Correspondence 



American Homes and Gardens for January 



Index for 19 10 



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