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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
August, 1909 
In Touch With 
The railroad president to-day spends 
the greater portion of the summer at his 
country home renewing his energy. He 
keeps in touch with his railroad system 
over the telephone. 
He may be one hundred miles or more 
away from headquarters, yet his office and 
the principal business centers of the coun- 
try are within talking distance. 
He is notified immediately when any- 
thing important occurs; his advice and 
direction are asked and given over the 
telephone ; the machinery of the road goes 
on. 
Each day, at the noon hour or in the 
early morning or late afternoon, he con- 
ducts his business over the long distance 
line. 
He is in touch with his world. 
Through the day he has been renewing 
his energy —sailing, driving, or playing 
golf—making himself more fit for the busier 
season and able at all times to handle a 
larger system and a larger volume of busi- 
ness than the railroad president of two 
decades ago. 
This is simply an illustration which ap- 
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railroad president, merchant, manufacturer 
or professional man. 
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service, which is the constant aim of the 
Associated Bell Companies—of one system, 
extending to every nook and corner of the 
United States, keeping a// localities within 
speaking distance of one another. 
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Problems in Home Furnishing 
(Continued from page xiv) 
WALL-PAPERS FOR A RECTORY 
“Will you advise me about choosing some 
pretty wall-papers for our new home? This 
is my husband’s first charge and the rectory 
has been all renovated for us, with the privi- 
lege of selecting whatever wall-papers we 
wish. I am very desirous to have something 
that is tasteful yet up-to-date. The rug in the 
parlor is a French Wilton in small pattern 
and unaggressive colors—almost anything will 
go with it. The dining-room rug is a mixed 
blue and green. ‘The study has a carpet in 
green and brown. ‘The bedrooms are all to 
have new rugs. This point, also, I would like 
some help about.’”—D. E. J., Massachusetts. 
There should be no difficulty in finding 
pretty wall-papers in this State, as there are 
several good factories at no very great dis- 
tance. In a home of this kind the walls 
should be treated with quiet, two-toned pa- 
pers, or the texture weaves that are now so 
much in vogue. In the parlor, a two-toned 
tan paper would be attractive. In the dining- 
room, a tan with a little green or blue in the 
figure. In the study, a silk-fiber in ivory or 
deep cream, or an oatmeal paper in buff 
color. 
The walls of the bedroom may be planned 
with reference to the floor coverings, as these 
will show the largest proportion of color in 
the furnishings of rooms of this kind. ‘There 
are charming, durable rugs made in Scotland 
of heavy wool that are especially adapted for 
this part of the house. As often advised in 
this department, the most sanitary way to 
treat the sleeping-room floor is to cover the 
spaces at the sides of the bed and at the foot 
with rugs that fit these spaces. ‘This may also 
be done wih the Wilton rugs and the cotton 
ones woven in the old-fashioned way. Or 
regular carpeting may be made up into the 
right shapes. For one room a white and yel- 
low broken stripe may have at the top under 
the picture-molding a cut-out border of yel- 
low poppies. (This would, naturally, be the 
north or east chamber.) For a south bedroom 
a gray texture paper may have a narrow bor- 
der of yellow roses. For the guest room a 
green-and-white leaf paper may be chosen if 
the woodwork is painted white. A pink rose 
border may be the decoration for a white 
stripe, a pink stripe or a gray, suggesting the 
dainty accompaniments of toilet articles with 
pink ribbons. 
PICTURES FOR A BUNGALOW 
“The walls of a bungalow we have rented 
for the season are of plain pine wood. We 
have only brought our clothes and table silver 
with us, and do not care to put up framed 
pictures. What would you suggest for a sea- 
son’s decoration to give interest to our rooms 
on days when we are compelled by the weather 
to remain indoors?” —E. C. 
The English coaching and automobiling 
prints in bright, attractive colors are suitable 
for fastening against a wood wall surface, 
using the dull brass thumb-tacks at the cor- 
ners of the pictures. “There are also several 
series of nursery panels that are possible to 
utilize for children of a larger growth. Some 
of the picture friezes may be bought by the 
yard, and the ships and landscapes are often 
complete enough to detach in this way. If the 
regular colored prints seem too small they may 
be pasted to gray or brown paper to form a 
mat. 
