XV111 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 1908 



Do you live in the country? 



Or in the suburbs ? 



Or anywhere away from a city water supply ? 



How is your house supplied with water ? 



Every one must have water. 



Water is necessary for animal and man; and nature 

 demands it too for irrigation. 



The success of your home as a comfortable and sani- 

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 supply. 



Artificial heat is required only in winter — artificial 

 light only at night. 



Water is required during all seasons — day and night. 



Impossible as it may seem, the subject of water 

 supply had been almost entirely neglected until recent 

 years, while great improvements had been made con- 

 tinually in lighting and heating methods. 



Th s water supply problem is now completely 

 solvi i by 



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This means an abundant supply of water with ample 

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The Kewanee System will enable you to have that 

 water delivered to the bathroom, kitchen, laundry, 

 barn, garden, lawn — anywhere, under strong pressure. 



The Kewanee System does away with the drudgery 

 of carrying; this water in buckets, a task which men 

 shirk and women detest. 



The Kewanee System obviates the old style elevated 

 tank, which is expensive, unsightly and unsafe— 

 which may leak, freeze or collapse. 



And no leaky and inefficient attic tank need be 

 used. 



Use the water from your own well, cistern or other 

 natural source of supply. 



The plant mav be placed in the cellar, located in a 

 special pump house — or under ground if necessary — 

 out of sight and thoroughly protected. 



Kewanee Systems are easy to install, easy to operate 

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Write for our complete 64-page illustrated catalog 

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Ask for catalog No. 36. 



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monies to be observed there, fill the early 

 chapters, together with descriptions of recep- 

 tions and entertainments in the days of Jeffer- 

 son and Madison, when the charming "Dolly 

 Madison" was the hostess. Many of these 

 are from the delightful pen of her contem- 

 porary, Mrs. Seaton. The graphic letters of 

 Mrs. Crowninshield of Salem, one of the"Cab- 

 tinet ladies" take the reader into the court 

 life of the Madisons and Monroes. New 

 to everyone will be the description of the 

 French furniture imported by President 

 Monroe for the reception rooms after the 

 mansion was burned by the British. From 

 the original bills, Miss Singleton shows that 

 the articles were of the richest that could be 

 found and made in France. The "Oval 

 Room," now the "Blue Room," as she says 

 "glowed with rose and glittered with gold." 

 The sofas, bergeres, tabourets, and chairs 

 were carved, gilt, and covered with light 

 crimson satin, with a design of laurel leaves. 

 Rich curtains, mirrors, crystal and bronzes, 

 lustres, candelabra, clocks, lamps, a carpet, 

 specially made and bearing the United States 

 arms, handsome vases, a splendid Erard piano, 

 gilt eagles to hold the curtains, a "surtout" of 

 gilded bronze for the dining table, a set of 

 porcelain for thirty persons, a handsome dessert 

 service, and silver plate, tureens and dishes, 

 were also specially made in Fiance for the 

 Presidential mansion. The famous East 

 Room was not finished, Miss Singleton tells 

 us, until Jackson's day ; and again from or- 

 iginal documents and bills we learn how the 

 house was decorated and appointed. 



John Quincy Adams took the greatest in- 

 terest in the gardens of the White House 

 and tried many experiments. Some of the 

 trees that he planted still adorn the grounds. 

 Next to him, President Arthur seems to have 

 been the greatest lover of flowers. 



Dinners, levees, receptions, weddings, fu- 

 nerals, christenings, balls, and informal 

 dances, as well as such important events as 

 the signing of the Emancipation Proclama- 

 tion, fill the historic house, in which every 

 American has a patriotic and sentimental 

 pride, with memories and associations. Of 

 equal interest with the social side is the ar- 

 chitectural story of the house, which appears 

 in reproductions of old prints and photo- 

 graphs at intervals of every ten years, by 

 which the student may gain an exact know- 

 ledge of both North and South Porticos at 

 every period. It is interesting to note that 

 since the removal of the conservatories, and 

 the restoration of the East and West Ter- 

 races, the White House is to-day a close im- 

 itation of Hoban's original design. In ad- 

 dition to exteriors and interiors of the White 

 House, the book is illustrated with portraits 

 of the Presidents and their wives and dis- 

 tinguished visitors, including one of King 

 Edward as a youth, the Grand Duke Alexis, 

 Lafayette, etc., etc. Miss Singleton's inex- 

 haustible work, in compiling the material for 

 "The Story of the White House," which con- 

 tains so much information of rare interest, 

 makes it worthy of a place on the shelves of 

 every library, both public and private, for it 

 is in reality a text-book for all patriotic Amer- 

 icans. 



Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them. 

 By Henry S. Conard and Henri Hus. 

 New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. 

 Pp. 13+228. Price, $1.10. 



This useful manual is intended as a help to 

 convert unserviceable ponds and pools into 

 effective water gardens. As a matter of fact, 

 it is much more than that, but a book that 

 must lead to a wider knowledge and apprecia- 

 tion of the beautiful water plants than are 

 now general. Just why water flowers should 



