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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



March, 1908 



This is where we manufacture our Monarch Porcelain Ware 

 Trenton, New Jersey 



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MANUFACTURING 

 COMPANY 



Established 1855 



Manufacturers of PLUMBING GOODS EXCLUSIVELY 



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 Denver CHICAGO Trenton 



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MANUFACTURERS CONTRACTORS CONSULTING ENGINEERS 



PROBLEMS IN HOME FURNISHING 



{Continued from page 120) 



Upstairs the pine woodwork may be painted 

 white in bedrooms and bathrooms, and the 

 walls of the sleeping-rooms tinted in ligh ; t 

 tones — turquoise blue and sage green for the 

 bright rooms, salmon pink and canary yellow 

 for the north and east outlooks. In the bath- 

 rooms it is customary now to use a cream 

 white paint on the walls above the tiled wain- 

 scot, marked out in panels by a stencil border 

 in color. 



A simple treatment for the windows of this 

 cottage would be to make short curtains of 

 printed linen, cretonne or linen taffeta, repeat- 

 ing the color of the walls in the pattern. Cot- 

 ton rugs for the bedroom floors may be of the 

 same color as the walls, with the border of 

 a deeper shade, or of two tones of green or 

 two shades of tan. 



A "BETWEEN-MEALS CENTERPIECE" 



A "between-meals centerpiece" has taken 

 the place of the ample spread that formerly 

 was laid over the entire dining-table when the 

 white cloth was not in service. This change 

 has been noted by a correspondent who has 

 studied the illustrations of dining-rooms. The 

 question now asked is, Of what are these 

 centerpieces made? 



Various materials are used for a centerpiece 

 that is laid on the oak or mahogany dining- 

 table between the meals, but the most ap- 

 propriate is linen in the natural color, or an 

 old blue, olive or sage green, mahogany red 

 or brown. A hand-woven texture, not neces- 

 sarily of a fine grade, but suited to its decora- 

 tion, is interesting in this position. White 

 linen is sometimes chosen, but its striking con- 

 trast with the dark surface of the wood on 

 which it rests is less artistic than a more quiet 

 tone. The ornamentation of the centerpiece 

 need not be carried farther than the edges, 

 leaving the middle space to be covered with a 

 jardiniere filled with ferns or a foliage plant, 

 a flowering plant or a vase of flowers. The 

 centerpiece may be round or square, and the 

 size should be small enough to show one-third 

 or more of the table as a margin. 



Sometimes a square of velvet, with the 

 edges finished with a metal braid, may be 

 substituted for the linen ; or a large leather 

 mat, illuminated by hand painting, may be 

 adopted. 



WHEN TO USE A WALL PAPER BORDER 



"In papering the walls of my bedroom," 

 writes a Massachusetts reader, "will it be in 

 good taste to use a border? And what kind 

 would be suitable?" 



A revival of interest in this phase of wall 

 decoration has been apparent for more than a 

 year past, and the present season shows its 

 continuation by the many new varieties that 

 have been put upon the market. The in- 

 quiry, however, is too indefinite to be given 

 more than some general information. 



If the bedroom in question has a low ceil- 

 ing — not over eight feet high from the floor 

 — it would be a mistake to diminish the height 

 by introducing a horizontal line below the 

 cornice. When there is nine feet or more 

 of height to the side wall one might assume, 

 perhaps, that the border effect would be of 

 undoubted advantage, but the conditions of 

 the wall space must be considered. Some- 

 times the upper part of such a wall is broken 

 into by archways, window and door casings: 

 and a frieze, if applied here, would be too 

 mutilated to contribute any element of beauty. 



The use of a frieze below a deep cove is not 

 to be undertaken, either, without serious re- 

 flection, as one often spoils the other. The 

 real merit of the frieze or border is to bring 

 a decorative note into a room and to leave the 

 main body of the wall as a background for 



