May, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



20' 



design and two with pale 

 pink, or yellow silk), are 

 piled carelessly in the cor- 

 ner; these are for comfort 

 and to give a touch of 

 color. In another corner 

 of the room are book- 

 shelves supplied with a 

 curtain of India print like 

 the couch cover; on the top 

 of the bookshelves stand 

 some bowls, or vases, for 

 flowers and brass candle- 

 sticks. The simple chim- 

 ney-piece is unadorned save 

 by vases, bowls and candle- 

 sticks, and, of course, the 

 brass hearth furniture, 

 which consists of andirons, 

 tongs, fender, shovel, bel- 

 lows and hearthbrush. A 

 large desk stands in another 

 corner, and a solid table in 

 another for lamp, books, 

 magazines, etc. The small 

 windows are supplied with 

 muslin curtains, and curtains 

 of India print, bamboo de- 

 sign, hangs outside of them. On the window sill or shelf, 

 put up by the carpenter, stand a few pots of brightly bloom- 

 ing flowers. The floor is covered with matting, over which 

 is spread a white and blue Japanese rug. A few large pho- 

 tographs of famous pictures, framed in black, or colored 

 prints, hang on the walls. 



This room could be done, if preferred, in green and white, 

 or scarlet and white. A bamboo portiere, or one of glass 

 beads, or bamboo and shell, hangs at the door leading into 

 the dining-room. 



The dining-room furni- 

 ture consists of a table and 

 six chairs, a sideboard and 

 china cupboard. Shelves 

 and plate racks can be 

 hammered up easily for the 

 accommodation of the 

 earthenware and china 

 when not in use. The sym- 

 metrical arrangement of 

 plates, cups, saucers, jugs 

 and dishes will give a pretty 

 decorative effect. If the 

 blue and white India print 

 is selected for this room a 

 service of blue and white 

 dishes should be chosen. 

 In the selection of china, 

 floral designs are especially 

 pretty in the country. 

 Brightly hued and boldly 

 decorated earthenware is 

 also in good taste and 

 cheerful. Ordinary plated- 

 ware and inexpensive cut- 

 lery should be chosen; for 

 any loss can be easily re- 

 placed, and no care is in- 

 volved. The table linen 

 should also be of the most 

 inexpensive nature — abun- 



I 1 — Living-room with Mission Furniture 



dance rather than quality is to be desired in this respect. 

 The linen can be kept on shelves in the dining-room, before 

 which an India print curtain might be hung. 



The kitchen, of course, contains a stove, or open fireplace, 

 for cooking, a dresser, a table, two plain chairs, and as few 

 utensils as possible. A cook is not necessarily known by the 

 number of pots and pans he keeps, for with a few saucepans 

 and skillets of assorted sizes, a gridiron, a toasting-rack, a 

 few baking pans and long-handled wooden spoons, a good 



1 2 — Bunks in a Bungalow 



