AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1908 



This is where we manufacture our Monarch Porcelain Ware 

 Trenton, New Jersey 



Uniformity^ Design 



Architects DO appreciate the fact that by specifying 

 Wolff Plumbing Material exclusively they are 

 protecting their clients from the annoying con- 

 fusion of design and mechanical standards that 

 is sure to creep into even the most carefully 

 selected line of "assembled" plumbing equipment. 



L. WOLFF 



MANUFACTURING 

 COMPANY 



Established 1855 



Manufacturers of PLUMBING GOODS EXCLUSIVELY 



The Only Complete Line Made by Any One Firm 



Showrooms: 91 Dearborn St. 

 Denver CHICAGO Trenton 



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Your home is judged by the furnishing of the bed- 

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PROBLEMS IN HOME FURNISHING 



{Continued from page 374) 



As the wall decoration and curtains will 

 contribute so large a share to the general effect 

 they must receive careful consideration. Here 

 are two combinations, either one of which will 

 harmonize with the plan already outlined. 

 To keep the walls plain, a tan-colored texture 

 paper may be used, with cretonne printed in 

 chintz colors for the curtains and bedspread. 

 If a figured wall is preferred, an English 

 chintz paper may be applied, with hangings of 

 jaspe in the sun-fast dyes. With the first 

 treatment some pretty pictures will be needed 

 — tinted photographs, reproductions of water 

 color paintings or Japanese wood prints. 



In making the dressing table, the mirror 

 may be framed with the cretonne that is used 

 for the drapery. A pretty lamp and dainty 

 shade will be another means for making over 

 the interior of this room attractively. 



KCOLOR SCHEME FOR A FIRST FLOOR 



From New Jersey E. L. R. writes as fol- 

 lows: "I am building a new home and would 

 like some help in planning the color scheme 

 for the first floor. I have not yet decided on 

 the stains for the woodwork, as there is a 

 great difference of opinion in the family. 

 Would it be better to have each room a dif- 

 ferent stain, or all alike? The house fronts 

 the north, with the hall having the north and 

 west exposure, the parlor the northeast, the 

 dining-room the southeast and the living-room 

 the southwest. Would all plain walls be more 

 satisfactory than all figured?" 



In a small house of this kind the more 

 simple the effects the more enjoyable the re- 

 sult, although some variation is necessary, of 

 course, to give interest to the interior. In 

 the matter of stains for the woodwork, the 

 hall, parlor and dining-room may have a 

 medium dark oak color, making the living- 

 room individual with a weathered gray. The 

 same general idea may be applied to the walls, 

 giving a tan-colored paper in two tones to the 

 hall, a wide-striped paper in the same tones 

 to the parlor, and a combination of tans and 

 greens in small figures to the dining-room, 

 with an English picture border for the frieze. 

 In the living-room a two-toned green paper 

 will contrast well with the gray woodwork. 

 In choosing the rugs it will be advisable to 

 keep to blues, greens and browns, with the 

 smallest possible introduction of reds. 



COVERING FOR A DIVAN 



F. S., of Pennsylvania, asks: "What ma- 

 terial is suitable for covering a divan in my 

 living-room? On the floor is a two-toned 

 green (olive) Wilton rug. A green striped 

 paper is on the walls. The curtains are of 

 ecru net." If the divan is to have the cover- 

 ing tufted a plain color will look better than 

 a figured material; but with the plain tones 

 already in the room a mixed coloring would 

 really be the better choice. A tapestry in good 

 quality often has fine combinations of green, 

 yellow and blue that would look well in this 

 room. Then there are small, set patterns in 

 two and three colors that would suit the 

 conditions. In plain velours there are some 

 new effects in which a gold thread is woven 

 with the solid color in a pleasing way. 



A CURTAIN PROBLEM 



A "Country Correspondent" writes: "I 

 have a problem to submit to you, and I would 

 be very much pleased to have your helpful 

 advice. I am using some cream-white madras 

 curtains at my parlor windows, and they are 

 hung straight to the floor. They are disap- 

 pointing, as we can not see through them. I 

 would transfer these curtains to a bedroom 



