October, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



jj^j&yflse cheapest and most effecurc iuvui-jij 



ForDrap€Tie5,Curtaiiis,5creens,etc. **4 



Send for free samples. ■ 



Es.crnc Mills, Bostom.Mass. 



MENNEN'S 



BORATED TALCUM 



TOILET POWDER 



"Baby's Best Friend" 



and Mamma's greatest comfort. Mermen's relieves and 

 prevents Chafing, Sunburn, Prickly Heat and Chapping. 

 For your protection the genuine is put up in non- 

 refillable boxes — the "Box that Lox," with Mennen's 

 face on top. Sold everywhere or by mail 25 cents. 

 Sample free. 



Try Mennen's Violet < Borated) Talcum Toilet Powder— It 

 has the scent of Fresh-cut Parma Violets. Sample Free. 



GERHARD MENNEN CO., Newark.N.J. 



Mennen's Sen Yang Toilet Powder, Oriental Odor ( No 

 Mennen's Borated Skin Soap (blue wrapper) ) Samples 



Specially prepared for the nursery. Sojj only in stores. 



Facts About Furniture 



Charmingly Told in a Booklet 



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" Furniture of Character" 



is its title. It tells about the 

 famous and favorably known 



Berkey & Gay 



Bed room, Dining room and Library 

 Furniture of correct and pleasing design, 

 honest and durable construction, elegant 

 and lasting finish — an interesting story 

 impossible to tell in any advertisement. 



To partly defray the expense, it will be sent 

 for !•> cents in United States stamps, 

 which will be refunded on return of 

 the booklet, if it does not satisfy. 



Furniture described therein 

 bears thir> shop mark, which is 

 your safeguard and our guaran- 

 tee. It can be obtained at mod- Snop Mark 

 est prices from leading dealers. 



BERKEY & GAY FURNITURE CO. Kstab. 185! 

 Vlea^' addregg Mept. M. Grand Rapids, M. _h 



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Artistic 



oMantels 



^ Our Catalogues con- 

 tain 1 30 designs, includ- 

 ing Mission, Colonial, 

 White, Mahogany and 

 Oak. Everything, from 

 the very cheapest to the 

 best. 



^ Fireplace Hardware 

 and Tiling of every 

 description. 



€J Catalogue and Special Designs 

 sent on receipt of 25c. in postage. 



The Geo. W. Clark Co. 



Unity Building Clark Building 



Chicago, 111. Jacksonville, Fla. 



Factory, Knoxville, Tenn. 



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Bound Volumes 



For 1905 



$3.50 

 American i»V<£* $5.00 

 J3omes and Gardens J 



MUNN C& COMPANY, Publishers 



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 361 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 



Qottage Design* 



No. 1. Cottage JBefitgnsi 



Twenty-five designs, ranging in 

 cost from $600 to $1,500 



No. 2. ICoto Cost Rouses 



Upward of twenty-five designs, 

 costing from $750 to $2,500 



No. 3. jfWobern UtoeUingg 



Twenty designs, at costs ranging 

 from $2,000 to $5,000 



No. 4. Suburban potties. 



Twenty selected designs, costing 

 from about $3,000 upward 



By far the most complete 

 collection of plans ever 

 brought out P Illustrated 

 with full-page plates fi 



SI each * Sold separately 



MDNN & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 

 361 BROADWAY :: NEW YORK 



Kilham A Hopkins, Architects, Boston 



Dexter Brothers' 

 English Shingle Stain 



preserves your shingles, makes the 

 artistic house perfect, makes the 

 ugly house artistic. Soft, velvety 

 colors. No disagreeable odors. 



Send for Sample Colors 

 Dexter Bros. Co., 103 & 105 Broad St., Boston, Mass. 



Agents: H. M. Hooker Co.. 128 W. Washington St.. Chi 

 cago; W. S. Hueston, 22 E. 22d St.. New York; John D.S. Potts. 

 218 Race St.. Philadelphia: W. W, Lawrence 4 Co., Pittsburg. 

 Pa. ; F. H. McDonald. 619 The Gilbert, Grand Rapids. Mich.; 

 F T. Crowe 4 Co , Seattle, Spokane. Tacoma. Wash, and Port- 

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IE your brick or concrete house leaks, ask about 

 ASTIAQ UA TINE 



A FREE SAMPLE 



of the New Building Felt 



(linon felt made from flax fibre in this factory) 



SENT TO YOU, if you are about to 

 build or interested in building a house or 

 any kind. Also a neatly illustrated book, 



"THE HOUSE OF SILENCE" 



which tells how and why it 



SAVES ITS COST IN ONE WINTER 



38 Times WSlll Building Paper 



For Excluding Cold, Heat or Noises. Not Expen- I 

 sive — it adds less than 1 per cent, to the cost of any \ 

 building, but adds fully 10 per cent, to its warmth 

 and comfort. 



Sold by Hardware and Building Trades 



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144 Fibre Ave., Winona. Minn. 

 THE PHIUP CAREY COMPANY 



Distributors. Cincinnati 

 Branches and warehouses in all larpe 

 cities in the U.S.. Canada and Mexico 



