December, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XI 



Designed by The Erkins Studios and Executed 

 in then Pompeian Stone. 



The 



Erkins 



Studios 



invite you to an in* 

 spection of their new 

 home, conveniently 

 located at Mo. 305 

 Madison Jlvenue, 

 three doors south of 

 Fortysecond Street. 



~ZT LARGE COLLECTION of imported small objects 

 *■— ■» in Istrian stone finish affords an unusual opportunity 

 for holiday purchasing. The pieces range from $3.00 

 upward. Flower Boxes, Vases, Plaques, Ash Trays, etc., 

 in Antique Roman Gold, showing reds, greens and blues 

 worked into the background. 



Catalogue showing some four hundred designs of Garden 

 Vases, Benches, Tables, Pedestals, Fountains, Mantels, etc., 

 from Italian and Classical Models, will be mailed upon 

 receipt of 25 cents. 



THE ERKINS STUDIOS 



3 05 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY 

 CARRARA, ITALY 



RUDYARD KIPLING 



"The Adventures of 

 Melissa" 



A live, burning story of Socialism — the most biting 

 and trenchant thing out of Kipling's brain within the 

 last half-dozen years. 



GOUVERNEUR MORRIS 



u 



The Bride's Dead " 



A story of shipwreck and the survival of the fittest, 

 physically and morally. 



HARVEY J. O'HIGGINS 



u 



In the Musee" 



A story of typical but very human life on the Bowerv, 

 with quaint characters and picturesque situations. 



These three extraordinary stories 

 complete in the December Fiction 

 Number, issued November 28th. 



Collier's 



The National Weekly 



No More 

 Poorly 

 Fitted 

 Fire- 

 Place 

 Screens 



No More 



Danger or 



Damage 



from 



Flying 



Sparks 



SYRACUSE SPARK GUARD 



Not the cheap, flimsy kind that you bay at the hardware store; but a 

 carefully shaped wire guard made to order to fit the opening of your 

 fireplace. Sparks cannot get through or around it. Write for book 

 let "Sparks from the Fireside. 1 ' and send dimensions of fireplace 

 opening. Working sketch and estimate free of charge 



SYRACUSE WIRE WORKS, 101 University Ave.. Syracuse, N- Y. 



A Real Washing Machine 



There are almost 

 500 washers that 

 will wash a few of 

 the clothes, but the 



Rochester 

 Rotary 



will wash them all 

 thoroughly and in 

 the same length of 

 time. 

 Features which demonstrate 

 superiority of our machine: 

 Galvanized iron tub — no leaks. 

 Wooden and zinc cylinder — no rust — 

 no grease. 

 3 Continuous motion in on^ direction, which may be either direction. 

 This means easy operation by hand or simple mechanical con- 

 struction when operated by any kind of power. 

 4. Wings in cylinder — no packing (patented,). 

 5 Wringer attachment. 



6. Operation of machine and wringer by hand, water 



motor electric motor, gas engine. 



7. Capacity— 7 to 10 sheets or then equivalent, 



Write us for solution of your washing problem in all its phases. 

 This is tbe washer which drew the crowds a: tne recent State Fairs 

 Beware of imitations of our interior cylinder construction (patented). 

 Rochester Rotary Washer Co., 17 Graves St. Rochester, N Y 



The expense and annoyance of painting will not recur every year 

 or two if you use 



DIXON'S SILICA-GRAPHITE PAINT 



the " Proven Shield for Steel Work." Durability records in all 

 climates; write for a few. 



JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO., JERSEY CITY, N. J. 



^ 



Harmony in. 

 Hardware Trimmings 



The matter of hardware for a home is not a detail of 



small importance — the selection should have your own 



attention. The right sort of hardware has a distinctive 



decorative value and the owner of the home should give 



expression to his own taste so that it may always be a 



source of pleasure and delight, chosen to harmonize perfectly 



with style of architecture and general scheme of ornamentation. 



ARTISTIC 

 HARDWARE 





Sargent's 



is beautiful and durable — the perfection of hardware art. 

 Over seventy designs are handsomely illustrated in 

 Sargent's Book of Designs — Free 



together with many helpful suggestions and an explanation of the 



Easy Spring Principle of Sargent's Locks. The Colonial Book 



illustrates this line especially well. Both books are valuable' — 



but sent gladly on request. Write at once for them. 



SARGENT & CO.. 156 Leonard St.. New York 





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