December, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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torn, adding the spider-web stitch to give a 

 little more style. 



RUG FOR A LIBRARY 



"Kindly advise me about a rug for my 

 library," writes an Ohio correspondent, 

 A. J. B. "I would like something in a plain 

 color, but do not want carpet sewed into strips, 

 nor do I like the smooth finish of the plain- 

 colored Axminster rugs with shaded borders. 

 The size of my room is out of the ordinary 

 sc that the stock sizes do not fit." 



A new hand-made rug of wool in a plain 

 color, with the ends finished with contrasting 

 lines of color, would be appropriate for this 

 room. There are various widths in which 

 this rug is made, with any required length. 

 The price is three dollars a square yard. 

 At the same price a Scotch rug can be made 

 in a plain center with a border of different 

 tones of the same color, or two contrasting 

 colors. Either of these rugs would give the 

 substantial effect desired by this writer. 



BUYING TABLE CHINA 



"As an inexperienced housekeeper I would 

 like some help in choosing my table china. I 

 would, of course, prefer the French ware, 

 but it is too expensive. On the other hand, 

 while the earthenware is cheap it is heavy, 

 and the shapes are not very good. Another 

 consideration is whether to buy a complete set 

 or to select only the pieces I shall actually 

 use for my small family. I have absolutely 

 nothing to start with for my table, and do 

 not know how to begin. — E. C. B." 



To meet the two needs of economy and 

 refined taste in the selection of table china, 

 one may plan this way: For dinner service 

 choose a good quality of earthenware, dec- 

 orated with a very narrow, simple edge of 

 cne color. The soup and meat plates, platters 

 and vegetable dishes may all be of this pat- 

 tern. The salad plates may be of a different 

 pattern, one that is used for the breakfast 

 and luncheon. The dessert plates may be of 

 a fine china, matching the tea cups, and the 

 latter may be used for luncheon and after- 

 noon tea. With three patterns there will be 

 enough variety to make the table attractive at 

 all of the meals, yet buying only the quan- 

 tity that is for actual use. For breakfast there 

 will be the plates, cereal dishes and coffee 

 cups, sugar dish and cream pitcher, with a 

 platter and open dish, and, usually, bread 

 and butter dishes. The same pieces may 

 appear again at luncheon. By selecting three 

 patterns that look well together each one 

 may be drawn from for the extra occasions. 

 For preserve dishes a plain glass decorated 

 with etching, or the optic glass may be chosen, 

 and for the after-dinner coffee service a gold- 

 edged white china. 



Another combination that appeals to those 

 who are fond of gold-and-white china is to 

 buy the earthenware in this pattern for the 

 main pieces, and the French china for the tea 

 and after-dinner coffee cups, dessert and salad 

 plates. The special advantage of the gold- 

 and-white china is that it lends itself to any 

 flower or candle shade decoration. 



In buying china for the table, if one de- 

 cides to keep to a certain pattern it is well to 

 inquire if it is in "open stock," so that 

 broken pieces may be replaced. 



A LITTLE BOY'S ROOM 



"My little boy, nine years old, is taking a 

 great interest in what he calls fixing up his 

 room. He shows a decided preference for cer- 

 tain colors, and dislikes very much the paper 

 now on his wall. Do you think it advisable 

 to gratify so young a child in these matters? 





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