xX AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
April, 1911 
| WOLFF PLUMBING GOODS 
FIP TY -SIX YEARS OF (OUALIT ¥ 
Does anything in the plans and specifi- 
cations for a home interest a client— 
especially a woman—more than the bath- 
room and its equipment. 
It is the comfort-center of the house- 
hold; and so long as houses are built to 
live in, the far-sighted architect will take 
no chances there. 
He knows that if it is not satisfactory 
the house will be viewed through dark 
glasses and mountains made of mole-hills. 
The safe way is to specify bathroom, 
kitchen and laundry plumbing equipment 
— that is manufactured throughout by one 
house, bearing the reputation that can be 
gained only one way. 
That is the ‘“ WOLFF ” line. 
ESTABLISHED 1855 
L. Wolff Manu- 
facturing Co. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Plumbing Goods Exclusively 
The Only Complete Line Made By Any One Firm 
GENERAL OFFICES: 
601 to 627 W. Lake St., Chicago 
DENVER TRENTON 
Showrooms: 91 Dearborn Street, Chicago 
BRANCH OFFICES: 
ST. LOUIS, Mo., 2210-2212 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CaAL., MONADNOCK BUILDING 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 615 NORTHWESTERN BUILDING OMAHA, NEB., 1116-1118 DOUGLAS STREET 
CLEVELAND, OnI10, BUILDERS EXCHANGE WASHINGTON, D.C., 327 BOND BUILDING 
KANSAS CITY, Mo., 1204 SCARRETT BUILDING BUFFALO, N. Y., 61 MANCHESTER PLACE 
CINCINNATI, OnI0, 506 Lyric BUILDING 
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Problems in Home Furnishing 
(Continued from page xix) 
A tall lamp or vase may be the first 
object secured for the center of the table. 
If fresh flowers cannot be kept in the 
vase, some of the artificial Japanese plum 
blossoms in white and pink may be sub- 
stituted. A square of antique embroidery 
edged with gold braid may be laid under- 
neath the lamp or vase asa mat. A small 
picture, framed with a support at the back, 
may stand near the edge of the table. 
Such a picture should have real artistic 
merit, or be of enough general interest 
to attract a visitor. 
Two or three small books in good bind- 
ings (preferably with illustrations that 
may be enjoyed without depending on 
the text), and one or two pieces of glass 
or pottery of real beauty may complete 
the outfit for the table. 
DESIGN FOR A CHAUFFEUR’S COTTAGE 
A request comes from a New England 
reader, Mr. N. F. J., for a floor plan for 
a chauffeur’s cottage, which is to be built 
this summer. Only a one-story house 
is to be erected to meet the requirements 
of man and wife. 
In the back numbers of this magazine 
will be found a variety of plans for small 
houses. ‘These may be adapted to the 
needs specified; or, the arrangement of 
rooms may be as follows: Across the en- 
tire front of the house may be the living- 
room, with one corner at the back used 
for dining purposes. A chimney may be 
built into the wall, facing the front door, 
and opening into a kitchen at the back. The 
rear of the house may be divided into 
bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. 
INTRODUCING GRAY IN A COLOR SCHEME 
A western reader has noticed the ref- 
erences in articles on house furnishing to 
gray as a successful color for the house. 
“I would like to know if I could intro- 
duce this color in a guest room that I am 
fitting up. What shall I have in the 
room in this color? The exposure is 
south and west with a bay of three win- 
dows and a side window. At present 
there is a white Chinese matting on the 
floor and a brass bedstead. I can add 
whatever you think will make the room 
restful and attractive for my friends.” 
If you can find a large rug with a plain 
gray center and a border with green and 
yellow in it to lay over the matting it 
would give a keynote for the rest of the 
room. There is a good variety of gray 
wall papers from which to choose, and if 
pictures are to be hung in this room the 
pattern may be an inconspicuous one. If 
the picture element is lacking, a decora- 
tive wall paper introducing gray would 
be the better choice. 
White muslin or white scrim may be 
made up at home with two rows of filet 
squares set in near the bottom as an in- 
sertion. Over-curtains may be added for 
winter use, selecting a plain or two-toned 
effect with a decorative wall paper, and 
a chintz or cretonne with a plain gray 
paper. A bedspread and pillow cover 
may also be made of the curtain material 
and seat covers for two arm willow chairs 
stained gray. 
The bureau, side chairs and table may 
be of white enamel or mahogany, and the 
amount to be expended often determines 
the choice of these pieces. Either selec- 
tion would accord with the color scheme 
suggested. 
