xvi AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Johnson’s Wood Dye 
Endorsed by Architects-— Contractors — 
Painters — and Home Owners Everywhere 
OHNSON’S Wood Dye is not an ordinary stain—but a permanent Wood Finish 
of great beauty and durability for all interior trim and furniture of every character. 
Johnson’s Dye is now extensively used by leading architects and contractors every- 
where for finishing Red Gum—Cypress—and other soft woods as well as the most ex- 
pensive hard woods. It gives the wood a lasting, beautiful finish without raising the 
grain—and when used in connection with Johnson’s Prepared Wax it produces the 
beautiful, dull, artistic finish now so popular. 
Instruction and Specification Book FREE 
Let us furnish you a copy of the latest edition of our beautiful and profusely 
illustrated book on Wood Finishing, together with asample of any shade of dye desired. 
Johnson’s Wood Dye is made in 15 standard shades as listed below, and with it you 
can obtain any desired effect with the most inexpensive woods, 
‘ No. 126 Light Oak No. 131 Brown Weathered Oak 
No, 123 Dark Oak No. 132 Green Weathered Oak 
No. 125 Mission Oak No. 121 Moss Green 
’ No. 140 Early English No. 122 Forest Green 
‘ No. 110 Bog Oak No. 172 Flemish Oak 
F No, 128 Light Mahogany No. 178 Brown 
. No, 129 Dark Mahogany Flemish Oak 
y No, 130 Weathered Oak No. 120 Fumed Oak 
Half Gallons—$1.50 each 
Don’t you want this Book—Free—and 
samples of the Dye and Wax? 
local dealer for them. 
Ask your 
We have supplied him 
for your use but if he does not furnish you with 
them drop us a postal and we will see that the samples 
and book reach you at once. Ask for Booklet A.H.-7. 
To Architects: Beautiful sample panels of all 
woods now in use for interior 
trim will be furnished to you upon request, finished with our Dye 
and Wax. ‘These give the exact effects obtainable by their use. 
S.C. Johnson & Son 
The Wood Finishing Authorities 
Racine, Wis. 
Send for catalogue A 27 of pergolas. sun dials and garden 
furniture or A 40 of wood columns. 
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Koll’s Patent Lock Joint Columns 
Suitable for y 
Pergolas, Porches or Interior Use 
ELSTON and WEBSTER AVES., CHICAGO, ILL. 
Eastern Office : 
1123 Broadway, New York City 
Our illustration shows the attractive effect that can be obtained by 
adopting pergola treatment for your garage. This adds but very little 
to the cost of the building and makes it an attractive feature of your 
yeneral landscape scheme :nstead of an eyesore, as it frequently is. 
§ samany LOCKER 
The Only Modern, Sanitary 
STEEL Medicine Cabinet 
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orlocker finished in snow-white, baked 
everlasting enamel, inside and out. 
Beautiful beveled mirror door. Nickel 
plate brass trimmings. Steel or glass 
shelves. 
Costs Less Than Wood 
Never warps, shrinks, nor swells. 
Dust and vermin proof, easily cleaned. 
Should Be In Every Bath Room 
is sli Four styles—four sizes. To recess in 
wees wallorto hang outside. Send forillus- 
Mee trated circular. 
HESS, 926 Tacoma Bldg., Chicago 
The Recessed Stoel Makers ef Steel Furnaces. _ Free Booklet. 
July, 1911 
luncheon, and keep a large table cloth on 
between meals,” writes Mrs. M. W. 
The best way is to have the entire sur- 
face of the table scraped and refinished 
with wax finish. If you are at all handy 
it is not a hard job, only tedious. There 
are several mixtures sold warranted to re- 
move paint and varnish quickly. Clear 
ammonia will do the same. Scrape the 
surface with a carpenter’s tool for that pur- 
pose, let dry, sandpaper the wood and it 
is ready to restain. Perhaps your painter 
can restain it to the former color, and he 
will show you how to rub it down and 
keep it in good condition. The asbestos 
mats which now come in white linen wash- 
able scalloped cases, should still be used. 
FURNISHINGS FOR THE HOME 
HE demand for Mission, Colonial and 
Filet nets by the yard continues to 
grow. They must, of course, be pro- 
vided for special places. Entrance and ves- 
tibule side-lights and transoms are helpful 
for sill curtains on the first floor. The 
charm and distinction of some of these nets 
is bewildering, but it goes to prove that no 
one must attempt to purchase sill curtains 
without first acquainting themselves with 
the good things the market provides. 
Then there are curtainfabrics that are not 
to be found in the curtain department, but 
which make artistic curtains. A good qual- 
ity of cheesecloth with a stencil border is 
effective. Cheesecloth can be made into 
unusual looking curtains by first wetting in 
cold water and then wringing tightly with 
the hands; when shaken out it will have 
turned into a crinkled drapery that is far 
more beautiful than the ordinary cotton 
crepe, as the crinkles are so much larger 
and more decorative. 
Many people have a great objection to 
shades, and the English method of hanging 
a double pair of sash curtains is a good one. 
Traverse cords are used with both sets. 
The top rows are usually kept closed, and 
each pair in the lower sash slightly pulled 
back. Where there are shutters, they do 
away with the necessity of shades, and are 
very charming in themselves. They are of 
linen color, and the material is casement 
cloth. This casement cloth also comes with 
small detached figures and is just the thing 
for modern English rooms. In Colonial 
rooms the plain casement cloth is the better 
choice. 
An old favorite, and one of which we 
never tire, is Madras. The cream ground 
and colored flowers give a soft and pretty 
appearance to the room when they are used 
as sash curtains. Some people have a great 
objection to lined and interlined curtains, 
and for those who have this prejudice, the 
made Madras are appropriate for down- 
stairs rooms. 
Great care must be taken in the hanging 
of curtains to see that they just escape the 
floor, and inner curtains must not on any 
account be held back with cords, although 
this is still allowable with sash curtains. 
Traverse rings and traverse cords enable 
portiéres to be quickly drawn back, prevent- 
ing them losing their shape if they are 
pulled to and fro by pulling the curtain 1t- 
self. As heavy curtains of all kinds are a 
large item in furnishing, it is most import- 
ant that such little details as tend to the care 
of the draperies are given a good deal of 
thought, and a little money wisely spent at 
the beginning in protecting them from wear 
will often be found to have been a real 
economy in the long run. } 
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