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T II E (; A R I) E X M A G A Z I X E 
September, 1916 
The Things We Use 
Mr. James Collier Marshall, Director of the Decorating Service of The Garden Magazine’s Advertising Dept., will solve your problems of home 
decoration — color schemes, hangings, floor coverings, art objects and interior arrangements, making purchases at the most favorable prices. 
This service is free to our readers. Address inquiries to “Inside the Garden Home,” The Garden Magazine, 1 1 West 32nd Street, New York. 
A cocktail will certainly seem better when served from this 
good-looking shaker and tray of black lacquered metal 
Aside from the quality of distinction, this telephone directory 
holder of lacquered tin will preserve the book’s looks and make 
for neatness. It may be secured to the wall with screws 
What more charming decoration lor your bedroom doors than 
these 3" knockers, with interesting hand-painted designs 
This 12" gong has un 
suspected resonance 
C.AN see no reason,” said 
the mistress of a charm- 
ing small house, whose 
beauties we had been enjoying 
for the first time, “ I can see no 
reason why people who live 
even in our simple fashion 
should not, in buying the neces- 
sities of life, choose those pretty 
things, and when , 
they’ve bought them 
why not use them 
every day? .And,” 
she continued 
“when I married I 
was already decided 
on that point, having 
been brought up in a 
family where articles 
of every day use were 
chosen for dura- 
bility, and the pretty 
things were felt to be 
too good for common 
usage. My husband 
agrees with me in 
this, so our things are all pretty, and though 
not many are costly, we intend to use them 
all the time, getting every drop of enjoyment 
out of them.” 
Looking around the comfortable living 
room, I noted the many unusual articles that 
had been chosen with this idea by the dainty 
woman, who at that moment was gracefully 
arranging iced tea and other refreshing and 
appetizing things on a wicker tea wagon that 
was different from anything I had ever seen. 
One of the most interesting articles in this 
room was the lacquered tin holder for the telephone 
directories, a duplicate of which is reproduced here. 
This sensible device is no more than a bo.x with two 
compartments of a size to easily hold the New York 
City and Suburban telephone books, and fitted with 
brackets and supports that allowits being screwed to the 
wall near the phone. Said my hostess — “This is the 
best of the many things I’ve seen for ’phone books, 
because it not only keeps the books in better condition, 
but as it is so easy of access, tends to general neatness 
and conserves space as well. Pretty as it is, it costs 
but $8.00, which is less than any other arrangement 
would be and the men^all like it. 
With this clever idea in mind, I searched the shops 
for pretty things that may be had every day. I found 
among other things a pair of superb Russian candle- 
sticks, one of which is shown here. These genuine old 
ones, ten inches tall and selling at $15.00 the pair, are 
suitable to any setting, but will be especially good in the 
dining room. And how infinitely more distinguished 
they are than the usual silver modern ones that would 
cost as much if not more. 
Then I found a costumer for feminine boudoir use 
that is so sensible that 
every woman will want 
one as it is particularly 
designed for use while 
dressing. Like the com- 
mon variety for coats 
and hats, it has a tall 
post with arms to hold 
the lingerie, frock, cloak, 
etc., that are 
to be donned, 
while at the 
base is a ca- 
pacious box of 
three drawers 
to hold my 
lady’s foot 
gear, and 
other habili- 
ments the use 
of which the 
mind of mere 
man cannot 
fathom. 
However, no 
There is great charm in 
Russian antique 
Aside from its dainty decorations, the contours of this lovely modem china are exquisite, 
and make it equally satisfactory for breakfast or dinner use 
NEW 'i'ORk CITY 
TELEPHONE 
Dl Rr.CTORY 
one can ap- 
preciate more than man the joy of having 
all one’s clothes assembled in view and within 
easy reach of the dressing chair, unless it is 
the happy woman who possesses such a time 
and effort saver as this costumer, that may 
be had to match any color scheme at a very 
reasonable price. 
Not less interesting, if less atractive, is the 
gong reproduced at the top of this page. 
This sensible article of fine bell metal with 
nickel finish Jias a deep resonant tone un- 
looked for in a 12” tube, and makes it en- 
tirely satisfactory for either large or small houses. As 
the English custom of striking the dressing bell is 
becoming more generally followed in this country, this 
unobtrusive gong is sure to be popular. It costs $8.50. 
Apropos of dressing bells and service in general, one 
of the best looking and inexpensive dinner sets I have 
seen recently is the modern Dresden china pictured here. 
Aside from the delicacy of its decorations, its contours 
are particularly interesting, especially the handles that 
separate either side of the tops of the several large pieces 
with an unusually graceful effect. The fiat pieces are 
equally good looking. This is one of those rare patterns 
that will be equally good for breakfast or dinner use, 
and its low price places it within the reach of all. 
