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T H E G A R 1) E X M A G A Z I N E 
December, 1916 
Mr. James Collier Marshall, Director of the Decorating Service of The Garden Magazine’s Advertising Dept., will solve your problems of home i 
decoration — color schemes, hangings, floor coverings, art objects and interior arrangements, making purchases at the most favorable prices. i 
This service is free to our readers. Address inquiries to “Inside the Garden Home,’’ The Garden Magazine, 1 1 West 32nd Street, New York. j 
Dear Readers: 
Following the precedent of 
last Christmas I am again 
offering my services for Christ- 
mas shopping to the Read- 
ers of The Garden Maga- 
zine. The response to my 
offer last year was so grati- 
fying that we felt more than 
repaid for the effort spent in 
that direction. 
And we hope that every 
reader who needs assistance 
in any regard will call on us 
this year to 
help. Our of- 
fer is sincere 
and the service 
is free to all. 
In buying 
through us the 
This g.ay colored pot- reader pays ex- 
tery hawk nower holder, ■ the'came 
4J inches x 81 inches actly the sarne 
costs, but $,75 price he or she 
would pay in 
the shop — there being no commission 
charged. 
In writing please be careful to write 
your name and address clearly, giving 
full instructions as to whether you desire 
the articles to be shipped to you by ex- 
press, charges collect, or by parcel post. 
If by post, please enclose sufficient money 
for postage and it would be well to include 
5 cents extra for insurance. 
Orders should be accompanied by 
money to cover same in the form of U. S. 
Post Office Order, made payable to 
Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, L. I., but 
address your letter to J. C. Marshall, ii West 32nd 
Street, New York, in order to save time. 
The articles illustrated in this column have been 
chosen with an eye to their usefulness as well as their 
looks, keeping in mind the matter of cost — all of them 
being quite inexpensive and of a color to tone into any 
scheme or location. 
There are, however, a quantity of good looking new 
Knockers of this kind give a distinguishing touch to the bed- 
room door. In bright natural colors they are very attractive 
and cost $1.25 
Every home lover will appreciate this set of wicker whose simple lines proclaim its 
any color enamel the pieces cost as follows; Table $15.00; Settee $20.00; Chairs 
things not shown, but de- 
scribed below that may interest 
the readers and, the correct 
prices of which are given, 
which may also be bought 
through this department. 
.And a word more in regard 
to the general work of this de- 
partment. We have been able 
to establish a happy intimacy 
with our readers that we feel 
has been helpful to both, but 
we hope in the year to come 
the scope for usefulness of 
Inside The Gar- 
den Home will 
be doubled and 
to this end we 
again offer our 
services regard- 
ing any particu- 
lar of house 
furnishing and 
decoration. Write 
as often and with 
as much detail as 
you please. We 
will do our best 
This dainty fern dish 
of Seji Ware with silk 
cords, tassels and beads 
cost $1 
to serve you. 
Please send your Christmas orders early 
so there may be no delay. 
Good Wishes and Merry Christmas, 
James Collier Marshall. 
Among the many charming articles to 
comfort In found that will form appropriate gifts 
$12.50 each there are some good looking pieces of 
furniture. Of these a black lacquered 
tip table of good design and lines — 22 inches wide top 
and sensible splay feet. Price $11.50. 
There is also a triple shelved curate for tea time 
uses of mahogany with broad bands of satin wood 
inlaid around the rims and down the legs. This costs 
but $10.50. 
A spiral post smoking stand of mahogany, fitted with 
glass tray, match and cigar holders. Ihis has a wide 
stable base. It sells at $5.00. 
cluster of sweetmeat and conserve dishes like this group is 
>rth while. Of painted porcelain in a lacquered box they cost 
SR .50 
There are many uses for a brown wooden tray like this one, 
8 inches by 12 inches, that sells at $1.50. There are also sev- 
eral other patterns 
Who would not keep his kerchief in order if the holder were one of 
these dainty Italian linen ones that sell at $2. and $2.50 
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