HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1911 
205 
B IRCH stained mahogany and given a rubbed 
varnish surface provides an excellent setting 
for the richest furnishings. 
Do you realize that the color and finish given 
the wood trim in a house is far more important to 
the beauty of the finished room than is the quality 
of the wood itself? Poplar, white wood, yellow 
pine, Washington fir, Oregon pine or any indigenous 
wood which is locally inexpensive and holds well 
may be used for the standing woodwork of the 
interior. Only the best quality of stain, varnish or 
enamel should be employed. 
'T'O secure lasting and beautiful 
A color and surface, use materials 
made by Murphy Varnish Company. 
You will be entirely satisfied with 
the results. 
If you desire advice upon the 
color treatment and furnishing of 
your house the Department of Dec¬ 
oration of Murphy Varnish Com¬ 
pany will supply you with this with¬ 
out charge. Sample panels of wood 
showing stain, finish or enamel to¬ 
gether with samples of wall covering, 
drapery materials, tiles and cuts of 
lighting fixtures, furniture and rugs 
are also sent if requested. 
Write today and send plans. 
Address Department of Decoration 
Murphy Varnish Company 
345 Fifth Avenue New York 
Silver Lake A’ 
Braided Sash-Cord 
(Name stamped on every foot ) 
Haveyour architect specify it in his plan. 
It won’t cost you any more, but will save 
you loads of trouble. It is solid-braided of 
cotton, not waste; can’t stretch and is non-in- 
. ammable. When the windows are being pul 
in or when you have to renew the other cord, 
look to see that SU ver Lake A Sash-Cord is used 
. has been the accepted standard 
in u.o. Government braided cord specifications 
for 40 years. 
SILVER LAKE COMPANY 
87 Chauncy St. Boston, Mass. 
Makers of Silver Lake Soid-Braieled Clothes Line 
heavily feathered, gorgeous coat, lion¬ 
like mane, with a lion-shaped body, wide 
chest and tapering waist, his magnificent 
plume carried majestically over his loins, 
and his dainty little “waddle” — a carriage 
characteristically his own. These features 
stamp him at once as a true aristocrat of 
the canine race; “the lion dog of China.” 
One of the dog's great beauties is his 
multiplicity of colors. There are all shades 
of red, from the deep mahogany to the 
light golden red, black, white, biscuit, 
cream, brindle, fawn, sable, and parti- 
colors ; the latter being at present the 
most sought after and highly prized in 
England. The historical side of the Pe¬ 
kingese is extremely interesting. The 
first specimens to arrive in England were 
looted from the summer palace at Pekin 
in i860 during the Boxer insurrection; 
five of these dogs were found in the 
apartment of the Emperor’s aunt, who 
Ah Cum and Mimosa—among the founders of 
the breed in England—were smuggled from 
the Imperial palace 
committed suicide on the approach of the 
troops. The little specimen Schlorfif, 
taken by Lord John Hay and given to 
the then Duchess of Wellington, lived to 
the age of 18 years. He was bronze and 
brown in color, with a black muzzle, and 
a magnificent coat. He was undoubtedly 
a sleeve specimen and weighed from 4J4 
to 5 lbs. General Dunne secured one of 
the five, which he presented to Queen Vic¬ 
toria. It was so small as to sleep curled 
up in a forage cap. The portrait of this 
little dog painted for the Queen by Land¬ 
seer is said to be at Windsor Castle now. 
Later on in 1890 Miss Loftus Allen im¬ 
ported Pekin Peter, and in 1896 she im¬ 
ported the two first black Pekingese into 
England. In 1896 Mr. T. Douglas Mur¬ 
ray imported Ah-Curn and Mimosa. It is 
interesting to know how these dogs left 
the palace. In the June number of the 
“Kennel” (English) Mr. T. Douglas 
Murray says: “Ah-Cum and Mimosa, the 
two little celebrites among the founders 
of the breed in England, were acquired 
with great difficulty, and only obtained by 
being smuggled out of the Imperial palace 
hidden in a box in the fodder for some 
Chinese deer. Their ages, as with all im¬ 
ported dogs, remains guesswork, Ah- 
Cum being presumably about a year old, 
and Mimosa, somewhat younger. Their 
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