HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 19 ii 
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formed one that will not fail to pour in 
the direction intended. 
For a comparatively small amount a 
room may be fitted up with enough dis¬ 
tinctively juvenile furnishings to impart 
invididuality and to give the child a sense 
of possession that it will never have in 
grown-up surroundings. Even though 
circumstances are such that it has not had 
an elaborate nursery, as soon as a child is 
old enough to have a room of its own 
there is no reason why the furnishings 
should not be in keeping, and with the ex¬ 
penditure of a little money a dainty and 
attractive room may be arranged. High- 
priced beds and other pieces of furniture 
are by no means necessary, and as is often 
the case, the most reasonably furnished 
room may be the most satisfactory if a 
little ingenuity and good taste are brought 
into service. 
Thirty to thirty-two dollars can be made 
to cover the cost of wall-paper, curtains, 
bed and mattress, a rug and a bureau, all 
in sizes and designs suitable for children. 
The wall-papers in juvenile patterns are 
not expensive, and the cost of papering 
a room of average size would be about 
five dollars. A little white iron bed may 
be had for as low as five dollars, with seven 
dollars additional for the mattress, and a 
rug 3x6 feet in size with a decorative 
border is $3.50. A bureau of small size, 
such as comes in an inexpensive grade of 
the so-called antique oak, costs about $8.00. 
For the very reason that the furnishings of 
the room are only temporary, and soon to 
be outgrown and discarded, it is quite sat¬ 
isfactory to buy a cheap grade of furniture 
whenever possible, if price is a considera¬ 
tion. A small bureau is less expensive 
than one made especially in a child’s size, 
and is equally practical if not so substan¬ 
tially made. Such a bureau can be done 
over in white enamel to match the bed, or 
in any dark color that may be preferred in 
place of the shiny oak finish. 
For curtains that hang straight from the 
top of the window to the lower edge of 
the sash, scrim at twenty-five cents a yard 
would cost two dollars. Allowing four 
yards for each of two windows, and 
enough printed cretonne to make a dec¬ 
orative border, it would cost a dollar and 
a half additional. 
These figures are the very lowest for 
which a child’s room can be fitted up, but 
even with everything of the most inex¬ 
pensive grade it will give more real pleas¬ 
ure than one on which a much greater 
amount has been spent if the room is non¬ 
descript in its furnishings and fails to im¬ 
press the child with a sense of ownership. 
Planting the House Border 
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around the porch and close to the house. 
In determining on the grouping you 
will use on your grounds, the location of 
the beds should govern your selection. 
Hello dear! Been afraid? 
No^nof since 
you carried that little Key—and 
I have known the absolute se¬ 
curity of a Yale Cylinder Lock. 
It’s the most comforting thing 
we ever bought.” 
Yale Cylinder Locks and Lat¬ 
ches furnish automatic security 
for all sorts of doors in all sorts of 
circumstances. 
They are impregnable guard¬ 
ians of life and property. 
Say “Yale” to your dealer and 
then insist on getting it. 
Every architect knows Yale Products and 
every house builder should have our book 0 
about Yale Hardware in the Home — free 
for the asking. 
The Yale & Towne Mfg.Co, 
9 Murray Street, New York, U. S. A. 
The Makers of Yale Products, a 
Locks, Padlocks, Builders’ Hardware, Jt 
IDoor Checks and Chain Hoists. 
Chicago: 74 East Randolph Street. - 
San Francisco: 706 Phelan Bldg. 
Deciduous Shrubs tlial will Thrive in Shady Places 
FOR FALL PLANTING 
ARALIA PENTAPHYLLA, will grow to 6-8 ft. 
FORSYTHIA FORTUNEII, will grow to 8-10 ft. 
PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS (Mock Orange), will 
grow to 10-12 ft. 
RHODOTYPUS KERRIOIDES. will grow to 4-5 ft. 
RUBUS ODORATUS (Flowering Raspberry), will grow 
to 4-5 ft. 
SYMPHORICARPUS RACEMOSUS (Snowberry), will 
grow to 4-5 ft. 
KERRIA JAPONICA, will grow to 4-5 ft. 
SYMPHORICARPUS VULGARIS (Indian Currant), will 
grow to 3-4 ft. 
Any of the above, in well furnished, strong-rooted 
2-3 ft. plants at 35c each, or $25.00 per 100. No agents 
—we sell direct to you. Write for personal advice. 
NORTHERN NURSERIES COMPANY 
525 Cutler Bldg. Rochester, N. Y. 
Samson Spot Sash Cord 
YV’HEN you build 
vv dow cords, 
or when you replace broken win- 
see that Spot Cord is used. Will 
outwear common roughly braided cord many times 
over, because it is made of extra quality stock and 
guaranteed free from imperfections of braid or finish. 
Look for our trade-mark, 
THE SPOTS ON THE CORD 
Send for samples and tests. Carried by all 
hardware dealers. 
SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, B &Ys° s K 
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