VOLUME XX 
Contents-Betember, 1311 
Cover Design : 
From a photograph by Herbert D. Angell 
Frontispiece: An English Home 
The Northern Tradition . 361 
By Alfred Morton Git hens 
The Naturalization of a City Man . 365 
The Smokeless Fireplace. 368 
By E. O. Calvene 
The Making of a Distinctive Home .. ,;i.. .. 369 
By Louise Shrimp ton 
When and How To Do Winter Spraying .... 373 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Homes That Architects Have Built for Themselves, HI .. 375 
The Long Island Home of Mr. Thomas Hastings at West bury 
Beautifying the Bathroom. ..,. 378 
By Lydia LeBaron Walker 
How We Furnished the Chalet ........ 380 
By Helen Ray 
A Page of Inglenooks . 382 
The Case for Steam Heating ..A. 383 
By A. Masterson Plummer 
Feeding the Birds in Winter . . 385 
By Hanna Rion 
The Home of Mr. George W. Massey, Lambertville, N. J . 388 
C. E. Schmerhorn and Wilson K. Philips, architects 
Inside the House. 390 
Inexpensive Furnishing Decorating Over Wall Paper 
Rag Rugs Wicker Trays 
Garden Suggestions and Queries ... ...... . . . 392 
Mulching Ivy Fruit and Vegetables in Storage 
Plants in the House Planning Garden Work 
Editorial . 394 
The Successful Suburban Place Winter Ration for Poultry Naming the Country House 
Copyright, 1911, by McBride , Nast & Co. HENRY H. SAYLOR, Editor 
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