October, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
191 
NEW AND IMPORTANT FALL PUBLICATIONS 
China’s Revolution, b y edwin j. dingle Omens and Superstitions of South- 
An intimate and engrossing study of the late overthrow of the Manchu 
dynasty and the establishment of the new Republic. As a war corre¬ 
spondent, the author saw much of the fighting and was brought in contact 
with the actual leaders, especially General Li Yuan Hung, the Revolu¬ 
tionary commander, who has given an exclusive statement as to his aims 
for the New China. The author deals with the events leading up to 
the Revolution, as well as with the prospects of reform, and the bearing 
of the changes in the Far Fast on international relations, trade, education 
and missions. Illustrated. Size 6x9 ! X inches. $3.50 net; postage 
20 cents. 
ern India, by edgar thurston, c.i.e. 
A better understanding of the mystery, ignorance, and superstitions of 
India is to be had from this important volume by an ethnographic expert 
of wide experience and renown. According to this book, India’s masses 
seem to be very little affected by what is called the new spirit, for there 
are accounts of myriad omens, animal superstitions, the evil eye, vows 
and votive offerings, serpent worship, human sacrifice, magic, rain¬ 
making ceremonies, and the like in which the natives believe. These 
people are shown to be much as their ancestors were a thousand years 
ago. Illustrated from photographs. Size 6)'4 x 9 inches. $3.50 net; 
postage 18 cents. 
A Short History of English 
Music, by ERNEST FORD, F.R.A.M. 
Here is an authoritative yet popular work that traces the 
development of English music from the earliest times to 
the present day. The author tells of the disrepute into 
which music fell in the days of the strolling players, of the 
ban put by the Church upon their performances, and of 
the evolution of sacred music. He follows the course of 
both sacred and secular music through the centuries in a 
most engaging manner, and includes much interesting 
historical lore. It is a book for the general reader as well 
as the musician. Illustrated. Size 5)4 x 8 inches. 
$1.75 net; postage 12 cents. 
Cold Weather Gardening Books 
Gardening Indoors and 
Under Glass, b y f. f. Rockwell 
Fresh vegetables and flowers out of season—and the fun 
of growing them — may be yours. This book tells the 
secrets of prolonging the joys and rewards of home 
gardening through the so-called “barren” months. The 
choice, care and propagation of all house plants, the 
construction and management of hotbeds and coldframes, 
and the possibilities of a small greenhouse, are all set 
forth with great thoroughness and interest. Illustrated. 
Size 5 x 7 % inches. $1.20 net; postage 10 cents. 
Making a Bulb Garden, 
by GRACE TABOR 
Plant your bulbs this month and next for bloom next 
spring. This new volume in the House & Garden 
“Making” Books will give you full and dependable 
instructions for making a bulb garden. Illustrated. 
50 cents net; postage 5 cents. 
Making a Garden with Hot¬ 
bed and Coldframe, b y c. h. 
MILLER 
Here is a suggestion for fall and winter gardening activi¬ 
ties. Another new “Making” book that tells how to 
prolong the garden season and to get a “head start” on 
spring flowers and vegetables. Illustrated. 50 cents 
net; postage 5 cents. 
Making a Fireplace, b y henry 
H. SAYLOR 
“To smoke or not to smoke”—if you make the fireplace 
right, it won’t smoke. It should never be left to chance. 
In this “ Making” book you can learn the proper way to 
get a suitable draft. Illustrated. 50 cents net; 
postage 5 cents. 
A Document of Life 
The most remarkable autobiography of 
the decade 
The Girl With the Rose¬ 
wood Crutches 
The life story of a beautiful girl 
who, handicapped with ever¬ 
present crutches, but blessed with 
imagination, a sense of humor, and 
a fund of energy, rides over every 
obstacle that Nature and a dis¬ 
agreeable Aunt have put in her 
way, finally to attain the fame and 
happiness her soul craved. These 
are by no means pages of tragedy, 
but those of conquest, the conquest 
of an indomitable will over all but 
unconquerable circumstances. The 
Girl tells her own story, simply and 
graphically, from the days when 
she led a life of dreams and dull 
inertia in her own town through 
the time of her going to New York 
and finding compensations in its 
harsh realities, up to her triumphs in music and 
love. Frontispiece by Harrison Cady. Size 4 % 
x 7 % inches. $1.20 net; postage 11 cents. 
The Green Overcoat 
By HILAIRE BELLOC 
This is the strangest detective story ever written. 
It concerns the unintentional filching of a green 
overcoat from a coatroom at a social function by 
an eminent professor of psychology in an import¬ 
ant university; and the amusing complications 
arising from the professor’s being mistaken for the 
original owner of the coat, form the basis of a 
mystery tale that is absolutely unique. Besides 
the engaging plot there is a vein of humor and 
satire that is delicious. Gilbert K. Chesterton, 
the eminent English essayist, who is not at all 
well known as an illustrator, has drawn some 
whimsical pictures for the book. $1.20 net; 
postage 8 cents. 
In the Vortex 
By CLIVE HOLLAND 
A story of heart-throbs and gayety in the Latin 
Quarter of Paris. Real Bohemian life, with all its 
lights and shadows is here depicted by a master 
hand. The author of “Trilby” has not given a 
more charming picture of the studios, the cafes, 
and the motley population of the Quartier Latin. 
The reader is drawn into the vortex of poignant 
human emotions, of mad gayeties, and sober 
tragedy. The love of Elbert Glynn, a young 
American artist, for the appealing little model, 
Jeanette, is portrayed with tenderness and deli¬ 
cate charm. This novel is the longest and most 
important that Mr. Holland has yet written, and 
one which is sure to be widely read and discussed. 
$1.25 net; postage 11 cents. 
Fourteen Years of Diplo¬ 
matic Life in Japan, 
by BARONESS ALBERT d’ANETHAN 
A volume of intimate recollections of Japanese court life, 
written by the widow of the late Belgian Envoy Extra¬ 
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of 
Japan. The diary deals with the stirring events of the 
Japanese-Chinese War, the tragedies of the Boxer troubles, 
experiences pertaining to Red Cross work, various 
travels in the lovely interior of Japan, functions of all sorts 
(many of which no longer exist) and above all the exciting 
incidents of the Russo-Japanese War. All these are de¬ 
scribed with a realistic and vivid pen. Illustrated. $4.25 
net; postage 25 cents. 
Books for the Home Builder 
A Book of House Plans, 
by W. H. BUTTERFIELD and 
H. W. TUTTLE 
A series of designs for homes of character costing from 
$ 3,000 to $ 6 , 000 . Prepared by two practising New York 
architects, these plans embody the best architectural 
traditions and constitute an absolutely reliable source 
from which a style for the moderate-priced house may be 
taken. The designs are illustrated by perspective views 
and floor plans with interior perspectives, besides 
photographs of some of the completed houses. There is 
also a valuable and authoritative chapter on comparative 
costs in different parts of the United States. Size 
8 x 10 )4 inches. $2.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
Furnishing the Home of 
Good Taste, by LUCY ABBOT 
THROOP 
A fascinating and authoritative book on the tasteful 
furnishing of your home, written by a well known interior 
decorator. The author, after a survey of the period 
styles of decoration, takes up in detail the home of 
to-day and shows how period styles or other modern 
adaptations may be consistently carried out. Illustrated. 
Size 7)4 x 10 inches. $2.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
The Furniture Designs of 
Chippendale, Hepplewhite 
and Sheraton, with introduction 
by ARTHUR HAYDEN 
A magnificent reprint of the original books of furniture 
designs — books that were issued by their famous authors 
when at the height of their power and prestige, and which 
in the original editions are now almost priceless. The 
work is now available in a Library Edition of three 
volumes, one devoted to each of the three masters, at 
$6 net each (postage 30 cents); or $16.50 net 
for the three volumes boxed (expressage 50 cents); 
besides which the books are combined in a single large 
volume at $15 net (expressage 50 cents). 
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