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carried out in deeper pink and green, a 
nasturtium in the natural colors for the 
cream room, a poppy in rose and green 
for the gray room, and so on. In the din¬ 
ing-room the ivory tint of the ceiling 
forms a good background for the gray- 
green, rose and touches of blue in the 
stencil that we will apply. It is to be car¬ 
ried out in natural colors to some extent, 
but blending the rose of wistaria clusters 
into a subdued blue at the lower portion, 
thus repeating the color of our blue china. 
The warm gray of the wall proper was 
matched up by the gray taffeta purchased 
for the over-curtains. This material 
stenciled up beautifully. 
The den walls were finished with a sim¬ 
ple checkerberry design in reddish brown, 
and the tan linen curtains, table cover and 
pillows were finished likewise, using the 
pattern as a straight border across the 
bottom of the hangings and table cover, 
but across the middle of the pillow tops. 
Two wicker chairs that had done service 
here and there, and were of good design, 
but discarded because of their finish, were 
treated with the brown as used for the 
woodwork. Their appearance was entire¬ 
ly renewed and with new cushions these 
added much to the looks and comfort. 
The rugs in plain brown with borders 
across either end in green and dull red 
completed the decorations here. 
Some day we are going to stencil the 
dining-room and living-room, but just at 
present we are enjoying its homelike at¬ 
mosphere gained, we believe, through the 
use of the plain yellow wall, richly colored 
hangings and simplicity of its construc¬ 
tion, as well as plan of furnishing and 
decorating. It is all so fresh and clean 
looking and such a change — wonderful in 
a way and yet possible as we full well 
know. 
Why Not Help the Birds? 
O NE other day when the thermometer 
stood below zero a large bird flew 
to the pergola. To our surprise it proved 
to be a flicker. He was evidently cold and 
hungry and had come for some of the 
frozen grapes and berries. W.e watched 
him for five or ten minutes while he ate 
rapidly, stopping occasionally to see that 
no one was near. He was very dark in 
color and his red crescent seemed larger 
and more brilliant than usual. A sound 
disturbed him and he flew away over the 
tree tops and we have wondered since 
where he slept through the extremely cold 
night that followed. 
Why not have the birds in mind when 
you are planning your grounds and your 
garden? If you love birds and their 
music, plant things that will attract them 
and you will be repaid. The thing that 
will declare the largest dividends in this 
way is a mulberry tree, and, too, it is 
beautiful in itself. Its fruit is a great joy 
to the birds, and since it is in fruit for 
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