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The Charm of the East 
is nowhere more strongly felt than in the Oriental Cafe, car¬ 
peted and hung with luxurious Oriental Rugs enriching the 
dimly lighted interior with their wonderfully soft colors and 
inviting the wayfarer to rest both body and eyes from the 
heat and glare outside. 
Our own hotels have been quick to recognize the important 
part played by these same designs and colorings in the 
achievement of that hospitable air of comfort and artistic 
richness so much to be desired, and the decorators of prac¬ 
tically every new hotel and public building are using 
because in them they find the same beautiful designs and 
colorings—copied from genuine antiques— because they are 
made from imported wool which insures incomparable wear. 
because they give the effect of the high priced Oriental at 
about one-tenth the cost and because they are hygienically 
clean. 
In the home, too — the same splendid re- 
x suits are obtained by the use of Whittall Rugs 
\ —^eir tones an< ^ textures blending most sat- 
'X ) isfyingly with their surroundings—adding 
ilfe-greatly to the beauty of the room. 
Our "On’en/a/ Art in American 
u Rugs ' booklet is full of information 
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M.J. WHITTALL 
IRON AND WIRE FENCES 
Fences of all descriptions for City and Suburban 
Homes Write today for our Loose Leaf Catalog, 
stating briefly your requirements. 
American Fence Construction Co. 
100 Church St., New York 
Formerly Fence Dept. American Wire Form Co. 
PLANTS & SHRUBS 
Before selecting anything in the line of 
trees, plants and shrubbery, you should visit 
our Nursery or write for illustrated cata¬ 
logue on Nursery Stock which we send free. 
Julius Roehrs Co., Exotic Nurseries, Rutherford, N. J. 
CRESCA DELICACIES 
They afford new creations for the menu and serve as well to lend 
a new and delightful individuality to dishes that are old and well 
proven favorites. 
Every woman who loves to serve good things on hertable, should 
have our color booklet “Cresca Foreign Luncheons” ; many of these 
delicacies are described and illustrated with menus and recipes by 
f amoui chefs, sent on receipt of 2c stamp. 
CRESCA COMPANY,Importers, 354 Greenwich St.,N. Y. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
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fill in with cushions of more pretentious 
design. 
In the way of furniture there is nothing 
more suitable for use with the handicraft 
scheme than old mahogany, but unfortu¬ 
nately not everyone possesses such treas¬ 
ures, and many people who do prefer to 
use them in a more formal way, with rugs 
and hangings of a much more elaborate 
character. Good reproductions of much 
of the Colonial furniture are to be had at 
small cost from various manufacturers, 
not in an imitation of mahogany, but in 
plain and quartered oak that may be had 
in the natural wood or stained as desired. 
Tables and chairs, settles and chests and 
sideboards that give an impression of 
solidity and comfort are designed on dig¬ 
nified, perfectly plain lines, and are just 
as much in keeping with modern handi¬ 
craft furnishings as were their prototypes 
with the rag rugs and homespun fabrics 
made by the Eighteenth Century house¬ 
keeper. Modern handicraft has gone the 
Puritan mother one better though, for to 
her simplicity of construction and genuine¬ 
ness of material it has added the decora¬ 
tive touch that brings it into line with the 
modern idea of luxury and beauty. 
Twelve Months of Window Box 
Bloom 
( Continued, from page 377) 
best of shape for winter blooming, with 
no setback due to shifting them when the 
time for bringing in arrives. Then when 
you want to shower your plants, or give 
them a fumigating, in case of trouble with 
insects, the whole box, without disturbing 
the plants in the least, is moved to a con¬ 
venient place, and no carpets or floors are 
wet or furniture scented up with strong- 
tobacco smoke. Shallow mortises cut in 
the bottom edges of the box, and corre¬ 
sponding ones in the box supports, insure 
its being held firmly in place at the desired 
distance away from the window sill. Con¬ 
sidering the fact that it is practically no 
more trouble to make the window box a 
movable one, and that there are so many 
advantages in having it of this type, there 
is no reason for sticking to the old built- 
in-solid sort. 
The window box is exactly different 
from a collection of plants in pots in that 
the relative position of the plants, in the 
former instance, cannot be changed. This 
must, of course, be kept in mind when the 
box is being filled, and the general effect 
planned. Regard must be given the size 
of the various plants when full grown, so 
that some small specimen of a tall, rapid¬ 
growing sort may not inadvertently be 
placed in front of a plant of dwarfer 
habit. The amount of light and the de¬ 
gree of temperature likely to be maintained 
at night must also be taken into considera¬ 
tion. There is no use putting heliotropes 
and begonias near a window where the 
