House and Garden 
REFERENCE TABLE 
OF 
WOOD FINISHES 
T HE Unique Wood Tints manufactured ex¬ 
clusively by the Chicago Varnish Company 
are applicable to the least costly as well as 
expensive woods. These stains show the various 
natural shades as produced by time and weather, 
as well as such coloring as is appropriate for use 
in houses where the modern style of decoration 
prevails. 
DEAD-LAC 
To preserve the color and the wood it is 
necessary to protect them against dampness, dust 
and smoke. Most varnishes produce an effect of 
very high gloss to which many object. Where a 
dull finish is desired, the Chicago Varnish Com¬ 
pany has offered Dead-Lac. For the past several 
years this varnish has met the requirements of the 
artistic architect and his client. Dead-Lac is a 
true lustreless varnish and has received the un¬ 
qualified endorsement of the highest authorities. 
On a surface protected by this finish it is very 
hard to discover any treatment whatever, as it in 
no wise obscures the delicate lights and shades 
of the natural or stained wood. It is very 
durable and does not spot with water; in fact it 
may be wiped off with a damp cloth with perfect 
impunity. 
SHIPOLEUM 
Where a gloss finish is desired over the stained 
or natural wood. Ship oleum is recommended 
where paleness is not essential (in which case 
Hyperion or Palest Crysolite is advised). For 
the service department of the house where the 
wood is often left in the natural color. Ship- 
oleum should ahvays be used. Three coats over 
the natural wood will give the most satisfying 
results. This varnish is thoroughly tough and 
durable and is unaffected by heat and moisture, 
and although it is used in the highest grade of 
work, it is invaluable for hospitals, laundries, 
stables, etc. It is easy to apply and dries 
rapidly. 
EGGSPIEL-WHITE AND IVORY EGGSHEL- 
WHITE ENAMEL 
Where an enamel finish is desired for the 
standing woodwork, this product supplies an 
eggshell gloss finish in the soft ivory tone seen 
on the woodwork of the really old Colonial 
houses, or, may be secured in the pure white. 
This enamel supplies an effect heretofore obtain¬ 
able pnly by careful polishing at the hands of 
skilled workmen. With Epsshcl-White this is 
obtained by simply spreading the material with a 
brush. It is therefore a most economical as well 
as a most exquisite finish. Chicago Varnish 
Company's Plat Lead should always be used for 
under coats excepting in bath tubs. 
SUPREMIS AND FLORSATIN 
1 hese two floor finishes made by the Chicago 
Varnish Company are recognized as the most 
durable as well as the most beautiful on the 
market. Supremis is a gloss finish; Florsatin has 
the full beauty of wax. 
Write for “Architectural Finishes” and booklet 
on the treatment of floors. These will supply 
you with full information in regard to the pro¬ 
ducts of the Chicago Varnish Company. 
If you are contemplating building or remodell¬ 
ing, write to Margaret Greenleaf, Consulting- 
Decorator of the Chicago Varnish Company, 32 
Vesey Street, New York. Send, if possible," a 
rough draft of your floor plans, stating exposures 
and dimensions of rooms; also character of 
wood to be employed for floors and standing- 
woodwork. You will receive complete sugges¬ 
tions for wood finish, wall treatment, drapery 
materials, tiles and fixtures for use in your 
house. Send ten cents to cover postage" for 
“Home Ideals,” a booklet prepared by Margaret 
Greenleaf for Chicago Varnish Company. 
The Chicago Varnish Company’s address in 
New York is 32 Vesey Street; in Chicago, 31 
Dearborn Avenue- 
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ORCEL1TE 
Has no competitor where the best 
ENAMEL FINISH is required. 
^or specifications see Sweet’s Index, Page 744. or get the Porcelites 
Book. Section E. 
THE THOMSON WOOD FINISHING CO. 
Makers of Enamels and Varnishes - Philadelphia 
Poultry 
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ably, in a magazine which circulates among peo¬ 
ple who own their own homes, and who are in 
consequence, interested in everything that goes to 
make the home a success; and as we publish only 
practical articles on this subject, every issue of 
House and Garden will be bought by possible 
customers of yours. Our special heading for 
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Poultry Department. 
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THE BEST SASH CORD MADE 
EVERY FOOT IS STAMPED IN RED 
SILVER LAKE “A” 
school yard. The result was a revela¬ 
tion to those interested enough to go to 
see the work done, and so great was the 
benefit to the children thus engaged, 
that this year the idea was carried out in 
four schools. Vegetables as well as 
flowers were grown, and in the majority 
of cases the beds would have been a 
credit to any professional gardener. 
Eighty-five dollars in cash were dis¬ 
tributed in amounts of $i to $5 each for 
the best work done. Mayor McAleer 
was present at the entertainment given 
in the Bethlehem Institute by the chil¬ 
dren, and as each winner was called up 
for his or her award he gave each a 
hearty shake of the hand and a pleasant 
word of encouragement. 
This year the work was not begun 
until February. The coming school 
year the campaign will be begun in 
October, for two principal reasons. 
First, it has been learned that boys and 
girls interested in this garden work are 
better pupils; are much more easily con¬ 
trolled, and have a respectful, dignified 
manner in the presence of their teachers 
and visitors who call to see their work, 
that children have not who are not thus 
interested. 
Second, to teach the children and 
through them the parents that there is no 
necessity of ground lying idle in this 
delightful climate, during the fall and 
winter months, and that it is possible to 
have flowers and vegetables every day of 
the year in the open air. Then, too, the 
promoters of the scheme have the 
thought in mind of teaching the children 
perseverance, the habit of sticking to a 
job until it is finished—an accomplish¬ 
ment they must all have if they hope to 
be successful in life.— P. D. Barnhart m 
Florists’ Exchange. 
JOSEPH BONOMI 
TT E was born at Rome in 1739 and 
studied architecture under the 
Marchese Teodoli. In 1767 he was in¬ 
vited to England by the brothers Adam, 
and was for many years employed by 
them as an assistant and architectural 
draughtsman. The acquaintance which 
he formed in London with Angelica 
Kauffman, then in the zenith of her 
fame, led to his marrying her cousin and 
ward, Rosa Florini, in 1775. When 
Angelica returned to Italy, after her 
marriage with Zucchi, the painter, she 
induced Bonomi to do the same, and he 
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