House and Garden 
settle in the fireplace nook, will add 
much to the comfort as well as the ap¬ 
pearance of a room and can be con¬ 
structed at comparatively small cost. 
Made of any smoothly finished wood 
they can either be stained or painted in 
accord with the other woodwork and 
cushioned as one sees fit. A window- 
seat made into a chest is a great con¬ 
venience in a sewing-room or bed 
chamber. And while this carpentering 
or cabinet work is being done it will not be 
a bad plan to have glass, drop doors put 
in front of the linen shelves, for not only 
are they easily constructed but of value in 
keeping the linen dry and free from dust. 
October is, in fact, a time of wide 
activity, when everything seems to need 
refitting or replenishing, even though 
the house itself has been carefully over¬ 
hauled and renovated. It is the month 
of the year for the real home-maker and 
though it does bring vexing questions it 
offers large opportunities and pleasant 
reward. 
THE GARDEN. 
month. Crocuses, especially, should be 
bedded early to get the very best results. 
A few pretty winter-blooming roses 
prove very attractive ornaments for the 
house, and a great many succeed nicely 
with them. It will be found that the 
temperature of the living-room is about 
right for them—fifty to sixty degrees at 
night, and sixty to. seventy degrees dur¬ 
ing the day. The better plan is to get 
the plants in the fall specially prepared 
for winter bloom as they are then ready 
to be potted up and can be placed where 
they are to remain. There are a number 
of varieties admirably adapted for house 
culture and forcing, such as the Bride, 
white; LaFrance, rose; Magnafrano, 
deep rose: Catherine Mermet, pink; 
Baby Rambler, crimson; Augusta Vic¬ 
toria, white. 
This is a good time to look after the 
garden walks. These should be where 
they are needed, and if changes in loca¬ 
tion are to be made make them now and 
have that feature of the work finished be¬ 
fore the winter sets in and before the 
spring work opens up. Keep in mind 
the fact that if the walk is designed for 
use, it should be direct and convenient. 
Avoid circuity around the borders unless 
the walk is laid simply to permit of a 
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