February, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
Japapxese Stencils 
{Continued from page 23) 
The little stencil lamp-screen shown in 
the illustration was made by a Japanese, 
and like the window seems to require the 
skilled fingers of the Japanese to do such 
delicate work, but these may also be made 
to order by a Japanese workman. 
There are innumerable ways of using 
these beautifully cut patterns, which I 
have not mentioned. Stencils of a uniform 
size and design which harmonize may be 
selected to form a frieze around an entire 
room. All stencils having the same motif 
may be selected, such as all peonies, all 
birds, all fish, all bamboo, all waves or all 
geometric designs; or two subjects, for 
instance, birds and flowers, or waves and 
fish, or a naturalistic and a conventional 
pattern may be alternated. There is an 
endless variety of ways in which these 
Japanese stencils may be used in the deco¬ 
rative scheme of a room. A screen may 
be made of them, a tea table may have 
one under the glass, in fact, one can in¬ 
troduce just as many stencils as one cares 
to use. However, it should be remem¬ 
bered that dignified restraint is better than 
over-elaboration, and it will be better to 
have a few well chosen stencils introduced 
into your decorative scheme than to have 
a surfeit of less beautiful patterns. ' 
There are stencils of various size, about 
10 ins. X 16 ins. being the most com¬ 
mon size. Some square ones measure 
about 14 ins. x 14 ins., and the largest 
of the stencil patterns measure from 15 
ins. X 25 ins. to perhaps 8 ins. x 36 ins. 
or thereabouts. The small 10 ins. x 16 ins. 
size is most easily procurable and costs 
from 50 cents to about $2 or $2.50 each. 
The large stencils of very handsome de¬ 
sign cost from $3 to $8 or $10, the price 
depending upon the condition of the sten¬ 
cil and the unusualness of the subject. 
One occasionally can get a pair of large 
stencils that are very desirable to use for 
a window treatment. Where one is able 
to secure a pair or sometimes, though 
more rarely, three, of a very handsome 
pattern, the price is usually considerably 
above that of a single stencil of the same 
size and design. 
Reminiscences of a First Year 
Garden 
{Continued from page 25) 
were three feet high, but the Amateur 
Gardener cut them back ruthlessly to nine 
inches, although I tried to stay his hand. 
He said this would give a better growth 
close to the ground, and eventually pro¬ 
duce an ideal hedge. The appearance of 
the hedge now quite justifies his severe 
use of the shears. The plants behaved 
beautifully — only ten or twelve refused to 
come to life. 
After the hedge was planted the Ama¬ 
teur Gardener used his spare time for dig- 
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