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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 1912 
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paper of uncertain design as in the dining¬ 
room shown on page 12 , the curtains, 
covers, vases and other furnishings are 
usually unicolored. In the young girl’s 
room on page 13 the brightness of 
color is all in the woodwork, which is a 
vivid apple green. The wall is white with 
a tiny border of green leaves; a fuzzy rug, 
the curtains, the chandelier and bed-covers 
ruffles are also white with a tiny border 
of green. Similarly, in the Bertsch house, 
we find the woodwork of the entire hall 
a bright Yale blue, and the walls a vivid 
yellow. It is cheery, quite true, but 
whether the efifect is not wearing like a 
perpetual smile, is a moot question, as no 
one has yet tried to live in the model 
houses! 
Radical as the leaders of this new school 
may be, and irreverently as they seem to 
deal with tradition, they have yet careful¬ 
ly guarded the institution nearest and 
dearest to the German heart — the table 
set invariably and squarely before the 
sofa. The seat behind this table is always 
the seat of honor — perhaps because it is 
the most difflcult to reach—and every one 
knows that to do away with it were to 
upset the whole structure of German so¬ 
ciety. The members of the new school 
are radicals — not revolutionists. 
The Airedale 
{Continued from page 4 ) 
unless his general qualities were of the 
highest kind. 
The breed as now accepted by the ken¬ 
nel associations is somewhat heavier than 
in the days when it was unknown outside 
of the Midlands. A good specimen should 
weigh in the neighborhood of forty-five 
pounds and be about as tall as an ordinary 
Llewellyn setter. The body is short, with 
well-arched ribs and deep but narrow 
chest, giving plenty of room for the lungs. 
The shoulders are sloping and their every 
line is indicative of supple power; fore¬ 
legs perfectly straight and the feet com¬ 
pact and well padded. The hind legs 
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means “bunchy.” Skull wide, but rather 
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shaped ears set rather high. The muzzle 
is long, strong and firm and the teeth large. 
The Airedale is a wire-coated dog, with 
hard, stiff hair that is about an inch long, 
except on the head, where it is shorter 
than elsewhere. Beneath this outer pro¬ 
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soft, thick wool. His color is a uniform 
deep tan all over, with the exception of a 
patch of black or dark gray across the 
back like a saddle. The double coat was 
a strong asset to the Airedale in the sort 
of life for which his originators intended 
him, for it is a great protection against 
water, cold, briars and teeth. He will 
jump into creek or pond, swim across, 
take a couple of shakes and a roll in the 
(Continued on page 68 ) 
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