of his lot. The garden area may be 
divided according to a variety of pre¬ 
arranged schemes. But how much saving 
could be made in help for such a garden— 
a single gardener and his assistant, prob¬ 
ably, could look after all the produce of 
flower and fruit and vegetable. The com¬ 
munity purse could easily support him and 
his help at much less per capita than 
would be necessary for each individual 
separately. Instead of duplicate lawn 
mowers, wheel hoes, etc., the community 
purchases a single equipment for all. 
One other factor that should be men¬ 
tioned is that of a private heating plant. 
An efficient unit might easily be con¬ 
structed at a material saving in first cost 
for each house, both in cellar space and in 
equipment. This could be run for the ad¬ 
vantage of all and could be taken care of 
at a saving to the individual. There prob¬ 
ably would be less waste in a unit heating 
plant for a small group of homes than 
where the individual owner tried to cope 
with this difficult problem. 
Mr. Keen, in an architectural treatment 
that is decidedly attractive, has offered 
many suggestions that are worth while for 
a private community building. 
Collecting Old Stained Glass 
(Continued from page 383) 
If desired, a short description with the 
date can be painted on the modern pieces 
of background adjoining each specimen, 
and this, if neatly done, adds considerably 
to the appearance and interest of the col¬ 
lection. Panes complete in themselves, 
such as small tracery eyelets, shields, or 
borders, can be used with good effect as 
center pieces to each panel, if it is desired 
that these lights should be removable they 
can be fixed in slender wood or metal 
frames, either left free for purposes of 
handling, or attached by screws to the 
woodwork of the windows in which they 
are displayed. 
There should be very little difficulty in 
thus acquiring the foundation of a collec¬ 
tion. From the first, two important evi¬ 
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So much is certain. The paint upon it 
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made their own shading-color, and, mak¬ 
ing it with difficulty, were never inclined 
to waste it. But the lead-lines made sharp 
contrast against the thin poor glass used 
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