HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1913 
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How To Paint And 
Decorate Your Home 
Protection ana Leauty Easily Obtained 
By Using Scientifically Made Paints 
There are two main objects you want to achieve 
when you paint your house — the protection and 
preservation of the exposed surfaces, and the decora¬ 
tion of the building as a whole. Neither of these 
purposes can be sacrificed; both must be accom¬ 
plished, and with them is the ever-present question 
of economy. Today it is possible to accomplish all 
three of these purposes as it never was before. 
In the past there was much guess-work in the mak¬ 
ing of paint. The painter mixed a little “pure lead 
and oil,” put in some turpentine, naphtha or other 
“thinner” until he got it “about right,” and then 
applied it to the house. This was the method of our 
forefathers—but we do things better nowadays. 
Today things are done scientifically, and the mak¬ 
ing of “High Standard” Paint is put on an accurate 
efficiency basis. Scientific tests extending over a 
series of years have been made so that we know to an 
absolute certainty just the kinds of materials, the 
proportions of the ingredients and the methods of 
combining them that give the maximum efficiency in 
protection and permanent beauty. 
It has been scientifically proved that paint pro¬ 
tection depends, not so much upon the thickness of 
the coat, as upon the character of the coat. “High 
Standard” Paint is scientifically made to produce a 
coat of greatest protecting power. Being scientifically 
made, it not only gives better protection, but wears 
longer than ordinary paint. The variety and beauty 
of the colors assure the most attractive results. 
When you paint, see that “High Standard” Liquid 
Paint is used, and you will be certain to secure the 
best protection, beauty and economy. For further 
information and decorative ideas send for free copy 
of our illustrated book, “Homes Attractive from Gate 
to Garret.” 
For interior decoration paper has lost its favor, as 
it has been shown by investigation under scientific 
authority to be unsanitary. Calcimines, water colors 
and other finishes that cannot be washed are also 
passing, the preference now being given to Lowe 
Brothers Mellotone. 
Mellotone is a very durable flat finish and is sani¬ 
tary, washable and fadeless. It produces most beau¬ 
tiful effects and is not easily damaged. 
For your woodwork you will find Oil Stains most 
desirable, as they are very beautiful and do not fade 
as do the wood dyes. Enamel is also very popular, 
and can be had in either gloss or flat finish. 
Fur A er detailed information and suggestions, with 
illustrations, are given in our books, “Mellotone,” 
Homes Attractive from Gate to Garret,” and “Com¬ 
mon Sense About Interiors,” which may be had for 
the asking, by writing us or calling on the dealer- 
agent for “High Standard” Paint, Varnish, Enamel 
and Stains in your community. 
The “Little blue Flag’’ on every 
can is your proof of quality 
The Lowe Brothers Co. 
PaintMAKERS-VarNISHM AKERS. 
464 E. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio. 
0St0n - New York City, Chicago, Kansas City. 
The Collector’s Corner 
HERE have been appearing during 
the last year in many antique shops, 
that variety of table known as gate-legged. 
The number of legs may run from eight 
to twenty, and there may be drawers be¬ 
tween the middle sets of legs. These tables 
came early into use, following shortly 
after the cavalier and table boards. They 
were being made in considerable quanti¬ 
ties by the opening of the Seventeenth 
Century, and were produced in small num¬ 
bers till about 1850 in rural English 
districts. Now again their manufacture is 
being taken up, and in some of the Con¬ 
sular Reports, these are mentioned among 
the articles being made in the midland 
counties for the American market — being 
made and sold as antiques. 
The veritable English antique tables are 
without exception made from oak. An 
English authority on old oak says he never 
saw one that was not made of this wood. 
The old ones are of course very dark, 
heavy and put together with wooden pins ; 
the drawers overlap and the handles are 
the old bail or drop fastened in with wire. 
The wood need not necessarily be English 
oak, for please remember that Virginia 
oak in log and mast was one of our best 
export commodities very early in our 
history. 
The turning on the legs of these tables 
A gate-legged table of mahogany, probably 
of American Colonial manufacture 
varies too, those with twist legs being the 
most highly esteemed. The top was com¬ 
monly of the same material as the legs, 
and they were convenient tables, since 
when not in use they could fold up and 
be set against the wall. The feet to these 
tables vary considerably. They may be 
the ball foot or some of its variations, they 
may be the Dutch foot, or they may even 
have the grooving seen on the Spanish 
foot. Like the overlapping drawer, the 
style of handle and the wood, the foot is 
somewhat indicative of the age of the 
piece. The table shown is of mahogany 
with mahogany legs and put together with 
wooden pegs. Its proportions are odd, for 
it measures barely twenty-five inches high, 
and stools must have been used to sit at 
it with any degree of comfort. It is proba¬ 
bly of American manufacture, because of 
the wood of which it was made. Before 
1700 tables of this pattern were made at 
Philadelphia, one of the great furniture 
centers, of maple, of walnut and of button- 
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