House and Garden 
Cottage Music Cabinet 
(A Suggestion) 
Our Specialty is 
Cottage Furniture 
y^DAPTED to shore and coun¬ 
try houses. Can be obtained 
unfinished or stained to suit the 
purchaser, and individual tastes 
may be gratified. 
A request will bring pictures 
of 200 distinctive patterns. 
Visitors are invited to inspect 
specimen pieces displayed in our 
warerooms. 
William Leavens 4 Co. Manufacturers 
Metal Garden 
Ornaments 
Lawn and Park Fountains 
Drinking Fountains 
Railings and Entrance Gates 
Gas and Electric Light Posts and Lamps 
Stable and Cattle House Fittings 
Flower Vases in Cast Iron and Bronze 
Statuary Settees and Chairs 
Tree Guards 
IVe issue separate Catalogue of each of the 
above vjhich vjill be sent upon request. 
The J. L. Mott Iron Works 
Ornamental T)ept. 
Fifth Ave. & 17th St. New York 
HAVE A GREENHOUSE 
Is there any material I can use which will 
be stronger than paper .? I do not care 
for the rough surface of burlap. I 
should like something showing a good 
color as I wish to make my rooms 
attractive with as little expense as 
possible. 
Answer: There is a material tor 
filling in cracks in the walls which you 
can obtain from the address I am send¬ 
ing you. This should be used before 
any covering is put on your wall. If 
you desire to cover them with a material 
which will hold as well as burlap, I 
would suggest a fabric which is like 
buckram in effect. It is very strong and 
has an attractive surface, one which is 
not entirely smooth, but nearly smooth. 
This comes in a good selection of 
colors and also in white and can be tinted 
with water color or oils, if a color other 
than the shades to be obtained isdesired. 
REGARDING REFRIGERATORS 
I live in a small apartment and find it 
necessary to place my refrigerator in my 
dining-room. Can you suggest any kind 
that I can buy which will not be an 
objectionable piece of furniture That 
is, which need not necessarily look like 
a refrigerator. I enclose a self-addressed 
envelope for reply. 
Answer: We have sent you by mail 
the address of a firm from whom you 
can obtain very satisfactory refrigera¬ 
tors. While these show clearly in 
appearance for what they are intended, 
they are much more satisfactory than one 
of more pretentious exterior could be. 
As the refrigerator is so important a 
factor in the health and comfort of a 
family, I would suggest that you use one 
of the kind recommended. A three or 
four leaf screen can be used in front of 
this, even in the smallest apartment. 
Select a screen, the frame of which 
matches the woodwork of your dining¬ 
room and fill in the panels with burlap 
of the same color as your wall-paper. 
SUITABLE TABLE COVERS 
I wish to find something in a silk or 
silk and wool brocade from which I can 
make myself a table cover to use on my 
dining-table between meals. I would 
like something without fringe if possible. 
I have tried to find a brocade material 
If only a leanto against a garden wall. 
You can grow grapes, flowers or vege¬ 
tables, whichever you like. Now is 
the time to build. Send for our green¬ 
house booklet. 
HITCHINGS & COMPANY 
1170 Broadway, New York 
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