January, 1917 
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Country Life 
Eight Color Manuals 
For 1917 
EACH OF THESE ARTICLES WILL BE 
A LITTLE MANUAL OF ITS SUBJECT 
FEBRUARY 
The Principles of Interior Decora¬ 
tion, by Frank Alvah Parsons. 
Illustrated with eight full page col¬ 
or plates, this article will explain 
the principles of interior decora¬ 
tion so that they can be applied 
practically. 
MARCH 
The Best Garden Flowers and 
How to Know Them. 
148 color pictures of the best flow¬ 
ers for the garden will illustrate 
this article. All the information 
necessary to the successful culti¬ 
vation of all of them will be given. 
APRIL 
Fruits for the Home Garden and 
Orchard. 
The illustrations for this article 
will show the fruits in their natural 
colors, and life size. It will also 
explain how to grow them. 
MAY 
Fish and Fishing. 
Th is article, from the pens of the 
most expert fishermen in the land, 
will be illustrated in color—will 
show the fish to catch in river, 
lake, and ocean, and will also pic¬ 
ture the most successful flies. 
JUNE 
The Rose for America. 
The rose number will show in 
color all the old favorites, as well 
as the new ones. 
OCTOBER 
A Color Guide for Oriental Rugs. 
The color illustrations will serve 
to make the text much more un¬ 
derstandable, and the combination 
of text and colored pictures will 
explain oriental rugs so that any 
one can know the good ones. 
NOVEMBER 
Our Own Dog Show. 
The dogs will be pictured in full 
color, and the points of each ex¬ 
plained. For the dog lover this 
number will be invaluable. 
DECEMBER 
Old Prints. 
Accurate reproductions of a num¬ 
ber of fine old prints will illustrate 
this article. The text will explain 
the value of old prints, and will 
tell why various prints differ in 
value, although apparently of 
equal worth. 
DURING 1917 COUNTRY LIFE WILL USE OVER 200 ILLUS¬ 
TRATIONS IN FULL COLOR, AND NEARLY 2,000 IN BLACK 
AND WHITE. 200 PAGES OF TEXT WILL BE ADDED. 
COMMENCING WITH THE FEBRUARY ISSUE EACH NUM¬ 
BER WILL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE SO COM¬ 
PLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE AS TO CONSTITUTE A 
LITTLE HANDBOOK OF ITS SUBJECT. THE LEADING 
ARTICLE FOR THE FEBRUARY NUMBER IS ON INTERIOR 
DECORATION, BY FRANK ALVAH PARSONS. 
COUNTRY LIFE devotes all the restless energy of its capable staff 
to creating a beautiful, helpful magazine for those who live in the 
country. 
You are Interested in Gardens 
Here is a magazine that devotes a great deal of space to them—to 
their planning, to the care necessary to obtain desired results, to 
planting and transplanting—to everything that will aid in the slight¬ 
est way toward the successful garden. 
You are Interested in Architecture and 
Interior Decoration 
Here is a magazine that secures articles by experts, that pictures in¬ 
teriors and exteriors of beautiful homes, that explain the principles 
of architecture and interior decoration—that will help you to add a 
wing or a sun-parlor, to decorate a reception hall in sumptuous fash¬ 
ion or a living room in simple style. 
You are Interested in Sports 
Here is a magazine that devotes space to golf and tennis, to riding, 
boating, flying, and all the rest of the long list of outdoor sports. The 
important amateur contests are described, and every number will 
contain something of interest to the sportsman. 
You are Interested in Country Club, in Horses and Dogs, in 
Everything that Pertains to the Country Home 
AND THIS IS YOUR MAGAZINE. 
Until Februeury 1st 35 cents a copy—$4.00 a year 
After February 1st 50 cents a copy—$5.00 a year 
Use the coupon to take advantage 
of the special short term offer. 
Three Months for One Dollar 
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Garden City, New York 
The New 
COUNTRY 
LIFE, Garden 
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