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House & Garden 
BRASS ABOUT 
THE HOUSE 
ELIZABETH LOUNSBERY 
To this article on the decorative value of brass 
and its care we would like to add the ("forma¬ 
tion that by applying to The Shopping Service, 
House & Garden, 445 Fourth Avenue, New 
York City, you can obtain the names of the 
shops where these articles may be purchased, 
or purchase them through that service. 
The sticcess of an Adam room lies 
in its fldelitu of detail to original 
designs. S 2 ich fidelity is found in 
these Adam andirons. $35 a pair. 
Shovel, tongs and poker to match, 
$18 
Essentials for home comforts, which 
in the early days in America included 
cooking utensils and other household 
articles, that were necessarily brought 
from England, n'e have now adapted 
to more decorative uses, while those 
from Holland and Russia—the latter 
chiefly of religious significance—have 
likewise been perverted to ornamental 
purposes in the United States. 
The open fireplace, about which the life of the 
home centered in those early times, was equipped 
jvith brass appointments that, even in this day of 
improved heating, have their place by tbe open 
fire. In these the andirons.of characteristic Co¬ 
lonial design cannot be improved upon foi the 
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Three distinct 
types of book 
ends are shown 
here. The 
eagle, $12 a 
pair; the 
knight (left), 
$12; Queen 
T n n e flower 
basket, $8 
Ticisted candlesticks. $10.50 a pair; 
tall Somersetshire sliding candle¬ 
stick. $7; Jacobean candlesticks, 
1814" high, $35 a pair; smaller sizes. 
$5 to $14 a pair; old brass plates, 
$5 to $20 each, and the jug, $6 
V YING with the use of colored 
glass, Italian faience and the 
softer toned potteries, now so 
much in vogue, brass continues to 
hold a distinct place among decora¬ 
tive accessories. 
Aside from its attractive golden 
color, that varies according to the 
proportion of copper and zinc used 
in its composition, brilliant when cleaned and pol¬ 
ished, it is also desirable for its comparatively 
moderate cost, even in these days of inflated values 
resulting from the war. 
In the practical utensils of early American and 
English make and their reproductions as well as 
those of the Dutch and Russians, we find the arti¬ 
cles most desirable for modern decorative uses. 
Lanterns such as 
this with brass 
frames and gorn 
panes cost from 
$10 to $15 
Choi or coffee d la 
Russe is furnished 
by the samovar. 
With tray, drip 
boivl and silver 
lined tea pot, the 
samovar set sells 
for $18 
Sconces can be used 
in lighting a side 
wall where lamps 
or fixtures are im¬ 
practicable. These 
in 12" size, $7. 
Smaller sizes are 
correspondingly less 
