240 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1914 
S'eth Thomas’ 
(Blochs 
lines reflect the glory of 
the Empire period. 
The silvered dial, brass 
frame and beveled glass 
panels contribute to the 
pleasing simplicity of ap¬ 
pearance. The musical voice 
of a full-toned Cathedral 
bell proclaims the hours and 
half-hours. The movement, 
which is eight-day, will serve 
you loyally and honestly for 
a lifetime—a characteristic 
of all Seth Thomas Clocks. 
Your jeweler can show you the Empire 
or other Seth Thomas Clocks of satisfactory 
styles and prices. We will send a descriptive 
booklet on request. 
SETH THOMAS CLOCK CO. 
15 Maiden Lane New York City 
Established 1813 
i L -■ ... -- 
Garden and 
Hall 
Furniture 
Guaranteed to 
stand any climate; 
Marbles, Terra 
Cotta, Stones, etc., 
V uses. Benches, 
Sun Dial Termin¬ 
als, Tables, Foun¬ 
tains, Flower 
Boxes, Mantels, 
Statues, Reliefs, 
etc. 
Send 25c for Illus¬ 
trated catalog of 
295 pages. 
The best copies of 
the best originals. 
EUGENE LUCCHESI 
748 Leiington Ave. 
and 121 E. 59th St. 
NEW YORK 
Eat. 26 years 
or other defects; wide boards of wainscot 
and doors to be quartered (if of oak) ; 
all to be put together in the best manner 
and left smooth and perfect. All to receive 
one coat of paint on back before setting. 
“Mantel-Shelf — To be built in three 
strips i^4-inch thick, splined and glued; 
fastened by two expansion bolts let into 
corbels. (Or else shelf may be built of 
long flat stones, harmonizing with those of 
the fireplace. 
“Wainscot — To be of by 12-inch 
boards butted together, joints covered with 
battens; battens to be by iU-inch 
molded as shown, returned and coped at 
cap and base ; battens to be fastened at one 
side only so that boards are free to ex¬ 
pand and contract. 
“Baseboard — Plain, 6 by % inches. 
“Cap —To form frieze and plate-rail as 
shown; brackets at doors and windows. 
“Window's — To have plastered jambs 
with molded trim against window box; 
inside sill, l J /& inches thick. 
“ Door Trim — To be 1% by %-inch with 
two quarter rounds. 
“Doors — To correspond with wainscot¬ 
ing; rails and stiles to be i]4 inches thick. 
“ Hardware — To be selected and fur¬ 
nished by the owner; carpenter to set it. 
“ Ceiling — To have boxed beams, cham¬ 
fered at edges.” 
As to plastering, it may well be some 
unusual finish, for wallpaper is hardly de¬ 
sirable in such a room. It may be tinted 
with a color in harmony with the stone 
mantel; the coloring powder carefully 
mixed with the plaster before wetting, or 
dissolved in the water, in carefully meas¬ 
ured quantities. Perhaps the exact color 
of the pointing mortar for this would 
“pull the room together,” so that chimney 
breast and walls would seem part of the 
same organism. I have seen the last coat 
of plaster roughened by dragging a com¬ 
mon broom down the walls before the 
plaster was set; in a recent large New 
York church the last coat of plaster was 
laid on with a trowel but not smoothed; 
no trowel marks showed; the finish was 
exactly like the rough-cast on old stone 
barns. 
The subject of plastering, however, 
opens too wide a field for discussion here; 
we must resume it in another number, 
later in the series. 
There is coming a turn in the tide of 
feminism. If you would learn about the 
cultivation of a good old domestic virtue, 
read the article on growing plants for their 
scent in November House and Gar¬ 
den. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden 
means real floor-saving and 
rug-protection. 
The only casters which 
do fully what a caster 
should do are 
Feltoids 
Ordinary iron, rubber, wood and 
leather casters cost less than Feltoids. 
But the great ruin they cause makes 
them an extravagance in the end. 
The few cents you save by using 
cheap casters soon run into dollars 
in floor repair bills. 
The marless—noiseless—durable 
Feltoids give a service a hundred 
times more valuable than the extra 
price asked for them. Made of a spe° 
cially processed material, they are 
capable of bearing tremendous weight 
without losing their resiliency which 
eliminates floor and rug damage. 
There are no casters like Feltoids— 
none that can do the Feltoid work. 
To be had at furniture, hardware 
and department stores. 
Write for Feltoid Booklet No. 12 
THE BURNS & BASSICK CO. 
Dept. X Bridgeport, Conn. 
Landscape Gardening 
A course for Homemakers and 
Gardeners taught by Prof. Beal 
of Cornell University. 
Gardeners who understand up- 
to-date methods and practice are 
in demand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape 
Gardening is indispensable to 
those who would have the 
pleasantest homes. 
250-page Catalog free • 
Write to-day • 
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
PT. 226. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
Prof. Beal 
