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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1914 
The Exquisite Art of Stewart Iron Fence and Gates 
brings out the real character of your building and grounds. They are 
masterpieces of the Iron Worker’s handicraft. Not garish, but 
beautiful with the virile art of a well-poised design. They create an 
atmosphere of elegance and exclusiveness that no other improvement 
can produce, and add to the value of the property. 
Blue Prints, Photos, Book of Designs, Catalog, etc., sent Free, if you 
will tell us what you have in mind. A brief description of your prop¬ 
erty will be of material assistance to us in making suggestions. 
THE STEWART IRON WORKS CO. 
“The World’s Greatest Iron Fence Builders” 
Dept. F CINCINNATI, OHIO 
Iron Vases, Settees, Garden and Drinking-Fountains, Iron 
Statuary, Stable Fittings, Lamp Standards and Lanterns 
FOR THAT BOY OF YOURS 
Boys’ Book of Famous Regiments 
By H. A. OGDEN 
Author of Our Army for Our Boys 
With the collaboration of H. A. Hitchcock 
A spirited narrative of the history 
and exploits of world famous fighting 
corps like those in the Continental 
Army and the Civil War; the High¬ 
land and Guard Regiments of Eng¬ 
land; the Imperial Guard and Cuir¬ 
assiers of France; the Giant Guard of 
Prussia and Frederick the Great’s 
Grenadiers of Germany; the Cossacks 
and Preobrajinsky of Russia; the 
Dragoons and Jagers of Austria; the 
Alpine Infantry and Bersaglieri of 
Italy; Gordon’s Chinese Regiment; 
the Swiss Guard; the Garde Civique 
of Belgium, Canadian Dragoons, and 
the Army of India, etc. 
Illustrated in color and m, 
line by H. A. Ogden 
SI.50 net; postage 14c. ^ 
Listed in the Official Reading List of the Boy Scouts 
How the Engineers Defended 
the Great Hydro Plant 
By IRVING CRUMP 
Jack Strawbridge, a New England boy, is in¬ 
trusted with a valuable set of blue prints to 
deliver to an American enigineer in charge of the 
great power plant that supplies electricity to 
Mexico City. He accomplishes the task, but the 
drawings are stolen from the desk of their owner 
by a man with a scarred foot. After following a 
false clue that leads to the arrest of an innocent 
soldier the real culprit is finally apprehended. 
With illustrations by Leslie Crump. 12mo. SI.00 net. Postage 8 cents. 
McBRIDE, NAST ® CO., 31 Union Square North, New York City 
Jack Straw in Mexico: 
New Books on The Century Co.’s Lists 
From the Log of the Velsa 
By Arnold Bennett, author of “Clayhanger,** “The Old Wives* Tale,” 
etc. Fifty-two illustrations (four in color) by the 
author and by E. A. Rickards 
A record of the carefree wanderings and adventures of author and artist as the 
Velsa adventured the ports of Holland, Denmark, France, Flanders, and the 
English East Coast. Arnold Bennett’s gift of description, his sense of the rich 
variety which underlies every incident and experience, his humor, make this 
a chronicle for every wander-loving and holiday-loving American. Cover in 
color. Royal octave, 350 pages. Price, boxed, §3.00 net, postage extra. 
The Honest House 
By Ruby Ross Goodnow in collaboration with Rayne Adams 
For every one who wishes to create a home which is expressive of its owner 
and at the same time consistent in all its parts, true to a chosen style, and 
containing throughout the elements of good design. It deals, practically and 
constructively, with the problems of the average house-builder. Charmingly 
and very helpfully illustrated. Price, boxed, S3.00 net, postage 12 cents. 
The Study of Modern Painting 
By Margaret Steele Anderson 
In these pages the layman finds brought together, and briefly explained, the 
movements and the significance of modern painting, together with the work 
of the big men who stand for it. A concise and constructive survey of modern 
art, done with care and enthusiasm. The forty full-page illustrations show can¬ 
vases of the more significant modern artists. Price $2.00 net, postage 10 cents. 
The Life-Story of a Russian Exile 
By Marie Sukloff 
The remarkable experiences of a remarkable Russian girl, one of the very few 
condemned to exile in Siberia for life who have escaped and lived. The simply 
told narrative burns with a passion of feeling for the wrongs of her people. 
Thirty-two illustrations from photographs. 12mo, 350 pages. Price $1.50 net. 
postage 10 cents. 
New Fiction on The Century Co.’s Lists 
The Honorable Percival 
By Alice Hegan Rice 
On a steamer crossing the Pacific occurs the meeting between a 
young Englishman with a blighted love and an American girl 
who has left her heart at home. Read what takes place. Pic¬ 
tures by Crosby. Price $1.00 net, postage 5 cents. 
Little Eve Edgar ton 
By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 
Enter Little Eve Edgarton, in a shabby suit of boy’s riding clothes, a curious 
drooping little figure, standing by her father’s chair: that was the conventional 
young man’s first picture of her. And the love story of these two is the most 
absorbing and whimsical Eleanor Hallowell Abbott has told since “Molly 
Make-Believe.” Crosby illustrations. Price $1.00 net, postage 5 cents. 
The Charmed Life of Miss Austin 
By Samuel Merwin, author of “Anthony the Absolute,** 
“The Honey Bee,** etc. 
It begins in Shanghai, the modern Bagdad, during a riotous outbreak of French 
sailors. A charming American girl steps out from the safety of her hotel and 
falls headlong into an amazing series of adventures. It ends on the steamer 
for Singapore, with—well, just as you would wish a romance of love and ad¬ 
venture to end. Striking illustrations by Crosby. Price $1.35 net, postage 
10 cents. 
The Encounter 
By Anne Douglas Sedgwick, author of “Tante** 
The “encounter” is between Persis—an American girl of nineteen, very lovely, 
unconventional in thought and action—and three German philosophers, ex¬ 
pressing in their teachings the ideas of Modern Germany. A book of daring 
plot, and of that exquisite workmanship which characterizes all Anne Douglas 
Sedgwick’s writings. Price $1.30 net, postage 10 cents. 
Persons Unknown 
A mystery story for everybody by Virginia Tracy 
First of all a love story, but the story of a love harassed from the beginning by 
a mysterious murder; and the untangling of that mystery leads the reader 
through chapter after chapter of unexpected turns, sensational thrills, and 
puzzling climaxes. Illustrations by Raleigh. Price $1.35 net, postage 10 cents. 
Phyllis 
By Maria Thompson Daviess, author of “The Melting of Molly,” “The 
Tinder Box,” etc. 
Price SI.25 net, postage 10 cents. 
Of course, you are going to make this a Book Christmas — everybody is. Let 
The Century Co. ’s new Illustrated Catalogue serve you in all gift planning 
and buying. Sent to any address on post-card request. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
