House and Garden 
Free Advice 
on Decoration 
T he unprecedented growth of the Correspondence 
Department of “ House and Garden” has necessi¬ 
tated the opening of a new Department which will 
be devoted to the interest of those who are building, dec¬ 
orating or furnishing their homes. Beginning with the 
new year “ House and Garden ” offers its readers a House 
Finishing, Decorating, Furnishing and Purchasing Service 
which is complete in detail and thoroughly practical. Full 
color suggestions for the exterior of the house will be 
supplied with recommendations of proper materials to 
obtain the results. For the interior, the treatment of 
standing woodwork and floors, the selection of tiles, hard¬ 
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recommended, with the addresses of firms from whom 
these goods may be obtained. Samples of wall coverings 
and drapery materials will be sent and selections of rugs 
and furniture made. When desired, the goods will be 
purchased and shipped to the inquirer; the lowest retail 
prices are quoted on all materials. 
This Department of Decoration is under the direc¬ 
tion of MARGARET GREENLEAF, whose successful 
work as an interior Designer and Decorator is well known. 
Address all communications to Editorial Department 
Winston Building - - Philadelphia, Pa. 
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dependent only upon good taste. One 
who attempts to make good color com¬ 
position with no more reliable guide 
than taste, can expect to accomplish no 
more than he who in music possesses a 
good ear but no musical training.” A 
thorough study of this little book will 
result in an unusual knowledge of the 
correct use of colors and of new com¬ 
binations which are found throuo-h 
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their relationship and affinity for each 
other. 
Among the sub-headings treated of are 
Contrasts — Color Proportion — Room 
Combinations—Continuous Harmonies 
Decorative Proportions—Period Uses 
of Color -Illusion Effect and Expression 
in the Use of Eines — Artificial Light¬ 
ing—Absorption and Reflection—Illu¬ 
mination Color Control. These are only 
a few of the subjects hut will give a 
general idea of the contents of this 
valuable book. 
CAHOBA 
'' I 'HE name of Aaron Burr chancing 
to be mentioned in conversation 
with W. A. Hawley, a young lawyer of 
Selma, Ala., he said: “Speaking of Burr 
reirinds ive of a visit I made a few days 
ago to Cahoha, the old-time capital of 
Alabama, where Burr spent considerable 
tiii’.e, and where he built a handson e 
residence, perhaps the finest in the place, 
unless the one owned by William L. 
Yancy was superior to it. When rail¬ 
roads began to he built Cahoha did net 
remain the capital of the State very long, 
and one by one the fair.ilies that had 
made the place famous for fashion, 
hospitality and learning moved away, 
and when I saw it recently it was a 
cotton held, with here and there the 
remains of an old brick chimney—not 
a house is left standing .”—Washington 
Star. 
A N efficacious and economical prep- 
^ ^ aration for spraying roses to rid 
them of insects may he made as follows: 
Eour ounces of quassia chips boiled for 
ten minutes in a gallon of soft water. 
Strain and add four ounces of whale-oil- 
soap, letting it dissolve as the mixture 
cools. Give the plants a liberal applica¬ 
tion of the emulsion, using for the purpose 
an ordinary paint brush. Let this re¬ 
main on the plants for ten or fifteen 
minutes and then wash or spray them 
With clear water 
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