House and Garden 
ON STARTING YOUR GREENHOUSE RIGHT 
Upon its right construction depends the suc¬ 
cess of your greenhouse. The importance of 
the right start is set forth in an interesting 
way in our greenhouse booklet. Send for it. 
HITCHINGS & COMPANY, 
1170 Broadway, New York 
SPEAR’S 
New Cooking Range New Warm Air Distributors 
Open Grates and Stoves for Wood and Coal 
Special Stoves for Laundry, Stable, Greenhouse, etc. 
Steam and Hot Water Heating Systems 
There are many reasons why you should have only Spear’s Heating and Cooking 
appliances—the most modern, efficient, and economical— In Your COUntry Home 
Write to-day for further information and estimates Hoteis and Institutions receive speciai attention 
James Spear Stove and Heating Co. 
1014=16 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. 
Galloway 
Terra Cotta 
AND Pottery 
Italian Pots, Sun-dials, 
Flower Boxes, Statuary, 
Vases, etc., for garden or 
interior decoration. 
William Galloway, 
3218 Walnut St., Philadelphia. 
Write for book, "Garden and House Terra Cotta," 
with copper engravings of many choice examples 
of the potter s art. 
A Butler’s Pantry Door 
should swing both ways; should close gently and 
without noise and stop at once at the centre 
without vibrating. The only wav to accomplish 
this is to use the “BARDSLEY” CHECKING 
HINGE. It goes in the floor under the door and 
there are no ugly projections on the door. 
JOSEPH BARDSLEY 
147-151 Baxter Street New York City 
the scheme I shall he glad to hear from 
you and submit further suggestions. 
FINISH FOR BATH-ROOM 
What shall I use to cover the wood 
wainscot in my bath-room It is plain 
three-inch tongue and grooved pine. 
It has been varnished in the natural 
color. I would like to make my bath¬ 
room all white. What shall I do with 
the wall above, this is of rough plaster. 
Answer: There are a number of 
firms making excellent finishing for the 
woodwork in bath-rooms, kitchens, etc. 
The names of the materials and the firm 
from whom you may obtain these I will 
send you. Paint your wall above the 
wainscot a pale green in oil paint, the 
ceiling should be white, all woodwork in 
the room should of course correspond 
with the wainscot. 
It will he necessary to use a varnish 
remover and cleanse the wood of its 
present finish. 
CONCERNING DOMESTIC RUGS 
I shall be moving into a new apart¬ 
ment on my return to the city after the 
summer vacation and am anxious to 
settle some of the essential points of its 
furnishing. The woodwork throughout 
is ivory white with mahogany doors. 
My furniture is mostly mahogany. The 
walls I wish to have decorated later but 
I wish now to go up to the city for a few 
days and select my rugs. The walls 
can then be decorated in accordance with 
them. 
I cannot buy Oriental rugs, first 
because of the expense and secondly I 
want large rugs in each room nine by 
twelve feet. I shall require five of these. 
Kindly recommend to me the style of rug 
you would advise. The rooms are not 
large but a nine by twelve rug would be 
all that is necessary in each room leav¬ 
ing a good margin of the parquetry 
floor to show. 
Answer: We are glad to supply you 
with the desired information as we know 
of a line of rugs which will come wholly 
within your requirements. These rugs 
have the durability of the Oriental, 
hand-woven ones. The weave is close 
and the pile is quite deep. They show 
faithful reproductions of the Kazak, 
Bokhara, Oushak and others. In 
colors, they are soft and beautiful. 
For your rooms in which you will have 
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