CONTENTS-NOVEMBER, 1908 
The Country Seat of Frederick Pabst. 
Aubusson Tapestries: Part I. 
Illustrations from the Chrysanthemum Exhibit of 1907, made by the 
United States Department ot Agriculture. 
Economical Ways of Using Cement with Decorative Effect. 
Winter Trees—A Plea. 
The Seductions of Old Silver. 
Building Indestructible Homes in Four Days. 
Automobiles: Making Repairs Underneath the Car. 
The Editor’s Talks and Correspondence. 
Day Allen PVilley . 
George Leland Hunter 
E. A. Trego . 
Helen Churchill Candee. 
Mary H. Northend . 
Latvrence LaRue . 
Harold JVhiting Slauson 
Margaret Greenleaf . 
Exterior Color for Shingled and Clapboarded House 
Finishing an Attractive Home 
Timely House Suggestions. 
Timely Garden Suggestions. 
Garden Correspondence. 
Selecting the Mantels for the House 
To Remove Dampness from the Cellar 
. . . . Leila Mechlin . 
. . . .John W. Hall . 
. ... W. C. Egan . 
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