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Amazing Antique 
Oriental Rugs 
Such rarit ies are seldom 
seen; thick, sparkling, vel¬ 
vety. Some of my rugs are 
now in museilms, many were 
pictured in leading rug books. 
Volume of supply is off 90% 
since 1914, and will fall more. 
Persia is bare of antiques to¬ 
day. Each rug is a collector’s 
dream, the best of over 
10,000. That is why I have 
sold rugs in all of our large 
cities. Descriptive list on 
request; then, if you like, I 
will prepay an assortment 
on approval. 
1 JVrite (or descriptive list. 
L. B. Lawlon, SkaneaSeles, N. Y. 
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treatment and oak leaves and cones 
woven into a rich garland. In the two 
panels of the door frame which extend 
out into the brick, delightful wood carv¬ 
ing appears, squirrels forming a conven¬ 
tional half circle which finishes in a tiny 
branch, producing the nut which the 
squirrel is so cheerfully devouring. 
A delicate iron grille covers the window 
in the oak door, shown on page 43 , and 
the hinges and ring latch are of a very 
simple design of wrought iron, so well 
executed, so appropriately placed that 
you are scarcely conscious of it until you 
investigate the detail of the supreme 
beauty of the doorway as a whole. 
There are numberless places in and 
about the house where wrought iron may 
be used. Stairways within and without 
may very appropriately be made of this 
material, for it is one that yields easily 
to a graceful turn on a rounded flight or 
to a sudden twirl at the bottom of a 
straight one. Balcony rai s, window or 
doorway grilles, gates, fences, lamp 
standards, and all manner of hardware for 
hinges, escutcheons, and clasps are suit¬ 
able subjects for wrought iron. And the 
curious thing is that if we should look 
around the neighborhood, the chances 
are we would find some iron worker—a 
German most likely—who can work 
from our designs or, in the true crafts¬ 
man spirit, from his own. 
As for the manner, style and spirit of 
our wrought iron, let it be whatever we 
happen to like best. If we are fond of the 
gracefully dignified Englirh^and Colonial 
work, let us have that; if we lean toward 
the floresence of the middle French, let 
us use that, by all means; and in the same 
way, if we like the delicate tracer}’ of the 
Spanish or the richness of the Italian or 
the sturdy beauty of the south German, 
let us, for goodness’ sake, make our 
choice according to our own impulses. 
For right now we Americans are in a 
pretty lucky predicament. Having noth¬ 
ing in wrought iron definitely our own, 
we have everything in the world to choose 
from. Least of all should we try self¬ 
consciously to establish something with 
“true American significance.” When we 
have something to say in our wrought 
iron we will say it; but until then, we 
might as well enjoy letting those who 
have been saying it so beautifully for so 
long, say it for us. 
The Bungalow Problem 
Are You Redecorating ? 
Perhaps your rooms are done in a certain period 
or style. Sometimes it is hard to choose a picture 
or an etching which will harmonize and be in 
keeping with its surroundings. 
House 81 Garden will be glad to make suggestions 
and furnish you with the names of galleries and 
dealers who specialize in the different schools 
of art. 
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American style of architecture, which 
style conveys a great sense of refine¬ 
ment and good taste for the least ex¬ 
penditure of money than any other 
style that has been attempted in this 
country. On this building there was 
no necessity for decorative trim. The 
entrance portico is of the simplest 
character. On one end, off the dining 
room, the roof is carried down to 
create a porch. A simple lattice around 
the corner posts will afford a base for 
vims. Although the front elevation 
shows a fairly plain expanse of roof, 
the rear is broken into a pleasing re¬ 
petition of gables by the introduction 
of the second storey. 
This type of Colonial design was the 
logical expression of a sturdy, well- 
bred race of people who were forced 
by circumstances to build their houses 
as simply as possible, but, straight 
thinkers that they were, they put to¬ 
gether the materials that were at hand 
in a perfectly logical manner so that 
even their most unpretentious houses 
challenge our admiration today. The 
average “bungaleer” may safely study 
the work of this early period in his 
quest of material for his bungalow. 
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THE COMBINATION STUDIOS 
504-G Cunard Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 
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some minds is a house of Norman in¬ 
spiration. People with restricted archi¬ 
tectural outlook would naturally pre¬ 
fer a Victorian house with 1876 jig-saw 
fretwork or so-called “Colonial” mon¬ 
strosity, loaded with a surfeit of out-of¬ 
scale architectural “features” illogically 
applied, beacuse they are familiar with 
them. When pinned down to give a 
reason for their preference, they take 
refuge in the shibboleth of sticking to 
national tradition! 
Now the writer flatters himself that 
he has always staunchly stood up for 
national tradition in architecture, and 
Anglo-Saxon traditions of all sorts. In 
these pages he has urged a closer study 
of earlier American architectural tra¬ 
dition and its adaption to modern 
needs. But adherence to tradition is one 
thing, and falling into a rut is another. 
When a well known writer in an archi¬ 
tectural magazine, in his fervid pro¬ 
fessions of loyalty to national tradi¬ 
tion, decries the influx of French, Italian 
and Spanish styles in American domestic 
architecture, he needs to be reminded 
that national tradition has always grown 
and profited by the infusion of foreign 
elements, exotic elements, if you choose 
so to call them. Foreign infusion, in¬ 
deed, is its very life. National tradi¬ 
tion in architecture can no more stand 
still than can anything else in nature. 
It must either go forward or backward. 
Furthermore, it should be remember¬ 
ed that a very specific phase of Ameri¬ 
can architectural tradition is of defin¬ 
itely exotic origin. That phase is the 
Georgian style—which so many per¬ 
sistently miscall “Colonial”—a style that 
we have so commmonly used that we are 
sometimes tempted to forget that we 
did not originate it. It was brought into 
England from Italy and developed and 
modified under the aegis of Inigo Jones, 
Sir Christopher Wren, and their success¬ 
ors until it became a national institu¬ 
tion. Thence, in the natural order of 
events, it was transplanted to the Amer¬ 
ican Colonies. 
The illustration and plans of the 
house at St. Martins sufficiently tell its 
story. Apart from noting that the 
ramped wall at the northwest corner is 
intended to connect with the flower 
garden wall, when it shall be built and 
all the planting completed, it is unnec¬ 
essary to make any detailed comment. 
What is necessary, is that people should 
understand the value of fresh motifs 
in our domestic architecture and appre¬ 
ciate the value and meaning of just 
such instances as that before us. The 
house at St. Martins is not a reproduc¬ 
tion of any one Norman prototype. It 
is an adaptation of the manner. And 
it is just through such well-considered 
adaption that our national tradition in 
architecture has achieved its rich, ro¬ 
bust growth. It is just by such assim¬ 
ilation of exotic elements and properly 
digested adaptation of them that its vital¬ 
ity will be preserved. 
