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House & G ar den 
Department No. 44 
Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, New York 
Christmas 
Handkerchiefs 
All Pure Linen 
No gift more acceptable! 
Since 1855 McCutcheon's has been recognized as 
headquarters for Pure Linen Handkerchiefs of the 
finest quality. 
All Christmas Handkerchiefs are attractively 
packed in McCutcheon Gift Boxes. 
29. Men s, Pure Linen, generous size, $4.00 dozen 
30. Men’s, Pure Linen, Initialed,- .50 each 
31. Men's, Pure Linen, Corded effect, .50 each 
32. Men's, Pure Linen, Corded effect, 1.00 each 
21. Ladies', Pure Linen, Initialed,- 25c each 
22. Ladies , Pure Linen, Lace-trimmed, 25c each 
23. Ladies’, Pure Linen, Revere-stitched, 50c each 
24. Ladies', Pure Linen, Hemstitched, $2.00 dozen 
Immediate and painstaking attention is given 
to all orders by mail. Free delivery in U. S. A. 
The barn and the cottage, after sliding on skids for a quarter 
mile and a half mile respectively, met happily on the foundations 
of the house destroyed three or four years previously by fire. 
AN ARCHITECTURAL WEDDING 
A S a rule houses rise fresh from 
the ground with a no more 
tangible guide than a set of 
plans and specifications. But the ex¬ 
ception to this rule is becoming more 
and more popular. Houses are being 
made from barns, from cottages too 
small, and from old foundations; still 
under the guidance of plans and speci¬ 
fications, to be sure, but with the fine 
flavor of something that has lived 
and been lived with before. 
The example shown here is unique 
in that it is a growth from the three 
usual types of beginnings. The original 
dwelling burned to the ground several 
years ago and left a set of perfectly usable 
foundations. A barn of just the right 
size to serve as the main section of the 
house was found half a mile away and 
was dragged on skids to its new rest¬ 
ing place. (This dragging of a build¬ 
ing bodily, by the way, is not a thing 
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Window openings were pierced in A year after its completion the 
the barn walls, an east wing begun. house was on intimate and friendly 
and the cottage secured terms with its surroundings 
