January, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
77 
in the school, and in the fall, when the 
sumach is in its glory, it has decorated 
many a festal table for my friends; for 
autumn foliage, especially in the red color¬ 
ing, is a rarity in this region. In the spring 
the dear little fuzzy pussy-willows are a 
delight to many a child and grown-up as 
well. I love to take my friends on “a per¬ 
sonally-conducted tour” around the gar¬ 
den, and my husband says I am never so 
happy as when I can show my wild corner 
to a new victim. I notice the “victims” 
enjoy it greatly, too. 
The birds appreciate it fully; they nest 
in the bushes and trees, or in the boxes and 
gourds which we have put up for them ; 
they drink and bathe in the pan of water 
which is daily filled for their use, and 
placed on a weather-stained shelf in the 
crotch of a tree; the robins are so tame 
that they run for the worms that I dig up 
and throw in their direction, and all the 
birds show their appreciation by their gen¬ 
erous singing and their friendliness and 
fearlessness. 
My own little folks love to play there, 
too, and in the summer the baby carriage 
or homemade canvas crib is always to be 
found during nap-time under a tree. 
This corner of mine is better than any 
medicine, too, for the work of keeping it 
in good condition is so health-giving, and, 
above all, it brings me closer to the heart 
of mother nature than anything else I 
know of ; it is such a joy to feel the dirt 
with my fingers; to sit on the ground 
weeding or planting, and feel the soft wind 
on my face, or the warm sun on my back, 
and to smell the green, growing things. 
Lillian S. Loveland. 
CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT 
Extracts from letters of inquiry 
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interior decoaating and furnishing 
Interior Decoration Department: — I 
am enclosing rough draft of floor plans 
of our remodeled home to you for 
advice concerning wall treatment, finish 
and color for each room, especially down 
stairs. According to former advice, ex¬ 
pect to use white in all but dining-room, 
which will be oak. Suggest treatment of 
hall, and also concerning paneling in that 
and in dining-room. 1 have marked di¬ 
rections, so that you can tell about light 
and sun. Expect to buy new rugs for 
living-room and dining-room, possibly for 
little daughters. Have blue rug for guest¬ 
room, one in green, blue and brown, also 
same carpet in brown and red with dark- 
blue ground, Persian pattern, which I 
would like to use for upstairs hall if all 
right. I shall be extremely grateful for 
advice and trust that you can answer very 
soon. We wish our home to be in good 
taste and homelike. 
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