February, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
83 
F OR the library or living-room there is 
a useful table, the top of which folds 
over like the old-fashioned pier table top, 
and also swings around, showing a space 
underneath filled with games of all sorts. 
Cards, checkers, dominoes, chessmen, are 
only a few of the different varieties that it 
contains, and all of the necessary parts of 
the games are cleverly packed away in a 
comparatively small space. When opened 
out the top of the table forms a large 
square covered with green cloth, and in 
each of the four corners there is a sunken 
brass-lined ash tray. 
T HE evolution of the quaint old hand- 
woven rag carpet into really hand¬ 
some floor coverings has been most inter¬ 
esting, and the newest designs shown are 
not only inexpensive but wonderfully beau¬ 
tiful, both as to coloring and pattern. One 
style that is particularly worthy of notice 
is done in solid colors, including most ef¬ 
fective tones of blues and greens and 
browns, with borders about ten inches wide 
in a delicate design that makes one think of 
the lovely French cretonnes. Nothing in 
the way of floor covering could be daintier 
or more effective for bedrooms than these 
rugs, which may be bad in all of the regu¬ 
lation sizes. 
A WOOD box that is substantial and 
capacious, and at the same time un¬ 
obtrusive, is a recently designed piece of 
furniture that ought to prove popular on 
account of its many good qualities. It is 
of fumed oak, mounted on casters, and so 
well put together that the heaviest pieces of 
wood can be thrown in without doing dam¬ 
age. It does not occupy much space, as it 
is only twenty-seven inches long and 20 
inches from front to back, while its depth 
is six inches in front to about twenty at 
the back, with a top that slants correspond¬ 
ingly. While not strictly ornamental, it is 
quite suitable for use in a hall or general 
living-room, where comfort counts, rather 
than appearance. 
S OME of the most beautiful of the manv 
handsome lamps that are now being 
shown have standards of the exquisitely 
decorated Dresden china that seems to be 
coming into favor again for such purposes. 
The lamps are for use on desks or tables, 
and the standards are about three feet 
high, some rather in the shape of vases, 
others more slender but quite as effective. 
The shades used with these lamps are won¬ 
derfully elaborate, showing combinations 
of silks and beautiful quality laces, with 
gold and silver guimpes, hand-painted chif¬ 
fon over silk of a solid color, and lingerie 
effects in the most intricate designs. 
S OME new flower holders that may be 
used as ordinary vases and bowls or 
as centerpieces for the dining-table are of 
glass, and are fitted with silver rims and 
silver wire put over the top in crisscross 
fashion to hold the flowers in position. 
POULTRY DEPARTMENT 
The purpose of this department is to give advice to those interested in 
poultry. The manager will gladly answer any troublesome questions. 
Address “Poultry Department ” and enclose a self-addressed envelope. 
Hodgson Portable Poultry Houses 
WIGWARM Setting and Brood Coop 
For a hen and her chicks and while she is sitting. Gives 
protection from rats, 
vT- - ’r’TA skunks, hawks, and 
S’-fT '' other enemies. In- 
sures larger hatches 
J “ —has proved its suc¬ 
cess for 22 years. 
Shipped knocked 
down—size, 2x4 ft, 
2 ft. high. 
$300 
WIGWARM Brooder 
Hot-water and hot-air heating combined gives 
perfect ventilation—no danger of overheating— 
maintains even tem¬ 
perature regardless of 
cold outside. Used and 
endorsed by poultry 
experts and by experi¬ 
ment stations and 
such men as Dr. A. 
A. Brigham, Dr. N. W, 
Sanborn, Dr. P. T. 
Woods and Mr. A. F. 
Hunter. Size, 3x5 feet. 
No. 0 Colony Laying House— 
f«lP i9. llpnc Fitted complete with nests, fountain 
*■''*•* and feed trough. Sanitary — easily 
cleaned. One man can easily care for several hundred 
birds. Nicely painted—set up in fifteen minutes. A 
comfortable year-round house. In 
stormy weather the run may be 
covered, giving a protected 
scratching room. Size, 10x4 ft., 5 ft. 
high. 
$ 202 ® 
Five-Section Poultry House— 
10x50 ft. 
Sanitary, durablS, up-to-date—made of red cedar, clap- 
boarded outside, interior sheathed. Made in 10-ft. sec¬ 
tions, each fitted with roosts, nests and fountain. Open 
fronts, with canvas-covered frames. You can add sec¬ 
tions at any time. Easily erected. First section, $75.00; 
additional sections, $60.00 each. 
*1522 
E. F. HODGSON CO. 
Catalog Free 
\ Room 326, 116 Washington St., Boston, Mass .) 
1 Craftsman Bldg., 6East 39th St., 
Address all 
. i correspondence 
New York ) to Boston 
WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY 
Sample Package 25c. 
Large Package $1.00 
Postpaid 
MORY & THORN 
260 W. Broadway, New York City 
c re o w l> s 
The Uncle Tom’s Cabin of Business 
By Gerald Stanley Lee 
Everywhere Net $1.35 
Greider’s Fine Catalogue 
and calendar of fine, pure-bred poultry ior 1914. 
This book contains many pages of poultry facts.* 70 
different varieties, some shown in natural colors. 
All illustrated and described, tells how to make 
hens lay, raise and care for them, all about the 
Famous Greider Incubators and Brooders. Shows 
photo of the largest pou'tryfarm in Penn. Prices of 
breeding stock and eggs for hatching and supplies 
within reach of all. A perfect guide to all poultry 
raisers. Send 10c for this noted book on poultry. 
B. H. GREIDER, Box 26 Rheems, Pa. 
G. D. TILLEY 
Naturalist 
Beautiful Swans.FancyPheasants, 
Peafowl, Cranes, Storks, Orna¬ 
mental Ducks and Geese, Flam¬ 
ingoes, Game and Cage Birds 
“Everything in the bird line from 
Canary to an Ostrich” 
I am the oldest established and largest exclusive 
dealer in land and water birds in America and have 
on hand the most extensive stock in the United States 
G. D. TILLEY, Box H, Darien, Connecticut 
DOUBLEDAY PAGE & COMPANY 
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK 
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Bob White Quail, Partridges and Pheasants 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, 
Rabbits, Deer, etc., for stocking purposes. Fancy 
Pheasants, Peafowl, Swans, Cranes, Storks, Ornamental 
Geese and Ducks, Foxes, Squirrels, Ferrets, etc., and all 
kinds of birds and animals. 
WILLIAM J. MACKENSEN, Naturalist 
Dept. Y. Pheasantry and Game Park YARDLEY, PA. 
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