April, 1914 
brushes and polishers in racks on the 
underside, and a small compartment in 
which bottles and brushes of blacking- 
can be stowed away. The chair may be 
had in either oak or white enamel. 
A Rug Fastener and Stretcher 
^ HE satisfaction of having a rug “stay 
put” and neither slide all over the 
floor nor turn up at the corners is denied 
to the average householder, because he 
has failed to find a fastener that is unob- 
tiusive and will not harm the rug. A 
neat and effective method of holding the 
rug to the floor, without damage to 
either, is found in a simple device, with 
two curved and pointed fingers, which is 
fastened to the floor by two tiny nails. 
As many of these little fasteners — they 
measure not much more than an inch in 
length and lie quite flat—as are needed to 
hold the rug are tacked to the floor 
about an inch inside the edge of the rug. 
As the fabric is placed over them, the 
curved fingers clutch the warp, anti 
gentle pressure on top clamps the fas¬ 
tener, stretches the rug, presses it flat and 
holds it in place. The fastener is as good 
for carpets and runners as for rugs. 
For Burning Rubbish 
HE disposition of rubbish is a matter 
for serious consideration both from 
the standpoint of safety from fire and san¬ 
itation. Especially is this true in localities 
where there is no municipal collection of 
refuse. 
The zeal of the housewife in dis¬ 
posing of waste paper and other trash 
by making a bonfire of them has often 
been responsible for a disastrous house 
fire. The up-to-date householder dis¬ 
poses of all burnable trash in a rub¬ 
bish burner, which eliminates the danger 
of conflagration and makes one entirely 
independent of the call of the waste- 
paper man. The burning of large quan¬ 
All the necessary small fittings are made of the new 
white enamel 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
tities of paper and trash in a stove or 
furnace causes an overheating of the 
pipes; also quite likely to result disas¬ 
trously. An approved style of rubbish 
burner is a large covered basket made of 
galvanized wire, with heavy iron sup- 
The towel rack is of opal glass, with white enamel 
ends and brackets 
ports that have been dipped in asphaltum. 
— a strong receptacle that should last a 
lifetime. The mesh of the wire is fine, so 
that it retains the papers till burned out. 
The rubbish burner may be lighted in 
any place where there is an escape for 
the smoke, and is specially good for out¬ 
door use. The prices range, according to 
Combination enameled tooth-brush rack and soap dish 
size and strength of basket, from two to 
ten dollars. 
Haircloth Upholstery 
AIRCLOTH is again used as an 
upholstery fabric, but instead of 
the black, shiny variety that was thor¬ 
oughly uncomfortable and hideously ugly, 
it comes in a number of different colors 
and designs and in a much less clumsy 
weave. Some of the pieces are so effect¬ 
ive that it is almost impossible to asso¬ 
ciate them in any way with the old- 
fashioned variety. Conventionalized fig¬ 
ures on self-tone grounds are shown in 
a number of good shades, and there are 
also striped patterns in which several col¬ 
ors are perfectly blended. Excellent re¬ 
productions of old chairs, including Chip¬ 
pendale and Hepplewhite models, may be 
had with the seats upholstered in this 
old-new material, and the effect is pleas¬ 
ing, to say the least. 
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A Cream and Sugar Holder 
A QUAINT little novelty for the 
breakfast tray or the individual 
tea-tray is a combination cream pitcher 
and sugar holder of silver. The little 
pitcher is made on perfectly plain lines, 
and is quite like an ordinary cream 
pitcher, except that there is a little com¬ 
partment inserted between the back of 
the pitcher and the handle that is just the 
size of the regulation lump of sugar. It 
will hold six or seven lumps, and the 
pitcher holds sufficient cream for several 
cups of tea or coffee, so that it need be 
necessarily limited to individual use. 
A Convenient Workstand 
OR the room in which a work-stand 
is a necessary and much-used arti¬ 
cle there is a most satisfactory little stand 
of mahogany that is extremely light¬ 
weight and easy to handle. The work- 
basket proper is not unlike an ordinary 
silver basket in size and shape, and has a 
cane bottom with mahogany sides and 
handle over the top, and stands on a 
framework about three feet high. A con¬ 
siderable amount of work can be accom¬ 
modated, and yet the whole piece is small 
and quite inconspicuous, even in a lim¬ 
ited space. 
New Telephone Stand 
O serviceable and popular have the lit¬ 
tle telephone stands proved them¬ 
selves that they are now being made in 
willow for summer use. The design is 
practically the same as in the wooden 
ones, with the shelf for the directory, 
telephone bracket and small chair that 
slips under the table, and the stands may 
be bought stained in any desired shade, 
as well as in the natural willow. 
The enameled bottles, with label attached, are sani¬ 
tary and their contents unmistakable 
