HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 
1914 
By a New Author of 
Brilliant Promise 
H. B. SOMERVILLE 
Romance, adventure and chivalry 
in the stormy days of old France, in 
which glorious love overcomes an ancient feud between two noble 
houses. The robust quality and charm of this tale of hearts 
courageous and triumphant love recalls the Stanley Weyman of 
“The Red Robe.” 12mo. $1.25 net. Postage , 12 cents. 
“The spirit of the times in 
which they lived has been 
aptly caught. The style is 
clean cut, devoid of trickery, 
and even masterly.” 
— Albany Argus. 
THIRD LARGE PRINTING 
The Blue Buckle 
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE 
Author of “The Red Mouse” 
“There is mystery in ‘The Blue Buckle’ that, ac¬ 
cording to his own admission, puzzles the cleverest 
detective in New York and the reader is likely, even 
though he possesses a considerable degree of acumen, to find him¬ 
self in the same predicament before he reaches the next to the last 
chapter.” — New York Times. 12 mo. $ 1.25 net. Postage 12 cents. 
Here are the FACTS about Mexico ! 
The Political Shame of Mexico 
By EDWARD I. BELL 
Startling disclosures of the innermost workings of the 
ring of politicians who held the reins of government up 
to the end of the Diaz Rule, and the inside story of the 
present involved state >of affairs. The author was a 
newspaper editor and publisher in Mexico City. 
Illustrated. 8vo. $2.00 net. Postage, 20c. 
The Real Mexico 
By HAMILTON FYFE 
Special Correspondent of the London Times. 
"This book is receiving high praise and 
it deserves it because it deals sanely with 
events in Mexico since the fall of Diaz.”— 
New York Sun. 
12mo. $1.25 net Postage , 12 cents. 
The Gardener’s Pocket Manual 
By F. F. ROCKWELL 
This efficient and practical little 
book is intended to be carried in the 
tool basket for reference in garden 
operations and is designed to give the gardener definite information where and when 
he needs it. Bound in Water-proof and Dirt-proof Cloth. Small 12 mo. 75 cents net. 
Postage, 10 cents. 
Definite Directions for Planning, Arrang¬ 
ing and Equipping the Modern 
Labor-Saving Kitchen 
By GEORGE BOYNTON CHILD 
Of the Housekeeping Experiment Station. 
It covers every possible situation and resource, whether you live 
in the city where gas and electricity are available or in some remote 
region where modern conveniences are impossible. Illustrated with 
Photographs and Diagrams. $ 1.25 net. Postage If cents. 
The Efficient Kitchen 
House Furnishing and 
Decoration 
By ABBOTT McCLURE and H. D. EBERLEIN 
The authors have kept in mind, above all other 
considerations, the desirability of showing what 
may be done by a combination of clever construc¬ 
tive ideas with limited means. Ingenuity and taste, 
rather than costiliness, form the keynote. 
Illustrated with Photographs. 260 pp. $1.50 net. 
Postage, 10c. 
Modern City Planning and 
Maintenance By frank koester 
Mr. Koester has written a pioneer work founded on 
his wide experience in this country and in Germany, 
where he has long been identified with the city plan¬ 
ning movement. No work more important or bene¬ 
ficial to a city can be undertaken by any public- 
spirited citizen than to initiate or participate in a city 
planning movement. 
500 pp. 4to. Illustrated with over 200 Photographs 
and diagrams. $6.00 net. Postage extra. 
The Antarctic Penguins 
By G. MURRAY LEVICK, R. N. 
Member of the Scientific Staff of the Scott Antarctic Expedition. 
When Captain Scott made his dash to the Pole, Dr Levick 
remained in winter quarters and devoted himself to a study 
of the animal life of the Antarctic, and the curious social and 
community life of the Penguins in their rookeries. Illustrated 
with remarkable photographs. 12 mo. $ 1.50 net. Postage 10 cents. 
AT ALL BOOKSELLERS SEND FOR SPRING CATALOGUE 
McBRIDE, NAST & CO., Publishers, NEW YORK 
THE HOUSE FURNISHER’S 
BULLETIN 
New York is the market place of the world 
and into its shops, great and small, pour all the 
best products of the artisan, the decorator, and 
the furniture maker. All that goes toward mak¬ 
ing the home of' good taste may be purchased in 
this city. To give the readers advantage of the 
city’s shops, the sharp eyes of experts are to be 
constantly employed in ferreting out for this col¬ 
umn all that goes to make the house distinctive. 
A DINNER gong that is quite novel 
and that has the additional advan¬ 
tages of being small and inexpensive, is 
supplied with notes corresponding to those 
of a bugle, so that bugle calls can be 
sounded on it. It is made in the new 
shape that is intended to be kept on a side 
table, and is only about twelve inches 
long and six wide, and stands about four 
inches high. A printed set of notes for 
five different bugle calls is supplied with 
the gong. 
L ONG-HANDLED dust pans of the 
sort generally seen only in hotels are 
now to be had for household use, and are 
particularly serviceable in the nursery, 
where almost constant brushing up of the 
floor is necessary. The dustpans are of 
polished nickle, with an edge that is thin 
enough to make it easy to brush up crumbs 
or dust without stooping, and, being sub¬ 
stantially made, will outwear various ordi¬ 
nary dustpans, and are well worth the dif¬ 
ference in price. 
R AG rugs for summer use have proved 
so satisfactory that new varieties are 
constantly being offered, and one of the 
best of these is a rug that is woven entirely 
in a single color. Instead of the usual col¬ 
ored border at either end there is a narrow 
border of a conventionalized figure that 
extends around the entire rug, and is sten¬ 
ciled on, not woven in. This is a pleasing 
change from the regulation floral border 
and makes a suitable floor covering for 
living room or library. The rugs can be 
had in all sizes, in grays, greens and 
browns with the borders in contrasting 
colors. 
A SUBSTANTIALLY made clothes 
hamper of natural color willow has 
a novel feature in a partition through the 
center that provides two compartments, 
one for the ordinary clothes that are to go 
to the laundry, the other for table linen. It 
is rather wider than usual, and is in reality 
a double hamper, as the top is also in two 
sections, and one side can be raised with¬ 
out disturbing the other. The idea is an 
excellent one that will doubtless fill a long- 
felt want. Another useful form of the 
hamper is of small size, rather high in pro¬ 
portion to its width, and intended for the 
guest-room or the bathroom used by 
guests. 
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