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House & Garden 
i'hisshop-markisinset inevery 
Berkey &Gay production. Itis 
thecustomer’s protection when 
buying and his pride ever after. 
Discontinued Designs in 
Berkey & Gay 
FURNITURE 
at Authorized Discounts 
T wice each year, a great Furniture Exhibition is held at 
Grand Rapids. To it come merchants from all parts of the 
country to select their stocks for the ensuing six months. 
Naturally, they want these selections to be fresh and different. 
They want new things to offer their customers. To satisfy this 
demand, manufacturers bring out many new designs at each 
exhibit. 
What Are ”Discontinued Designs”? 
Good furniture never becomes “out of date.” Artistically 
genuine, structurally sound, the passing of time serves only to 
enhance the worth of a Berkey & Gay piece. The styles of 
yesteryear are just as lovely today. 
But, obviously, we cannot continue to enlarge our lines 
indefinitely. In order that new designs may be added, others 
must be discontinued. This very fact helps to preserve the 
exclusive character of Berkey & Gay creations. 
How You May Effect 
MARKED SAVINGS 
There are not many of the discontinued pieces. But your 
Berkey & Gay merchant may have some—or some suites of 
which his stock is incomplete—which he will include in his 
August Sale. Among them, you may find just the piece to 
complete a suite or to carry out a desired decorative scheme. 
Quick selection is necessary. Reductions from the standard, 
uniform prices will prevail during this month only. Watch for 
your Berkey & Gay merchant’s advertising—or for the card 
shown below in his window! 
Authorized Merchants 
IVill Display 
This Card— 
cAnAugidl GlearanceSale of' 
FURNITURE 
at Authorized "Discounts 
Look for it! It is evidence 
that the store displaying 
it has been duly author¬ 
ized to participate in this 
event. You may buy with 
confident assurance. 
BERKEY ££7= GAY FURNITURE COMPANY 
444 MONROE AVENUE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 
New York Wholesale Showroom: IIS West 40th Street 
{Admittiincf by hiUr of introduction from your merchant or decorator) 
THE' DELIGHT oj DAFEODILS 
{Continued from page 88) 
and a very large delicate cit¬ 
ron colored crown. 
Lord Kitchener A large sized flower 
with a very flat and broad 
perianth of pure white, and 
a large crown of delicate pale 
primrose with a crinkled 
edge. 
Queen of the North A lovely flower 
with its very broad perianth 
of white, and a lemon col¬ 
ored cup prettily fluted. 
Sirdar A broad overlapping perianth 
of silvery white and a large 
straight crown of delicate 
cream color, fluted and 
frilled at the mouth. 
CLASS S. TAZETTA HYBRIDS 
Admiration Sulphur yellow perianth 
and a sulphur yellow eye 
with a scarlet border. 
Elvira Three or four flowers on a 
long graceful stalk. Broad 
white petals and a golden 
yellow cup edged with 
orange. Fragrant. 
Klondyke Yellow perianth and a deep 
yellow cup. One of the 
deepest and finest of yellows. 
Mignon A very distinct flower with 
its white perianth and 
creamy white cup edged 
with a deep orange scarlet. 
CLASS 6. POETICUS VARIETIES 
Cassandra A very fine flower perfectly 
shaped. A wide spreading 
perianth of pure white and a 
crown which is rimmed with 
lark red. 
Horace .\ most beautiful snowy 
white perianth and a dark 
red cup. 
Ornatus A pure white perianth and 
a broad cup with a margin 
of scarlet. Blossoms very 
early. Good for massing. 
CLASS 7. DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Suphur Phoenix A large double white 
flower with a sulphur center. 
Excellent for cutting. 
Van Sion Golden yellow. The most 
common double daffodil. 
Good for garden groups and 
also for cutting. 
A CHANGE 
oj AIR at HOME 
{Continued from page 72) 
between them. 
The fan can be of the oscillating type. 
The first swings from side to side and 
the second is stationary. Of course, 
the oscillating fan costs more than a 
stationary fan of the same size. 
When you buy a fan, being a motor 
equipped device, you must know 
whether your electrical current is A C 
(alternating) or D C (direct). Don’t 
forget this or you will lose time and 
effort by having the wrong thing in¬ 
stalled and get to hate the fan because 
you haven’t bought it intelligently. 
It is best to know, too, whether your 
voltage is compatible with your fan’s 
capacity, ' as well as knowing whether 
your electricity is “alternating” or “di¬ 
rect” current. If alternating, know the 
cycle and voltage of your current. 
Most fans come in three speeds, which 
are: slow, medium and fast. This en¬ 
ables you to regulate the air circulation 
at will and gives you a choice of hurri¬ 
canes or zephyrs in the home. 
In making fan connections, don’t plug 
from fixtures if you can possibly avoid 
it. Plug from the base board conveni¬ 
ence outlets. If you don’t know what 
kind of connection you have there, get 
the combination plug which has the 
thread plug as well as the blade plug, 
and then you can attach the fan con¬ 
veniently. 
At the high rate of ten cents per kilo¬ 
watt hour (KWH) the fan consump¬ 
tion of current will only cost you three 
quarters of a cent an hour, a meagre 
enough price to pay for sweetness of at¬ 
mosphere, comfort and health; for 
surely health is the outcome of clean, 
fresh air. 
Fans can be enameled, or finished in 
any way you like, to be a fitting adjunct 
to the rooms in which they are placed. 
Another prime requirement in the fan 
is the silent element. And the best fans 
are practically silent. The one in our 
studio never makes a sound and we 
dwell together in peace and comfort 
and we bless it every moment of our 
lives, especially this season of the year. 
One could get romantic over the elec¬ 
tric fan because of its bringing fresh air 
and all the things that thrive on it, 
but we think we have sufficiently placed 
before you the all-year-roundness of this 
device which was once just used in 
summer. 
