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House ef Garde 
T he pride and comfort you will take in your 
new home depend largely on what heating and 
cooking equipment you select. 
Will your furnace fulfill every heating requirement? 
W ill your kitchen range be the last word in con¬ 
venience, adequate for all operations of cookery, up 
to the modern standard in design and finish? 
1 o aid you in choosing the best suited to your partic¬ 
ular requirements, we invite your use of our two 
service departments; the Kitchen l^lanning Depart¬ 
ment, under the direction of a Home Economics 
expert, and our Scientific Engineering Service on 
furnace installations. They have both printed 
literature and personal counsel to send you. A 
request from you on a post card will bring it. 
For your immediate information, we give a brief 
description of the five Sterlings illustrated in this 
advertisement. 
Scientific Sterling: 
The most successful single-oven gas or coal range 
made, occupying only 36 inches of kitchen space. 
Oven is 18 inches square. Bakes perfectly with 
either fuel. Can be purchased with the built-in 
Combination Gas and Coal water heater which saves 
room, extra plumbing and vent line connections. 
Double Sterling: 
Two roomy ovens on same level, one for gas and 
one for coal. Large four-hole cooking top, same for 
gas. An economical range to operate either in the 
large or small family. Considering its capacity it 
occupies but a very small amount of floor space, 48 
inches. 
Model “R” Coal Range: 
This is the famous Sterling, seen in thousands of 
store demonstrations, that bakes a barrel of fiour 
with a hod of coal. As it performs this feat, it will 
perform the smaller tasks in your home with pro¬ 
portionately greater ease and economy. Polished 
top. Patented broiler and many other e.xclusive 
features. Standard equipment. 
Sterling Gas Range: 
In models that meet different price and size re- 
(piirements. Don’t miss seeing the full white enamel. 
Have your new range equipped with the Thermo¬ 
static Oven Control to actually insure constanth' 
uniform heat. No overdone meats, no under-baking. 
Sterling Furnace: 
The Sterling Furnace is famous because it has 
cut the cost of heating almost in two. The Scien¬ 
tific Sterling Installation, plus the Sterling Furnace, 
take guess work out of heating. They insure summer 
comfort in the coldest weather at a smaller cost. 
The Descriptive Booklets, Engineering and Kitchen 
Planning Service—Local Sterling Dealer’s name, 
any or all will be furnished on request and without 
obligation on your part. 
All Sterling Products are sold with both a dealer 
and a factory guarantee. 
Sill Stove Works, Rochester, N.Y. 
Makers of the 
When You Build 
or Re-Model 
The loashahle walls and linoleum floor of this nursery arc beige colored. 
Blue curtains and brilliant yellow and blue china blend with the walls 
and the Japanese oak furniture 
NURSERIES and CHILDREN 
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grasp. In yielding to the fascination of 
miniature furniture it should be remem¬ 
bered that what can be climbed, will be. 
Chairs, cupboards, etc., should be well 
balanced, strongl}^ made, and, as far as 
possible, free from dangerous angles. 
Ladder-back chairs have their obvious 
invitation and corresiionding danger. 
A window box, adequately protected, 
is within the reach of most means, and 
will either supplement or partlj^ compen¬ 
sate for the absence of a special children’s 
garden. A wide window seat is a splendid 
feature in a nurseiy', and if the window 
ledge is also wide, so much the better. 
The seat itself may be built over a shoe 
or toy cupboard or a bookshelf. Where 
there is no window recess its projection 
into the room may be masked by flanking 
cupboards. The fitted cushion should 
have a washable cover. Sectional mat¬ 
tresses, which are inexpensive, mav 
serve for this purpose, and are also ex¬ 
cellent for those who love to lie on the 
floor, being both warmer and cleaner in 
use than a rug. 
It is difficult to estimate how much the 
development of a child's taste and 
appreciation is guided by the influence 
of his surroundings. Happy recollections 
leave a clear and persistent image, how¬ 
ever, and it seems worth while to ensure 
that this image shall be of things good of 
their kind, and, if possible, of real beauty. 
Since, however, tastes change as quickly 
in childhood as they do later, an elaborate 
scheme of decoration or a quantity of 
pictures, however well chosen, may 
ra[)idly lose hold on the interest. Drastic 
periodical rearrangement and alteration 
is equally undesirable. 
Colored friezes, nursery pictures in 
series, and painted furniture have their 
vogue, and in many instances a decided 
charm. Some, however, are astonishingl}' 
bad; and it must be remembered that 
when the noc-elty has worn off they merge 
rapidly into the background, and although 
this may come to be a cause for thankful¬ 
ness, it ishardly a justification for theircost. 
Washable curtains of organdie, dotted 
Swiss, linen or chintz can be kept fresh 
looking and are attractive made with 
knife pleated ruffles. 
This nursery in an English house has clear yellow walls with woodwork 
and furniture painted a deep royal blue. .4 well designed fireguard en¬ 
closes the hearth completely. Beyond are a tiny kitchen and bathroom 
