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House Garden 
y OTHING could be more appro- 
-i- ^ priate for Christmas, or more 
permanently beautiful and useful in 
i table decoration, than either the Eden 
f or Paradise patterns—both have added 
^ tremendously to the prestige of 
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I FRANCE 
i A quaint, original Pilgrim shape and 
I . a colorful Oriental motif. Rich in 
design, with a center of brilliantly 
plumaged birds of paradise in harmony 
with bright-colored flowers—these pat¬ 
terns are identical save that the Eden 
has a cream-yellow border, and the 
Paradise a soft blue. 
We suggest your interest for Christmas 
—a gift that combines the pleasure and 
satisfaction of a correct china service 
for a lifetime. 
Theodore Haviland China is hard in 
body and of unexampled durability — 
with such a glaze as w^as never before 
seen on French China—deep and 
I brilliant and creamy white. 
: Theodore Haviland China may be ptir- 
\ chased from any dealer in fine china, or 
: a dealer ivill obtain for you prices and any 
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\ as its quality might suggest. 
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2i’/y. y-1 round green leather collar looks espe¬ 
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THE DOG in the CHRISTMAS STOCKING 
ROBERT S. LEMMON 
P ERH.AFS not literally, but beyond 
question in a figurative sense, no row 
of expectant stockings ranged along the 
fireplace mantel on Christmas Eve should 
be without its representative of dogdom. 
Whether that mantel is in citj^ or country, 
in large house or small, there is some one 
dog that will fit into its environment as 
the hand fits the well-chosen glove. It’s 
just a question of picking the right dog, 
of the right breed, and handling him right. 
Rather a large order, do you say, this 
triology of requirements? Perhaps it 
seems so, on the face of it, but as a 
matter of fact the knowledge that it 
necessarily involves is far from extensive 
or difficult to acquire. In order that the 
puzzling points may be made clear the 
present article, which is the first of a 
series to appear in these pages, has been 
written. 
“ Choosing the right dog.” What does 
that signify, and how can it be assured? 
Well, it means for one thing a dog that 
bears a heritage of health and good 
breeding. The first is perhaps self-evident; 
no one in sane mind would knowingly 
select a dog or any other animal that is 
ill, lacking in stamina or otherwise in 
anything but a normal state of health. 
Which situation immediately suggests a 
dog that is country bred and raised rather 
than one whose life has been passed in 
cramped and perhaps slovenly city 
kennels. 
Again, there are the matters of age 
and sex. Here and there a mature dog 
will be the wisest choice, because he 
alone can be secured already trained and 
thoroughly settled in deportment. As a 
general rule, however, a puppy of two 
to four months’ age will be a wiser selec¬ 
tion, for he will be undeniably attractive 
in his own particular fashion and, being 
devoid of long-established habits and 
prejudices, can be brought up as you 
wish. It may be impossible to reverse the 
basic traits of a dog’s character even by 
early influence, but there is no denying 
that you can do much to develop and 
guide them along desired lines if you 
begin while he is still a pup. 
In the matter of sex, decision will have 
to be reached on a basis of personal prefer¬ 
ence in each individual case. Alale dogs 
as a rule are more independent and gen¬ 
erally masculine in character than females. 
The latter are inclined to greater docility 
and freedom from altercations with other 
dogs. Twice a year the female will have 
to be watched to prevent a compromising 
alliance, but the duration of this condi¬ 
tion is only from two to three weeks at 
a time. In intelligence and health the 
two sexes are about on a par. .\s to the 
purchase price, a female is almost uni¬ 
versally less expensive than a male of 
equal quality and age. 
Whatever the age or sex of the dog 
that you select, let him or her be well-bred. 
Not necessarity a potential blue-ribboner, 
unless you are ambitious to enter the 
show game; perhaps not even a direct 
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2177.- Excellent sleeping quarters for the puppy or the 
small to medium sized grown dog are provided by this 
•wicker basket, priced at $3.25 
