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Office building of TOelaware iS Hudson Railroad at Albany^ N. 
{Marcus T. Reynolds^ Architect) 
Keeping Upkeep Down 
I'he Delaware and Hudson Railroad is rich 
enough to be economical. It is curious, but true, 
that people who can afford it least often waste the 
most when they build. 
Notice how many public buildings, large or 
small, railroad stations and churches, built to 
endure, are roofed with slate. 
When you pay for a roof the chief thing you buy 
is protection. Slate roofs give perfect and per¬ 
manent protection. To put a short-lived roof on a 
“permanent” building is one way to lose money. 
Few home-owners build more than once. When 
they first build they seldom realize how important 
it is to hold upkeep costs down. Slate in the long 
run gives you the cheapest roof you can put on a 
house. Even its first cost is no greater than for 
any other material that can be compared with it 
for architectural beauty. It is fireproof, of course, 
and can be obtained in any color. 
May we send yon a booklet showing the 
varied indoor and outdoor uses of slate? 
NATIONAL SLATE ASSOCIATION 
757 DREXEL BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA 
The walls of this charming Louis XVI dining room are covered in original 
wood panels painted delicate gray and green. Over the mantel and doors 
are stucco bas-reliefs in grisaille effect. P. W. French b" Co. decorators 
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and colorful design showing many notable 
personages of the day. In one corner is a 
literary group—Dr. Johnson, Gold¬ 
smith, Smollett and the inevitable 
Boswell. Angelica Kaufmann with Gains¬ 
borough and Sir Joshua Reynolds is seen 
contemplating a little statue of love, while 
in another corner is Mrs. Siddons playing 
some prank on David Garrick. These 
and many other figures make up a de¬ 
lightful pattern. 
The delicacy of Louis XVI decoration 
was admirably illustrated in the charming 
little dining room executed by P. W. 
French and Co. Here the walls were 
covered with the original wood panels, 
painted gray and decorated with carGngs 
and festoons in soft greens. Above the 
simple fire place a bas-relief in stucco of 
playing cupids in grisaille effect. A pair 
of similar stucco panels were used over 
the doors. The two opposite walls were 
occupied by a pair of i8th Century 
painted panels—landscapes with birds, 
flowers and animals on a soft tan ground. 
The furniture is equally distinguished. 
Especially noteworthy as an example of 
the art of the cabinet maker of the Louis 
XVI era was the small carved and 
painted rectangular console table with a 
pierced apron and marble top. 1 he 
round table, carved and decorated chairs 
and tulip wood commode were quite in 
keeping with the beauty of the back¬ 
ground. 
Another interior that attracted con¬ 
siderable attention was the Spanish living 
room designed by William Laurel Harris. 
Here the reproductions of Spanish furni¬ 
ture and WTought-iron work, and the 
modern tapestries and silks were unusu¬ 
ally beautiful. 
An unusual attd colorful effect was achieved in this small space furnished 
to represent a study on a, ship. Furniture, accessories and painted back¬ 
ground are both decorative and appropriate. Chamberlain Dodds, 
decorator 
