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October, 1919 
Have You Ever Thought of Building? 
There are a million people homeless, this very 
minute. In Armenia? Oh no. In America. 
People with money to rent houses, if the houses 
were there to he rented. But the real estate 
man smiles pityingly when they ask for his list. 
Are you one of them—these transient home¬ 
makers who think in terms of somebody else’s 
house—when you can get it? 
And yet—there's plenty of land, and brick and 
stone, and timber, and all the other constitu¬ 
ents of a real home—not a ready-to-wear house 
with the fulness in the wrong place, made 
to fit Mrs. Anybody’s rearranged furniture. 
Why don’t you go adventuring with 
The House Planning Number 
November 
House & Garden 
It shows interesting sidelights on this question 
of the hour—an English house—an Italian 
house—a South American home, patio and all 
—an article on Georgian and colonial architec¬ 
ture—a chat on windows. 
Wouldn't you like to know how to make the 
kitchen sanitary? How to instal the latest 
electrical equipment? Couldn't you he be¬ 
guiled by Venetian blinds, or the decoration 
of the bachelor’s room? Don’t you think 
there’s something fascinating about French 
wall furniture—old Jersey glass—Japanese 
flower and bird pictures? 
House & Garden has thought all these into 
photographs and text for you. Some of the 
things are priced. More of them could be 
bought for you by the Shopping Service if you 
wanted them. And as to building, the In¬ 
formation Service knows all the architects in 
the country by their achievements and their 
telephone numbers. . . . Doesn't the House 
Planning Number sound as if you wanted it? 
It isn’t money that makes the house beautiful 
— it’s knowing how. Read November House 
& Garden and you’ll see why on every page. 
If you’re going to build, rebuild, 
or only dream about building, be 
sure to reserve a copy of this House 
Planning Number at your usual 
newsstand. When? Why — Now! 
35 Cents a Copy 
$3.00 a year 
