HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 
DNS 
A Row of House and Garden Books 
A Practical Book of Period Furniture. 
By Harold D. Eberlein and Abbot Mc¬ 
Clure. J. B. Lippincott Company, 
Philadelphia. $5.00. 
Readers of House and Garden need no 
introduction to the authors of this book, 
nor scarcely to the subject, but in few 
instances has there been a book that justi¬ 
fies so completely its title. For of the 
plethora of books on period furniture this 
is the most practical and the most compre¬ 
hensive. In the beginning are pages of 
illustrations showing types of furniture, 
key plates to be consulted when reading 
the chapters that follow. Later there are 
plates showing the details by which a 
piece of furniture can be judged and given 
its pi oper classification. I he letterpress 
is arranged in a form equally handy. The 
dominant characteristics of each period 
are epitomized in the beginning of the 
chapter, and the varied forms in which 
those characteristics were expressed are 
set down in logical order with due refer¬ 
ence to the fabrics and materials em¬ 
ployed and the manner in which they 
were used. To these chapters are added 
others on Advice to Buyers and Collectors, 
Furnishing and Arrangement, and a con¬ 
venient glossary. In short, the book is 
such that no collector can be without and 
no one who desires to furnish a home in 
good taste should neglect to consult. 
In books of this nature, i. e., books on 
furniture and furnishings, one is often 
apt to forget that they are the product of 
a well-defined movement, a revision up¬ 
wards in taste. For those who do not 
comprehend the meaning of the periods 
and of the recent period revival, there is in 
this volume an introduction full of meaty 
thoughts. And quite apart from the 
practical value this book has is its sanity 
of approach to and handling of those 
things that are generally considered in a 
sentimental, dilletante fashion that leaves 
the reader sorely tried in patience and nof 
one whit more informed. If you want to 
know the periods, if you want to create in 
your house the atmosphere of the periods, 
here is a book that will prove invaluable. 
Early American Churches. By Aymar 
Embury, II. Doubleday, Page & Co 
$2.80. 
The need for an authoritative book on 
early American churches has always been 
felt by those interested in Colonial archi¬ 
tecture — that sole branch of early Ameri¬ 
can art which is really worth while — a 
need amply supplied by this volume of Mr. 
Embury. The number of old churches is 
fast diminishing, albeit a concerted effort 
by those who appreciate antiquity has 
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