HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1909 
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shade of green upholsterers’ velveteen. The windows to be hung 
with crinkled silk curtains over ecru net extending only to the 
sill line. A frieze showing gilded pine cones and tree tops in dull 
green against a blue gray sky line would accord well with the 
yellow tan grass cloth, or fibre paper wall covering which we 
will advise and of which we send samples. 
The floor covering in this room should be either an Oriental 
rug, or some one of the excellent domestic weaves showing blue, 
dull green and tan in small design. The tint between the beams 
of the ceiling should be a deep cafe-au-lait. 
For your living-room walls, since its dimensions are sufficiently 
imposing, we would recommend a figured tapestry paper in 
shades of dull soft blue, olive green, and gray. Overdraperies 
of dull blue silk over net next the glass of the windows, uphol¬ 
stering material of tapestry, following the design and color of the 
wall paper, would look well on the window-seat. 
For the hall a two-tone yellow tan imported paper, or the 
Japanese grass cloth of similar color is recommended. You fail 
to mention the wood finish used in the parlor, therefore we will 
reserve this suggestion until we have received this information. 
Regarding the purchase of 
your rugs we send you addresses 
and full directions for obtaining 
information about purchasing 
these. We also send a full line 
of samples of materials recom¬ 
mended, and addresses where 
these can be obtained. 
I am wondering if House 
CHINA and Garden will help me 
in the selection of so trivial 
a matter as the china for my very 
modest dining-room. The room was 
furnished in exact accordance with 
the suggestions your department sup¬ 
plied to me. The wall covering is in 
tones of brown, green and tan above 
the plate rail. The lower wall is 
wainscoted, the oak stained dull 
brown. The rug is in two tones of 
green (Wilton). The furniture is 
An antique, with leather seat, oak, stained brown like the wood¬ 
valued at $28 work. I cannot afford very expen¬ 
sive china. I would like you also 
to recommend to me the style of glass to use. 
We are glad to send you suggestions for the china you desire 
to select. There are many good designs made in what is known 
as open sets; that means that if at any time pieces are broken 
they may be supplied. Our first choice for the china would be a 
plain banded decoration. This may be procured in china of good 
quality and reasonable prices. The design shows a narrow gold 
line set on either side of one of apple green, or the plain gold band 
may be preferred. The green, however, makes a most attractive 
table and harmonizes perfectly with any floral decoration that 
may be used. It strikes a more cheerful note than the all white 
or white and gold above referred to. While floral decoration ap¬ 
pears on much of the more expensive china, it is not advisable, the 
more strictly conventional designs being in decidedly better taste. 
There are excellent sets of glass offered in many of the shops 
just now, comprising the full complement of table glass from water 
to liquor glasses. These range widely in price and pattern. 
Could House and Garden supply me with some special 
WALL advice regarding wall coverings which are not wall 
COVERINGS papers. I shall be very appreciative of any informa¬ 
tion along this line furnished me. I would further say 
that this department has been of infinite assistance to me in the past. 
We are glad to be able to promise you an article treating fully 
the question of wall covering. This will appear in the December 
number, and will be 
complete and prac¬ 
tical. We thank you 
for your apprecia¬ 
tion of the depart¬ 
ment. 
I am 
COLONIAL desir- 
FURNITURE ous of 
secur¬ 
ing some good pieces 
of pure Colonial furni¬ 
ture for a New Eng¬ 
land Colonial home to 
which I have recently 
fallen heir. 
Would you be kind 
enough to give me 
some information re¬ 
garding the style of 
straight chair which would be most appropriate to use in a living- 
room which has some Chippendale pieces. I would be interested 
also in some advice regarding the style of table I may use in this 
room. I do not want a large table. I would like as well suggestions for 
a mahogany sideboard, not too large. I have yet to pick up the other 
pieces for my dining-room, but would like the sideboard to begin with. 
I would like something with carved supporting columns and claw feet. 
For the living-room I am particularly anxious to have a typical 
writing desk, something with book-shelves above and the leaded glass 
doors is my idea, if this would be correct. Could you tell me where I 
could see cuts of this furniture. 
What character of wall-covering would you advise for the three 
rooms on the first floor, and the large central hall? 
We are glad to reproduce some photographs of typical pieces 
in line with those you are seeking. 
The sideboard shown is a genuine antique and is considered 
a bargain at $150.00. This piece shows the characteristics you 
describe—claw feet and the carved supporting columns. 
The bookcase desk shown in the photograph is an antique 
and is priced at $95.00. Any collector would be interested to 
obtain such an authentic piece. The same applies to the table 
shown in the photograph. This is also genuine and an interesting 
example of its kind. 
Regarding the wall covering we would say that you should 
limit your choice to the style of wall paper which is typi¬ 
cally Colonial. For 
instance, in the hall 
a paneled effect in 
two shades of gray 
would be suitable. 
The drawing-room 
opening from this 
should show an all- 
over design of leaves 
in gray on an oyster 
white ground, ton¬ 
ing well with the 
shade of the hall. 
For the dining-room 
a picture tapestry 
paper in dull blue, 
tan, smoked gray, 
and green could be 
used. For the li¬ 
brary on the oppo¬ 
site of the hall an 
embossed flock 
paper in Gobelin blue 
would look well. 
An antique mahogany card table worth $85 
