HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 
How often have you been annoyed 
and even embarrassed before guests 
by the gurgling and hoarse noises of 
your old style closet ? 
This troublesome feature of other 
closets has been entirely eliminated 
in the 
“SIWELCLO” 
Noiseless Siphon Jet 
CLOSET 
It is so constructed that, even with 
the lid raised, its flushing cannot be 
heard outside of its immediate en¬ 
vironment. Durability and perfect 
siphonage, so essential in closet 
construction, are perfectly combined 
in the “Siwelclo.” 
Tell your plumber you want it. 
He will get it if you ask him. 
Booklet 981 T giving full description sent gladly on your 
request. 
THE TRENTON POTTERIES CO., 
Trenton, N. J., U. S. A. 
Silver Lake A” 
Braided Sash-Cord 
(Name stamped on every foot ) 
Have your architect specify it in his plan, 
It won’t cost you any more, but will save 
you loads of trouble. It is solid-braided of 
cotton (no wasted; can’t stretch and is non-in¬ 
flammable. When the windows are being put 
in, or when you have to renew the other cord, 
look to see that Silver Lake A Sash-Cord is used. 
Silver Lake has been the accepted standard 
in U.S. Government braided cord specifications 
for 40 years. 
SILVER LAKE COMPANY 
87 Chauncy St., Boston, Mass. 
Makers of Silver Lake Solid-Braided Clothes Line 
(Continued from page 474) 
one with the courage of conviction to apply 
it. Examples and material are all ready to 
our hands. We need only study the parge 
work or pargetting so common in the six¬ 
teenth and seventeenth centuries in Eng¬ 
land. 
When Henry VIII, not to be outdone as 
a royal builder by his rival Francis I, began 
to rear Nonesuch Palace, he brought from 
the Continent skilled workmen in stucco- 
duro, who covered the new edifice, both in¬ 
side and out, with marvelous sculpture. 
This new fashion, introduced through 
pique, soon became immensely popular, and 
everywhere stucco ornamentation had great 
vogue. Native workmen soon adapted the 
new style to their own material — plaster of 
sand, lime and hair—and wrought designs 
that have lasted to our own day despite 
exposure to wind and weather. No one 
would deny that much of this work is gin- 
gerbready, but some of it is distinctly 
good and worth imitating. What the Eng¬ 
lish workman did with his “parge” or plas¬ 
ter of sand, lime and hair, we can do quite 
as well, if not better, with our materials 
now. It only needs a pioneer to blaze the 
way and exploit the fashion. This has 
already been done to some extent in Eng¬ 
land. Few, probably, would wish to see 
our stucco houses covered with a profusion 
of relief ornamentation, but doubtless 
some modification and adaptation could be 
advantageously devised to relieve the ex¬ 
treme plainness of many of our stucco 
structures that ofttimes look as though 
their very eyebrows had been shaved off. 
Another revival of an old process has 
also been attempted in several places in 
England—the scratching away of the upper 
coating of stucco so as to leave a design in 
the coat underneath. This “sgraffito” 
work was much practiced in Italy during 
the Renaissance. It, also, is one of the 
means of ornamentation within the reach 
of the modern stucco worker. 
What will be the future of domestic con¬ 
crete and stucco architecture none can cer¬ 
tainly foretell. The practical claims to con¬ 
sideration, in the case of both materials, 
are too obvious to be gainsaid. We may 
look for the use of both to continue un¬ 
abated. Modifications are bound to come 
and everyone engaging in concrete or 
stucco construction will bear a share, be 
it never so small, in hastening those modi¬ 
fications. Strict adherence to principles 
of constructional honesty and utility and, 
at the same time, due and ample regard for 
matters of esthetic import, will evolve 
styles that will answer our demands. In 
this period of reconstruction, where so 
many people are intimately concerned, it is 
worth while to weigh past experience and 
also to divest ourselves of some prejudices. 
Distinction in Summer Hangings 
(Continued from page 441) 
chosen with due regard to its suitability. 
A Louis XVI room could not possibly have 
arras cloth used in it, while it would be 
(Continued on page 478) 
¥F you are building or re- 
modeling your house your 
work will progressmuchmore 
satisfactorily and rapidly if 
you have expert advice upon 
the selection of wood finish 
for the trim and floors; also 
in deciding upon hardware, 
tiles, lighting fixtures, wall 
covering, drapery and fur¬ 
niture. 
You can have for the ask¬ 
ing the full service of Murphy 
Varnish Company’s Depart¬ 
ment of Decoration which 
includes practical advice on 
all of these points. 
Write today and send your 
blue prints or a rough draft 
of your plans to Margaret 
Greenleaf, Consulting Deco¬ 
rator for Murphy Varnish 
Company. You will be as¬ 
tonished at the complete color 
scheme you will receive. 
This is offered free through 
the courtesy of the Company 
to their patrons. 
Murphy Varnish Company 
stains, enamels and varnishes 
are the most artistic and last 
the longest. 
Address Department of Decoration 
Murphy Varnish Company 
345 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 
Yetsan Kennels Tel. 34 Oyster Bay 
offers remaining dogs, two King Charles, one 
year and one six months—two Prince Charles 
over one year; one Ruby brood bitch and one 
Ruby in whelp — reasonable to good homes and 
for pets. Addressed as above. 
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