HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October 
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N New 
and Better 
Wilather 
Strip 
J^JAKES pos¬ 
sible what 
you have always 
wanted and never could get — an air-tight 
and easy-sliding window. The 
Higgin All-Metal 
Weather Strip 
fits into the sash —not against it. The wedge-like 
metal projection “A” dovetails into the metal-lined 
opening "B” all around the sash. No matter how 
the window frame and sash may change from warp¬ 
ing or shrinking, the weather strip must remain 
air-tight and dust-proof. Can't wear through like 
others because the edge of “A” does not touch the 
bottom of “R. ” 
Window never sticks because “A” and “B” are 
different metals—“A” zinc, “B” bronze. No fric¬ 
tion as between pieces of the same metal. Then 
the sash slides against the rounded metal part “X” 
—not in a tight angle of wood. 
Where the sashes meet, the piece of spring 
bronze “C” makes their contact air-tight. 
Offices in all large cities. Measurements taken, weather 
strip delivered and fitted anywhere. Write for circular. 
THE HIGGIN MFG. CO. 
508-530 Washington Avenue NEWPORT, KY. 
All-Metal Screens — Steel or copper 
frames. Solid bronze wire netting. Metal chan¬ 
nels. Fitted anywhere. Catalog free. 
Landscape Gardening 
Prof. Craig. 
A course for Honie-makers and Gar¬ 
deners taught by Prof. Craig and Prof 
Batchelor, of Cornell University. 
Gardeners who understand up to- 
date methods and practise are in de 
mand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape Garden¬ 
ing is indispensable to those who 
would have the pleasantest homes. 
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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
Dept. 226, Springfield, Mass. 
What the Period Styles Really Are 
(Continued from page 212) 
orate over-mantles. The whole air of 
furnishing and decoration changed to one 
of greater lightness and brilliancy. The 
ideal was that everything, no matter how 
small, must be beautiful, and we find the 
most exquisite workmanship lavished on 
window-locks and door-knobs. 
One of the chief impressions of the 
style is that of great magnificence and 
dignity. There was always a combina¬ 
tion of the straight line and the curve, a 
strong feeling of balance, and a profusion 
of ornament in the way of scrolls, gar¬ 
lands, shells, the acanthus, anthemion, etc. 
The moldings were wide and sometimes a 
torus of laurel leaves was used. 
In the early style of Louis XIV, we 
find many trophies of war and mythologi¬ 
cal subjects used in the decorative 
schemes. The second style of this period 
was a softening and refining of the earlier 
one, becoming more and more delicate 
until it merged into the time of the Re¬ 
gency. It was during the reign of Louis 
XIV that the craze for Chinese decora¬ 
tion appeared. La chinoiserie it was 
called, and it has daintiness and a curious 
fascination about it, but many inappro¬ 
priate things were done in its name. The 
furniture of the time was firmly placed 
upon the ground, the arm-chairs had 
strong straining-rails, square or curved 
backs, scroll arms carved and partly up¬ 
holstered and stuffed seats and backs. 
The legs of chairs were usually tapering 
in form and ornamented with gilding, or 
marquetry, or richly carved, and later the 
feet ended in a carved leaf design. Some 
of the straining-rails were in the shape of 
the letter X, with an ornament at the in¬ 
tersection, and often there was a wooden 
molding below the seat in place of fringe 
Many carved and gilded chairs had gold 
fringe and braid and were covered with 
velvet, tapestry or damask. 
There were many new and elaborate 
styles of beds that came into fashion at 
this time. There was the lit d’ange, which 
had a canopy that did not extend over the 
entire bed, and had no pillars at the foot, 
the curtains were drawn back at the head 
and the counterpane went over the foot 
of the bed. There was the lit d’alcove, 
the lit de bout, lit clos, lit de glace, with 
a mirror framed in the ceiling, and many 
others. A lit de parade was like the great 
bed of Louis XIV at Versailles. 
Both the tall and bracket clocks 
showed this same love of ornament and 
they were carved and gilded and enriched 
with chased brass and wonderful inlay by 
Boulle. The dials also were beautifully 
designed. Consoles, tables, cabinets, etc., 
were all treated in this elaborate way. 
Many of the ceilings were painted by great 
artists, and those at Versailles, painted by 
Le Brun and others, are good examples. 
In spite of the great amount of orna¬ 
ment lavished on everything, there is the 
feeling of balance and symmetry and 
strength that gives dignity and beauty. 
Stanley’s Ball=Bearing Hinges 
Nothing equals them for 
hanging doors either in 
Big Public Buildings or 
Private Dwellings 
Two will frequently take the place of three 
ordinary hinges, and their action is noise¬ 
less and perfect. II Made in Wrought Bronze 
and Steel. 
THE STANLEY WORKS 
Myrtle Street, New Britain, Conn. 
New York Office: 79 Chambers Street 
Say: “White Lead My House” 
not simply “Paint My House” 
HI TE lead and linseed oil 
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true paint, natural paint. 
Pure white lead is the only known 
white pigment, which, when mixed with 
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Have your house “white-leaded ” 
(which means not only painted, but 
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of the white lead will be a certainty. 
Any tint can be secured. Ask the painter 
—he knows. 
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An office in each of the following cities: 
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Chicago St. Louis 
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