HOUSE AND GARDEN 
324 
November. 
1910 
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You instinctively feel that 
there is something lack¬ 
ing in a room without a 
mantel. 
WOOD MANTELS 
harmonize best with the finish 
and furniture of the dwelling 
house. Stock mantels are made 
in all the popular hard woods 
and in every architectural style. 
For the Colonial house you 
can select reproductions of old 
models or new patterns de¬ 
signed in the spirit of the old. 
The finish is better—the cost 
less than made-to-order man¬ 
tels. For wood mantel sug¬ 
gestions for every room, con¬ 
sult our booklet 
“WHY WOOD MANTELS?” 
It will be sent free, if you address 
WOOD MANTEL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 
H. T. BENNETT, Secretary 
Room 1225, State Life Building, Indianapolis, Ind. 
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YOU’LL surprise your 
friends and you’ll have a 
delightful, healthful lunch if 
you serve Cheese-a-bit Pre¬ 
pared Welsh Rarebit, the only 
prepared Welsh Rarebit — 
dainty and appetizing. 
Simply add ale, beer, water or 
milk; heat in chafing dish or 
sauce pan, and serve on toast 
or crackers. 
Four packages, enough for eight people 
by Express Prepaid, Fifty cents. At 
your grocer or delicatessen. 10 cents a 
package—enough for two. 
THE CHEESE-A-BIT CO., Oswego, N. Y. 
Picturesque English Cottages 
and their Doorway Gardens 
By P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.G.TI. 
With a preface by Ralph Adams Cram. 
There is no more picturesque and charming phase of 
architecture in all the ages than the small English cot¬ 
tage with its inevitable garden. Mr. Ditchfield tells 
something of the historical side of this evolution of the 
cottage, describes methods of construction, the various 
types of roofs and chimneys, the designs and the flowers 
of the_ garden, the whole enlivened with interesting 
little bits of folk-lore. The book is full of inspiration 
for the home builder. 
A limited edition of 2,000 numbered copies, printed 
on heavy plate paper and bound in boards, half ooze 
leather. 
112 pages, 147 illustrations. Price, $2.00 postpaid. 
McBride, Winston & Co., Publishers, 449 Fourth Ave., New York City 
(Continued from page 322) 
had dignity, true beauty and the joy of 
life expressed in it. 
The French Revolution made a tre¬ 
mendous change in the production of 
beautiful furniture, as royalty and the no¬ 
bility could no longer encourage it. Many 
of the great artists died in poverty and 
many of them went to other countries 
where life was more secure. 
The style of the Empire is founded on 
Greek and Roman models, with the occa¬ 
sional use of the sphinx to remind one of 
the expedition to Egypt. Mahogany, rose¬ 
wood and ebony were chiefly used in mak¬ 
ing furniture, and there was a great deal 
A cupboard by Charles Cressant, who was 
perhaps the best decorative artist of the 
century and one who was mainly respon¬ 
sible for the exquisite figures in bronze of 
women so frequently placed at the corners 
of tables made during the period of the 
Regency 
of metal ornament upon it. Winged fig¬ 
ures, military trophies, allegorical figures, 
the Thyrfus, panther's head and claws, 
the sphinx, the bee, wreaths of laurel and 
swans all appear in the decorations. 
Swans were used on the arms of chairs 
and sofas and the sides of beds. Tables 
were often round, with tripod legs; in 
fact, the tripod was a great favorite. 
There was a great deal of inlay of the 
favorite emblems but little carving. Plain 
columns with Doric caps and often metal 
ornaments were used. The general char¬ 
acteristic was massiveness. The change 
in the use of color was very marked, for 
deep brown, blue and other dark colors 
were used instead of the light and gay 
ones of the previous period. The mate¬ 
rials used were usually of solid colors 
with a design in golden yellow. Some of 
the color combinations in the rooms we 
read of, sound quite alarming. 
Since the time of the Empire, France 
has done as the rest of the world has,-gone 
without any special style, but she too is 
feeling her way toward the future. 
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