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House & Garden 
Two New Books 
Bungalows 
By Edwakd L. Mekkitt 
1920 I 
EDITION DE LUXE | 
In which are the best of 1,000 pradical and distinctive f 
bungalows actually built for $1,000 to $6,000 and I 
adapted to any climate. Many exterior and interior i 
photographs, floor plans, dimensions, estimates and t 
a wealth of suggestions for bungalow builders. | 
112 pages, $1.00 postpaid. I 
EXCLUSIVE I 
COLONIAL BUNGALOW | 
AND RESIDENCE DESIGNS | 
Containing the finest examples of the new Colonial | 
bungalow—the only book published which features | 
this type of home. 50 cts. postpaid. I 
I—lAPPlLY, the bungalow has risen from the status | I 
* ^ of a home whose chief assets were its low cost I 1 
and easy upkeep, and passed into the realm of genuine ! | 
architecftural merit. Not only does its exterior follow I I 
accepted precedent, but the house throughout is better ^ 1 
planned, better built, and better to live in. I | 
It is to such modern bungalows that the two books noted above are devoted. I | 
Their author (formerly of the firm of Yoho dr Merritt, Architects) has \ I 
been practicing architecture for eighteen years. His skill and artistry have f 
furnished plans for homes in every State of the Union, and in several ( | 
foreign countries as well. The solid worth of his designs is infallibly ) | 
proved by the ever-growing demand for them by discriminating prospective I 
bungalow owners. I | 
Your remittance may be by money-order, cheque or stamps. It will be I I 
returned promptly if the books prove unsatisfactory. i | 
EDWAKD L, MEKKITT I 
^^oZ^IaLu 503 Empire Bldg. SEATTLE WASH. | 
Using Ciphers and Monograms in Decoration 
{Continued from page 68) 
In making choice of or in contriving 
such an individual mark or badge it is 
well to seize upon some attribute, some 
characteristic preference or some his¬ 
torical item that will lend itself to con¬ 
ventionalized treatment in decorative 
form. The simpler the design the bet¬ 
ter, as a rule, although many fairly 
complex motifs will lend themselves to 
organized design. Nevertheless, it is 
well to be aware of the complexity that 
militates against coherence. 
Such devices, if properly chosen, will 
be susceptible of execution in almost 
any material and may well be used 
architecturally in floors, upon walls, on 
chimney-pieces and overdoors, in win¬ 
dows, on corbels, on ceilings, for 
weathervanes and other exterior metal 
work, and in sundry other places that 
will readily suggest themselves to the 
interested reader. 
In addition to this fixed employment, 
one may use them, perhaps in slightly 
modified form, on silver, on furniture, 
on linen and in a score of ways besides 
which the individual case will dictate. 
Using them this way in a country house 
gives a sense of unity to the furnishings, 
decorations and equipment. 
SEEN IN THE SHOPS 
Among the many charming little accessories which mean so much in the home, the follow¬ 
ing have been selected by the House & Garden Shoppers as being attractive from both a 
decorative standpoint and price. In ordering, kindly^ mention number. Purchases may 
be made through the House & Garden Shopping Service, 19 W. 44111 St., New York City. 
(1) A tin scrapbasket, oval in shape 
and about 12" high, is hand decorated 
with Chinese motifs in bright colors on 
an old ivory background. It may also 
be had with dull old-fashioned flowers 
on the same lovely ivory background. 
The price is $12. 
(2) There were also seen some charm¬ 
ing and unusual little boxes, hand- 
painted in brilliant French colors. While 
made in this country they have that 
illusive touch which usually character¬ 
izes French things. They are made of 
wood and come in a range of sizes from 
those suitable as stamp boxes ranging 
through to cigarette size and even 
larger. Prices from $4.50 to $22.50. 
(3) In one shop was a particularly 
charming wooden serving tray, oblong 
in shape, hand-painted in a lovely soft 
turquoise blue with the antique finish 
and ornamented with fine gold tracery. 
The bottom is covered with glass. It 
measures 23" by 15". Handles are on 
either end. It may be had in any de¬ 
sired color. Price $18. 
(4) A collection of exquisite fragile 
little Venetian glass vases, no two alike 
in shape or design, comes in white and 
range from $5 to $25. 
(5) A pair of dull gilt composition 
candlesticks, antique finish with a mere 
suggestion of dull old blue most illu¬ 
sively introduced, would be suitable for 
the living room mantel. They stand 
14" high. The price is $15 per pair. 
(6) A serviceable bread tray, oval in 
shape in lovely old pewter, simple in 
design, 12" long, dull finish, may be had 
for $7.50. 
(7) A pewter muffineer is gracefully 
shaped. It stands 12" tall and may be 
had for $7.50. 
(8) A novel table decoration for 
floating flowers consists of a shallow 
glass bowl which rests on a tripod of 
wrought iron. The design is exceed¬ 
ingly simple and the’ edge of the bowl 
is irregularly cut in imitation of the old 
Italian pieces. The bowl comes in white 
and in amethyst Venetian glass.. $25. 
(9) Especially designed are wrought 
iron candlesticks, 3" high, holding short 
squat fat candlesticks. These candle¬ 
sticks are especially effective with the 
bowl mentioned above and are $7 each. 
Candles to fit it, in the usual colors, 
may be had for 60 cents, while espe¬ 
cially designed candles in.' crackled an¬ 
tique ivory effect are 90 cents each. 
(10) An Italian pottery jardiniere 
gaily decorated in' a variety of colors 
and gracefully shaped is 7" in diameter 
and 7)4" tall. Price $5. 
(11) A pair of pewter candlesticks, 
hexagonal and otherwise exceedingly 
simple’in design', about 12" tall, may be 
had for $20 a pair. 
(12) Particularly amusing, especially 
in view of the fact that birds are being 
used in table decorations, are charming 
little pheasant pepper shakers of chased 
silver. $14 each. 
(13) Chased silver salt dishes in swan 
design with glass lining may be effec¬ 
tively used with the pepper shakers. 
$12 each. 
(14) A Sheffield silver tea caddy may 
be had for $8. 
(15) A small round serving tray 
comes in Sheffield silver with open grape 
pattern, 12" in diameter, $15. 
(16) At present there is a great vogue 
for lacquered pasteboard boxes, either 
hand-painted or covered with novelty 
papers. They come for every conceiv¬ 
able purpose and in every size and 
shape, from the tiny stamp boxes to the 
most exaggerated hat boxes. Among 
the most unusual of those I saw was a 
tall cylindrical sunshade box made of 
heavy durable cardboard and covered 
with unusually rich paper in black and 
dull gold, lacquered. This also comes 
in a black background decorated with 
lovely French baskets and a charmingly 
colored band top and bottom. This 
may also be equipped with a hanger so 
that it will accommodate long fur stoles 
and scarfs if desired. It is beautifully 
lined with a harmonizing paper. 36" 
tall and 11" in diameter. $10. If 
shipped out of New York, $1.50 extra 
for crating. 
(17) Charming wooden toy boxes for 
children have a hinge lid covered with 
gay paper in red, blue or pink, and 
decorated with amusing cut-outs with 
a heavy coat of lacquer. 26" by 13" 
by 9" high. Price $15. 
(18) Convenient overnight hat boxes ; 
in heavy cardboard beautifully deco- i 
rated in black paper with charming 
prints or clusters of flowers and bas- j 
kets are effectively lined and equipped j 
with ribbons to hold the hats in place, 
with a metal handle on one end to ' 
carry it by. These also may be had in ! 
all black, and come either round, 15" 
in diameter and 6" deep, price $5, or 
square 13" by 6" deep, with a hinged 
lid, price $7.50. 
(19) Delightful cigarette boxes im¬ 
ported from France are shaped like lit¬ 
tle old-fashioned trunks with rounded 
lid. They are painted in delightful 
colors and inset with old French prints. 
These are lined with the old-fashioned 
marbleized paper like' that used in old 
books. 4)4" by 2}4"- Price $4.50 each. 
In Nattier blue, old rose and yellow. 
(20) Gaily painted trays, useful in so 
many ways, are also hand-painted with 
the same little French prints inserted 
and lacquered. 10" by 7J4”- Price 
$5.50. They come in Nattier blue, old 
rose and yellow. 
(21) For the dining table is a lovely 
oval mirror tray, 16)4" long, with a 
fence-like rim perforated and delight¬ 
fully engraved with bow and ribbon de¬ 
sign. It is of silver plated bronze. $35. 
(22) A hand tooled desk blotter orna¬ 
mented in gilt is 15)4” by 11)4” at 
$16.50 and 20" by 14)4" at $18.50. 
(23) A tooled leather pen tray in de¬ 
sign similar to the desk blotter is lined 
with glass and may be had for $15. : 
(24) Is a calendar also in the hand ' 
tooled leather at $10. 
