13 
January, 1921 
House & Garden 
CONDE NAST, Publisher 
RICHARDSON WRIGHT, Editor 
R. S. LEMMON. Managing Editor 
FEBRUARY AND THOUGHTS OF BUILDING 
B UILDING a house is one of the supreme 
experiences of life. It is not all a pleasure; 
disappointments and set-backs and unex¬ 
pected expenditures each bring their own little 
variety of trouble. And yet, when the house is 
finished and the owner enters in he is on the 
peak of enjoyment. That is, he is finally realiz¬ 
ing in concrete form what he has been anticipat¬ 
ing and idealizing these long months and years. 
It is the thinking of building that gives us the 
pleasure of anticipation—and February is a good 
month to stay indoors and dream over house 
plans. That is why the February issue is devoted 
mainly to building. 
In selecting the material a great number of 
tastes and pocketbooks and localities had to be 
considered. For example, the lead article is on 
Transplanting Architecture and shows how a 
house that comes originally from Kent can be 
adapted to an American suburb. In the Group 
of Three Houses is shown the work of Julius 
Gregory, three moderate priced houses in stucco. 
Frank Forster also contributes a country house— 
a little rough plaster house with a thatch shingle 
roof. An architectural detail that could be im¬ 
this issue 
In the February Group of Three 
Houses is a little stucco place 
with an enchanting doorway 
proved are rain water-heads and in 
many types are shown. 
Going inside the house—and one must plan his 
house inside as well as out—we find some remark¬ 
able English interiors, both in the Portfolio and 
in the group from Lady Sackville’s London home. 
There are screens displayed, too, and a fine selec¬ 
tion of mirrors from the shops. 
To complete the necessary trio we must touch 
on the garden. There are many kinds in this 
number and it is difficult to say which is more 
lovely and inspiring. Here a garden at San 
Marino holds the secret of Italy within its walls. 
Further on is an English topiary garden only 
thirty years old, a remarkable achievement in so 
short a time. The American magnolia is dis¬ 
cussed and so is the garden axis, a necessary 
feature in any landscaping scheme. The Gar¬ 
dener’s Calendar will be continued throughout 
the year, with its monthly reminders. 
This leaves us only a few lines to advise the 
reader about some of the other features—the splen¬ 
did article on the framing of pictures, the in¬ 
structive facts about filtering water for the home, 
and the collector’s corner of crown derby. 
Contents for January. 1921. 
Cover Design by FIarry Richardson 
The Backgrounds for Furniture. 
E. J. Kohn, Architect 
Antiques and Antiquing. IS 
Richard F. Bach 
The Interior of “The Homestead, - ’ Southampton, L. 1. 18 
Morals and Reproductions.. 20 
Dutch Colonial for Livinc... 21 
Dwight James Baum, Architect 
The Princely Cabinet. 22 
Gardner Teall 
Chair Legs of Five Periods. 24 
Fireplaces from Italian Villas. 23 
Using the Note of Red. 
Ethel Davis Seal 
Laces and Nets.. 
The Newer Lilacs. 
Mrs. Francis King 
Modernist Decoration in Paris. 30 
Subscribers are notified that 
be effected in less 
Volume XXXIX , i\o. One 
Pillows for All Occasions. 32 
A Little Portfolio of Good Interiors. 33 
Canopied Beds of Today. 36 
Hanna Tachou 
Inside a Remodeled Brownstone. 38 
Schmitt Bros., Decorators 
. 40 
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29 
A Bit of Old Italy. 
E. C. Dean & W. L. Bottomley, Architects 
The Storage Wardrobe. 41 
Verna Cook Salomonsky 
The Latest Laundry Lifts. 42 
Ethel R. Peyser 
Some Plants That Should Be Better Known. 44 
Flowers That Never Grew. 46 
Margaret Me Elroy 
A Garden’s Third Dimension.•. 48 
Richard H. Pratt, Landscape Architect 
A Group of Three Houses . 4q 
Dwight James Baum, Architect 
The Gardener’s Calendar. 52 
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than one month. 
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