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January, 1921 
Oriental Rug Essentials 
WITHOUT WHICH, NOTHING: 
1. Honesty: Age proves 
merit; new rugs are acid- 
washed, ironed. Old rugs 
were better made, finer 
material, no aniline dye. 
2. Quality: Thick like plush, 
rich in color, no blending, 
no stain. 
3. Beauty: No raw tones, 
velvety luster and texture, 
artistic design. 
4. Condition: No holes, no 
worn spots, no ragged 
edges or ends. 
5. Fineness: Not a factor ex¬ 
cept between rugs of same 
name, and then only when 
other factors equal. We 
can not compare Anatoli¬ 
ans with Persians; we buy 
both and for different 
reason. 
6 . Rarity: Buy no rug for 
rarity of name; buy only 
rarity of beauty, quality, 
condition. 
My rugs are their own salesmen, war¬ 
ranting my paying express. 
My customers are experts who do not 
look elsewhere anymore. 
Write for descriptive list. Rugs sent on 
approval for inspection without any obliga¬ 
tion to buy. 
Do You Know 
Period Furniture? 
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Mrs. 
Rutii Buckminster 
Williams 
ANNOUNCES TO HER FRIENDS 
THE OPENING OF 
HER STUDIO 
AT 
TURTLE BAY 
titiO East 48th Street 
ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING 
INTERIOR IIECORATOR 
L. B. LAWTON 
Skaneateles 
New York 
Thousands of Dollars worth of rugs sold 
to House <£■ Garden readers in the past 
ten years. 
are always correct. 
They set a standard for quality. 
Complete assortments at your 
dealer or write Dept. H-G for 
service booklet. 
HAYS and G REEN 
incorporated ■■■■■ 
332 FOURTH AVE NEWYORK 
Could you tell in which end of what century a chair 
belongs, just by its legs or the shape of its back? Or 
are you rather vague about period' furniture? 
Office IIoi us: 
NINE TO ONE OR BY APPOINTMENT 
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Do you arrange your furniture as well as you do 
your dinner-guests, or have you an unfortunate way 
of getting uncongenial pieces together ? And whether 
Chinese Chippendale gets on better with naive early 
American or sophisticated Louis Seize—is that a ques¬ 
tion that should be left to a better diplomat than you? 
If you need a little coaching on your dates in furniture 
history; if you want advice about anything connected 
with your house, from andirons to architecture; if you 
know what you want to buy for the house, but aren’t 
quite sure of the best place to buy it, just write 
HOUSE and GARDEN 
Information Service 
The Information staff will answer cheerfully and 
promptly the question that means delayed decision and 
perhaps a loss in time and money. House & Garden 
knows all the makers and sellers of interesting, decora¬ 
tive furniture. If anywhere in its pages you find a 
sofa, a serving table, a wall-paper that is a possibility 
for your house, the name of the shop that sells it, the 
price, and all the details of finish and construction will 
be given you promptly by The House & Garden In¬ 
formation Service. 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
Information Service 
19 West 44tli St., New York 
I have checked below the subjects I’m interested in. Please send me 
whatever information you have on them. 
..Period Furniture ..Painted furniture ..Pianos 
(Stated period desired) ..Garden furniture ..Phonographs 
..Wicker furniture ! [Screens ..Pictures 
Name 
Street 
City 
State 
H.&G. 1-21 
Leavens Furniture < 
The careful, discriminating pur¬ 
chaser plans a home that will become 
more beautiful as the years go by— 
which both in exterior and interior 
appearance will take on additional 
cliarm as it grows older. 
He selects 
Leavens 
Colonial 
Furniture 
for interiors knowing that like the 
house itself this wonderful furniture 
will grow old gracefully—remaining 
always in vogue and satisfying even 
the most fastidious taste. 
Personal preference may be exer¬ 
cised in the matter of finish. We will 
gladly supply unfinished pieces if de¬ 
sired to be finished to match any in¬ 
terior. 
Write for set No. 4 of illustrations 
and Leavens stains. 
