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Louis QuatorzeVase of Silver 
I he delicate floral decoration and soft 
French-gray finish blend harmoniously 
with the dainty modern bed-chamber 
and boudoir. 
Made in three sizes, 14 and 16 
inches in height. 
Vases Forwarded 
For Approval 
Jewelers Silvers 5 w/LStationery 
Philadelphia 
Polishing Your Water Supply 
( Continued, from page 56) 
vent this hyper-fine sediment passing 
through into the filter. In order to 
catch this impure water with its fine 
sediment alum is often introduced into 
the filter to coagulate the fine sediment 
(as you have seen the white of an egg 
coagulate coffee grounds) and permits 
it in the “flock” to be caught as it 
passes through the interstices of the 
filter bed. 
Here you can easily see why you must 
be careful to give the filter manufacturer 
a graphic description of your water 
supply. 
There are some filters on the market 
(this caution is for the unfiltered com¬ 
munity) which only strain. Those fitted 
with paper, cloth, cotton, etc., are fine 
in their places, but you riTust know their 
places. 
One filter, for example, is said to be 
very speedy. However, in this case 
(this filter is attached to the faucet) 
you are admonished to let the water 
run for about half a minute, because, 
as the water ran through before, the 
collection of germs must be given a 
chance to flow out. In this filter the 
water flows in at one end through bone 
char and quartz and tlje next time it is 
used the current is reversed and flows 
back through the filter bed, self-wash¬ 
ing but carrying with it the bacteria 
collected on its last passage. Therefore, 
if you forget to let the water run for 
a time, you may get your stomach full 
of more potent germs than if you used 
the ordinary water with its occasional 
bacteria. 
Good filters in the last analysis spell 
“safety first” wherever they may be. 
For despite municipal intervention ac¬ 
cidents will happen, and even though 
the trouble be corrected in a short time, 
fifteen minutes can prove a real menace. 
Filtering, unlike sterilizing, does not 
take the life out of water or make it 
readily absorb odors and flavors. 
Remember, that some filters remove 
bacteria and the finest sediment only 
(the bougis type). Others remove sedi¬ 
ment of all sizes and bacteria, too; 
while still others kill flavor to boot. 
Discuss the point with your plumber, 
architect, doctor and manufacturer and 
water department. As with clothes so 
with filters: buy what suits the need 
and buy carefully after securing all the 
advice available. 
One might say pompously that the 
purchasing of a filter may be the pur¬ 
chase of life itself, or—facetiously—that 
the good filter takes the “imp” out of 
impure water. 
Magnolias to Bloom in the Spring 
(Continued from page 30) 
spring, magnolias should be set in the 
spring only. They are quick growers, 
but require a good soil as well as 
abundant light. The young plants are 
not hardy, and it is well to provide a 
winter covering for the roots, at least 
for the first five years. Although the 
wood can withstand considerable frost, 
the flower buds are easily injured by 
cold. 
Magnolias do best where they are 
protected from the cold north and east 
winds by windbreaks of pine. When 
they are planted in a deep, loose soil 
containing a little clay or loam, with 
good drainage provided, they should do 
well indeed. In times of drought the 
plants should not lack moisture, as they 
require a large amount of water during 
their period of growth. They should 
not be treated with animal fertilizer. 
Magnolias are propagated by seeds 
sown as soon as possible after ripening. 
The seeds are placed in boxes or pots 
containing light, sandy soil. The con¬ 
tainers are then kept at a moderate 
temperature and the soil maintained in 
a moist condition. The young plants 
have to be hardened off before they 
grow too old. 
If the layering instead of seed planting 
method of propagation is tried, several 
years must elapse before the layers have 
struck good roots. Such layers are 
girdled in the usual way before they are 
placed in the ground. It is also possible 
to graft magnolias, but this is seldom 
accomplished. 
The Past of Crown Derby 
(Continued from page 23) 
cester manufactory, was the leading 
Derby decorator. His flower designs are 
hardly to be surpassed and his landscape 
decorations are equally admirable. The 
landscape and figure medallions on plain 
colored grounds are much sought after 
by collectors. Lilac, pale blue, deep 
blue, green, pink and the rare canary 
yellow are especially characteristic old 
Crown Derby ground colors. The tea 
and coffee sets with borders of rich, 
transparent blue in combination with 
gilt are one of the distinctive features 
of Crown Derby. Fluted patterns were 
also favorite cup-and-saucer forms in 
the earlier porcelain. The sprig pat¬ 
tern was also one of the features of old 
Crown Derby. Kean probably intro¬ 
duced the patterns after the style of the 
Japanese Imari ware and these contin¬ 
ued through Bloor’s regime. 
Before 1770 Derby pieces were un¬ 
marked. In this year Duesbury adopt¬ 
ed a trademark in the form of a capital 
letter D in script. In 1773 this D was 
surmounted by a crown and was printed 
in blue and occasionally in puce or gold. 
From 1778 to 1784 we find the D re¬ 
placed by an anchor, and in 1786, the 
crown alone with the word Duesbury 
above it and Derby below it. These 
form the marks of the First Period, 
1756-1786 (Duesbury I). 
The Second Period, 1786-1794 (Dues¬ 
bury II), marks begin with the crown, 
under which are printed crossed batons 
with six dots and the letter D below, 
also factory numerals. In 1788, the 
mark continued, varying in design and 
printed in blue, puce or vermillion. In 
1788, we find it in gold, in 1790, the 
number prefixed with the abbreviation 
number. 
The Third Period, 1795-1809 (Dues¬ 
bury II—Kean) combines a K with the 
D, and we find also, in this period, the 
mark of W. Duesbury (Duesbury III) 
in 1803, having the mark of the Second 
Period and the name and date, “W. 
Duesbury, 1803,” added above it. 
The Fourth Period, 1809-1811 (Dues¬ 
bury III), marks have unjewelled 
crowns with crown, baton, dots and D, 
with crown, D alone, or with crown 
and the word Derby. 
The Fifth Period, 1811-1828 (Bloor), 
marks have the crown above and words 
(Continued on page 60) 
