House & Garden 
84 
Behind the Scenes—What? 
The Natural Positions of Furniture 
(Continued from page 80) 
this room faces the garden over which 
a great amount of care is generally ex¬ 
pended. Why not, if numbers permit, 
place the dining table over towards the 
window, where the meal is made even 
more enjoyable by the pleasant prox¬ 
imity of flowers and landscape work? 
If breakfast is also taken here it is sur¬ 
prising what an effect on one’s mental 
attitude is created by such an arrange¬ 
ment. The setting can often be en¬ 
hanced, if one has sufficient ingenuity to 
take advantage of the garden water sup¬ 
ply by constructing a fountain by or 
near the window. There is a peculiar 
charm in the music of running water. 
In bedrooms one generally finds that 
the arrangement of furniture, especially 
the beds, is more or less governed by 
the plans for which the architect is 
mainly responsible. Consequently, when 
a new home is being considered, a care¬ 
ful criticism of plans before acceptance 
will give the owner a greater oppor¬ 
tunity for a satisfactory solution. It is 
always best to avoid these conditions 
which compel placing the beds so that 
they directly face a window. In the 
case of the single bed, this can often be 
placed lengthways against a wall. It 
will be readily appreciated that such a 
position will give a much larger clear 
floor space with the opportunity for 
placing a convenient reading table at the 
head of the bed together with an arm¬ 
chair. An added advantage is that in 
smaller homes, when space for a boudoir 
is lacking, the atmosphere of one can be 
easily created by throwing a couch-cover 
over the bed during the day and using 
it as a day-bed, distributing the rest of 
the furniture accordingly. The position 
suggested previously regarding the writ¬ 
ing table is equally true in regard to 
the dressing table, with the exception of 
course of placing the chair with its back 
against a wall. The ideal place for a 
dressing table is across one end of a bay, 
so that not only the face receives the 
light, but also the reflection in the mir¬ 
ror. If one possesses a chaise longue, 
be careful that its position is such that 
the light reaches it from the head or 
slightly to one side. Nothing is more 
tiresome than to have an article of fur¬ 
niture which one uses for any purpose 
of reading or writing placed without due 
regard to light. 
It is impossible to give precise rules 
for the placing of furniture, owing to 
the fact that all circumstances are gov¬ 
erned by constantly varying conditions, 
but it is a matter not merely of good 
taste but of precise logic. Every part 
of the equipment of a home should have 
a reason and a purpose. Just as in the 
kitchen utility is made the first consid¬ 
eration, so in every other room of the 
home the furniture and its disposition 
should be primarily considered from the 
point of view of usefulness; nothing 
should have a place without a purpose. 
From this starting point proceeds the 
present development of domestic art. 
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Some representa¬ 
tive homes where 
Jewett Refrigera¬ 
tors are used: 
Arthur Curtiss James 
Newport, R. I. 
Vincent Astor 
Rhinebeck, N. Y. 
L. C. Tiffany 
Cold Spring Harbor 
E. J. Marshall 
Pasadena, Calif. 
S. Reading Bertron 
New York 
Guernsey Curran 
East Norwich, L. I. 
Cornelius Vanderbilt 
New York 
Mrs. L. Z. Leiter 
Beverly Farms. Mass. 
Wm. Fahnestock 
Katonah, N. Y. 
Mrs. W. L. McKee 
Bristol, R. I. 
Samuel Mather 
Cleveland, O. 
Mrs. R. H. Townsend 
Washington 
George Eastman 
Rochester, N. Y. 
John D. Rockefeller 
Pocantico Hills, N. Y. 
William R. Coe 
Oyster Bay, L. I. 
Sir Mortimer B. Davis 
Montreal 
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 
New York 
Sen. W. A. Clark 
New York 
Joseph Leiter 
Washington 
Charles M. Schwab 
New York 
J. Ogden Armour. 
Lake Forest, Ill. 
A. J. Lichtstern 
Glencoe, Ill. 
Mrs. John Hay 
Cleveland, O. 
John Borden 
Lake Geneva, Wis. 
Payne Whitney 
Manhasset, L. I. 
Wm. V. Kelley 
Lake Forest, Ill. 
T HE dining room is the sanctum of the 
household gods, the real heart of the 
home. There the service, appointments and 
food bespeak the true skill of the hostess. 
The things that meet the eye may all be 
perfect of their kind. 
But behind the scenes complete success 
may hang in the balance. If the food has 
been robbed of its full savor by imperfect 
refrigeration, or slight 
uncleanliness has add¬ 
ed its subtle, tell-tale 
flavor, then the hostess 
has not done justice to 
herself. 
In a matter so vital 
to the pleasure and the 
very health of family 
and guests, will any¬ 
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notable mansions, fine hotels and first-class 
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The Care and Propagation of Conifers 
(Continued from page 65) 
an individual, carelessly placed in the 
midst of hardwoods, is out of place; 
it seems forsaken and is not effective. 
,An entirely different picture is produced 
when conifers are placed in groups or 
when a few of them stand alone. Then 
their imposing and effective decorative 
qualities are brought forth. The effect 
is heightened when they are grouped to¬ 
gether; in fact, they are especially 
adapted for this sort of planting. 
Many enemies must be fought and 
overcome by these trees in the garden. 
Dust, smoke and gases which are lib¬ 
erated from coal only too often suf¬ 
focate them. During the winter they 
are easily damaged by a heavy snow¬ 
fall collecting on the branches and 
leaves. When these trees have damaged 
or broken shoots, a branch from the 
highest lateral shoots may be bent up¬ 
ward and tied in place. This will de¬ 
velop into a new vertical shoot. 
All conifers should be transplanted 
with the root balls intact, after which 
they are to be generously watered. The 
most favorable time for planting is 
August and September, but they also 
can be transplanted during the months 
of April and May. The holes in which 
they are to go should be made rela¬ 
tively deep, but manure of any descrip¬ 
tion is undesirable, and fresh manure is 
distinctly harmful. If the soil is to be 
enriched, humus should be added. The 
roots are not to be cut back, and only 
those that are damaged are cut off. 
As a rule conifers are propagated 
through seeds, but it is also possible to 
make cuttings when young shoots are 
taken. Cut off a twig near the stem, 
place it in damp sand, keep well shaded 
and cool with the soil sufficiently moist. 
Better plants are secured through seeds, 
but these are often not capable of 
germinating. This is especially the case 
with the pines. Germination can be 
hastened by a careful treatment with 
sulphuric acid. The age of the seeds 
has much to do with the ability to 
germinate. Those seeds which germinate 
with difficulty often remain a year in 
the soil and germinate in the second 
spring. On seedbeds the seedlings often 
suffer from parasitic fungi so that as 
high as SO per cent are lost. The seeds 
which are sown in the fall are best 
placed in seedbeds containing a rich 
sandy soil and protected on the north. 
The grafting of young pines can not 
be carried out in the open while the 
trees stand in the garden or the field. 
They must be grown in flowerpots, and 
have good root systems. Here it is 
very important to graft related species: 
Pinus is grafted on Pinus, Abies on Abies, 
Picea on Picea, Thuya on Thuya, etc. 
When the coniferous trees have their 
needles standing in pairs, they can be 
grafted on Pinus silvestris; should they 
have three needles in a bunch, they can 
also be grafted on Pinus silvestris. 
Those species which produce their 
needles in bunches of fives, can be 
grafted on Pinus strobus. The short 
leaved Abies are successfully grafted on 
Abies pectinata; for those that are long¬ 
leaved, stocks of Abies nordmanniana 
are used. The most successful period 
for grafting is September and October. 
The stock should not be older than 
four years, and the scion should be 
young, contain many needles, and not 
hard wooded. The stock is cut on one 
side and a triangular piece about l" 
long taken out. The scion is cut so 
that it fits snugly into the cavity, bark 
touching bark; then it is tied in place, 
but not too tightly, with cotton. Here 
it must be observed that the scion is 
not any thicker than the stock, and 
that the scion is grafted as low as pos¬ 
sible on the stock. The grafted plant 
should be kept either indoors or under 
glass for a few months. It should not 
be kept too damp nor the air too moist. 
When the scion begins to grow, the 
plant should be slightly aired and grad¬ 
ually hardened. At this time the lower 
branches are removed one by one until 
none remain. 
The “bandage” remains on the tree 
until the scion has made a strong and 
vigorous shoot. The spring of the year 
should see the grafted conifer trans¬ 
planted to the open. 
