79 
December, 1920 
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. 
L. B. LAWTON 
Skaneateles New York 
Thousands of Dollars worth of rugs sold 
to House & Garden readers in the past 
ten years. 
Have You a 
Vacant Corner 
in Your Heart? 
It doesn’t take much 
room for a puppy. He 
can creep into a very 
crowded heart — a very- 
sophisticated burglar- 
proof heart. You mayn’t 
have .loved a soul in 
twenty years. . . . 
He just wags his tail and 
walks right in. 
Of course it must be the 
right puppy. (But we 
know him.) And the 
right heart. (But you’ve 
got it.) Just drop a line 
to 
THE DOG MAN of 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
19 WEST 44th STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 
Wm. A.o French <£» Co. 
mNKEAPOUS, MINN. 
INTERIOE IC)IE(DCDMATrCDM^ 
ANT» MAKERS OIF 
fine fukxiture 
WALL COVEMIMGS, DRAPERIES 
DECORATIVE PAIKTINGS 9 MUCS© 
ila.aiips 9 shades and mirkoms 
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 
charm 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- 
SCHWARTZ GALLERIES 
Paintings 
Etchings 
Engravings 
1 4 EAST 46th STREET 
New York City 
OPPOSITE RITZ-CARLTON “Book Stalls" Original Etching by T. F. Simon 
MILCH 
GALLERIES 
Dealers in 
AMERICAN 
PAINTINGS 
and 
SCULPTURE 
Gifts that will be appreciated 
New illustrated booklet “Art Notes’’ sent on request 
“DUCK BABY” by Edith Parsons 
41 in. high (for garden pool) $800 
108 West 57 th Street, New York 
Waldenberger Residence Architects 
City Island, New York Seifert & Webb 
Fire Safe 
and Repair Free 
Natco Homes are 
permanent. They shel¬ 
ter not only one genera¬ 
tion but a whole line. 
They are warmer in 
winter, cooler in sum¬ 
mer, damp proof, vermin 
proof and most impor¬ 
tant of all —fire safe. 
NATCO • HOLLOW TILE 
Write for the new “Natco 
Home” book. Gives illustrations, 
floor plans and descriptions of 
Natco homes that can be built 
for less than brick or concrete 
and practically the same as the 
best frame construction. 
NATIONAL FIRE • PROOFING 
COMPANY • 
821 Federal St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
N-9 
