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House & Garden 
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| CHARLES of LONDON | 
718 FIFTH AVENUE 
The Pleasant Fashion of Glass Doors 
(Continued from page 40) 
Making Your Garden Help the Red Cross 
(Continued from page 53) 
September planting. Many amateurs 
have small private nurseries, thereby 
having stock from which to draw to 
beautify their own places, or, as a 
hobby, to sell to people in the locality. 
Many of these would be donated. If 
the demand were great for small ever¬ 
greens, it is simple to order by the hun¬ 
dred from nurseries specializing in low- 
priced young trees ranging from 1' to 3 , 
high, and on arrival these may be heeied 
in until orders are procured. If one 
prefers, orders for quantity can be taken 
before sending, and immediately on 
arrival they may be sorted out and the 
buyers notified to call for them. 
The early autumn heralds the plant¬ 
ing stage of the perennials, and wise is 
the plant agent who has labeled the 
colors of her surplus plants, by tying 
bits of colored worsted to the stalks to 
match the flowers, during the blooming 
season, thereby avoiding confusion 
when transplanting. 
How to Keep the Books 
A simple method of bookkeeping is 
to employ a blank book. Rule two col¬ 
umns on one page. In the first column 
place name of donor, second column 
name and number of plants donated; 
several pages further on rule two col¬ 
umns, this time for orders. Toward 
the back of the book rule four lines, and 
here write the data of completed sales. 
First column, donor; second column, 
variety of plant; third, buyer; fourth, 
price. 
Of course, spring and autumn are 
glorious days for the plant pirate. Be¬ 
tween these seasons when work is slack 
a committee should be formed of plant 
agents for greater results. These should 
send in their funds weekly to the chair¬ 
man, at the same time sending a list of 
those who have donated plants. Also 
a list of the orders which could not be 
filled, and the plants not disposed of. 
The chairman then acts as a clearing 
house, in many cases matching up dona¬ 
tions and orders. 
Advertising orders and donations can 
be effected by means of postals and 
press notices. Double postals are use¬ 
ful for getting orders and donations at 
the same time. On one postal is printed 
an explanation and plea for help in this 
work as well as a list of plants in stock, 
while on the return blank is space to 
(Continued on page 78) 
OBJECTS OF ART 
ENGLISH PERIOD 
FURNITURE 
OLD ENGLISH 
INTERIORS 
An outside door, from terrace 
to hall, a pleasant substitute 
for the all wood or half 
wooden door 
Door from dining to breakfast 
room, set in a thick wall and 
affording blind cupboards in 
the jamb 
room. Beyond the doors is a side ter¬ 
race leading to an enclosed garden. Such 
a living room is intimately related to 
the garden. The owner has added to 
this feeling by having the interior walls 
covered with lattice. 
An unusual sitting room comer is 
shown. This is an old fashioned low 
ceilinged cottage where it is necessary 
to gain the feeling of space. The glass 
windows opening into the dining room 
would help to give perspective and scale; 
the glass panelled door at the entrance 
hall would add to the impression of 
breadth. 
The last illustration is of a door hav¬ 
ing mirrors instead of glass panes. It 
occurs on the pantry side of a dining 
room. The problem was to balance an 
open entrance which occurred on the 
opposite wall. By this means the scale 
and proportion of the room were pre¬ 
served; at the same time a doorway was 
arranged that one would never suspect 
of being a service door. The side lights 
are reminiscent of the glass panels that 
were very frequently placed at either 
side of Colonial doorways. 
Mirrors invariably add size to any 
room and the effect of countless reflec¬ 
tions at night adds much to its cheer¬ 
fulness. 
Our excellent modern heating ar¬ 
rangements permit a somewhat extrava¬ 
gant use of glass doors. Obviously a 
house with many glass windows and 
doors requires more radiation than one 
containing only the old type of double 
hung sashes. It is impossible even with 
the most careful weather stripping to 
make exterior French doors free from 
slight drafts; yet the pleasure of abun¬ 
dant sunshine and a constant view of 
the garden is usually worth the occa¬ 
sional slight discomfort that the winter 
may entail. 
London—27-29 Brook Street W. 
TAPESTRIES 
P. Altman & Co, 
Specialists in the Equipment of 
COUNTRY HOUSE 
Making, Architectural 
Curtains, Slip Covers, 
Exclusive Cretonnes 
Linens and Glazed 
Summer Floor Coverings 
Household Linens and Blankets 
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