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10 ST. NICHOLAS ADVERTISEMENTS

The House in Good Taste

By ELSIE DE WOLFE

Practical instructions how to secure the best results in fur- nishing and decorating— man- sion, house, or simple flat— always with emphasis upon suitability, simplicity, and pro- portion, ‘“Alive with charming suggestions enforced by refer- ence to actual art accomplish- ment.”—T he Outlook.

Delightful illustrations showing in- teriors and carried out by Miss de Wolfe. Price $2.50 net, post-

age 20 cents.

A different kind of cook book

Around-the-World Cook Book

By MARY LOUISE BARROLL

Hereare 600 tried and tested receipts gathered during many years’ travels in every part of the world, offer- ing the housewife easily followed directions for unusual and appetizing breads, hors d’cuvres, soups, entrées, meat and egg dishes, sauces, desserts, beverages, etc., etc. —the best of Southern, New England, California, and foreign cooking. Valuable indexes. Price $1.50 net, postage 13 cents.

Food and Flavor

By HENRY T. FINCK

A book of vital interest to every American home, the first work in any language to deal specially with the importance of flavor and its relation to health, but it is not a cook book.

A plea foran intelligent and wholesome revolt against America’s “denatured foods’; a helpful summary of the culinary lessons to be learned from France, Italv, Germany, and England; illuminating chapters on the science and art of savory cooking, which point the way to the ultimate solution of the problem of domestic help.

Many illustrations. Price $2.00 net, postage 18 cents.

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" Books Invaluable in Every Home

These books too should be on

every home book shelf:

The Century Cook Book

By Mary Ronald. Economy, practicability, and the resources of the average kitchen have been constantly in mind in the prepa- ration of this complete and satis- factory book, which covers every culinary from preparation

of the simplest meal to the planning and serving of a state dinner. Helpfully illustrated.

Price $2.00, postage paid.

Luncheons: A Cook’s

Picture Book

Another helpful authority, also by Mary Ronuld. A rich mine of suggestive hints on dainty and tempting dishes for dainty and meals. Many illustra- rice $1.40 net, postage 15 cenls.

Home Economics

By Maria Parloa, an authority. Here is a royal guide to the mak- ing and managing of an ideal home, covering, practically and helpfully, every possible detail of housekeeping and home-mak- illustrations. Price

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A Handbook of Invalid Cooking

By Mary A. Boland. Based on the scientific study of an expert; but the directions may be fol- lowed by any housekeeper. A great aid in planning children’s meals; invaluable in case of ill- ness. Price $2.00.

Box Furniture

By Louise Brigham. how to make, and to have fun in the making, one hundred sim- ple, serviceable, artistic, and fascinating things in the furni- ture line. 100 illustrations, showing results actually accom- Price $1.60 nel, postage % cenlts.

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