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The Secret of the Homiest Home I
you know the secret of the home where "company" H
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always enjoys itself—which folks always speak of as |
- having "nice things?" ~ E
Miss Elsie de Wolfe uses the secret in 'her business. She ;|,"
is one of those capable American women who has the knack •],
of doing things right. Read the letter she wrote. Lady ' £
Randolph Churchill put her finger on the secret. Lady 1
Churchill is a very wonderful woman—now past 50 years
old—and she owns the best furnished home in England.
That is what she wrote:
LADY
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
England's grtatctt authority
onfurniturt
"Instead of the usual dentistlike
looking cabinet, Mr.
Edison's designers have succeeded
in putting tie character
and feeling of the best periods
into his phonog raph cases.
These gracefu l 'and artistic
productions will be hailed
with delight by all who can
affo rd them, and will cause
Mr. Man's new phonograp
h to be received in many
houses where less worthy
machines have not been welr
corned heretof ore."
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"What an extraordinary man Mr. Edison is. He perfects
his phonograph to a point where its realism is astounding.
Then he determines to make each Edison Phonograph, even
the least costly, an attractive piece of furniture. Instead ^
of the usual dentist-like looking cabinets, his designers have
succeeded in putting the character and feeling of the best
periods into his phonograph cases. These graceful and
artistic productions will be hailed with delight have by all
who can afford them, and will cause Mr. Edison's
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ess not
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been welcomed heretofore."
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(1728 — 1794) I
The Adam brothers were inf lu- 1
eneed by Roman and classic Italian I
art. Their worh is notewtrthyfor
simp licity aisdfneproportion. This
cabinet reflisis these characteristics
ONE
of Thomas A. Edison's right-hand men has
written a book about Edison and his work
on the new Edison. The book is careful to stick
to facts. It also contains 17 exquisite plates and
descriptive notes of the Edison Period Cabinets.'
We have issued a special paper covered edition for
free distribution. Write to Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.