In either case the following books will interest you. AMERICAN COUNTRY HOUSES Comprising the material gathered for a recent special number of 'THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW'--the leading architectural paper of America--and showing, by 325 photographic illustrations and plans, the exteriors and interiors of the best country houses of moderate cost built in this country during the last few years by architects of the highest standing. With full descriptive text. Price, bound, $3.00 postpaid. STABLES A work of similar character to the above, showing by over 550 illustrations the exteriors, plans, and interiors of stables of every size and arrangement, with articles by experts on stable planning, construction, hygiene, farm buildings, etc. Price, bound, $3.00, postpaid. AMERICAN GARDENS The only volume existing which shows what is possible in garden making under American conditions of climate and environment. Illustrates, by 237 superb photographs, sixty-one of the loveliest American gardens, old and new. Plans are given, and the preface treats of the principles of garden design. Price, $7.50, express paid. _Special illustrated and descriptive circulars concerning each of the above books on application._ BATES & GUILD COMPANY PUBLISHERS 42 Chauncy St., Boston, Mass. NEW YORK SCHOOL OF ART _Summer Announcements for 1906_ CLASS IN EUROPE June to October--Spain, France, Belgium, and Holland. _Instructors_: ROBERT HENRI LOUIS GASPARD MONTE BAYPORT, LONG ISLAND June to October--Out-of-door work from Costume Model and Landscape; also Studio Work in Portraiture and Still Life. _Instructor_: DOUGLAS JOHN CONNAH NEW YORK CITY 78 West 55th Street June 1st to September 4th Classes in Life, Portrait, Still Life, Composition, and illustration under Kenneth Hayes Miller Design and Normal Art, under the direction of Frank Alvah Parsons For particulars apply to SUSAN F. BISSELL, Secretary 57 W. 57th Street, New York City ERIC PAPE SCHOOL OF ART Eighth Year. Oct. 2, 1905, to Oct. 3, 1906. Head Instructor and Director, ERIC PAPE Manager, CHARLES A. LAWRENCE No examinations for admission to any of the classes. Students begin by drawing from the nude and costume models, as is done in the Paris academies, upon which the school is modelled. Fine large studios. Drawing, Painting, Composition, Illustration, Decorative Design, and Pyrogravure Drawing and Painting from "life." Separate classes for men and women. Portraiture, Still-life, Flower-painting, Water-color, Pastel, Composition, Decorative Design and Painting, Practical Design for Textiles, Illustration, Pen, Wash, Gouache, Poster, and Book-cover designing. Morning, Afternoon, and Evening Classes. Scholarships, Medals, and Prizes. For illustrated circulars address the Secretary. Cor. Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street BOSTON, MASS. Art Academy of Cincinnati