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ever been deemed so far perfect as to become the model for 

 any future design. In digesting the arrangement for the House 

 at Sherringham, we have proposed a plan in many respects 

 differing from other houses, for which we plead the followin 



reasons : 



First, The wishes of the Proprietor. 



Secondly, the adaptation of the house to the situation, cha- 

 racter, and circumstances of the spot. 



Thirdly, The style in which it is supposed to be inhabited. 



Most modern h 



as 



well 



as 



f former times 



are 



too larg 



to 



P 



witl 



l 



economy 



is not a large 



house, but a large room, that is most comfortable to live in ; yet, 

 many such large rooms tend to increase the expenses, i 



con- 



stantly lived in, and the miseries of life if only used occasionally. 

 Let us then consider what are the rooms required for a house 

 on the scale here proposed. 



Th 



ese 



may 



e thus enumerated, 



1st. 



ne large living room, to contain books, instruments, 

 tables, and everything requisite to modern comfort and costume. 



2d. An 



ample eating room, to be used in the morning for 



breakfast, and not to have a 

 fore dinner. 



re lighted five minutes only be- 



3d 



An entrance, with such vestibul 



an 



passage as may 



impress a certain degree of importance, without useless waste 

 of space or expense, the ancient Hall not being necessary. 



call a parlour ; 



4th. A room on th 



e ground floor, which 



it may serve various purposes, besides that of th 



e proprietor 



