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LAXD.SCAPE GAUUEMNO. 



Pleasing associations are connected with Ronian. and 

 Italian architecture, especially to those who have studied 



stairs, I. This opening is balanced by a recess on the opposite f'ide of the 

 vestibule. From the latter, a door also opens into the library, d, and another 

 into the drawing room, e : offering, by a window in the library, in a line with 



: _. oO. Plan of the Principal Floor.] 



these doors, another fine vista in this direction. The library, 18 by 30 feet, 

 and 16 feet high, is fitted up in a rich and tasteful manner, and completel}' 

 filled with choice books. The bay-window, seen on the left in the perspective 

 view. Fig. 49, is a prominent feature in this room, admitting, through its 

 cclorcd pane-, a pleasing, subdued light, in keeping with the character of the 

 apartment. The drawing room is 19 by 30 feet, with an enriched panelled 

 ceiling, 15 feet high. At the extremity of this apartment, the veranda, p, 

 with a charming view, affords an agreeable lounge in simimer evenings, 

 cooled by the breeze from the river. From the drawing room, a glazed door 

 opens to the conservatory, o, and another door to the parlor, /. The latter is 

 18 by 20 feet, looking across the lawn and into the conservatory. Among 

 the minor details are a china closet, r, and a butler's closet, s, in the dining 

 room ; through the latter, the dishes are carried to and from the kitchen, 

 I:.''Jcr, etc. The smaller passage leading from the main staircase, opens to 

 i'l:^ i=tore room, k, and other apartments already designated and communicatea 



