The Country House 



admirable place for storm clothing and umbrellas. The portable vestibule is ugly 

 and generally unhandy. 



It is well that there should be a direct and independent avenue of communica- 

 tion between the kitchen and the front door. The reasons for this are obvious. 

 The relation of the kitchen to the rest of the house is one of importance, the 

 great difficulty being that the odour of the cooking generally permeates the whole 

 establishment. The ordinary remedy is to arrange two sets of doors between it 

 and the rest of the house, which is some help at least. A most excellent scheme 

 is suggested in the plan of the "Osterville" house by Messrs. Chapman & Frazer. 

 In this the kitchen is separated from the rest of the house by a porch, the 

 opposite sides of which are open. This allows of a current of air, which is a 

 most effective remedy for the pursuing odours of cabbage and the like. This, of 

 course, is for a summer house, but it seems as if a modification of this for cold 

 weather might be effected. A radiator with a partial screening-in might effect this. 

 It is often very convenient to have sleeping rooms on the first story, at least 

 for the family use. It saves much running up and do\vn stairs in cases where 

 one is not wholly dependent upon servants. Every sleeping room should have 



a comfortably large closet; its con- 

 venience cannot be overestimated. 



Bathrooms are usunl'y located on 

 the second floor, so as to be handy to 

 the sleeping or dressing rooms. There 

 should be a toilet on the first floor for 

 family use and one 

 in the basement for 

 the servants. 



Th e re should 

 be a trunk room, 

 and this should be 

 located on the sec- 

 ond story, if pos- 

 sible, where it is 

 most convenient to 

 the packing and un- 

 packing. If not on 

 the second story, it 

 might be located on 

 the floor below and 

 be used for both 

 trunks and bicycles. 

 Sometimes, h o w - 

 ever, it is more con- 

 venient to place it 

 in the attic. 



Plan of the practical example on the Maine coast. The shore is shown closer to the house r* I 



than it should be, simply to give the relation of lines. The sketch shows what might be done 

 with the exterior g reat ventilators, 3S 



