Planning the House 31 



w^ell as excellent to remove the chill or damp of the early spring or fall and 

 frequently of a summer day. 



From the point of view of the purist, every room in the house should be 

 finished in the same 

 style. To be more 

 liberal and to help 

 out the feeling and 

 intention of the 

 several rooms, there 

 seems to be no ob- 



jection to using 

 several different 

 periods of the style 

 of the country, viz., 



Louis XIV., Louis XV. and Empire. This 

 should not be done, however, unless abso- 

 lutely necessary to carry out the purpose ot 

 the rooms. Such combinations as Colonial 

 and Gothic are out of the question, al- 

 though Colonial and Italian would do very 

 well. In a Colonial house, for example, such 

 an introduction as the Turkish is not to be 

 thought of, unless it be applied to such a 

 room as the den or others, out of the main 

 group, and in a measure set off from the 

 vital considerations of the plan. 



The importance of the veranda in the 

 planning of the country house must not be 

 lost sight of. It should be at least seven 

 feet wide, and wider if possible. If covered, 

 it should not be allowed to darken the ad- 

 jacent room; or, in other words, the room 

 should have other sources of light in case j^l^BII^HHBa^^HIH^Hi 



the Veranda side be insufficient. It is far Plan and views of the site on the Maine coast. The 



easier tO shut OUt light than tO let it in. In "PPer view is of the site from the southeast, the middle 

 ... . is the view from site to the south, the bottom is a 



a Country Where insects become an important general view of the site from the southeast 



consideration (and they have an insinuating 



way of forcing their attentions on one), a portion of the veranda should be 



screened in with access only through the house. In this way it becomes a part of 



the house, without the objection of going through an unscreened passage to get 



to it. If it can be located so as to be convenient for outdoor meals it is an 



advantage. 



In some parts of California it is said to be necessary at times to go out of 

 doors in order to keep warm. Under such conditions the sun parlour becomes 

 a necessity. 



As more can be learned in the actual going over of some particular problem, 



