Planning the House 39 



the chimney might well be made into a storeroom. Access to it is had through 

 the living hall as well as from the outside. 



Before taking up the possibilities of the second floor some brief outline of 

 the outside conditions may not be out of place here. 



Owing to the wild and irregular outlay of the plot, any thought of the 

 ordinary garden has been abandoned; and, besides, we do not wish it to be too 

 elaborate. It is true that an informal rock garden, based, perhaps, on the 

 Japanese, might well be used if it were not for the very suggestive shape of the 

 plan The idea of putting the garden into the angle of the house, thus squaring it 

 up and making a terrace out of it, seems on the whole a good one. Its plan 

 is simple, and not too elaborate to be taken care of by the lady of the house 

 that is, in a large measure. We should not think of inflicting the mower upon 

 her, but the flowers are another matter. A sun dial stands at the intersection 

 of the cross paths, bordering which are flower beds. A small hedge encloses the 

 outer sides of the four small grass plots, and a hedge is planted against the 

 south wall of the living room, bordering the main walk. At the intersections of the 

 flower beds and the hedge are placed eight Roman pots filled with hydrangea 

 or the like anything which will make distinct spots. Although the garden 

 is on formal lines, the flower treatment should be irregular in detail, to 

 harmonise with the landscape. 



The terrace is enclosed by a wall having in it seats opposite the cross walks. 

 The entrance to it is through an arch in the extension of the westerly wall of the 

 alcove. This entrance might well be provided with a stile to keep the sheep out 

 of the flower beds. 



The utilisation of small spruce and cedars, in moderation, about the house 

 is to be considered. The cedar hedge between the main approach and service 

 entrance is advisable. 



Instead of making walks through the short-clipped grass, flat stepping stones, 

 after the manner of the Japanese, will be found more effective and in character 

 with the scattered rocks. Edges to drives and paths could well be made of loose 

 stone as indicated. 



The second story has not been studied out to scale, but the first floor gives 

 a fairly good idea of what it might be. There are chambers over the westerly 

 part of the dining room, the hall and vestibule, the kitchen, the servants' hall and 

 the reception room. The kitchen chamber can have a small dressing room over the 

 pantry and the dining-room chamber one over the easterly part of the dining 

 room. The bathroom can be placed over the china closet, with a door into each 

 dressing room. The wall between the bath and servants' hall should extend up 

 to the second story, and continue south to form the east side of the upper hall- 

 way. The space over the first-story bathroom should be left open into the hall- 

 way to light it. A bathroom should be over the front entrance, with doors 

 into the hallway and the reception-room chamber. As the living hall is quite 

 high, a bay could be made in the reception-room chamber, overlooking it. 

 There can be two servants' rooms in the attic, one in the north and one in the 

 south gable. 



In the second story of the L and over the dark room can be a studio. 



