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The Country House 



It may often be found of advantage to use a short, high window, as over the 

 piano or sideboard, but it should never be used above the dresser nor above the 



sofa or couch unless they be of a char- 

 acter which avoids the possibility of 

 draught. The dresser should receive 

 light from the side or rear. Even in 

 the case of the sideboard or piano, it is 

 better that the light should be toned 

 down, so that it shall not shine too 

 strongly into the eyes. The piano should 

 always receive a stronger light from the 

 side or rear. Stained glass or hangings 

 can well be used to reduce the light. 



The size of the window varies 

 according to its location and require- 

 ments. The ordinary width is about 

 3 feet; in extreme cases only should it 

 be less than 2 feet. The absolute dimen- 

 sions are governed by the glass, which 

 comes in sizes of 6, 8, 10 inches, and so 

 up. It is better to keep the width of 

 a single window within 5 feet; and 

 especially where the sash is of the 

 common sliding sort should the relation 

 of the width to the height of the sash 

 be carefully considered. If the sash is 

 too wide in propor- 

 tion it is apt to jam 

 in raising or lower- 

 ing; it is also heavy 

 and hard to lift. 

 Where a number 

 of w i n d o w s are 

 grouped together in 

 the mullioned form, 

 as in the Eliza- 

 bethan style, it is 

 better that they 

 should be narrower 

 and more numer- 

 ous, for the above 

 reason. Sometimes 

 the window motive 

 consists of three 

 windows together, 



House at Chestnut Hill, Mass., showing several different window motives well adapted to i wiApr in rK# 



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the style of the structure they embellish 



Modern Colonial bays on Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. The 

 estimated cost of the bays, constructed of best pine stock, are: 

 Large bay $285: small bays, each, $50 



