Windows and Window Motives 



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design is to be carefully avoided, it is well to give the question of large and 

 small panes some careful consideration. 



There are three kinds of windows in common use in this country. In the 

 ordinary two - sash 

 window the sash 

 are hung by a cord 

 or chain playing 

 over a pulley in the 

 top of the pulley 

 stile, and balanced 

 by weights hidden 

 in boxes on either 

 side. The French, 

 or casement, win- 

 dow is hung on 

 hinges and swings 

 into the room. It 

 is often made in 

 two vertical halves, 

 which operate as 

 does a double door. 

 It frequently ex- 

 tends to the floor, 

 and hence is used 

 as a means of access 

 to balconies or piaz- 

 zas. The English 

 casement window is 

 very similar to the 

 French, only that it 

 does not extend to 

 the floor and gen- 

 erally swings out. 

 For common use 

 the first is to be 

 preferred, although 

 but half the glass 

 area is available for 

 ventilation. With 



the addition of the transom, however, the ventilating area should be sufficient, 

 even in our Northern climate, where highly heated houses require a considerable 

 change of air. This form of window is as tight as a window can be. With us 

 the French window is mostly used in its capacity of door. If used in an exposed 

 position it should be very carefully adjusted, as it is more liable to leak than either 

 of the other two. It should be panelled at the bottom to the height of the other 

 window stools; first, to preserve the lines, and second, to avoid damage by 



Entrance motive to house at Lynn, Mass. The Palladian window surmounting the porch 

 is evidently part of the lighting agency of the upper hall. The estimated cost of the various 

 parts are : Porch $390, Palladian window $ 1 20, door motive $ 1 50 



