Windows and Window Motives 



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done they will have to be hung in the regular pockets, which are awkward in 

 the extreme. 



A wicket or swinging sash should be provided for ventilation in all storm 

 windows. This usually occupies the 

 space of one pane of glass and should 

 swing inward. 



All storm sash, storm doors and 

 screens should have a number to corre- 

 spond with one on the casings of the 

 several windows. These are best cut 

 in with a knife, using the Roman nu- 

 merals for simplicity in cutting. As 

 these various accessories are fitted to 

 the individual openings, it saves much 

 time and bother, occasioned by getting 

 the wrong thing in the wrong place. 

 Solid batten storm shutters can be affixed 

 in the same manner and from the same 

 screw eyes as the storm windows (see 

 "Practical Hints"). This shutter is an 

 essential where the house is to be closed 

 for a part of the year. The storm 

 shutter should always have a small 

 perforation in its upper half so as to 

 shed a ray of light into the room. This 

 is necessary in the opening and shutting 

 of the house, otherwise it would be left 

 in absolute darkness, and furniture and 

 pet corns are liable to suffer in con- 

 sequence. The shutters of our forefathers were frequently pierced with a small 

 star or crescent, which was evidently an after consideration, judging from the 

 manner in which it was done. These forms are good, but, whichever is used, 

 it should not exceed 4 inches in diameter. It is better if the piercing be glazed; 

 the Colonial bull's-eye light is not bad for this purpose. 



A good form of storm shutter for the summer home of those who can afford 

 it is one made on the lines of the old, simple-panelled Colonial shutter (see 

 the Bowne House at Flushing). This old form should be reinforced with matched 

 sheathing, between which is sandwiched a piece of sheet iron, firmly bolted 

 through the stiles and rails. The bolts should be placed with the heads on 

 the sheathing side and the reverse end welded down after the nuts have been set 

 tightly in place. These shutters should be hung permanently on heavy wrought- 

 iron strap hinges, so that when open the panelled face is outermost. The 

 effect thus obtained is not at all unpleasing. If hung in pairs, strong bolts can 

 be used to secure them. In some of the later work a shutter is used in which 

 the upper half is a blind with fixed louvers, and the lower half is panelled. 



It must be remembered that any shutter, no matter how strong, is not im- 



Window in old Bowne House, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. 

 The solid shutter, common during the Colonial period, was fre- 

 quently pierced through the upper panel by a crescent or star 

 form for the admission of a faint light 



