1856. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ing to which is a recess in the wall for a mirror, the 

 finish around which should be the same as that to 

 the window, and the symmetry of the room will 

 thus be preserved. 



Upon the other side of the hall is the dining- 

 room, No, 5, a fine apartment sixteen by twenty- 

 four, exclusive of a recess at one end for a side- 

 board, and a projecting window upon the side. The 

 room also contains a closet, and attached is a ])an- 

 try or waiters' room. No. 6, with a sink, and a door 

 connecting with the kitchen. 



At the end of the principal hall a sash door 

 leads into an entry. No. 7, from which is the back 

 staii'case to cellars below and floors above. In this 

 is a closet for fishing apparatus, baskets, &c,, and 

 from it a door leads into a dressing-room. No. 8, 

 containing wash-stand, water-closet, and an outer 

 doorway leading to the veranda. 



Beyond these is the 

 kitchen. No. 9, a large, 

 well lighted room, with a 

 large closet at the end op- 

 posite the fireplace, and 

 next the latter, provision 

 is shown for an old-fash- 

 ioned brick oven, if the 

 family desire such an ap- 

 pendage. Ihe fireplace is 

 of large size, suitable for a 

 Metropolitan range, and 

 roaster. 



ORNAMENTED COTTAGE — PRINCIPAL FLOOR, 



In the rear of the kitchen is the laundry. No. 10, 

 with a boiler inserted near the fireplace, and from 

 this a door leads into an entry connected with a 

 platform conducting to the outer yard, and, as 

 shown by the plan, two water-closets, and a tool- 

 house, are inclosed within this portion of the build- 

 ing. The remaining portions of the ])lan are No, 

 11, a larder, and 12, a small wood-house for the stor- 

 age of fuel for immediate use, A side veranda shel- 

 ters a rear entrance to a hall leading to the kitch- 

 en, &c., by the side of the larder, and examination 

 will show that every comfort and convenience has 

 been secured, in the arrangement of the plan of this 



floor. The height of the rooms in the main part of 

 the house is eleven feet, and that of those in the 

 kitchen wing, nine feet six inches. 



The chamber plan shows a large hall. No. 1, at 

 the end of which an arch opens into a lower bay, 

 from which is a window on to the balcony. From 

 the side of the hall a similar arch leads into a vesti- 

 bule conducting to a chamber, No. 2, by the side of 

 which is a large hall closet, and in the room itself 

 one of ampler size and fitted with drawers. 



In front of this is a chamber No. 3, and at its 

 side a large closet. Upon the other side of the hall, 

 above the dining-room, are chambers 4 and 5 with 

 closets. 



The wing building contains a bathing-room. No. 

 6, which is provided with a door into chamber No. 

 2, so that in case of necessity they could be used in 

 connection. The entry, No, 7, 

 has in it a house-maid's closet 

 and sink, and under the stairs 

 which lead to the space in the 

 roof above the ceilings, in the 

 principal body of the house, is 

 a large linen closet. 



Nos. 8 and 9 are large bed- 

 rooms, each one provided with 

 a fireplace and closets, and 10 

 and 11 are sleeping-rooms of 

 smaller size. 



In the front part of the house 

 the high pitch of the roof affords 

 an opportunity of partitioning- 

 otf, if wished, three good sleep- 

 ing-rooms for servants, though 

 independently of the increased 

 accommodation thus capable of 

 being made, the plan shows that 

 a liberal amount of room is laid 

 out upon this floor. 



The cost of this building, fin- 

 ished fully, including a large fur- 

 nace to render the house com- 

 fortable in case of winter occu- 

 pancy, plumbing and painting, 

 would depend upon situation ; in 

 the instance for which the design 

 was made, the contract, compre- 

 hending all these, was about six 

 thousand dollars, but a very care- 

 ful finish was insisted upon, and 

 the house contains all the appen- 

 dages found in a suburban villa. 



We have given above, so much 

 of the description as will give 

 an idea of the internal arrange- 

 ments of the house only, leaving 

 much that ought to be carefully 

 studied by the persons proposing to build. The 

 cuts, and mainly the descriptions, are from an ex- 

 cellent work entitled Homes for the People, by 

 Gervase Wheeler, architect, N. Y. city, which wg 

 earnestly recommend to all disposed to adopt the 

 plan which we now present. 



Benefits of Snow. — Snow, from the porous 

 condition of its particles, receives from the atmos- 

 phere while falling through it, all gases before held 

 in suspension, and after it reaches the surface of the 



