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sufficient for the accommodation of a comfortable dinner party. The 

 sideboard alcove is divided from the staircase behind it by a partition 

 carried up about seven feet from the floor, or half the height of the 

 room, forming a screen, surmounted either by dwarf columns or cary- 

 atides. Behind this screen there is also a retiring closet for gentle- 

 men, lighted by a small windovr towards the staircase, and provided 

 with proper sinks and water-pipes. 



We now come to consider the remaining rooms, which are so ar- 

 ranged that until shown into them a stranger might not perhaps suspect 

 there was any thing of the kind, but suppose the rear part of the house 

 to consist merely of secondary rooms for domestic purposes. Should 

 he therefore happen to be quite unprepared for other sitting-rooms, 

 all the more agreeable is likely to be his surprise on discovering that 

 the doors on the other side of the lobbies open into rooms unusual, 

 and at first sight perhaps apparently rather irregular in plan, but after- 

 wards perceived to be perfectly symmetrical ; besides which a change 

 of view in a different direction from that from any of the other sides 

 of the house is here obtained. On entering H, another form of room 

 presents itself, not only different from any of the rest, but in a manner 

 combined with the conservatory, into which it projects. Therefore, 

 although too small in itself to be considered exactly as a distinct sit- 

 ting-room, this would be a very agreeable little summer boudoir, with 

 its windows thrown open to the conservatory. Between this and the 

 adjoining room I (corresponding in its plan with G), there might be 

 double doors kept locked,supposing I to be appropriated as the master's 

 morning or private room, as in that case it might be more desirable to 

 keep that as much apart as possible from the rest, but still in such 



manner that it might be made to communicate with 'them, whenever 

 there should be occasion for throwing open the whole of the rooms to 

 company, so that they may all be passed through from the drawing- 

 room to the dining-room. For the reason above assigned there is no 

 window into the conservatory from this room I, as there is in G. 



Having thus far given a specimen of the sort of explanatory com- 

 mentary which, we think, ought to be attached to all published plans, 

 we will not prolong our remarks at present, but leaving our readers to 

 supply as much more in the shape of criticism upon ourselves — either 

 favourable or unfavourable, as they may think proper, we merely add 

 a list of 



References to the Plan. 



A Porch. 



B Vestibule, 13ft. 6 X lift. 3. 



CCC Corridor. 



DD Lobbies, 11X9. 



E Drawing-room, 30x20. 



F Dining-room, 25x20. 



G Breakfast or Moming-roora, diagonal length 22, width 13ft. 2. 



H Boudoir, 13x H. 



I Library or Private Room, as G. 



K Conservatory, 26 ft. diam., 8 ft. wide. 



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