20 . Landscape Gardening 



in architectural plans, I venture a hint or two on this point 

 as viewed chiefly in the light of my own profession. 



By the sketch it will be seen that the entrance to the house 

 is from the north-west, that no important windows are on 

 that side, and that the vestibule (i) projects sufficiently 

 beyond the main line of the building to allow of an easy 

 approach to the door by a carriage. The vestibule is Hghted 

 from the south-west side and has a recess in it (2) for hats, 

 cloaks, etc., and may be separated from the hall (3) by glass 

 doors. The hall is also lighted by a window from the south- 

 west which would render it cheerful and give it more of the 

 character of a room. It might also have a fire-place opposite 

 the entrance or against the wall that divides it from the 

 staircase. It opens on to a corridor (4) connected with all 

 the principal rooms, and has a large window overlooking the 

 garden at the south-west end and a glass door which is the 

 entrance to the conservatory at the other end. From this 

 corridor, at about the center of the house the staircase (5), 

 which is kept separate from the hall although directly con- 

 nected with it and is opposite the doors of the chief rooms, 

 turns to the north-west and has a broad window on the 

 landing. The drawing-room placed at the south corner of the 

 house, farthest from the offices and nearest the entrance door, 

 has a large bow-window to the south-west, so as to obtain a 

 view of the garden on that side and of the setting sun, and 

 it has likewise two windows on the south-east side. The 

 library or morning room (7) is next to the drawing-room with 

 the window to the south-east; while the dining-room (8) is 

 near the kitchen and offices, farthest from the entrance, and 

 has two doors, one of which, close to the back passage, is 

 for the servants. The principal window of the dining-room 

 is to the south-east. There are two smaller windows to the 

 north-east, one of which looks into the conservatory (9). It 



