﻿November, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  4*3 
  

  

  The 
  Octagonal 
  Hall 
  Contains 
  an 
  Attractive 
  Staircase 
  

  

  mantel 
  and 
  paneled 
  over-mantel, 
  completes 
  this 
  room. 
  Ma- 
  

   hogany 
  furniture 
  of 
  good 
  style 
  is 
  used. 
  French 
  windows 
  in 
  

   both 
  the 
  living- 
  and 
  dining-rooms 
  open 
  onto 
  the< 
  veranda. 
  

  

  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  sink, 
  dresser 
  and 
  

   closets 
  complete. 
  The 
  outdoor 
  dining-room, 
  which 
  is 
  be- 
  

   coming 
  an 
  important 
  feature 
  of 
  the 
  modern 
  American 
  home, 
  

   is 
  reached 
  from 
  the 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  from 
  the 
  rest 
  

   of 
  the 
  house 
  by 
  the 
  way 
  of 
  the 
  veranda. 
  Having 
  this 
  con- 
  

  

  nection 
  with 
  the 
  butler's 
  

   pantry, 
  service 
  may 
  be 
  had 
  

   with 
  as 
  equally 
  good 
  re- 
  

   sults 
  as 
  with 
  the 
  dining- 
  

   room 
  itself. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  

   important 
  and 
  excellent 
  fea- 
  

   ture 
  to 
  be 
  considered 
  in 
  the 
  

   planning 
  of 
  a 
  house. 
  This 
  

   outdoor 
  dining-room 
  is 
  pro- 
  

   vided 
  with 
  a 
  green 
  wicker 
  

   table 
  and 
  chairs 
  resting 
  on 
  

   a 
  red 
  and 
  green 
  rug, 
  and 
  

   the 
  tone 
  of 
  color 
  presents 
  a 
  

   refreshing 
  and 
  cooling 
  

   effect. 
  

  

  The 
  kitchen 
  is 
  well 
  sup- 
  

   plied 
  with 
  the 
  usual 
  sink, 
  

   laundry 
  tubs, 
  dresser, 
  cold 
  

   storage 
  room, 
  and 
  a 
  service 
  

   stairway 
  connects 
  with 
  the 
  

   cellar 
  and 
  upper 
  floors. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  con- 
  

   tains 
  five 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  two 
  

   bathrooms. 
  The 
  bedrooms 
  

   have 
  white 
  painted 
  trim, 
  

   and 
  the 
  wall 
  of 
  each 
  room 
  

   is 
  carried 
  out 
  in 
  one 
  par- 
  

   ticular 
  color 
  scheme. 
  The 
  

   bathrooms 
  have 
  tiled 
  floors 
  

   and 
  wainscotings, 
  and 
  each 
  

   is 
  furnished 
  with 
  porce- 
  

   lain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  exposed 
  nickelplated 
  plumbing. 
  The 
  third 
  

   floor 
  contains 
  the 
  servants' 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  ample 
  storage 
  

   space. 
  A 
  heating 
  apparatus 
  and 
  fuel 
  rooms 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  

   cellar. 
  In 
  the 
  treatment 
  of 
  this 
  house 
  the 
  architect 
  has 
  

   seized 
  upon 
  the 
  opportunity 
  of 
  giving 
  it 
  an 
  individuality 
  

   and 
  distinctive 
  character. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  house 
  that 
  attracts 
  by 
  its 
  

   real 
  comfort 
  and 
  the 
  thorough 
  excellence 
  of 
  its 
  parts 
  and 
  

   its 
  furnishings. 
  

  

  Materials 
  for 
  Wall 
  Coverings 
  

  

  APER 
  is 
  most 
  frequently 
  used, 
  partly 
  be- 
  

   cause 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  cheapest 
  material, 
  partly 
  be- 
  

   cause 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  had 
  in 
  a 
  vast 
  array 
  of 
  

   patterns, 
  and 
  partly 
  because, 
  of 
  its 
  cheap- 
  

   ness, 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  removed 
  and 
  replaced 
  at 
  

   small 
  cost. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  a 
  host 
  of 
  wall 
  coverings 
  offered 
  

   by 
  the 
  shops: 
  paper, 
  denim, 
  cretonne, 
  silk, 
  fabrics 
  into 
  which 
  

   silk 
  enters, 
  leather, 
  tapestry, 
  and 
  imitation 
  goods 
  of 
  almost 
  

   every 
  possible 
  sort, 
  which 
  pretend 
  to 
  be 
  what 
  they 
  are 
  not, 
  

   and 
  carry 
  out 
  their 
  imitation 
  so 
  successfully 
  that 
  sometimes 
  

   the 
  expert 
  is 
  deceived. 
  The 
  range 
  of 
  choice 
  is 
  very 
  wide, 
  and 
  

   the 
  chief 
  limit 
  is 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  one's 
  pocketbook. 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  choosing 
  of 
  the 
  wall 
  covering 
  has 
  advanced 
  to 
  

   the 
  selection 
  of 
  the 
  material 
  the 
  time 
  for 
  definite 
  choice 
  has 
  

   arrived. 
  Every 
  one 
  who 
  has 
  tried 
  this 
  knows 
  how 
  difficult 
  

   it 
  is. 
  Sheet 
  after 
  sheet, 
  roll 
  after 
  roll, 
  is 
  passed 
  in 
  rapid 
  re- 
  

   view, 
  with 
  the 
  chief 
  apparent 
  purpose 
  of 
  confusing 
  the 
  mind 
  

   and 
  postponing 
  decision. 
  But 
  the 
  work 
  must 
  be 
  done, 
  and 
  

   the 
  single 
  aid 
  that 
  general 
  advice 
  can 
  give 
  is 
  to 
  point 
  out 
  

   general 
  principles, 
  and 
  indicate 
  what 
  should 
  be 
  excluded 
  or 
  

   what 
  is 
  suitable 
  for 
  certain 
  conditions. 
  

  

  In 
  papers 
  the 
  range 
  of 
  choice 
  is 
  extraordinarily 
  wide, 
  from 
  

   the 
  simple 
  inexpensive 
  American 
  papers 
  — 
  and 
  very 
  taking 
  

   many 
  of 
  them 
  are! 
  — 
  to 
  the 
  costly 
  designs 
  of 
  French 
  and 
  

  

  English 
  draftsmen, 
  with 
  Morris 
  and 
  Day 
  at 
  their 
  head. 
  It 
  

   is 
  the 
  high 
  grade 
  foreign 
  papers 
  that 
  are 
  most 
  apt 
  to 
  reach 
  

   American 
  markets, 
  and 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  are 
  not 
  only 
  sin- 
  

   gularly 
  attractive, 
  but 
  works 
  of 
  extreme 
  beauty. 
  The 
  com- 
  

   plicated 
  designs 
  of 
  the 
  masters 
  of 
  wall 
  papers 
  are 
  only 
  

   suited 
  to 
  separate 
  use 
  ; 
  they 
  are 
  strong 
  and 
  vigorous 
  patterns, 
  

   requiring 
  no 
  help 
  from 
  pictures, 
  and 
  almost 
  completely 
  fur- 
  

   nishing 
  a 
  room 
  in 
  themselves. 
  

  

  Very 
  attractive 
  rooms 
  are 
  now 
  covered 
  with 
  silk 
  and 
  

   allied 
  materials. 
  These 
  goods 
  come 
  in 
  very 
  delicate 
  pat- 
  

   terns, 
  a 
  circumstance 
  to 
  which 
  they 
  doubtless 
  chiefly 
  owe 
  

   their 
  popularity. 
  Not 
  quite 
  the 
  same 
  effect 
  would 
  be 
  pro- 
  

   duced 
  were 
  these 
  designs 
  translated 
  into 
  paper, 
  for 
  the 
  ma- 
  

   terial 
  has 
  a 
  direct 
  relationship 
  to 
  the 
  design, 
  and 
  what 
  might 
  

   seem 
  very 
  good 
  in 
  one 
  material 
  would 
  fail 
  to 
  be 
  as 
  successful 
  

   in 
  another. 
  

  

  Decorated 
  leather 
  is 
  the 
  richest 
  of 
  all 
  wall 
  coverings, 
  and 
  

   it 
  is 
  certainly 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  expensive. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  covering 
  

   intended 
  only 
  for 
  rooms 
  of 
  great 
  luxury 
  and 
  only 
  suited 
  to 
  

   such. 
  Its 
  rich 
  deep 
  tones 
  of 
  dark 
  brown 
  are 
  marvelously 
  

   beautiful, 
  and 
  the 
  enriching 
  effect 
  of 
  other 
  colors, 
  deep 
  and 
  

   warm 
  in 
  tone, 
  is 
  most 
  striking. 
  It 
  is 
  so 
  splendid 
  in 
  its 
  effect 
  

   that 
  its 
  use 
  in 
  other 
  than 
  the 
  most 
  expensive 
  of 
  houses, 
  seems 
  

   out 
  of 
  place. 
  Tapestry 
  is 
  also 
  another 
  costly 
  material, 
  and 
  

   is 
  often 
  most 
  effective. 
  

  

  