﻿D 
  

  

  ecember, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  475 
  

  

  room 
  for 
  nurses' 
  outfits, 
  

   consisting 
  of 
  aprons, 
  

   sleeves, 
  separate 
  waists 
  and 
  

   skirts, 
  embroidered 
  collars, 
  

   cuffs 
  and 
  belts, 
  even 
  to 
  col- 
  

   lar 
  buttons. 
  All 
  these 
  ar- 
  

   ticles 
  are 
  beautifully 
  laid 
  

   out 
  in 
  glass 
  cases 
  just 
  as 
  in 
  

   the 
  rooms 
  below. 
  

  

  The 
  apartments 
  for 
  in- 
  

   valids 
  are 
  all 
  tastefully 
  fur- 
  

   nished. 
  Carefully 
  chosen 
  

   papers 
  of 
  soft 
  tones 
  make 
  a 
  

   background 
  for 
  the 
  beauti- 
  

   ful 
  old 
  mahogany 
  pieces 
  

   with 
  which 
  the 
  majority 
  of 
  

   these 
  suites 
  are 
  furnished. 
  

   There 
  is 
  such 
  a 
  feeling 
  of 
  

   rest 
  and 
  harmony 
  on 
  enter- 
  

   ing 
  these 
  rooms 
  that 
  one 
  is 
  

   not 
  surprised 
  to 
  find 
  that 
  

   the 
  sick 
  make 
  speedy 
  re- 
  

   coveries 
  in 
  these 
  peaceful 
  

   rooms, 
  where 
  the 
  comforts 
  

   of 
  home 
  are 
  found 
  without 
  

   the 
  worry 
  of 
  keeping 
  house. 
  

   Winged 
  chairs 
  are 
  covered 
  

   with 
  pretty 
  chintzs, 
  and 
  all 
  

   has 
  an 
  air 
  of 
  sweet 
  fresh- 
  

   ness, 
  accented 
  by 
  vases 
  of 
  

  

  freshly 
  gathered 
  flowers 
  which 
  are 
  found 
  in 
  every 
  room. 
  

   Mrs. 
  Willard's 
  own 
  apartments 
  are 
  reached 
  by 
  a 
  pretty 
  stair- 
  

   way 
  leading 
  up 
  from 
  the 
  kitchen, 
  and 
  her 
  rooms 
  are 
  fur- 
  

   nished 
  in 
  yellow 
  and 
  black. 
  Low 
  window 
  seats 
  and 
  a 
  

   plentiful 
  supply 
  of 
  latticed 
  windows 
  add 
  a 
  charm 
  to 
  her 
  

   apartments, 
  and 
  although 
  she 
  has 
  reserved 
  the 
  smallest 
  rooms 
  

  

  An 
  Old-time 
  Dresser 
  

  

  for 
  her 
  own 
  use, 
  the 
  choos- 
  

   ing 
  and 
  placing 
  of 
  the 
  fur- 
  

   niture 
  has 
  made 
  them 
  seem 
  

   larger 
  than 
  they 
  really 
  are. 
  

   The 
  staircase 
  from 
  the 
  

   kitchen 
  is 
  surrounded 
  by 
  a 
  

   baluster. 
  The 
  whole 
  room 
  

   bespeaks 
  a 
  woman 
  of 
  taste 
  

   and 
  refinement, 
  and 
  when 
  

   we 
  consider 
  the 
  work 
  Mrs. 
  

   Willard 
  has 
  accomplished 
  

   and 
  the 
  good 
  she 
  has 
  done 
  

   it 
  is 
  not 
  remarkable 
  that 
  the 
  

   blessings 
  of 
  many 
  have 
  

   been 
  liberally 
  showered 
  

   upon 
  her 
  by 
  those 
  whose 
  

   anxieties 
  concerning 
  their 
  

   loved 
  ones 
  she 
  has 
  allevi- 
  

   ated 
  in 
  her 
  cheerful, 
  prac- 
  

   tical 
  way. 
  

  

  Devoting 
  her 
  time 
  and 
  

   energy 
  to 
  the 
  work, 
  she 
  has 
  

   not 
  only 
  made 
  a 
  success 
  of 
  

   it 
  from 
  a 
  humanitarian 
  

   point 
  of 
  view, 
  but 
  is 
  now 
  

   ranked 
  as 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  

   successful 
  of 
  New 
  York's 
  

   business 
  women. 
  

  

  No 
  doubt 
  the 
  humani- 
  

   tarian 
  aspects 
  of 
  this 
  busi- 
  

   ness 
  constitute 
  its 
  most 
  significant 
  asset; 
  but 
  at 
  least 
  in 
  the 
  

   pages 
  of 
  an 
  architectural 
  magazine 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  permitted 
  to 
  

   emphasize, 
  for 
  a 
  moment, 
  the 
  very 
  interesting 
  house 
  the 
  

   Home 
  Bureau 
  has 
  made 
  for 
  itself. 
  And 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  the 
  least 
  

   interesting 
  because, 
  in 
  reality, 
  it 
  is 
  simply 
  an 
  old-fashioned 
  

   house 
  remade 
  over. 
  

  

  Residence 
  of 
  Maxwell 
  Wyeth, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Rosemont, 
  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  (Continued 
  from 
  page 
  471) 
  

  

  oak, 
  treated 
  with 
  a 
  stain 
  of 
  a 
  dead 
  gray 
  tone. 
  The 
  walls 
  

   are 
  in 
  harmony, 
  with 
  an 
  old 
  creamish 
  gray 
  treatment. 
  The 
  

   entrance-hall 
  has 
  a 
  paneled 
  wainscoting 
  and 
  ceiling 
  beams. 
  

   The 
  staircase 
  is 
  designed 
  in 
  good 
  taste, 
  and 
  its 
  character 
  

   blends 
  well 
  with 
  the 
  general 
  scheme 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  The 
  living- 
  

   hall 
  is 
  placed 
  three 
  steps 
  below 
  the 
  level 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  hall, 
  

   and 
  is 
  separated 
  by 
  a 
  beamed 
  arch 
  supported 
  on 
  columns. 
  

   An 
  interesting 
  feature 
  of 
  this 
  living-hall 
  is 
  the 
  brickwork, 
  

   which 
  is 
  exposed 
  to 
  view, 
  forming 
  a 
  wainscoting. 
  The 
  walls 
  

   above 
  and 
  the 
  woodwork 
  is 
  treated 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  the 
  entrance- 
  

   hall. 
  The 
  windows 
  at 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  are 
  recessed, 
  

   forming 
  shelves 
  for 
  plants. 
  At 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  a 
  door 
  

   opens 
  onto 
  the 
  loggia, 
  beyond 
  which 
  the 
  terraces 
  are 
  reached. 
  

   The 
  large 
  open 
  fireplace, 
  built 
  of 
  red 
  brick 
  laid 
  in 
  white 
  

   mortar, 
  has 
  facings 
  of 
  similar 
  brick, 
  and 
  a 
  hearth 
  laid 
  in 
  

   herring-bone 
  fashion. 
  The 
  mantel-shelf, 
  supported 
  on 
  

   carved 
  brackets 
  and 
  surmounted 
  by 
  a 
  Dutch 
  hood, 
  is 
  quite 
  

   the 
  feature 
  of 
  the 
  room. 
  

  

  A 
  broad 
  archway 
  placed 
  at 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  fireplace 
  per- 
  

   mits 
  one 
  to 
  pass 
  into 
  the 
  living-room, 
  which 
  extends 
  through 
  

   the 
  entire 
  depth 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  It 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  oak 
  fin- 
  

   ished 
  black, 
  harmonizing 
  with 
  the 
  mustard-yellow 
  with 
  which 
  

   the 
  walls 
  are 
  treated. 
  A 
  broad 
  archway 
  separates 
  the 
  ingle- 
  

   nook, 
  which 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  an 
  open 
  fireplace, 
  with 
  facings 
  

   and 
  hearth 
  of 
  red 
  Welsh 
  tile. 
  The 
  mantel-shelf 
  and 
  paneled 
  

   overmantel 
  are 
  worked 
  out 
  in 
  combination 
  with 
  the 
  walls 
  of 
  

   the 
  inglenook, 
  which 
  are 
  also 
  paneled. 
  Windows 
  are 
  placed 
  

   at 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  fireplace, 
  beneath 
  which 
  are 
  paneled 
  seats. 
  

  

  The 
  dining-room, 
  opening 
  from 
  the 
  level 
  of 
  the 
  entrance- 
  

   hall, 
  is 
  finished 
  in 
  a 
  washed 
  gray, 
  with 
  wainscoting 
  formed 
  

   with 
  battens 
  placed 
  at 
  certain 
  spaces 
  apart, 
  and 
  the 
  whole 
  

   finished 
  with 
  a 
  plate 
  rack. 
  A 
  buffet 
  is 
  built 
  in, 
  at 
  one 
  side 
  

   of 
  which 
  is 
  a 
  cabinet. 
  A 
  fireplace 
  with 
  buff 
  brick 
  facings, 
  

   and 
  mantel, 
  completes 
  the 
  room. 
  A 
  door 
  opens 
  into 
  the 
  

   pantry 
  and 
  rear 
  hall, 
  while 
  another 
  door 
  opens 
  into 
  the 
  

   kitchen. 
  Both 
  the 
  pantry, 
  the 
  kitchen 
  and 
  the 
  servants' 
  hall 
  

   and 
  their 
  dependencies 
  are 
  fitted 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  best 
  modern 
  

   conveniences 
  and 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  requirements 
  of 
  a 
  well 
  ap- 
  

   pointed 
  house. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  numerous 
  rooms, 
  all 
  of 
  which 
  

   have 
  painted 
  walls 
  and 
  trim, 
  and 
  among 
  them 
  is 
  the 
  owner's 
  

   suite, 
  consisting 
  of 
  a 
  large 
  bedroom, 
  painted 
  in 
  a 
  soft 
  gray, 
  

   a 
  sitting-room 
  in 
  blue, 
  a 
  child's 
  bedroom 
  in 
  pink, 
  a 
  dressing- 
  

   room 
  and 
  a 
  bathroom. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  two 
  bedrooms, 
  trunk 
  rooms 
  and 
  ample 
  storage 
  

   space 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  floor. 
  Extra 
  bedrooms 
  can 
  be 
  provided 
  

   if 
  necessary. 
  The 
  bathrooms 
  have 
  wainscotings 
  and 
  floors 
  

   of 
  Welsh 
  tile, 
  and 
  each 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  

   and 
  exposed 
  nickelplated 
  plumbing. 
  The 
  cellar 
  contains 
  the 
  

   heating 
  and 
  cooling 
  apparatus 
  and 
  fuel 
  rooms. 
  

  

  The 
  stable, 
  which 
  is 
  planned 
  as 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  scheme 
  of 
  the 
  

   house, 
  contains 
  a 
  large 
  carriage 
  room, 
  harness 
  room, 
  and 
  a 
  

   stable 
  containing 
  two 
  box 
  stalls 
  and 
  four 
  single 
  stalls, 
  all 
  of 
  

   which 
  have 
  ornamental 
  iron 
  trimmings. 
  The 
  floor 
  of 
  the 
  

   stable 
  is 
  red 
  tile, 
  and 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  carriage 
  room 
  concrete. 
  

   The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  a 
  man's 
  room, 
  hay 
  loft, 
  etc. 
  

  

  