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ters the attractive old home. 

 The living-room is situated 

 at the right of the entrance- 

 hall, and is spacious and com- 

 fortable. The woodwork 

 has been enameled in white, 

 while diamond-paned win- 

 dows have been substituted 

 for the old-fashioned doors 

 on several of the smaller 

 cupboards. Here and there 

 throughout the whole house, 

 one comes unexpectedly upon 

 groups of shelves filled with 

 books. Built-in cupboards 

 also provide places for the 

 excellent collection of books 

 which are owned by the 

 present family. This room 



bottomed chairs as well. 

 Upon the mantel over the 

 open fireplace one finds 

 pieces of silver, while the 

 frame work is hung with 

 rare porringers. The mas- 

 sive timbers of the ceiling 

 show what wood our ances- 

 tors used when they erected 

 their homes. This room de- 

 serves special praise for its 

 restful atmosphere, as well 

 as its perfect setting and 

 old-time furniture. At the 

 rear of this room, and over- 

 looking the garden, is a sun- 

 parlor which can be used 

 during the Summer months 

 as a breakfast-room and in 



The dining-room 



shows several tables of unusually fine design, a handsome the Winter for a lounging-room and for sun baths, 

 side-wing chair and a few other choice chairs. The great Upstairs, the bedrooms are large and airy. They are 

 open fireplace, with its Colonial accessories, lends much to furnished with Colonial furniture, four-poster beds, high- 

 the homeness of this room. boys and lowboys, as well as quaint old-time chests of 

 The dining-room which lies to the left of the hallway, has drawers which can be used either as bureaus or to store 

 been made from three rooms. It is long and wide, the walls away extra blankets, hangings or rugs. Rare old Chip- 

 finished in green and with the exception of one or two choice pendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite chairs are also found 

 pictures, are bare. This is well-planned for the unbroken here, and hand-woven rugs cover the hardwood floors. Old 

 space brings out to advantage the lines of the beautiful old chintz hangings of bright colors and gay designs screen 

 sideboard and its ornamentations, and shows off the rush- the windows, and the whole house presents a sunny, restful 



The old kitchen with its large brick fireplace and chimney 



