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Individuality is strongly 
_indicated by the most inter- 
esting manner in which this 
chimney, having two fireplace 
openings, is constructed. One 
opening facing the entrance 
door, with arch and shelf 
above of heavy cut stone, is 
repeated by another similar 
opening on the end of the 
chimney, at the side of the 
first one. The fireback 
guest rooms are located here, 
each having its separate bal- 
cony on different sides of 
the house, where outdoor 
sleeping may be at the choice 
of the guest. 
The windows, grouped 
again like those of the living- 
room below, are hung with 
curtains in delicate tones of 
gray and soft pink, in a bor- 
der pattern. ‘These curtains 
built diagonally with one flue te 2 = are of the sort of fabric 
for these two openings, and Three views of the great fireplace in the living-room—This fireplace artists devise by skilfully 
the observer has the unusual has openings on two sides dipping the material in dyes 
opportunity here of looking through the double arch of of just the right tone. The results are charming, unique, 
the fireplace into the distant portion of the living-room. and only attainable by the initiated. Another short stairway 
The wrought-iron fire-baskets rest on antique andirons, leads up to the studio, the largest room in the house, over- 
whose spreading feet stand on the stone floor. Ina climate epee the front with its low gable end. Directly at 
where a fire is so grateful during the end of the studio a door opens 
all but the hottest Summer to a short terrace against the hill- 
months, the blazing fire of logs side. With windows on three 
or the glowing coal fire of Win- sides, this lofty room is an ideal 
ter makes here a beautiful picture workroom. A large chimney at 
of homelike comfort and _ hospi- the end, built of rough stone, has, 
tality. The stone floor soon be- like its companion of the living- 
comes warm and holds the heat. room, some quite unique features 
With rugs spread over it, it is the in the arrangement of the fire- 
warmest possible floor. place. The stone firebed is lifted 
The stairway, crossing near the about eighteen inches above the 
entrance door, crosses the end of hearth, and is deep enough to 
the living-room to a narrow bal- take very large logs of wood. 
cony built across the chimney The hood is supported by heavy 
breast. From this, entrance is iron cross pieces. The shelves 
made to a bedroom over the din- and seats on either side are of 
ing-room and to the ‘‘nook”’ above stone slabs and boulders, just as 
the living-room, where a piano, they came from the mountain. 
easy chairs and a swinging ham- The balcony across the opposite 
mock invite to cosy comfort with end of the studio is lighted by a 
book or music. The windows of group of windows, and is in itself 
this upper corner open to the nar- a commodious workroom. 
row covered balcony of the front Just beneath the studio, with 
of the house, sheltered by the doors opening on both sides of the 
pine trees. house, is a commodious dog ken- 
A bedroom, having windows nel, with all the nooks and sepa- 
opening on the same balcony, oc- rate little houses these friends of 
cupies the other corner of the the family desire. 
front of the house. There the The kitchen, pantry, servants’ 
roof, extending far beyond the rooms and laundry occupy the 
walls, protects the many windows center of the house, with the ser- 
from the strong sunlight. vice entrance just back of the high 
A door opening into a hall at cement screen of the front porch. 
the head of the stairway leads | LZ 2 ah A special feature of the furnish- 
into the center of the house. Two rae fireplace 1 is one of Ae Set original ever ae ings is the built-in dressing-tables 
