July, 1906 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



27 



<rive a little color in addi- 

 tion to the gilt gas fixtures. 

 There is a portable dark 

 oak cabinet in one corner 

 of the room for r a r e 

 china. 



The butler's pantry is 

 the connecting link be- 

 tween the dining-room 

 and kitchen; it is fitted 

 with drawers, dressers, 

 and closets. The kitchen 

 is fitted with all the best 

 modern conveniences, in- 

 cluding two store pantries. 



The second floor con- 

 tains a large open hall, 

 four bedrooms, sewing- 

 r o o m, two bathrooms. 

 The owner's room is quite 

 the room of the floor and 

 has a bed alcove, beyond 

 which are two closets pro- 

 vided with sliding doors, 

 so as to take up the least 

 possible room. The walls 

 are covered with white 

 watered silk, draped and 

 caught up by pink roses. 

 The furniture is painted a 



French gray with white lines and hand-painted pink roses, 

 making a very pleasing effect. The other rooms on this 

 floor are treated with white paint, and each is decorated in 

 one particular color scheme. The bathrooms are wain- 

 scoted with tile and each is fitted with porcelain fixtures and 



An Um, Carved in Fruits and Flowers, Stands on the Balustrade 

 Behind the Settle 



exposed nickelplated 

 plumbing. A separate 

 stairway leads to the 

 third floor which contains 

 the servant's bedroom and 

 trunk room. The cellar 

 contains the heating ap- 

 paratus, fuel room, and 

 laundry complete. 



The Garden 



At the side of the house 

 there was a plot o f 

 ground extending to t h e 

 corner of the street, which 

 was bare and unkempt, as 

 shown in the illustration 

 presented and the problem, 

 "How to beautify it," was 

 an important one. When 

 the garden was first laid 

 out it comprised a plot of 

 about thirty feet square 

 near the house, and at the 

 right of the picture. The 

 second year it was en- 

 1 a r g e d and laid out as 

 shown in the illustrations 

 which have been recently 

 taken. The garden was 

 laid out in a formal man- 

 ner and the beds were formed by strips of cypress boards 

 set down into the earth with the exposed part being painted 

 dark green, except the beds which are about the summer 

 house and fountain which were cut from the sod, leaving 

 grassed walks. The garden was planned with the purpose of 



In the Bedroom of the Owner the Walls are Covered with White Watered Silk, Draped and Caught Up by Pink Roses 

 The Furniture is Painted Gray with White Lines and Hand-Painted Pink Roses 



