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joins the dining-room and through it access is had to the 

 kitchen; at one end is a vault, quite in the center of the 

 house. Beyond the kitchen are sculleries and store rooms, 

 with a separate kitchen for pastry. The servants' hall is 

 beyond the latter room, and the house is completed, on this 

 end, with a servants' porch. Behind, In the corner formed 

 by the kitchen and the service wings, is the servants' court. 

 The whole of the upper floor of the main wing is given up 

 to the servants' bedrooms. 



The larger part of the second floor has been taken by 

 Mrs. Brown for herself and her son. Here is a really fine 

 suite, consisting of her own bed-room, boudoir, bath and 

 maid's room, together with her son's bedroom, dressing- 

 room and bath. These all form one unit and occupy nearly 

 all the main part of the house, with a private concealed 

 stairway down to the main floor and up to the play room on 

 the third floor. 



The handsome stable deserves more than the few words 

 that can be given to it. Standing in the midst of a grove 

 of beautiful trees It is a thoroughly picturesque and delight- 

 ful structure. It Is built around three sides of an open 

 court, enclosed, on the fourth side, with a high wall sur- 

 mounted with tiles. The upper story of the two end wings 

 is designed In half-timber, and is exceedingly effective. 

 The group Includes carriage house, stable, automobile 

 rooms and other essential parts, while quarters for the men 

 are arranged In the second story. 



It has become rather a commonplace to look for fine 

 houses, built in a fine way and designed in a fine style In 

 Newport. There has been no more remarkable manifesta- 

 tion of contemporary interest in domestic architecture than 



the really splendid houses that many of the rich folk have 

 built for their own use. And in Newport It has become 

 quite natural to look for something out of the ordinary, 

 since it is the acknowledged play-city of the rich, and some 

 of their most pretentious and costly dwellings are to be 

 found there. At all events a rapid competition in handsome 

 houses has distinguished our "Summer Capital" for a num- 

 ber of years, and scarcely a season passes but some new won- 

 der is opened for the admiration of the privileged persons 

 admitted to it, or for the bewilderment of the less fortunate 

 ones who must view It from a distance. "Harbour Court" 

 Is by no means a pretentious house; its splendors are not 

 thrust upon either the visitor or the chance observer; but it 

 is easily entitled to rank with the best of recent Newport 

 palaces, and more than holds its own in comparison with 

 good houses everywhere. 



It is, however, quite unfair to compare this delightful 

 house with any of its neighbors. Its merits are Its own, and 

 these are ample enough to stand any test to which it may be 

 subjected. It has no pretensions and manifestly makes 

 none. 



It is a fine summer home, fine in every way, in appear- 

 ance, in appointments. In situation. It is quite obviously a 

 comfortable one, intended and designed to be comfortable 

 and without pretence. 



The programme presented to its architects was the 

 comparatively simple one of meeting these requirements 

 In an elegant and architectural manner. The success 

 that has crowned their efforts Is a fine compliment to their 

 skill and a satisfying commentary on the merits of the con- 

 ditions they had to meet. 



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The stable 



