December, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



457 



and also the stair- 

 case to the second 

 floor. The stair- 

 case has white 

 painted balusters 

 and risers, and 

 mahogany treads 

 and rail. 



The furniture 

 of the living-hall 

 is of good style 

 and is comfort- 

 able. It is cov- 

 ered with chintz 

 of the design of 

 birds of paradise. 

 Curtains of similar 

 material are hung 

 at the doors and 

 windows ; the 

 whole giving an 

 effective and cheer- 

 ful tone to the 

 general color 

 scheme of the 



room. A circular door with a circular head opens from the 

 living-hall to the drawing-room. The walls are covered with 

 a gray and white striped paper. The ceiling is white, is 

 elliptical in form, and is paneled in a geometrical design. 

 The feature of the room is the ingle-nook, in which there 

 is an open fireplace furnished with tiled facings and hearth, 

 and a mantel with an over-mantel extending to the ceiling. 

 The walls of the ingle-nook have a similar wooden paneling. 

 Broad seats are provided at either side of the fireplace. 

 The wall space opposite the fireplace is occupied by built-in 

 bookcases. The furniture is covered with a flowered chintz 



The service end of the house 



and the windows 

 and doors have 

 similar curtains to 

 match. French 

 windows open on 

 to the living porch, 

 built at the end of 

 t'le house. 



Stone steps lead 

 from the porch to 

 the rear side of 

 the building. The 

 dining-room o c - 

 cupies the same 

 relative position to 

 the living-hall as 

 does the drawing- 

 room. The wood 

 work is treated in 

 ivory-white. The 

 gray and white 

 paper which 

 covers the walls is 

 of a striped pat- 

 tern. The side of 

 the room containing the open fireplace has two arched door- 

 ways, one leading to the hall and the other to a china 

 cabinet. The fireplace is built of red bricks laid with broad 

 white mortar joints. The mantel is in classic design and is 

 in keeping with the style of the room. The service end of 

 the house is complete in all of its appointments, and is 

 furnished with every modern device for use in economical 

 housekeeping. 



The second story is divided into sleeping rooms and 

 bathrooms. The owner's suite consisting of two bedrooms, 

 boudoir and bath, occupies the greater part of this floor. 



One of the vine-covered arches to the garden 



The other side of the hooded gateway leading lo the garden 



