February, 1909 
character- 
Colo- 
out the 
istics of the 
nial house. The 
exterior walls are 
covered with clap- 
boards painted a 
French gray, while 
the trimmings are 
painted white. The 
blinds are painted 
bottle-green and the 
shingled roof is left 
to weather-finish. 
The hall (Fig. 
IO), contains an or- 
namental _ staircase 
with a central run 
to a broad landing, 
where it divides and 
continues up in 
either direction to 
the second story. 
Archways on either 
side of the stairs 
lead to the toilet 
and rear piazza on 
one side, and to the 
service end of the 
house on the other. 
She stairs have 
oaken treads, white- 
painted risers and 
balusters, and a ma- 
hogany rail. The 
hall has a paneled 
wainscoting and 
this, together with 
the trim, is painted 
white. The walls 
above this wainscot- 
ing are covered with 
a Colonial  wall- 
paper in gray and 
white, and the whole 
is finished with a 
dentilled cornice of 
wood. 
The 
living-room 
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(Fig. 7) is finished 
in mahogany. It has 
a paneled wainscot- 
ing, above which the 
walls are covered 
with Japanese grass 
cloth of a golden 
hue, and the whole 
finished with a 
wooden cornice. A 
soft brown rug in 
two tones covers the 
floor, while the up- 
holstery is covered 
in harmonizing 
brown shades. Cur- 
tains of net are 
draped at the win- 
dows, while at the 
French windows and 
doors heavy curtains 
of two-tone brocade 
are hung. The fire- 
place is built of red- 
faced brick with 
facing, and a hearth 
laid in herringbone 
fashion. 
The dining-room 
(Fig. 8) is treated 
with _ ivory-white 
paint. It has a pan- 
eled_ wainscoting, 
above which the 
wall is covered with 
a green and white 
wall covering and 
finished with a den- 
tilled cornice. The 
fireplace is built of 
brick with the fac- 
ings and hearth of 
the same. The man- 
tel is an attractive 
one with a low shelf 
supported on corbel 
brackets. 
The kitchen, of 
excellent size, is fur- 
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