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8—The hall has an ornamental staircase 9—The living-room is trimmed with mahogany, with walls hung with golden 
of mahogany brown Japanese grass cloth 
thus making very wide spans possible. In spite of the fan- great rapidity, setting up forms with the ducts for wiring 
tastic claims of the press agent, it is not as yet possible to and heating and piping already in place. 
make a house all at once by pouring concrete into one com- While the monolithic concrete house is certainly the ideal 
plicated mold; but certainly it is possible to proceed with as regards permanence and stability, freedom from attack 
10—The walls of the dining-room are covered with a tapestry paper to the plate rack, above which a Japanese grass cloth 
is used, with pleasing effect 
