224 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
A porte-cochére is built at the entrance- 
front of the house 
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A well-furnished piazza facing the garden is a desirable feature 
of the country house 
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To the left of the living-hall is built the 
dining-room, which also occupies the entire 
width of the house and gives ample oppor- 
tunity for good light and a cross ventilation. 
This room is trimmed with oak finished in a 
Flemish brown. ‘The walls are paneled to 
the height of eight feet with battens, between 
which the surface is covered with embossed 
Japanese leather in a blue and gold design 
on a green background. Above the wain- 
scoting there is a broad frieze of Japanese 
leather. ‘The fireplace is built of Tiffany 
brick, with facings extending to the height 
of five feet, at which point the whole is fin- 
ished with a mantelshelf painted ivory-white. 
The door for the dining-room opens into the 
butler’s pantry, which is fitted with drawers, 
dressers and sink. Another door opens into 
the kitchen, which is provided with dressers, 
sink and every modern appointment. The 
kitchen is also provided with a servants’ hall, 
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which is the new feature for the modern 
country house. 
The second floor contains the owner’s suite, 
consisting of a boudoir, bedroom and bath, 
besides numerous well-fitted closets. There 
are also four bedrooms and one bathroom 
on this floor. All the rooms are treated with 
ivory-white paint, with one color scheme for 
each of the bedrooms. ‘The owner’s sitting- 
room has an open fireplace. The bathrooms 
have white enameled tile wainscoting and 
floor and porcelain fixtures, with nickelplated 
plumbing. 
The third floor contains ample storage 
room and servants’ rooms. 
The cellar contains the cold-stor- 
age room, laundry, heating and fuel 
rooms. A feature of the exterior is 
the enclosed  service-court, which 
comes in at the level of the cellar 
floor and is surrounded by walls built 
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The plans of the house are well arranged 
for convenience 
of field stone surmounted with a 
rustic fence. 
This is a very important addi. 
tion to a country house, for it 
eliminates the necessity of seeing 
the service wagons in front of 
the kitchen door. It also forms 
