July, 1909 AMERICAN 
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treated with a forest-green effect. 
The floor is covered with a gray 
and white rug, while the windows 
are hung with 
turkey-red muslin. 
The living-porch is 
also reached from 
the sun-room. 
The dining-room 
occupies the same 
relative position as 
the living-room on 
the opposite side of 
the hall. It is trimmed with cypress, and has a paneled 
wainscoting to the height of five feet, at which point it is 
finished with a plate rack. The wall space above is tinted a 
soft green. The ceiling is beamed and ribbed. The entire 
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large pantry, common in such a_ house. 
The second floor is treated with white- 
painted trim and wall covering of paper with 
large floral designs. 
There are four win- 
dows and two bath- 
rooms on this floor, 
| the latter wain- 
scoted and paved 
with tiles and _fin- 
ished with porcelain 
fixtures and _ nickel- 
plated plumbing. 
The two servants’ rooms and toilet are placed over the 
kitchen extension. 
The house is heated by a hot-water system placed in the 
cellar. The cellar also contains laundry, fuel rooms, etc. 
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The porches on the inner side of the house overlook the sea 
woodwork is stained and finished in a soft brown. A two- 
tone blue rug covers the floor, while dotted Swiss curtains 
are hung at the windows and fastened back at the lower 
middle. ‘The open fireplace is built with green brick facings 
and hearth, and the mantel 
is of simple design. 
There is no attic, except a storage space, which is reached 
from the second floor by a ladder through a well-hole. This 
section is well ventilated by “‘blinkers’’ placed in the roof 
in as unobtrusive a manner as possible, and it harmonizes 
well with the graceful lines of the long, slop- 
A door leads from the 
dining-room to the butler’s 
closet, which is 
fitted up with sink, 
drawers and _ cup- 
boards complete. 
Another door opens 
into the kitchen, 
which is provided 
with all the appoint- 
ments, including a 
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ing roof. 
Obviously this is a house that commands 
the attention of all who see it, on account of 
its splendid archi- 
tectural features 
and because it seems 
an expression of the 
taste and require- 
ments of the owner. 
Almost all new 
houses attract a cer- 
tain amount of at- 
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