February, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



67 



The Dining-room Has an Old Empire Dining Table, Chippendale Chairs, and a Hepplewhite Sideboard 



fireplace has red brick fac- 

 ings, a tiled hearth and a 

 Colonial mantel. A shower 

 bath, lavatory and toilet is 

 provided in the dressing- 

 room, which is placed off 

 the bedroom. The corre- 

 sponding bedroom in the 

 front of the house is fin- 

 ished with white trim, 

 lavender striped paper of 

 Colonial design and old 

 mahogany furniture. The 

 two rear bedrooms are 

 treated in white, with blue 

 crape paper hung on the 

 walls of one room and fig- 

 ured chintz on the other. 

 The bathroom has a tiled 

 floor and wainscoting and 

 porcelain fixtures with ex- 

 posed plumbing. 



There is a guest room, 

 two servants' bedrooms and 

 bathroom, and a trunk 

 room on the third floor. 



Mr. Joy Wheeler Dow, 

 of Wyoming, N. J., was 

 the architect. 



many of the State plates. 

 This collection is a very 

 rare and excellent one. 



The old Colonial dining 

 table of the Empire period, 

 the Hepplewhite sideboard, 

 and the fine old Chippen- 

 dale chairs are harmonious 

 with the treatment of the 

 room. A door opens into 

 the butler's pantry, which 

 is fitted with sink, drawers 

 and dressers complete. 

 Stairs to the second floor 

 lead out of this room. An- 

 other door opens into the 

 kitchen, which is fitted with 

 sink, range, dresser and 

 rear entry with store pan- 

 try and space for ice-box. 



The second floor con- 

 tains four bedrooms and 

 bathroom. The owner's 

 suite has white-painted trim 

 and quaint old figured 

 white paper above the gray 

 painted wainscoting, furni- 

 ture of mahogany, with 

 high-posted bed and other 

 pieces to correspond. The 



The Rear of the House Is as Attractive as the Front 



