March, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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across it. Those on each 

 side of the mantel have 

 small decorated relief orna- 

 ments near their summits. 

 The ceiling is white. The 

 mantel decorations are 

 chiefly blue and white pot- 

 tery. The rug is drab, 

 with a red zig-zag border. 

 The window curtains are 

 yellow, with white sash cur- 

 tains. The furniture is old 

 and is covered with yellow 

 leather. The cheeriness of 

 the room is, therefore, ob- 

 tained by a skilful color 

 selection as well as by its 

 inherent charms of propor- 

 tion and situation. It is a 

 room thoroughly delightful 

 in every way, and not the 

 least of its merits is that its 

 charm is obtained by the 

 simplest means and in the 

 most direct manner. 



Like all good country 

 houses, the external ap- 

 proaches and adjuncts of 

 "Overloch" are quite as 

 important as the rooms 

 within. On the inner side 



almost the entire front is occupied by a group of porches, 

 three in number. The center one is the shallowest of the 

 three, and is barely more than a passage on the inner side 

 of an open terrace arranged between the two end porches. 

 The latter are projected forward, and form rectangular 

 spaces of generous proportions. Looking out, the one on the 



Gate in the Terrace Enclosure 



right is inclosed within glass, and constitutes a sun room; 

 the one on the left is open, and forms a true porch. All the 

 porches are supported on Doric columns, with solid bases and 

 channeled plinths, the corner piers being square. The beams 

 and rafters of the roofs are stained a dark color and project 

 well forward. The terrace between the end porches extends 



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The Entrance Is Beneath a Greek Portico in the Center of the Main Building ; the Graceful Planting here Adds 



Much to the Effectiveness of this Front 



