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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



March, 1908 



The Breadth of the House Is Extenuated by the Pergola at One End of It 



hearth, is but a continuation of the wainscot and bookcase 

 cap; the bookcases being built in on either side of the fire- 

 place. The upper walls are covered with a heavy leather 

 effect in golden brown. An attractive feature of the room is 

 the sloping ceiling at the rear end of the room, which comes 

 down close to the top of the four leaded glass casement 

 windows, with a clear space in the center of each, forming 

 separate framed pictures of rolling country. The ceil- 



ing throughout is beamed and ribbed with heavy molded 

 chestnut. 



The dining-room is stripped in white with a plate rail form- 

 ing a cap around the room. The panels between the strips 

 are covered with a fiat relief gold paper, and the walls and 

 ceiling above are in buff. 



The kitchen is large, and is fitted up complete. The laun- 

 dry is in the basement; the steps from the ground to the 



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