November, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



441 



tered. Both the de- 

 sign and lighting of 

 this hall are thor- 

 o u g h 1 y admirable. 

 Its structural parts 

 are simple, yet effect- 

 ive. The color 

 scheme of green and 

 white is as happy a 

 combination as could 

 have been arranged, 

 and the effect of the 

 central staircase, with 

 the recessed window 

 at the top, is extraor- 

 dinarily fine. 



The living-room oc- 

 cupies the whole of 

 the house to the west 

 of the hall, and is thus 

 lighted on three sides. 

 In the center of the 

 south wall is the fire- 

 place, a massive stone 

 archway lined with 



A View of Ample Porches 



mantel ornaments are 

 fine old Chinese blue 

 and white porcelain. 

 The space above the 

 wainscot is hung with 

 a red Japanese mate- 

 rial, and the ceiling, 

 supported on a some- 

 what deep cornice, is 

 plain and without or- 

 nament. The rug is 

 another large Agra 

 rug. the pattern being 

 a reproduction of a 

 sixteenth century Is- 

 pahan rug, and is a 

 superb example of 

 the finest weave made 

 at Agra. 



An isolated house 

 such as this, naturally 

 calls for much special 

 treatment in the mat- 

 t e r of convenience 

 and necessities of liv- 



brick. Above the shelf is a superb Japanese screen of em- ing. Mr. Kirby's place is actually complete in every re- 

 broidered silk in four panels. The walls have a wainscot of spect in itself. His water supply is obtained from a spring 

 natural chestnut, above which they are covered with a Japan- that is wholly under his control, and is pumped to his 

 ese embossed paper, with a green and bronze finish of the old own cisterns and tanks by engines on his property. The 

 Ming period. The ceiling is beamed in chestnut, with plain mechanical plant is installed in a separate building de- 

 white surface panels. From the center descends a Japanese voted to it, which also contains a dynamo and storage bat- 

 electrolier, which is actually a portion of a Japanese bronze teries for the production of the electric light used in the 

 and lacquered temple lantern dismantled and adapted for its house and outbuildings. 



present use. The room is comfortably furnished and abun- The house and other structures are also fully equipped 



dantly lighted. On the floor is an immense Agra rug, very with fire-hose and apparatus for use in case of fires, and he 



large in size and beautiful in color. These rugs are no longer has thus within his own land and entirely under his control 



imported into this country, and are very rarely found in everything that is needed for the complete and uninterrupted 



American households. enjoyment of his estate. The thoroughness with which the 



The dining-room is a delightfully cheerful apartment in mechanical plant has been installed is, of course, equaled by 



red and white. The high wainscot in narrow strips of wood the extent of the outbuildings, which include ample carriage 



is painted with a dead white paint and is surmounted with a and stable space, garage and other minor buildings essential 



plate shelf. The fireplace is of wood, treated in a similar to the conduct of a considerable country place, and neces- 



manner, with facings, hearth and lining of red brick. The sary for the comfort and pleasure of the owner. 



