AMERICAN 
HOMES AND GARDENS 
ee ead) House af To-Day 
By Francis Durando Nichols 
SAHIE leading principle on which the founda- 
), tion of human happiness is built to-day 
centers in the home life of the people. 
With a house that is well designed and 
planned, and placed in a charming setting, 
the busy man soon forgets the anxieties 
and perplexities of his business life in the 
enjoyment of home and its surroundings. A tendency has 
been rapidly developing for the urban business man to live 
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in the country. Transportation facilities, which have so 
greatly increased during the past few years, have made it 
possible for the brain-worker to spend part of his time 
among nature’s surroundings, where he may find relaxation 
and repose, for here is where he can in reality enjoy life. 
The introduction of the modern country house as an import- 
ant feature of building has undoubtedly been influenced by 
the great desire to live in the country and to be surrounded 
by all the comforts and utilities of a city home. There are 
A house built of stone and stucco 
