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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1907 



comparatively new 

 that it may be stated 

 that the woodwork 

 is first completely 

 put in place, and 

 then sand blasted by 

 the process more 

 familiarly applied 

 to the exterior of 

 buildings. In Mr. 

 Pyle's dining-room 

 the whole of the 

 woodwork, includ- 

 ing both walls and 

 mantel, has been 

 subjected to this 

 treatment. It has a 

 Caen stone facing, 

 with upper panels 

 divided by small 

 decorated Ionic col- 

 umns. The front of 

 the room includes 

 a bay window, and 

 here are Ionic col- 

 umns and pilasters, 



while pilasters alone separate the space before the back 

 windows, where a group of three look out upon the rear 

 court. 



The green frieze Is largely filled with terra cotta casts 

 of reliefs and a great sculptured flower stand Is In the bay 

 window. The furniture Is covered with green and silver 

 leather, and above the dining table Is a lamp with a vast 

 green mosaic shade. The sideboard Is identical with 



The Reception-room is Furnished in Deep Pink 



the structural wood- 

 work of the room. 

 The hardwood floor 

 has a green rug, and 

 the curtains are of 

 green velvet with 

 green bands. The 

 celling is treated 

 with a geometrical 

 design, the curves of 

 which are enriched 

 with delicate foli- 

 age. 



Beyond the din- 

 ing-room, on the 

 front of the house. 

 Is Mr. Pyle's study. 

 The woodwork and 

 furnishings are iden- 

 tical with those of 

 the dining-room. 

 The floor is brick : 

 the walls have a 

 high wainscot sup- 

 porting a tapestry 

 frieze. Bookcases 

 are built In along the longer wall, and the celling is paneled. 

 The fireplace Is of Caen stone embedded within wood. 



More than one reference has been made to the open court 

 at the back of the house, and it Is time that It Is visited. It Is 

 partly enclosed by the house, partly by the walls. It is 

 floored with brick, and In the center Is a square pool con- 

 taining a fountain. The outer walls are of stone, that im- 

 mediately In face being at the base of the hill. Here it Is 



The Forest of the Hillside Comes Down Almost to the Edge of the Terrace Behind the House 



