August, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



289 



The walls are of rough French gray plaster, de- 

 veloped into a vaulted ceiling with a flat center. 

 The floor is laid with large and small red bricks. 

 The furniture is chiefly in wicker, with green and 

 white cushions. On one wall is let in a large tile 

 picture of the Parting of Columbus from Ferdi- 

 nand and Isabella, being a copy of a sixteenth cen- 

 tury design. Plants and vines, growing in tubs 

 and jars, add to the agreeableness of this beautiful 

 porch. 



The living-room fills the entire right end of the 

 house, and is lighted on three sides. The wood- 

 work is white, and consists of a low wainscot, 

 pilastered frames to the windows, and the cornice. 

 The plain upper walls are toned a French gray, 

 and are papered with Japanese paper. The plain 

 ceiling is white. The window curtains are of buff 

 linen with floral border, and are lined with white. 

 The fireplace is wood, painted white, and lined and 

 faced with red brick. Above the mantel is a mir- 

 ror with an old Italian painted frame. Opposite 

 the entrance is a triple window, the centermost of 

 which opens onto a small porch, by which the 

 formal garden is reached. 



The library is a small square room adjoining 

 the loggia on the inner front, and is entered di- 

 rectly from the hall. The walls are colored blue, 

 with a narrow walnut base and cornice. The 

 mantel is of walnut, brick faced, and the ceiling 

 is vaulted and left white. The room is lighted by 

 two round arched windows with nickel and brass 

 mounts and ecru curtains. 



The dining-room is on the left of the hall, and 

 opens onto the inner front. It has a floor of Mo- 

 ravian tiles, on which is an India drugget with a 

 zigzag border in reds. The white ceiling is very 



Low Stone Terrace Walls Are Everywhere Characteristic of the Grounds 

 Immediately Adjacent to the House 



At the Entrance Is a Forecourt Formed by the Projecting Wing and the Enclosing Terrace 



