October, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



369 



entrance door, standing 

 atop of a little Hight of 

 steps directly in the center 

 of the porch. 



And so within. In con- 

 sidering this house it is nec- 

 essary to remember that it 

 is in modern use. In no 

 sense is it a museum; in no 

 way has an effort been 

 made to produce with pain- 

 ful exactitude any old-time 

 rooms or to reproduce any 

 too definite old-time condi- 

 tions. Such an attempt 

 could only result in dissatis- 

 faction and discomfort, for 

 the good people of the 

 present day have become 

 accustomed to many con- 

 veniences of which our very 

 worthy ancestors knew 

 nothing whatever. Very 

 wisely, therefore, the im- 

 possible has not been at- 

 tempted, but the rooms are 

 filled with hosts of old 

 things, many of which are 

 truly fine, and all of which 

 have interest in themselves, 

 as mementoes of travel and 

 search, apart from their 

 antiquity. That the tables 



The Main Hall Has Walls and Ceiling of Green, and Is Furnished with Old-time Furniture and Ornaments 



