December, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



475 



room for nurses' outfits, 

 consisting of aprons, 

 sleeves, separate waists and 

 skirts, embroidered collars, 

 cuffs and belts, even to col- 

 lar buttons. All these ar- 

 ticles are beautifully laid 

 out in glass cases just as in 

 the rooms below. 



The apartments for in- 

 valids are all tastefully fur- 

 nished. Carefully chosen 

 papers of soft tones make a 

 background for the beauti- 

 ful old mahogany pieces 

 with which the majority of 

 these suites are furnished. 

 There is such a feeling of 

 rest and harmony on enter- 

 ing these rooms that one is 

 not surprised to find that 

 the sick make speedy re- 

 coveries in these peaceful 

 rooms, where the comforts 

 of home are found without 

 the worry of keeping house. 

 Winged chairs are covered 

 with pretty chintzs, and all 

 has an air of sweet fresh- 

 ness, accented by vases of 



freshly gathered flowers which are found in every room. 

 Mrs. Willard's own apartments are reached by a pretty stair- 

 way leading up from the kitchen, and her rooms are fur- 

 nished in yellow and black. Low window seats and a 

 plentiful supply of latticed windows add a charm to her 

 apartments, and although she has reserved the smallest rooms 



An Old-time Dresser 



for her own use, the choos- 

 ing and placing of the fur- 

 niture has made them seem 

 larger than they really are. 

 The staircase from the 

 kitchen is surrounded by a 

 baluster. The whole room 

 bespeaks a woman of taste 

 and refinement, and when 

 we consider the work Mrs. 

 Willard has accomplished 

 and the good she has done 

 it is not remarkable that the 

 blessings of many have 

 been liberally showered 

 upon her by those whose 

 anxieties concerning their 

 loved ones she has allevi- 

 ated in her cheerful, prac- 

 tical way. 



Devoting her time and 

 energy to the work, she has 

 not only made a success of 

 it from a humanitarian 

 point of view, but is now 

 ranked as one of the most 

 successful of New York's 

 business women. 



No doubt the humani- 

 tarian aspects of this busi- 

 ness constitute its most significant asset; but at least in the 

 pages of an architectural magazine it may be permitted to 

 emphasize, for a moment, the very interesting house the 

 Home Bureau has made for itself. And it is not the least 

 interesting because, in reality, it is simply an old-fashioned 

 house remade over. 



Residence of Maxwell Wyeth, Esq., at Rosemont, Pennsylvania 



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oak, treated with a stain of a dead gray tone. The walls 

 are in harmony, with an old creamish gray treatment. The 

 entrance-hall has a paneled wainscoting and ceiling beams. 

 The staircase is designed in good taste, and its character 

 blends well with the general scheme of the house. The living- 

 hall is placed three steps below the level of the entrance hall, 

 and is separated by a beamed arch supported on columns. 

 An interesting feature of this living-hall Is the brickwork, 

 which is exposed to view, forming a wainscoting. The walls 

 above and the woodwork is treated the same as the entrance- 

 hall. The windows at both sides of the room are recessed, 

 forming shelves for plants. At one side of the room a door 

 opens onto the loggia, beyond which the terraces are reached. 

 The large open fireplace, built of red brick laid In white 

 mortar, has facings of similar brick, and a hearth laid In 

 herring-bone fashion. The mantel-shelf, supported on 

 carveci brackets and surmounted by a Dutch hood. Is quite 

 the feature of the room. 



A broad archway placed at one side of the fireplace per- 

 mits one to pass Into the living-room, which extends through 

 the entire depth of the house. It is trimmed with oak fin- 

 ished black, harmonizing with the mustard-yellow with which 

 the walls are treated. A broad archway separates the Ingle- 

 nook, which is provided with an open fireplace, with facings 

 and hearth of red Welsh tile. I'he mantel-shelf and paneled 

 overmantel are worked out In combination with the walls of 

 the inglenook, which are also paneled. Windows are placed 

 at each side of the fireplace, beneath which are paneled seats. 



The dining-room, opening from the level of the entrance- 

 hall. Is finished in a washed gray, with wainscoting formed 

 with battens placed at certain spaces apart, and the whole 

 finished with a plate rack. A buffet Is built in, at one side 

 of which Is a cabinet. A fireplace with buff brick facings, 

 and mantel, completes the room. A door opens Into the 

 pantry and rear hall, while another door opens into the 

 kitchen. Both the pantry, the kitchen and the servants' hall 

 and their dependencies are fitted with all the best modern 

 conveniences and according to the requirements of a well ap- 

 pointed house. 



The second floor contains numerous rooms, all of which 

 have painted walls and trim, and among them is the owner's 

 suite, consisting of a large bedroom, painted In a soft gray, 

 a sitting-room In blue, a child's bedroom in pink, a dressing- 

 room and a bathroom. 



There are two bedrooms, trunk rooms and ample storage 

 space on the third floor. Extra bedrooms can be provided 

 If necessary. The bathrooms have walnscotings and floors 

 of Welsh tile, and each is furnished with porcelain fixtures 

 and exposed nickelplated plumbing. The cellar contains the 

 heating and cooling apparatus and fuel rooms. 



The stable, which Is planned as part of the scheme of the 

 house, contains a large carriage room, harness room, and a 

 stable containing two box stalls and four single stalls, all of 

 which have ornamental Iron trimmings. The floor of the 

 stable is red tile, and that of the carriage room concrete. 

 The second floor contains a man's room, hay loft, etc. 



