Art Out-cf-Doors 



the way of beauty. The front door is ac- 

 centuated by an independent porch, often 

 usefully extended over the driveway. Up- 

 per balconies are attached to the chief bed- 

 rooms, or thrown out from any window 

 which chances to command a particularly 

 attractive view. Uncovered terraces of 

 turf or stone are formed where needful, and 

 a portion of the piazza itself is often left 

 uncovered, supplying a pleasant place of re- 

 sort when dull weather or autumn cold ren- 

 ders a roof unnecessary, and a delightful one 

 at night in warmer weather. And loggias 

 are seen in both the lower and the upper 

 stories. 



No architectural innovation is more to be 

 commended than the use of the loggia, 

 which may be described as a recessed piazza 

 — a piazza set back into the body of the 

 house, flanked at either end by the walls, 

 and covered by the projection of the upper 

 story. In Italy it does not usually appear 

 on the ground-floor, for there this floor is 

 not devoted to the chief apartments ; but its 

 effect is just as good when it is adapted to 

 our own customs of building and living. In 



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