Art Out-of- Doors 



them somewhat from the gaze of passers, 

 while interfering not at all with coolness or 

 with freedom of outlook. If the house is of 

 brick or stone the same material is used to 

 build the posts of the piazza, or if wood is 

 employed, simpler and more artistic forms 

 than those of former days are chosen. And 

 it is covered by an outward sweep of the 

 main roof of the house, or by an independent 

 roof which plays an harmonious part in the 

 general outline of the building. 



On houses of the revived colonial type 

 the piazza naturally has a flat, balustraded 

 roof which may be utilized as an uncovered 

 balcony for the upper floor, or some parts 

 of vv^hich may be roofed-in as upper pi- 

 azzas. Difficulties are hardly as great, 

 perhaps, when a flat roof can be employed 

 as when a steep one is required by the 

 fashion of the greater roof above. Yet, 

 whatever the scheme, we here and there find 

 instances, in ever-increasing number, where 

 it has been thoroughly well managed. Of 

 course, an ideal degree of success is seldom 

 seen as yet, and many of our new houses 

 are quite as ugly, in their own way, as the 



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