﻿September, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  355 
  

  

  ■ 
  '-"aiab.. 
  

  

  The 
  House 
  Is 
  Built 
  of 
  Harvard 
  Brick, 
  with 
  Bands 
  and 
  Ornaments 
  of 
  Brightly 
  Colored 
  Mercer 
  Tiles 
  

  

  wainscot 
  extending 
  to 
  the 
  ceiling 
  with 
  curved 
  tops. 
  Book- 
  

   cases 
  line 
  the 
  walls 
  at 
  each 
  end, 
  being 
  thus 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  

   the 
  entrance 
  door 
  and 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  window 
  in 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  opposite 
  wall. 
  The 
  fireplace 
  is 
  beneath 
  the 
  

   central 
  arch 
  on 
  the 
  right 
  as 
  one 
  enters; 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  plaster 
  mantel, 
  

  

  lined 
  with 
  brick. 
  On 
  each 
  side 
  are 
  two 
  huge 
  sofas 
  covered 
  

   with 
  mouse-colored 
  velvet. 
  Most 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  furniture 
  is 
  

   covered 
  with 
  crimson 
  damask. 
  The 
  window 
  curtains 
  are 
  

   turquoise 
  blue 
  velour, 
  and 
  the 
  floor 
  is 
  of 
  hard 
  wood, 
  on 
  

   which 
  is 
  spread 
  an 
  Oriental 
  rug. 
  The 
  room 
  is 
  lighted 
  by 
  

  

  The 
  Hall 
  Is 
  Paved 
  with 
  Moravian 
  Tiles 
  and 
  Has 
  a 
  Vaulted 
  Ceiling 
  

  

  