April, 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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never-fniling source of pleasure, and all sorts 
of aquatic plants may be found when visiting 
this quiet retreat. 
P'rom the front door a vestibule with tiled 
rtoor leads into a spacious hallway. On the 
left there is a passage leading to coat closets 
and the pantry. Basement stairs are reached 
from a door in the vestibule, which leads to 
the cellar for the convenience of the owner, 
who thus is not obliged to go through the 
kitchen for entrance to the basement. The 
position of the staircase is excellent, as it lands 
at a convenient point on the second floor for 
direct communication to the bedrooms. It 
also takes up a minimum amount of valuable 
space. The design of the staircase is a good Steps leading 
one, with wide treads and a slight rise, making a particu- 
larly easy stairway to climb. The hall is papered with a 
small two-tone patterned paper in yellow, which sets off the 
mahogany furniture. The arched doorways are a pleasing 
feature of the entrance-hall. A wide doorway leads into 
the hallway that runs through the house to the terrace- 
porch. On the left is the dining-room, with walls of green 
grass-cloth, against which some beautiful mahogany furni- 
ture of Georgian design shows to advantage. A niche has 
been built for the sideboard, so, although of generous pro- 
portions, it does not occupy too much space. There is a 
handsome fireplace opposite the doorway, with windows on 
either side of it. The large bay window overlooking the 
garden is a delightful feature of this cheerful dining-room. 
The pantry, with every modern convenience, is planned to 
save labor and is a never-ending source of sat- 
isfaction to both mistress and maid. 
On the other side of the hallway there is a 
spacious living-room or library. Ihe walls 
are of gray grass-cloth, but most of the wall 
space is taken up by built-in bookcases of white 
shelving painted to match the trims ot win- 
dows and doorways. There is also a mahog- 
any bookcase against the long hall wall. Ihe 
fireplace, with its dainty Colonial detail, is 
built at one end of the room, with windows 
on cither side of it above the bookcases. I'he 
wide bay-window floods the room with sun- 
shine and also forms a charnTmg window seat. 
Leading out of the living-room there is an- 
te the garden other sitting-room used principally as a re- 
ception-room. It is furnished, like the living-room, with 
good mahogany furniture and beautiful rugs. A door from 
the hall Is the principal entrance. 
'There is a delightful homelike feeling pervading the 
entire house that makes itself felt, for there is a freedom 
from formality and yet there is a quiet dignity that reflects 
the taste of the owners. IMenty of really comfortable 
chairs, a wide roomy davenport placed before the fire in 
and the bay window in summer, give a cosy look 
living-room. 
lasting impression left on one’s miml is that the 
has been built for comfort. 'There are so many 
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evidences of forethought in the planning. 'The kitchen, the 
laundry and the pantry all are fitted with the latest con- 
trivances and most up-to-date methods for saving strength 
