Art Out-of-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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