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Thinking now of wooden details, it seems a strange 
thing, and a shame besides, that out here, where so much 
lattice or trellis work is used, and for ages must have 
been resorted to for purposes most practical, no one has 
ever studied this little bit of constructive decoration, and 
thrown even a little art expression into at least some of it. 
The Turks of the far East have done so, as may be seen in 
Constantinople, Alexandria, and in other Eastern towns; 
or as may be seen suggested in Lane's pictures of the 
Arabian Nights or other such like eastern style of picture 
books. There is but one slight insignificant attempt in 
town, to give some extra detailed expression to our com- 
mon lattice work. We are too matter of fa6l in insisting 
always upon the rigid square or diamond pattern form 
even where this lattice style of work stands staring us 
from the drawing room or entrance hall. Some turned 
pateras applied at the angle joint would relieve the 
angularity, making quite a new design and imparting 
some beauty to the pattern. Jalousies are pretty 
things even in their simplest form, but a little van- 
dyck or scolloped or notched work intermingled with 
so many parallel lines or gaining admittance here and 
there, might be at times effective ; for something 
like surface variety is at times required. In a building 
in the upper end of Charlestown, these jalousies have 
been set in their frames in a sort of fish-bone form and 
with good effect, giving us some variety at least. 
The coolers to the windows have been touched upon, — 
the pediments in the crestings of these are susceptible of 
of much good design. In a true artist's hand these 
wooden coolers, though external bits of furniture as they 
may seem, could be made a charming bit of exterior 
