VOL.  XXXIII.  No.  16. 1 
VVIIOJLE  No.  1368.  ) 
NEW  YORK,  AND  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.,  APRIL  lA  I87fi 
j  IMIICK  mix.  CENTW 
(  8ta.6.V  PKK  YEAR. 
[Entered  iiccordine  to  Act  of  Congroaa,  ia  the  year  187(j,  by  the  Rural  Publlsbau;  Company,  in  the  oflice  of  the  Librarian  of  Conprress  at  Washington. j 
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coursed  mortar  joints  were  sprinkled 
with  small  cobblo  stones  aud  coarse, 
sharp  gravel.  But  if  tbo  proper  stone 
material  cannot  bo  had,  brick  is  tho  next 
best  thing  in  order,  with  cut  stono  trinr- 
raings,  quoins,  etc. 
t'or  covering  tho  roof  we  would  pre¬ 
fer  slate  of  au  ornamental  cut.  stained 
some  tint  appropriate  to  an  attractive 
design.  And  here  we  may  observe  that 
tho  I’oof,  being  the  liiiiahing  or  crowning 
feature  of  a  building,  should  not  bo 
slighted,  but  rather  be  made  a  promi¬ 
nent  feature  of  the  composition. 
TTie  covering  may  also  bo  tin,  wtil 
painted  and  ihroly  sanded,  taking  care 
to  obliterate  all  signs  of  joints.  We 
would  also  suggest  the  scTowing  down 
j  on  it  of  bevolod  or  molded  shps,  in  ver- 
I  tical  rows,  sixteen  indies  apart  from 
center  to  center.  Bnt  the  tint  chosen 
•  for  painting  tho  tin  must  bo  some  oiio 
agreeable  to  the  general  tone  of  finish 
-  to  tho  house,  as  any  fliscordanoy  would 
be  so  remarkable  in  a  Miintiard  roof  that 
it  wdiiild  be  fatal  to  the  expression  of 
:  the  design.  Tho  vortical  sli]>s  should 
!  be  painted  some  color  in  strong  contnist 
I  with  tho  rooi-covering,  so 
A  GOTHIC  VILLA 
OsE  of  the  best  plans  for  a  Gothic 
Villa  which  we  have  seen  for  many  a 
year  was  coutiibuted  by  All'.  Sa-Moel 
Sloan*,  an  ai'ohitect  of  Pbila.,  to  the 
American  Laud  and  Law  Advisor.  Wa 
append  tho  illustrations  and  letter-press 
descrii>tkm,  as  follows : 
There  arc  few  stylos,  if  any,  that  can 
give  a  more  perfect  home  retreat  than 
tho  Domedic  Gothic.  Its  irregularity 
of  pLni  prestuts  features  of  artistic 
value,  ami  every  gable  and  gablet  helps 
to  make  up  a  pictoro  possessed  of  all 
tbo  charms  which  boldly  contrasted  hght 
and  shado  so  acceptably  present  to  the 
mind. 
Tho  porspectivo  which  herewith  illus- 
trates  oui'  remarks  clearly  indicates 
soml'ort,  ease  aud  elegance.  The  am¬ 
ple  verandas,  which  insure  such  au  ex¬ 
tent  of  shade,  so  desirable  in  overcom¬ 
ing  seasons  of  heat,  aud  the  projecting 
gabio,  which  gives  suen  decidud  charac¬ 
ter  to  the  whole  composition,  with  the 
rural  ornamentation  which  accompany 
them,  tend  to  make  it  impressively  a 
home.  Tho  material  of  which  this  resi¬ 
dence  might  best  bo  couatiuctod,  for 
Ijermanency  and  appeaianoe,  should  be 
stone  of  a  selected  tint.  Coui'sed  rub¬ 
ble,  with  cut  quoins,  hoods  and  sills,  as 
well  as  plinths  and  chimney  caps,  would 
produce  a  most  pleasing  effect.  It  also 
would  look  extremely  well  if  open- 
as  to  givo 
sufllcicut  relief  to  these  lines  of  demar¬ 
cation . 
Gooil,  sound,  spht-Hlmiglcs  make  au 
excellent  roof,  but  if  left  unpainted,  they 
present  a  raw  appearance,  mitil  time  has 
mellowed  them  with  a  somber  tint  as¬ 
similating  better  wiUi  the  rest  of  the 
consti'uctiou. 
The  following  is  a  description  of  the 
plan  of  the  principal  story. of  this  Gothic 
P’lRST  Floor, 
Second  Floor, 
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