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liiiH  avoided  all  uscIohh  and  iniHuitablo  onia- 
nicnta,  and  cboaen  cheap,  but  at  the  Maine  time 
Bubstautial,  materials,  so  that  not  a  dollar  more 
will  be  expended  in  the  oxecution  of  thiH  deHiKii 
than  tile  same  acooiiunodation  woukl  cost  in  the 
UBiukl  plain  'luoduH  of  bnildin^p  The  rooms  are 
all  large  and  airy,  being  in  size  hh  foUowa : 
First  floor — Parlor,  15x17  ;  dining-room,  15x11, 
exclusive  of  bay  window ;  kitchen,  15x14  ;  pantry. 
greatest  possible  advantage  and  without  addi¬ 
tional  expense  in  the  construction. 
The  building  is  intended  to  be  built  of  wood, 
but  brick  could  lie  used  with  some  additional 
oxpcnso,  and  if  (inished  in  good  style,  with  collar 
throughout,  would  cost  about  liiS.OUO  perhaps  a 
little  less  in  some  localities,  and  in  others  a  few 
hundred  dollars  more. 
This  variation  in  the  cost  of  materials  must 
as  blazoning  the  wealth  and  money  importance 
of  the  owner.  If  he  is  rich,  let  him  make  it  as 
complete  as  ho  will,  and  this  he  may  do  without 
proclaiming  to  every  passer  -  by  lus  miserable 
pride  and  contomptiblo  worship  of  wealth.  A 
man  should  have  the  (irivilego  of  spending  his 
money  in  any  way  he  may  choose,  whether  in 
cpiack  show  or  in  sim])lo  hut  rich  surroundings, 
still  those  who  possess  taste  in  such  matters  will 
ever  judge  of  the  man  by  the  use  ho 
makes  of  his  money. 
It  does  not  require  wealth,  or  oven 
/  any  considerahlo  sum  of  money,  to 
/  enable  one  to  evince  excellent  taste  in 
the  furnishing  of  a  house  or  the  ar- 
/  rangcmciit  of  its  surroundingM.  The 
true  artistic  taato  of  a  man  or  woman 
will  always  creep  to  tho  surface,  no 
means  or 
DESIGN  FOR  A  COUNTRY  RESIDENCE, 
Fkw  persons,  in  sidecting  a  house  to  their 
‘‘  liking,”  ever  consider  the  question  of  .adapta¬ 
tion  to  surroundings.  A  Bwiss  cottage  <loos  not 
look  well  in  (ho  plain,  level  streets  of 
a  country  village  in  an  open,  level 
field  ;  neither  will  a  tall  city  residence 
fit  in  or  harmonize  with  country 
scenery.  It  is  sujiiiosed,  however, 
that  tlie  readers  of  the  Rukat,  Nkw- 
Yorkbk  possess  t(s;)  much  good  taste 
to  fall  into  any  sneh  absurdities  as  are 
far  too  frequently  seen  where  attempts 
at  making  some  kind  of  a  show  with¬ 
out  tho  least  regard  tx)  harmony  or 
iwlaptation  of  architeidnre  to  the  sur¬ 
roundings  are  indulged  in. 
A  lious<!  of  modorato  cost  and  sur¬ 
rounded  by  lawn  trees  and  shrnhhery, 
jiroperly  arianged,  will  usually  he 
more  erediUihlc  to  the  jai  .xessor  than 
a  very  expensive  one  with  no  such 
Iileasant  and  all-inqiortant  adjuncts 
to  a  country  house. 
In  the  oeconqiaiiying  design  the  ar¬ 
chitect  has  endeavored  as  far  as  jirac- 
ticahle  to  convey  an  idea  of  what  may 
be  done  in  tho  way  of  a  jflaiu  and 
substantial,  as  well  as  convenient, 
house  without  expensiveness. 
F.very  one  cannot  possess  extensive 
domains,  or  erect  with  the  nioMt  expensive  ma» 
ei-ials  large  and  showy  houses,  hut  all  can  alike 
exercise  correct  taste,  and,  hy  a  judicious  use 
of  tho  nu-ans  in  their  iiower,  collect  in  and 
around  their  dwellings,  however  Immhlo,  those 
attractions  that  contribute  to  make  lioiuo  happy 
and  desirable.  There  are  Uiousatids  of  persons 
in  all  parts  of  the  country  who  wish  to  inqiart 
TO  CELLAPl'^^ 
PORCH 
ROOF 
kitchen 
CHAMBER 
matter  how  small  their 
cramped  the  liold  of  operations.  Tho 
ueatly-urrangcd  plants  near  the  walks 
or  in  a  window,  harmony  in  tlie  colors 
of  the  sarno,  as  well  as  ui  tho  furni¬ 
ture  of  the  rooms,  carpets  and  hang¬ 
ings  all  Iheso  exiiibit  true  taste  and 
art,  even  tliongh  evidence  of  impecu- 
niosity  is  apparent  in  all. 
Interior  arrnngotnents  of  a  house, 
such  as  proviHions  for  heating  and 
ventilating  in  summer  and  warmth  in 
winter,  need  earefni  consideration  at 
tho  time  of  oroeting  a  dwelling ;  but 
if  anything  of  importance  has  been 
overlooked,  niodiflcattons  can  easily 
ho  made  afterward.  A  late  writer,  in 
speaking  of  the  taste  and  comfort  of 
country  residences,  very  truthfully  remarks  that 
the  uses  of  country  seats  depend  mainly  ujjon 
th(!  tastes  and  habitudes  of  the  <iecupants,  and 
tho  adaptation  of  stylo,  size  and  arrangement 
should  he  imcordingly.  There  is  certahily  no 
law  against  a  man’s  building  an  elegant  librai-y 
and  picture  gallery,  though  he  may  have  no  taste 
for  literature  or  art,  but  having  plenty  of  money, 
chooses  to  make  this  display  with  it  for  his  own 
gratification. 
PARLOR 
PANTRY 
[CLOScr  hall 
CHAMBER 
HALL 
DININGROOM 
OATH  ROOM 
CHAMBER 
PORCH 
ROOF 
I-TRST  FLOOR. 
3x11;  hall,  8  feet  wide;  front  iKirch,  G  feet  6 
indies  wide ;  hack  pordi,  1 1  feet  wide.  Hecond 
floor— Chamber,  15x17 ;  chamber,  16x14 ;  cham¬ 
ber,  15x14 ;  batli-room,  'I’he  porches  on 
the  front  and  side  and  the  neat  bay  window  in 
tho  dining-room  preserve  tiio  synuuetrioal  form 
of  tho  building. 
Tlie  inner  arrangement  of  the  sUuoturo  is 
worthy  of  careful  study.  We  thiiili  the  archi¬ 
tect  lias  utilized  evei'y  inch  of  space  to  the 
.SECOND  FLOOR. 
always  bo  taken  into  consideration  when  select¬ 
ing  a  plan  from  om-  own  pages  or  from  those  of 
other  journals. 
RURAL  TASTE  IN  BUILDING, 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  a  coimtry  seat 
should  combine  and  express  tho  real  uses  which 
are  required  by  the  intellectual  and  social  con¬ 
ditions  of  its  occupants,  and  not  attract  attention 
FRONT  ELEVATION. 
HLUS  ELEVATION. 
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