tionor sitting room, when not needed for more secluded 
purposes; it has connected with it a convenient closet or 
recess for books or other uses. The nursery, (10 by 17 
feet,) is also a convenient room, in a quiet retired por¬ 
tion of the house, with a large closet opening into it, un¬ 
der the stairs. The chamber stairs pass up between the 
library and nursery, with a door at the foot, and one be¬ 
tween the hall and vestibule, so that the stairs can be 
made secluded for private use or accessible for more 
public purposes, as circumstances or convenience may 
require—and will answer for both front and back stairs. 
The doors, and all of the wood-work in the first story of 
the main part, and in the dining room, are painted 
with two good coatsand then oak-grained and varnished; 
the window sash are grained in like manner; the 
balance of inside wood-work, including chambers, 
&c., painted three good coats. The dining or living 
room (13-| by 16 feet,) is connected by doors with the 
parlor, nursery, and hall, at one end, with a china clo¬ 
set at the other, and opens into an entry, from which 
you pass out doors, into the kitchen, or down cellar. 
The kitchen (12 by 13^ feet,) is separated from the 
dining-room by two doors, in order to prevent the 
steam and unpleasant odors of the cooking operations 
from penetrating other portions of the house. The 
kitchen has connected with it, a china closet, pantry, 
and servant’s bed-room. The chamber over the front 
part, it will be seen, contains six very pretty bed¬ 
rooms, with suitable closets, steps to the attic, &c. All 
the inside walls and ceiliugs plastered with handsome 
hard-finish; and the casings, doors, &c., finished in the 
appropriate gothic style. 
The outside is covered with sheathing of pine boards, 
one inch thick and ten inches wide, tongue-and-grooved 
together, and nailed vertically to the frame, and the 
joints covered by strips or battens, three inchas wide. 
In speaking of this kind of covering, Mr. Downing 
says:—“We suggest this mode as a variation, as it 
makes a very warm and dry house, and the effect 
is good.’ 5 The outside is painted three coats, of a 
mellow shade, and smalted with best lake sand.— 
fihe cluster chimney-tops are constructed of bricks 
’moulded into shape for the purpose. The glass in the 
windows are cut diamonding - . The large gothic win¬ 
dow in the front gable opens down to the floor, through 
which you pass out of the chamber on to the balcony 
over the porch to the front door. 
I have been thus minute in giving the details, so tha* 
any one can judge of the style of finish and convenience 
of arrangement which may be obtained at a compara¬ 
tive small price. The whole expense does not exceed 
$2,500, including a hot-air furnace, which costs about 
$150. I contracted to have every thing finished com¬ 
plete for something less than the first sum. 
Yours with respect, Thos. H. Hyatt. 
Rochester, Nov., 1845. 
Preserving Eggs. —A pint of lime and a pint of 
salt, mixed with a pail of water, is said to preserve 
eggs for any reasonable time. 
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