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ble should be allowed. The balustrade 
does not belong particularly to this style 
but is found in many other instances, no¬ 
tably around square flat spaces on the tops 
of old hip-roofed houses, where it lends 
lightness and varies the sky-line. 
The old Virginia house is an estimable 
member of a stately race. The hip-roof 
whose five narrow dormers avoid the 
effect of extreme width, is full of strength 
and virility and with the generous throated 
chimneys is expressive of the lavish hos¬ 
pitality and semi-feudal life that obtained 
there. Of the jerkin-head roof we need 
only say that it is not apt to be the source 
of much joy unless managed by very skill¬ 
ful hands. Before quitting the subject 
one must advert to an example of what 
not to emulate. The collection of houses, 
shown in an illustration, whose spasmodic 
'sky-line and tortured angles present a 
variety of roofing materials, has no co¬ 
hesion about it. The restless humpiness 
of the roof is simply suggestive of a con¬ 
glomeration of several buildings—every¬ 
where is absolutely meaningless diversity 
and breaking of lines. In this particular 
instance it has no further pretentions, but 
were unity aimed at instead of conven¬ 
ience, such construction would be impos¬ 
sible. 
Ordinarily sky-line is not profoundly 
affected by the texture of the roof except 
in the case of thatch when unusual soft¬ 
ness and flexibility are possible. Note the 
difference between the lines of the slate 
and thatch in the illustration. By an in¬ 
genious device of laying shingles with 
varying spaces exposed to the weather, 
and by furring most of the rafters and 
slightly dropping those at the ends of the 
gable, the effect of thatch can be approxi¬ 
mated. Slates of graduated size and 
thickness and varying color are being ex¬ 
tensively used with satisfactory results. 
Tiles of different kinds and all the old ac¬ 
customed sorts of roofing materials offer 
almost endless possibilities of roof texture 
which deserve detailed consideration that 
must be given at some future time. 
The Trend of Modern Furniture 
(Continued from page 95 ) 
assemble them with this charming style in 
the living-room and dining-room ; and the 
owner of Hepplewhite or straight-legged 
Chippendale, perhaps very restrainedly 
carved, may feel safe in bringing certain 
of these pieces to its companionship. 
Their employment as a style or as a type 
secures oneness of effect not to be gained 
by a miscellaneous use of eighteenth cen¬ 
tury pieces. 
And we have here, it may be asserted, 
the key-note of future informal furnish¬ 
ing—when rooms will not be furnished 
helter-skelter, nor pictures hung hit or 
miss—the assembling in phase or style by 
types. Conglomerate furnishing was a re¬ 
volt against the equipment of the parlor. 
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