“Arohead ” 
green and rich brown tones of the forest, and at the 
same time admits, with good taste, the profusion of 
flowers that everywhere abounds—the delicately 
tinted hydrangeas, the brightly colored nasturtiums 
and the old-fashioned petunias and morning-glories. 
The veranda, broad and long, and with its protect¬ 
ing awnings, forms one of the most inviting places 
for summer lounging to be found anywhere. It is 
decorated with Indian rugs, mattings, baskets and 
vases, which give it a charming effect, while every¬ 
where, as if to provide the finishing touch, bloom 
various kinds of bright-hued flowers. There are 
also easy chairs, made of hickory and willow, a 
table to hold books and papers, and at each end a 
comfortable hammock, to complete the creation and 
give to it an air of home. One may spend many a 
pleasant hour here reading or writing, and mean¬ 
while enjoy the refreshing breeze that comes from 
the lake—a glimpse of whose glistening water, with 
the snow-covered mountains looming up beyond, 
can be had through the intervening grove of pines. 
The front door that leads from the veranda into the 
hall is a single solid panel, and is provided with the 
old-fashioned knocker. The same panel scheme is 
made use of for the finish of the hall walls, which, 
being decorated with a few well selected Japanese 
pictures, produces a very satisfying effect. 
The house is two stories in height—the lower floor 
being taken up by the hall, living-room, dining-room, 
and the necessary service rooms. The dining-room, 
as one enters, lies to the left of the hall, and the living- 
room to the right. Both are very large and well 
lighted, each possessing, in addition to smaller ones, 
a large French window opening out upon the veranda, 
and each room is provided with an appropriate 
fireplace. 
The dining-room is comparatively plain in finish 
and simply furnished. The chairs are of wicker, 
with seat and back cushions covered with cretonne. 
The table is of oak. The fireplace, which occupies 
the space between two windows, has a mantel of 
Colonial design, and on the wall above it hangs a 
single trophy of a hunting expedition into the neigh¬ 
boring mountains,—the head of a Rocky-mountain 
sheep or “big-horn.” 
The living-room is somewhat more pretentious, 
and is in every way designed and furnished to afford 
comfort. Numerous easy settles are built into the 
walls, and the large firpelace, built of rock-faced 
gray stone, is often brought into use to enhance the 
comfort of this cheerful retreat after a day spent in 
hunting and fishing. The second floor is devoted 
exclusively to sleeping apartments and the necessary 
bath-rooms—all most charmingly appointed. 
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