March, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
67 
For the roof, Mr. Davis selected green 
variegated burnt clay tile with a mat glaze 
and the wood trim is chestnut stained in 
a dark greenish tone to match the coloring 
of the roof, so that aside from the neutral 
of the stucco, there is but one color in the 
structural elements of the entire exterior. 
The elimination of woodwork, already 
noticed inside the house, is also carried 
out as much as possible on the exterior, 
and an interesting illustration of this is 
in the turning of the tile along the edges 
of the roof and in the use of stucco for 
the eaves. The trellis work is stained like 
the wood trim and the metal work is green 
copper. A little iron balcony off the main 
stairway is also in a modest shade of green 
to correspond with all the rest. The plac¬ 
ing of the trellis-work is admirably accom¬ 
plished to fill in the larger blank surfaces 
of the walls and provides for the running 
vines which were one of the things that 
Mr. Davis and his family most desired to 
have about their house. 
Leading from the main approach to the 
main entrance and then beyond to the sun 
parlor is a path of brick laid on edge with 
cement. Along this path is a hardy garden 
with hollyhocks, shasta daisies, phlox and 
golden glow, with a bayberry hedge run¬ 
ning along its side. On either side of the 
main entrance is an Italian jar with pyra¬ 
mids of boxwood. Honeysuckle and 
clematis are on the trellis-work and the 
window boxes over the sun parlor are 
filled with vines and geraniums. 
There are no shutters on the house, all 
the windows open outward and all are pro¬ 
vided with transom sashes for top ventila¬ 
tion. One of the features of the house 
which provides the greatest comfort and 
satisfaction to the family is this extremely 
simple but effective solution of the window 
problem both inside and out. 
Hot water is the heating agent of the 
house and in the kitchen is a gas range, 
but no coal stove. The kitchen has a com¬ 
position floor with a sanitary base, plain 
plastered walls, and, like the rest of the 
house, a minimum of wood trim. The 
garage in the rear is of stucco and is en¬ 
tirely covered with trellis-work and has 
pergola ends projecting from the roof. In 
the course of time it will be covered with a 
luxurious growth of grape vines. 
Modern Bathroom Accessories 
{Continued from page 25) 
object. The one here considered has the 
advantages of flexibility, portability and 
lightness. It folds together after the 
fashion of a camp stool. Once emptied it 
can be carried away and stowed under the 
bed, if necessary. 
The shower bath, on the other hand, 
may be classed rather as an accessory than 
a fundamental. Of these also there are 
two kinds, fixtures and portables. The 
new fixture shower baths are in the form 
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