A House and Its Garden 
and comfort afforded 
by their shade, over¬ 
hanging as the bran¬ 
ches do a charming 
little balcony which 
looks out upon the side 
street from which leads 
the road by easy grade 
into the garage. 
The other photo¬ 
graphs show respect¬ 
ively: the living- 
room with far view of 
music-room; the liv¬ 
ing-room with fire¬ 
place and stairs leading 
to the balcony out of 
which open the nurser¬ 
ies and bedrooms; the 
m u s i c -r o o m with 
glimpses of the door 
beyond portiere lead¬ 
ing into the reception- 
room; and the dining¬ 
room, looking through 
which we see the living-room and musicvroom, and in 
the foreground a door leading into the pass pantry, 
thence to the kitchen. Most attractive indeed, is the 
kitchen-garden whose savory herbs aromatize the 
already scent-laden air. The scene has a beautiful 
old-time quality, and who shall say it is without 
romance, for we recall “ I knew a wench married in 
an afternoon as she went to the garden for parsley to 
THE MUSIC-ROOM AND DOORWAY INTO DOCTOR S OFFICE 
THE LIVING-ROOM WITH MUSIC-ROO.M 
Stuff' a rabbit!” The dominant note of the lower 
floor is its woodwork, the unique treatment of which 
deserves special mention. Exposed beams of Oregon 
pine are used, while the pillars are of California red¬ 
wood, both pine and redwood having been burned 
to a brown black, then waxed. They are really 
charred wood, rubbed down. 
The walls throughout the house are rough plastered 
and tinted; a delicate 
gray is used in the 
living-room, and a 
warm brown in the 
dining-room. In the 
reception-room a yel¬ 
low “oil” stain is used 
which is quite irregular 
and very effective. 
The hangings through¬ 
out these rooms are. 
red in winter and 
yellow in summer. 
Much brick red is used 
in the living-room, and 
old blue in the music- 
room. Indeed the 
general color scheme 
may be said to be old 
blue, ivory and brick- 
red, blending most de- 
lightfully with the 
woodwork as de¬ 
scribed and the hard¬ 
wood floors, which are 
