HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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attractive. The exterior is covered 
with wide, hand - rived cypress 
shingles, stained a soft white, while 
the roof and window shutters, each 
of which is decorated with a little 
pine tree cut in the upper panel, are 
moss green, tying the house in color 
to the shrubbery at its base. The 
shadows of the porches and of the 
heavy cornice, contrasted with the 
delicate tracery of the lattice-work, 
are interesting. 
In the interior the finish of the 
main rooms on the first floor is the 
soft brown of the Adam period ma¬ 
hogany, except in the library, which 
is in fumed oak, the library furniture 
having been designed and finished to 
match the woodwork. In the oak of 
the library mantle is carved tbe line 
by Robert Burns: “It’s gude to be 
merry and wise.” 
The floors are dark oak, the doors 
are of an old-time design with brass 
thumb latches, while the fire¬ 
places, the graceful corner china 
closets in the dining-room and 
the wide stair, with its dark 
hand-rail and white spindles, are 
details that make a pleasing pic¬ 
ture from every viewpoint. 
Instead of using different wall 
coverings in different rooms, the 
walls of the entire house are cov¬ 
ered with a paper, a warm putty 
gray in tone that makes an affect¬ 
ive background for pictures, fur¬ 
niture and hang¬ 
ings, and gives an 
unbroken color 
scheme when seen 
from any direc¬ 
tion. The dra¬ 
peries are of fig¬ 
ured linen in neu¬ 
tral shades of gray, 
blue and rose color. 
On the second 
floor the woodwork 
throughout is ivory 
enamel, except the 
doors, which are 
dark mahogany. An 
interesting feature 
of the house is the 
built-in closets and 
cupboards, each 
specially designed 
for its particular 
use. In the sewing- 
room is built a fold¬ 
ing work-table and 
a cabinet with 
drawers and 
clothes-rods, while 
in the bed - room 
closets are drawers, hat boxes, shoe 
shelves, etc. 
This house is of moderate size, 
requiring but few servants, yet care 
has been given to insure their com¬ 
fort. In the basement is a shower 
bath for their use and a large living- 
room with a cheerful fireplace. 
Although built along old-time 
lines, using motives and ideas that 
have survived for generations be¬ 
cause of their beauty and service¬ 
ability, the house is in many ways 
very modern. Filtered rainwater, 
automatically heated by gas, is piped 
to every bathroom ; the heating plant 
is controlled by thermostats that keep 
a uniform temperature; vacuum- 
cleaner pipes are installed and tele¬ 
phones are at convenient locations 
on each floor. A built-in refrig¬ 
erator, iced from the outside, a room 
at grade where the lawn mower and 
other garden tools can be con¬ 
veniently stored, and a water 
spray for the ashes in the furnace 
room, are some of the features 
that make the house more livable. 
Although Colonial architecture 
makes little or no provision for 
porches, the style has been 
adopted in this house in such 
a manner that the generous 
veranda accommodations in the 
front, back and sides do not de¬ 
stroy the general architectural 
lines. The front veranda is an 
elaboration of 
the old-fashioned 
settle-lined stoop. 
Roofed in, and 
with lattices on the 
sides, eventually to 
be covered with 
vines, it makes an 
inviting entrance 
and a place where 
the family can 
gather with a cer¬ 
tain degree of pri¬ 
vacy. The floor is 
Colonial brick laid 
with a wide bond¬ 
ing, w h i c h adds 
perceptibly to its 
decorative value. 
Tbe side porch 
looks over the east 
lawn tow-ard the 
tennis court. A ser¬ 
vice porch is in the 
rear; above it be¬ 
ing another porch 
which may be used 
for open-air sleep¬ 
ing. 
The exterior is covered with hand-rived cypress shingles stained a 
soft white. The shutters are moss green 
Save in the doors, which are dark mahogany, the woodwork of the second floor is ivory enamel, giving to thi 
bedrooms a cheery airiness 
