March, 1917 
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Photograph hy Gillies 
A LITTLE PORTFOLIO OF GOOD INTERIORS 
The design of this Little Portfolio is to assemble each month a group of rooms in which the distinction 
has been gained through applying the principles of decorating. They also show the trend of the mode 
as it is set by the latest work of interior decorators and architects. Invariably do they contain helpful 
suggestions. But if your individual decoration problem is not suggested here, write The Information 
Service, House & Garden, 445 Fourth Avenue, New York City. 
James Brite, Architect 
At the top of the page is 
an end of the living- 
loggia in the residence 
of Herbert Lee Pratt, 
Esq., at Glen Cove, Long 
Island. The floor is of 
reddish brown tile set in 
white mortar with a 
border of limestone. The 
limestone has been 
carried up to the spring 
of the windoio arches; 
above that the walls are 
plaster. The furniture is 
wicker in brownish 
golden stain. A divan is 
shown, upholstered in a 
verdure pattern of reds 
and greens and black 
background. The pillows 
are black and white, and 
the shades are of black 
and white stripe 
Photograph by 
Johnston-Hewitt Studios 
In the apartment of Mr. 
Chauncey Olcott is a little 
reception room off the 
living-room in which 
formality and hospitality 
have been well estab¬ 
lished in the furnishings. 
The walls and carpet are 
a light green. The furni¬ 
ture is painted, A day 
bed upholstered in yellow 
stripe silk proves an ex¬ 
cellent fitment for the 
room. The curtains are 
mulberry silk with glass 
curtains of rose silk. The 
general color scheme of 
the room is restful lohile 
the furniture and decora¬ 
tions give it personality 
and interest. It is the 
sort of reception room 
that establishes the char¬ 
acter of the rest of the 
house — as that room 
should do 
