mark a modern adaptation of true old Southern Colonial style; 
in the wide arch of the hospitable doorway; in the clear white 
.and cool greys that are the only notes in the color scheme, 
except where the terra-cotta tiling of the terrace gives contrast to 
the picture; in the interesting groupings of the windows; in the 
perfect balance of the whole, which essentially proves that the 
architect was also an artist. 
The classic lines of the entrance to the portico are con¬ 
sistently carried out in the formally clipped privets that frame 
it, while clambering ivies, climbing Virginia creepers, feathery 
tamarisks, drooping ferns and waving palms soften the contours 
and make hospitable the invitation to enter the doorway. The 
delightful simplicity of the old hickory furniture, the dark grey 
of which deepens the color note; the grey stone vases that hold 
fragrant laurels and frame the entrancing views across the broad 
spaces of the east lawn, make of the terrace an enticing place to 
linger. 
The interior of the house is as charming as the exterior is 
■dignified. Here again is seen the artist's plan in the unity ex¬ 
pressed in the uniformly simple lines of the broad mantels; in 
the old ivory of the woodwork throughout; in the mahogany of 
the doors; in the high, grey ceilings that are almost white; in the 
refinement of the specially designed lighting fixtures; in the 
plastered walls in soft hues; in the attractive lines of the stair¬ 
way ; in the polished oak floors; in the broad vistas which enable 
-one to look across and through the rooms; in the planning of the 
windows so that each one is the frame for a landscape worthy of 
the brush of a Corot or a Turner. 
The spacious reception hall offers inviting vistas and cool 
■depths. The rich, dark green of the walls repeats the color note 
to be found in the broad-leaved evergreen just outside the door, 
and the dull brick of the mantel reflects the coloring of the tiling 
in the portico, while dull bronze and burnished brass catch and 
hold vagrant rays of sunlight that stray in. 
The living-room extends across the east side of the house, and, 
with its walls of old-blue, its rich mahogany and dark rosewood, 
with the touches of gold in the picture frames and the mirror of 
the old, old days, has a charm peculiarly its own. There is the 
piano for those who can make music, the Victrola for those who 
can only enjoy it, and for those who love the dance, as well as the 
play. There is an inlaid chess table for the thoughtful; card 
tables for the more frivolous; chairs that invite one to rest; 
cushions that fit into all the angles and curves, and lounges that 
were made for repose. There are pictures that all the world 
loves, and altogether a room full of joyous light and color. 
A fireplace treatment difficult to handle and adaptable only to a certain type of room, 
but one having singular charm when aged 
South of the living-room, and almost a part of it, is the en¬ 
closed porch, three sides of it framed in casement windows that 
extend from floor to ceiling, with panes of glass delicately leaded 
in a pattern of exquisite simplicity, through which there are 
always to be seen fair vistas of rose-garden, pergola and lawn. 
Tbe simple lines of Mission furniture prevail in the porch. 
The grey stone and stucco of the outside finish has been brought 
inside. Cretonnes in soft tans, dull greens and reds bring into 
the atmosphere of this room the flowers that the Southern sum¬ 
mer heat makes necessary to leave outside. When the cooler 
days of autumn and winter come, this porch is a palm room, and 
then also throughout the house the jar¬ 
dinieres are filled with ferns and palms 
and other plants. 
From the library one can look, even in 
winter, through doors of plate glass, 
across the living-porch to the terrace 
framed in sweet-scented bays, to the lawn 
that is bounded by the low hedge and shut 
in by deodars, magnolias, ancient oaks 
and tall old elms. The built-in book¬ 
shelves are enclosed in gracefully leaded 
glass doors like those that frame the 
porch. The carefully chosen books fur¬ 
nish food for the scholarly mind, and the 
well-filled shelves offer a wide range for 
diversified tastes. The desk of old ma¬ 
hogany in true Colonial pattern seems 
more inviting for reverie than for compo¬ 
sition, as it stands in front of a window 
facing the fragrant roses and looking out 
on the sun-dial that forms the heart of the 
garden. 
The dining room is rich in color. The 
dull red walls paneled in old ivory; the 
built-in china cabinet; the deep mahogany 
tones of the furniture: the dull pinks and 
By the use of leaded glass doors the porch has been made an extension of the living-room, affording vistas of 
the pergola, rose garden and lawn 
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