AN UNOSTENTATIOUS SUMMER HOME 
O N one of the highest points of Sewickley Heights, the 
seat of the Tuxedo Colony of the Steel Metropolis, 
is the summer home of the widow of the late Benja¬ 
min Franklin Jones, ot Pittsburg. 
Setting in spacious grounds, which by reason of a happy 
choice of location on the hills, affords a superb panoramic 
view, it is yet screened from tbe public road by a hne old 
hemlock hedge, and thus secures to itself the air of privacy 
which is one of the greatest charms of the English country 
places. In its English feeling, Messrs. Rutan & Russell, 
the architects, have achieved a distinct triumph as well as 
along the lines of even and graceful proportion. Mr. H. M. 
Phelps presents a detailed description of the house, its lay¬ 
out and finish, while the several photographs which illustrate 
his text serve to vividly set before tbe reader tbe scheme of 
decoration and furnishing. 
BASSE-A-LOIN 
Will Larrymore Smedley, that clever artist with both 
brush and pen, contributes for the August number an attrac¬ 
tive article possessing historic and romantic interest. It 
deals with one of the earliest settlements on the south shore 
of Lake Erie,—near what is now known as the Chautauqua 
Region,—dating from the time of La Salle, early in the seven¬ 
teenth century. He gives some interesting details of the 
operations of the Holland Land Company of which the Hon. 
William H. Seward was once the agent. Several spirited 
drawings of views on the lake and of local landmarks are 
interspersed throughout the text and add much charm to an 
already very readable article. 
A CITY HOUSE ROOF IN SUMMER 
The desire to get close to nature springs perennially in the 
heart of the city dweller. Its accomplishment is not always 
easily encompassed, but “where there is a will there is a 
way.” Miss Katherine Pope tells of her discouraged, hope¬ 
less feeling when transplanted from a beautiful island of the 
Pacific Ocean to an apartment in a big building in a mon¬ 
strous city. But the desire for sun, for air, for the sky, was 
there and on the roof of the house a veritable flower garden 
was made, and the free air of heaven was enjoyed with 
keen delight. 
WARMING HOMES BY WATER 
In no branch of domestic economy has such strides been 
made in the last twenty-five years as in the improved methods 
of heating the private home. The ugly, cumbersome base- 
burner stove has given way to the improved methods of a 
central plant conveying the warmed air to each room or by car¬ 
rying to each room in pipes, steam or hot water, which (juickly 
raises the temperature to any point desired. The elimina¬ 
tion through these latter systems of all dirt and dust appeals 
most strongly to the housewife, while the ease with which a 
uniform temperature can be maintained even with sud¬ 
den variations in outside conditions are recommendations 
which are diflicult to overestimate. Mr. Ernest C. Moses 
writes of the water system and illustrates the principles of it 
so that it will appear simple even to a child. 
THE CHALET IN AMERICA 
A style of architecture which is making rapid headway in 
parts of this country, is the modified Swiss chalet. In the 
residence of Mrs. James A. Garfield at Pasadena, California, 
this type of house is exemplified. Mr. Charles Alma Byers 
who describes it sees in it a rival for popular favor wbicb 
will soon eclipse the over-worked bungalow. Be this as 
it may, the truth is that the style is picturescjue when prop¬ 
erly placed. The lines are restful and the freedom from 
applied ornamentation is in strict accordance with the best 
tenets of architectural designing. 
HOW TO FRAME PICTURES 
Mr. M. B. George goes into this question very thoroughly 
and considers his subject from many points of view. Wbetber 
tbe picture is an etching, a print, a water-color, a photograph 
or an oil painting, there is a frame somewhere which will 
enhance its artistic value, will increase its depth of color or 
emphasize its salient features. A frame which attracts the 
eye before tbe picture is seen, is obviously out of place. A 
sunset would never look well in a bright gold frame. It 
would “glow” better in a dull setting. Air. George treats 
his subject easily and fills his pages with pertinent illustra¬ 
tions of the facts he sets forth. 
SUMMER DAYS ON THE HIGHWAY 
As in the early days of spring the call of the stream comes 
to every true angler, so, when the sultry days of summer are 
upon us, the highways and country roads lure the motorists 
to fly over them to refreshing woods, beautiful fields and cool 
beaches. Mr. A. B. Tucker writing of this pleasure says 
the air stirred by the swish and rush of the car is four degrees 
cooler in the moving tonneau than when the car is standing 
still. Aside from this is that question of invigoration, a 
chasing of the cobweb from the brain, all due to fresh air, 
sunshine and the aromatic odors of the harvest fields. 
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