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House & Garden 
CONCENTRATED DECORATION 
Decorative architectural detail may be scattered all 
over the exterior of a house or it may be concen¬ 
trated in one spot. In a small house the latter course 
is more generally advisable. The other details may be 
simple and unassuming, whereas the entrance door 
will be emphasized by an imposing and carefully 
planned design. Like a woman simply dressed who 
wears one fine and beautiful piece of jewelry—both 
the frock and the jewel are richer for the contrast. 
The home of E. C. J. McShane, at Great Neck, L. I., 
has been designed with this in mind. There is a 
certain austerity about the lines of the house, the 
shape and position of the windows, and the rough 
coating of the walls. Contrasting with these is the 
doorway—a dignified Georgian design with fluted 
pilasters and arch pediment, broken to make room 
for the traditional and beautiful pineapple ornament. 
Chester A. Patterson was the architect 
