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Stocking the Small Conservatory 
(Continued from page 56) 
themselves where their royal require¬ 
ments may be especially administered 
to. Among these more democratic 
sorts are the Baby Ramblers, of 
which there are now a very pleasing 
collection. Hermosa, Safrano, Clo- 
tilde Soupert, La France, Maman 
Cochet, and Agrippina are others that 
may be depended on. Hibiscus makes 
a brilliant and very satisfactory con¬ 
servatory plant; it likes plenty of 
sun. Another old favorite, but easy 
to grow and very beautiful, is the 
oleander. Oranges and lemons make 
interesting additions to the general 
collection of plants. The stately and 
graceful araucaria should, of course, 
be given a place of honor—with a 
cool temperature. During the winter 
months it requires very little water. 
The tender vines, given a perman¬ 
ent place and gracefully trained, 
make one of the most attractive fea¬ 
tures of the well arranged conserva¬ 
tory. Not only are they beautiful in 
themselves, but they make the plants 
in pots and benches look more nat¬ 
ural and at home. English ivy, smilax 
and the climbing asparagus “ferns” 
are among the best. 
“Oak Knoll” 
(Continued from page 43) 
architectural consistency. Passing to 
the dining-room and thereafter to the 
library, we find that each has its own 
characteristic interest and appeal. If 
in these rooms there is less of the 
brilliancy that marked the others, it 
is because the softer atmosphere is in 
keeping with the more intimate life 
of the household. 
The dining-room is notable, among 
other things, for its unusual size. It 
is no less than 30' square. The grace¬ 
ful swirl in the treatment of the 
ceiling gives an effect of contrast to 
the squareness of the room. The 
paneling and cornice are in hand- 
carved oak. The blanche-violet man¬ 
tel, with its strong play of color and 
striking lines, was quarried from the 
Riviera district. There is something 
almost stimulating, not to say tonic, 
about its colorful masses; in addition 
to its pleasing note of brightness as 
a whole. Above the fireplace is a 
panel in which a picture is so well 
fitted as to seem part of the design. 
The hand-carved decorative border 
of this panel is in bold relief, and 
is appropriately felicitous, with its 
design of fruits and flowers. The 
same motif is continued in the cor¬ 
nice. 
The atmosphere of the library is 
peace and quietness itself. The re¬ 
sult is attained largely by the darker 
woodwork of the bookcases,, doors 
and windows and of the cornice. It 
is known variously as the library and 
the den. Such a room may well serve 
both functions, for what can be so 
good a place to lounge as where there 
are books a-plenty? The only criti¬ 
cism of the application here of the 
word “den” might be that the room 
is larger than is generally associated 
with the term. A den, too, implies 
coziness. Well, there is coziness here, 
at all events; as witness the com¬ 
fortable lounge with smoking com¬ 
forts close at hand. And the same 
idea is carried out further with steins 
and stuffed birds and other hunting 
trophies. Altogether it is a very 
“livable” room, in which comfort is 
not sacrificed to ornament. 
The tone of elegant simplicity al¬ 
ready referred to is intensified as 
one penetrates into the upper floors. 
If an atmosphere of restfulness 
should prevail anywhere it is in the 
bedrooms. In these rooms, where 
the walls are not plain they aie, at 
least, never elaborate. And here, as 
elsewhere, each room is seen to have 
some distinguishing characteristic. 
The tendency, especially in cities, is 
to build rooms too much alike, just 
as it is to build houses too much 
alike. But in these bedrooms there 
is always some feature to give to each 
its own expression. For example, in 
what is known as the Lilac Room, 
one cannot withhold admiration from 
the splendid window, not only charm¬ 
ing in itself but charmingly treated 
in the way of hangings. Equally 
felicitous is the concealed heating de¬ 
vice below the window. Another 
characteristic of the same room is 
the exquisite electric light in the cen¬ 
ter of the plain ceiling; it is the mod¬ 
ern substitute for the prismatic glass 
chandelier of the Georgian period. 
This main bedroom floor has its 
own spacious and impressive hail. Ar¬ 
ranged about it are six bedrooms, in 
addition to the boudoir or morning 
room in old rose. On the same floor 
are six out of the nine bathrooms in 
the house. There are also interest¬ 
ing glass-inclosed built-in wardrobes, 
as well as long cabinets with shallow 
drawers each accommodating a single 
gown at full length. And the linen 
closet and other capacious closets are 
of a nature to appeal to every modern 
housewife. The shelves of the linen 
closet have wide doors hinged at the 
bottom and letting down, eliminating 
the necessity of pulling out heavy 
drawers such as generally prevail. 
Exits from this floor lead to two fine 
sleeping porches. 
There are two bedrooms that seem, 
at first glance, to contradict what has 
been said about distinct characteriza¬ 
tion. They are the room of the own¬ 
er and that of madame. The treat¬ 
ment of the two rooms possesses simi¬ 
larity without identity. Their rela¬ 
tion is somewhat like that which ex¬ 
ists, for example, between the salon 
and the music room ; the two together 
combine to form a distinct unit in 
the general decorative scheme of the 
house. Nevertheless, even these bed¬ 
rooms will be seen, on closer inspec¬ 
tion, to have points of difference that 
do not interfere with the harmonious 
effect. Similarity does not involve 
identity. The fireplaces are similar, 
but not identical; and the same is 
true of the furniture, hangings and 
wall paper. The stronger tones and 
decorations of Mr. Mulford’s room 
sound the masculine note. 
The reader will hardly expect to 
be told that there are still two stories 
above the main bedroom floor, but 
such is the case. And below the liv¬ 
ing-room floor is what cannot be 
called exactly a basement but rather 
a ground floor, spaciously and ad¬ 
mirably equipped. So that this five- 
story structure is really the highest 
dwelling in the populous residential 
suburb, but the effect of this height 
is diminished by the long frontal 
lines and overhanging eaves. The 
second bedroom floor contains, 
among other features, the children’s 
playroom, enj oyed on rainy days; and 
what is more unusual, a quarantine 
suite with trained nurses’ quarters. 
As the name indicates, this suite ad¬ 
mits of complete isolation. 
W. H. P. Walker. 
