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House & Garden 
A doorstep is a mark of hospitality, a 
stage in the approach to the house. 
Consequently it should be wide and 
generous and, if space and design per¬ 
mit, afford a bench for gicests to sit 
upon and where the owner can linger 
on pleasant days. If the house is 
Colonial, as in this design by Hewitt 
& Bottomley, the entrance may be 
graced with a hood. It is nice to feel, 
too, that one reaches the door of the 
house by the gradual approach of easy 
steps. These points are all significant 
in hospitality as well as in architecture 
THE DOORSTEP MAKES THE HOUSE 
Sketches by JACK MANLEY ROSE 
