16 
House & Garden 
Ironides 
THE WINDOW 
There are two elements in any window view—the window 
itself and that which lies beyond. We often make the 
mistake of swathing the window in so many curtains that 
much of its interest and beauty is hidden. Some windows 
need no curtains at all. Windows such as these old leaded 
glass casements at Finchden, in England, are better left 
uncovered. The lines of their mullions and the irregularities 
AND ITS VIEW 
of the glass are amply interesting in themselves. Through 
such panes the view cannot help being picturesque—even 
these roof lines and dormered casements, the suggestion of 
half-timber below them, the drain trough supported on 
wrought-iron brackets, the weathered trim and sills, and 
the old, lead, rain-water head and down-pipe on the 
opposite rough brick wall. The window frames the view 
