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A LITTLE PORTFOLIO 
The distinguishing merit of many old houses 
built in the first years of the last century is the 
remarkable handling of the interior architec¬ 
ture—the nice balance of panels, the scale of 
window openings, the height of the ceilings, the 
members of the moldings. The library of the 
Henry Tudor House in Boston is a striking ex¬ 
OF GOOD INTERIORS 
ample of this merit. Shelves and a window 
completely fill one end, with panels and an oval 
painting set in above. The oval repeats the 
curve of the top decoration of the shelves. The 
window and its bottom panel, which is solid, 
are on hinges, making a door to the garden 
lying directly without 
