August, 1918 
In creating the din¬ 
ing room the archi¬ 
tect and owner had 
the advantage of an 
excellent collection 
of antiques. They 
made a room in 
which these would 
fit harmoniously. In 
following Flemish 
prototypes, shelves 
were put up for 
pewter and glass¬ 
ware, a bowed closet 
was set in the wall, 
and rugs and hang¬ 
ings were kept 
simple 
Possessions plus 
taste will make a 
b e autif ul room. 
Either one alone 
will not. In this case 
the owner had sev¬ 
eral good pieces of 
furniture, tapestry 
and objets d-’art. 
The architect collab¬ 
orated in making the 
background. The re¬ 
sult was a comfort¬ 
able room in good 
taste, a room of fine 
feeling and dis¬ 
tinction 
A COUNTRY 
RESIDENCE O] 
DISTINCTIOI 
RIPLEY and 
Le BOUTELLIER, 
Architects 
Photographs by Buckly 
