House & Garden 
A DESIGN FOR A CONSERVATORY. 
BY WILSON EYRE. 
T HIS conservatory is intended to occupy 
the vacant space existing between the 
end of a Philadelphia dwelling and a blank 
party-wall forming the rear boundary to the 
property. Instead of the far from ornamental 
appearance which the structure of green¬ 
houses usually exhibit, the walls are here to 
possess an interest in themselves. They 
are to be made of the same brick of which 
the house itself is built, and the introduction 
of decorative panels and sculptured ornaments 
cannot but heighten the effect of the plants 
in their different conditions of bloom. 
Light is to be obtained through a skylight 
which forms the roof, and also through a 
succession ot high-up windows. If, by 
such a surrounding of walls, sun and air 
may be sacrificed — as at first seems to be the 
case—there is really little less of these than 
if the space were walled only by glass and 
copper, for the height of neighboring 
buildings precludes an open exposure. In 
being made an integral part of the house, 
there is yet a sense of refreshment to be had 
in emerging herefrom the dining-room, from 
which three arched openings provide an 
egress. As the house has a basement 
kitchen, a full story exists below, and 
the side yard is to continue under the 
conservatory.— Ed. 
