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Show I flSffl'fr HOME ' piip''iiiff!!A-RADF0RD lygr editor J water cause variations in the color, or a mottled effect. Artistic effects may be produced also by leaving wooden ornaments in relief above the mortar. Such houses do not cost any more than frame at the present time and are much more economical, as they require no painting paint-ing and no repairs. The house here displayed is one of Mr. William A. .Radford will answer questions and nlve advice KREK OK COST on all subjects pertaining to the r (abject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience expe-rience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address til inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1)4 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only 3ncIose two-cent stamp tor reply. Cement plaster houses are popular in many small towns and In the suburbs su-burbs of large cities. The houses are built In tin' manner usual with frame itrucruT'.'S, with the exception that instead in-stead o' siding being used tar paper Is nailed onto the studding, furring strips arfi then put on and the exterior ex-terior surface Is either lathed with wooden lati"i or expanded metal is used. Expanded metal Is always preferable, pref-erable, although lath, if not too well seasoned, is proving itself satisfactory. satisfac-tory. A coat of cement mortar is Brat applied and the surface of this Is scratched to make a bond for the finishing coat, which is put on in a number of different styles. Often a finish of cement mortar is applied v Jp5l!l Hall ""Beld Rm Bud Rm. Bejj RooM f i ro'xi i't" j Second Floor Plan Kitchln I -BqiiJitiii------ Livinc Rm. ; Hjj Dining Rm. ;; :' ' i5'3"Xio- ;; IjaU b I Porch ill E m First Floor Flan that style. It has a wide porch. The width of the house is 34 feet and the length over all is 23 feet. What will attract all home lovers is the living room with its large bay window and window seats. It is homelike and "comfortable. Invitingly near to this room is the dining-room, which is 15 feet three inches by 12 feet in size. The living room, by the way, is 13 feet by 22 feet, and with the wide doors the two may be made practically practical-ly one. The kitchen back of the dining-room is 11 feet three inches by nine feet six inches in size. There is also a kitchen pantry conveniently situated. sit-uated. On the second floor, reached by a stairway from the living room, are three bedrooms. One is 11 feet by 11 feet six inches, another is 17 feet six inches by ten feet, and the third is 11 feet six inches by 11 feet three inches. All of these bedrooms open into a central hall, off which also is the bathroom, seven feet by six feet six inches. and on the surface of- this while it is still plastic small pebbles are thrown, Imbedding themselves in the mortar, as most often is done, may be troweled trow-eled smooth, when the amount of water in the mortar is equal in all parts of the mix the color is uniform. uni-form. Variations in the drnount of |