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Show ,a plans and Description of a Cheap and Convenient Structure for a Residence. f0RE AUD DWELLING OOMBIUED. practical Architeot Writes Lucidly Upon an Important Subjeot to all Builders. Illustrations show a convenient eraent of a store und dwelling house bined. It '8 situated on the corner of .main thoroughfare and a crosa street. FRONT ELEVATION. be front being on the main street, rhile the entrance to the dwelling is on he side street, in a convenient position iut more retired than it would be on the horoughfare. The first floor comprises be principal store, with a broad veranda standing across the front from which teps descend to the street. There are two arge show windows in front and glazed Inors, with a head light to secure as much ight as possible. The window sashes aro iivided into four lights, glazed with double hick sheet glass. The windows could bo nude in one light by substituting plate rlass for the above, but it would add con-ijerable con-ijerable to the expense. On each side of he store are arranged shelves and count-rs count-rs suitable for the different kinds of joods to be carried in stock. At the back 'ad of tbe store is the office, lighted from i window looking out on the street. A chimney is provided to which a furnace n the basement or a stove may be con-lected con-lected to heat the store. A shed is attach-i attach-i to the main building for rough stores, mch as are required in a general store in a op jfiiilor, nisi'm'Ro.si. Mil it 5 i r ' , j; e KltMi.n. IS J o I r ""''ji ffougn'Srorit yi Show r "TBhow - "' I liliiiffini r.l Vchdh.. i n' n III i FIRST STORY. mall town or village. There is a cellar extending under the entire building. The dwelling contains a hall, parlor, dining room and pantry on the first story, with a bathroom and two good sized chambers on the second story, with appropriate closets for each. Above the store is one large chamber and two bedrooms. The attic is unfinished with the exception of the floor and one bedroom for a Bervant. The foundation walls are of stone or brick eighteen inches thick, laid up with good cement mortar; chimneys of hard brick; walls and ceiling of store are ceiled with inch by 2X inches tongued and grooved whitewood, painted white. The side walls and ceilings of the dwelling and the rooms above the store are hard finished on two coats of brown mortar and well seasoned lath. The building above the foundation walls Is of wood. Studding of outside walls and supporting partitions 2x4 plank, 16 inches from centers; floor beams of first and second stories 8x10 plank, 16 inches from centers. Rafters 2x6 plank, 16 inches from centers. Girder supporting first and second floor beams 0x8 inches. The side walls are sheathed with surf aced hemlock or spruce, covered with sheathing paper and clap- Hall. - "v 3 ; K I SECOND STORT. oarded to the cornice with beveled white "he siding, laid 5 inches to the weather; gables and roof of main building are Singled with cedar, laid 5 inches to tho 'father; the roof of the kitchen (veranda) nd storage shed are tinned with I. C. char- tin, put on with standing seams. All outside woodwork painted two coats ith best white lead and pure linseed oil; ietal work primed with red lead. All )ors of white pine, with four sunk panels, 'owed both sides, with suitable bolts, s, knobs, etc.; fourteen ounce planished 'PPer bath tub, porcelain wash bowl and ashout closet, galvanized iron sink, etc., 'hpleted. This building can be erjeted for about '00- David W. Kino. , . To little amount of amateur skill has a expended of late in the artistic filling ef Sre places. Tentiles in folds, p and hangings admit of countless va-'ties va-'ties of arrangement. A unique screen formed of a board to which climbing aMs, previously dried, painted and varied, var-ied, are attached. One screen is of Wed wire backed by white paper, its Mer being ornamented with a modeled up of flowers in compo pressed to the sition they hold while in a plastic state, "e tracery work In wood cut by the iH saw and backed by silk or satin is seen. Another screen is made of long PMiese pipe like beads of many colors, ag on silk cords and arranged so as to ;mt to view conventionalized figures. wrator and Furnisher. n a drawing room the structural joinery ?amted a creamy white. The wall fiU-; fiU-; 18 a printed floriated velveteen of a yel- reddish tone. Above there is a clever . Kle Tynecastle canvas frieze, end ljUgwg from that a salmon tinted cove 08 BP to a pah) salmon ceiling. This Mwhat ready scheme of color enshrine ;ou pieces of rosewood furniture, "D8 which is an Inlaid cabinet, po-"C.K. po-"C.K. Parquetry decorations which are prisingiy beautiful. Decorator and "usher. |