Show TYPE G how design that Is homely in right sense of the word IS MEETING POPULAR FAVOR charm Is able and structural features are such as to make construction present no un usual diff cuttles by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr Willi williamr arr A radford will answer questions ai aza a give adice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of 0 this paper on account ot of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is 13 without doubt the high at it authority on all these sub ejects address all inquiries to william A radford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp for reply it Is doubtful whether in any coun try attention has been devoted to the cottage and small residence in much the same way as in england there Is something homely in the right english sense of the word about the english type or small house it snuggles down donn into its surroundings and becomes one with the other details of the landscape in the cottage bungalow illustrated the timbered handling of the gable ends lends character to the stucco ex gerior and variety ar lety Is gained still furth er by intelligent handling of the brick details one would look naturally tor for a weathered brown finishing of the ex posed timbering and it may be said in this connection that this timbering Is not a necessary requisite for the wall the effect of timbering can be room and which hall likewise seems to give entrance into the bathroom since w e have to deal with an english handling of ol the exterior of this home suppose we consider how it would be to have an english feeling in the in perlor arrangements our english cousins naturally prefer the open fireplace and the fireplace in this home should be a real one capable of burn ing wood or coal the fireplace sittings need not be of brass its care demands too much time from our cour bustling american day excellent andirons tongs and buckets can be had bad in finishes which look well and do not demand the care that bright brass fit tings do our furniture in this home gives a wide choice hickory or maple furniture in the modern replicas of early american Ame designs a wing arm chair for the fireplace corner flowered wall nall paper woodfork woo Noo dvork painted or var dished or stained and framed hunting scenes or old prints of the days of crinoline and stocks all these would be very timely here our window cur bains should not be too elaborate ela bonte plain material will appear to the best advantage and it if one wished to the ceilings could be timbered to show visibly like the outer walls and the living room or dining room paneled in wood in a way that would bring remi of long ago A t 40 F ilo 6 CL I 1 1 10 69 9 C 1 PM 10 0 sic 6 Ss S DE rr s i g 56 3 au 0 ALL tel WAY FINING 11 11 11 i 0 1 roon i 1 1110 iporen UN porch 11 II 6 9 21 11 6 1 floor plan gained by the nailing of inch lumber over the brick or block or tile wall and stuccoing in between the outlined spaces the windows help carry out the quaint character of the exterior in a cottage bungalow of this type one should refrain from using any of the more modern fancy type of windows casement windows would go very well here and if the housewife wishes to Zier overlook look the extra care that diamond paned leaded glass casements require she would be the gainer by having her windows help out to the last degree her endeavor to make her house a quaintly comfortable home after all with casement windows or the plain sliding sash type choice depends al together upon fitness where one type fits in the best there la Is the place to see that it Is installed there are six rooms including the sun qun porch for the latter Is really in tegran with the house realization of this tact fact comes when you note the ar ran gement of the fireplace it Is not in the living room but in the sun porch for this reason it may be arabie to have the dividing wall between the sun porch and the living room removed or treated with glass doors in such a way as to permit the least unobstructed view and passage from one room to the other the din ng room Is off the sun porch and the living room and its three win dows give excellent light and bentila tion the pantry Is between it and the kincl kitchen en permitting room for a service sen fee shelf to save the housewife s steps at meal times we have two bedrooms each sit bated in relation to the house as a whole one Is reached f from rom the dining room and the other from a hall openings off the dining |