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Show ingly executed and is an Important feature In the design of this house. Through these simple menus the exterior ex-terior Is made al tractive, while the simple straightforwardness of the rectangular rec-tangular plan Is preserved. A house all cut up with wings and ells may look very nice from the outside, but it Is expensive to build and is seldom so convenient as a compact, rectangular rectangu-lar dwelling of this kind. The floor plans show five good, well-lighted, well-lighted, large-sized zooms on the first floor, and five rooms and 'jath on the second floor. These rooms are nicely arranged for convenience In the necessary neces-sary labor of housekeeping. On the first floor, the parlor, sitting room, and dining room are except iO'a!- Mr. W'llkuii A. ltiulfimi will hiiswit iiu'.stin unit tovo iul leu KKKIO OK COST mi till subjects piTtiilniiiK to I Ho mihji'i-t ii.' building, for the renders of tills paper. On uevount of Ilia wide experience us Uditor. Author and Manufacturer, ho Is. without doubt, the highest authority on till these subjects. Address ull Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 17S West Jackson boulevard. Chicago, 111., and only (inclose two-cent stamp for reply. A well known architect has said that good house planning is the simplest sim-plest and yet the most complex, the clearest and yet the most subtle, the plainest and yet the most dilllcult. of anything connected with building. When it comes to the discussion of design, not even the architects themselves them-selves can agree. The intricacies of the subject are bound to get anyone discussing It into a tangle when he comes to explain how a thing ought to be and why it should be so. And, after all, house designing Is a matter of taste. And while that taste is, in the first place, that of the architect ar-chitect who is responsible for the plans, in reality it is the taste of those who are to live within the house and have it for their home, which should be considered. Some general principles of house designing may be mentioned for the assistance of those who will be planning plan-ning and building new houses this season. A house should be rectangular in general outline, not square. Skillful, indeed must be the architect who, would design a perfectly square house tc be attractive in exterior appearance. appear-ance. It has been done with one device de-vice or another, but more often utter failure has resulted from the selection of a perfectly square outline to begin on. Such a house is a box. and it is very hard to maks it look like anything else than a box. If a house were simply a shelter, depending entirely on a tight roof and firm foundations and walls; in other words, erected solely for use. such a plain box-like structure would be all right. However, the sensible and public pub-lic spirited home builder requires l V 71 x l Second Floor Plan ly large and pleasant rooms, all opening open-ing together, with wide openings and sliding doors, so that all can be used together. This is a great convenience where there is much company and for social gatherings. It will be noticed that a good-sized bedroom is provided on the first floor in this house. This is a feature that is not included as often as it should be in present day houses. If situated a little apart from the main portions of the house, as in this case, a first floor bedroom will be found to be a very desirable feature. The exterior of this residence is of beveled siding. Cement blocks are used for the porch, with wood columns supporting the porch roofv Cement blocks are used for the foundation and base courses. The roof is shingled. This house, having a width of 31 feet 6 inches and a length of 45 feet, exclusive ex-clusive of the porches, is estimated to cost $4,000. It is a dignified, attractive attrac-tive design. something more than these. He wants a residence that will be- pleasing in appearance and will conform in a way to its natural surroundings, adding somewhat to the general architectural appearance of the town. With a house , of rectangular outline, out-line, it is a simple problem of design to produce a structure of agreeable, wall-proportioned appearance. The interior in-terior arrangement will also be found to work out better with a rectangular plan, as it allows a better distribution distribu-tion of rooms. A glance at the accompanying perspective per-spective and floor plans, will show - A amlox .::tL . n J""'l I rarct J First Floor Plan what is meant by a rcclauguli'i" plan, elaborated in a way to bring ou the best features of house designing. The long side walls on each side are broken brok-en up and the monotony relieved by means of broad bay windows, extending extend-ing from the foundation clear to the roof and topped with gable ends as a part of the roof. This also breaks up the long straight side of the hip roof. The small gable added to the front completes this idea, balancing the de-algn. de-algn. The large, showy porch Is also strik- |