Show k P W A LAN L AN COTTAGE copyright 1903 by W M tha discussion over the summer home A which always opened with the first appear ance of warm weather only to be closed when the leares to earth in the fall corn early this year in consequence of the i warm weather in march the browns had long wanted a home in the country where the summer months could be spent lo 10 case and comfort bot pater bad acter i tan in a financial position to listen to abw with that degree of interest 1 which would warrant their coming to a sub and satisfying lon this year howater how pTer he dl played rather a surprising alre to enter with the family into abse house talk with this show of ti sundry envelope backs were brought inoff and after numerous col amsa it figures were added and to the of abe and expectant it was announced that it the family were willing tojo cate upon a nail acre in Wet cheter county be could pare SWO for the bouse atad the furniture assured that at last the bummer home was to be pandemonium instantly the family latent abilities ip and decoration andreani edof before or rather unconscious was ft demon of the air each bead with suggestions eliat must be beard and considered all must bo embodied in abe new bouse tom la nu architect and before tho home loomed a surety ou the was looked upon as an authority a yet Is ww tu tho experience cfall architects at ataye of house building anny suggestion which be was received coldly fc Mabel who Is an artist buys all borts of odd and curious with abe result that her room looks like a jank thop she pleaded earnestly that each room of the new house y represent a distinct period citing the boase as ao example and hla remark was intended for tom these in ople hate lots and lots of money and r kuba how to build and furnish a hauae you tee tom had nothing to do w abe house clara ho Is older than mate main j that a person who made an basement hauae look like lop wag hot one who be taken as an ai why there atre a dunlae room comers a 1 l i louis XVI dran las room a japanese hall a colonial bedroom and goodne knows ahot elite lo 10 that english VO OK FRILLS tom an caused by the at outburst said erable was freely t aide at the tawdriness of out bause alie a Inmost case effects aar ot in house construe tion several arle of architecture were otten lu abe eam bull dlce wh ileIn oter esses no style of any fart could ibe traced in abla lip knew wa bot aivazi aiva yi ohp faulton faul tot the a bat although taft i fault ll 11 with he patron lit as a lack ot good edg bat nod tasteful la builders themselves has been to such an extent that the architect dunst from sheer weight of ats own tolly return pure lines in construction ot course it la not generally supposed that the furnishings QS a bouse come within the province of the architect yet this Is so truly a part of Us profession that the success or allure rf the completed house can be with justice laid at his door tom believer that architecture that time had proved aten as well as beautiful should be used certain styles materials of tasteful house but he was strenuously opposed 0 o period style in the boue furtner rn ore the best artists here be looked at iab fl as well a art league are working toward this end the family by so much eloquence backed by uch rt wealth of technical knowledge without a tingle protest decided that tom should draw dp he plans for the new house SUBURBAN As soon as the household architect really got to work upon the bouse plans and den rite forthcoming A elcrat lon was placed before the tu following evening an cottage it waa out by the fattier of alila creation hat when the cat of a building was limited to great eye must be in the choice of ma la together ther in the cae of the pl iu shown no turned work be used and could not be thought of the only extravagance which domn alsted ilsted upon was in the use of rustic or latticed windows in the front aad apon the sides of the building it was necessary be explained that these loald bied else the house be commonplace mid in appearance be hinged and ot hung upon sash corda and therefore be more like glass doors than the window commonly in uie the were to be halt work of two inch stuff securely spiked to the sheathing plastering or pebble dashing whichever was decided upon ass to t done upon grooved plaster board vr etring metal baths laths brack oil end frills common in cheap construction were not to be tolerated alie country cottage shoal 1 i low nestling look which tad been considered in the plan the main root was carried docu to cover the porch and the second story extended 18 inches on each side which was in style of the used Gay windows would also help to preserve the period alnea of this structure the root should be covered with cedar shingles unstained As the elevation pleased the family an approximate etl mat of cost waa next chown for the actual cost waa explained by the expert would depend upon the location of the building its nearness to materials labor and the time of year in when it was built carpentry nt to ax foundation ral to lit lintn tn nd annne rn to Itla Ung glazing hardwire a to SO dottla la to 2100 A first floor plan waa next made showing the sizes of booma the position of windows and doors abo range sink etc mr brow n was of the opinion that t would nat bg necessary to have a cellar that thiet expense could be used in some other part or the house but mrs brown and although altho uRh she admitted that she was not an expert builder and perhaps not a furnisher yet she had had practical experience in housekeeping and she wa a sure that a large dry cellar kept a bouse in rood condition it was therefore decided that a cellar should extend under all of the rooms but not under the porches the stairway would be under the main stairway in the ball with an entrance in the kitchen between the sink and range when the drawing for the dining room was shown tho girls became rapturously lower walls divided with a plain strip of wood should be all of a color tom suggested that if the devote some care in th selection ot the furnishings and decorations with the idea of having the same blue throughput through but the effect would be more pleasing all of the used should be blue and white the rug as well as the hanging sat tle doors of that combination with the blue predominating soft textured materials should not be nor bold strong figure glass should be used in preference to in short overload ina or averd must be a voided the design for the hall received favorable and mr brown admitted that tom showed more sense than he ever gave him to decorate them in he same manner as for ti ns possible upon ibis floor this wilt hep to increase their apparent size alie ture could however be lighter in color cpr instance it could have the drab Is often given to the mission furniture lithe upholstering Is in keeping with this and al former differences of opinion forgotten although it could not be said that apy period bad been represented there was a quiet harmony in room and which indicated a judicious adaptation 0 style to and purpose the bevertt plainness of the furniture Is in perfect keeping with style ot house and a the family was to bur it was advised that it be used chestnut or fed oak wag to be used if not too other wise white pice be in atil room and throughout the house all of the wood work door belling cel ling betting and all should be to match the furniture in color aud in the dejl or was the color in this instance should be weathered oat the walls and belling be rough sand crill ug white the clde walls a robins edg blue bobb the upper and i 1 alv tate i tc credit lot possessing which made that youns hold forth nt some length upon the of ahr hall and cm ns lip that it U being used more and more s in auxiliary room tor tn tie and corpo ie the hair a now Is a room lo 10 the cowry gopar iti a general utility library living room or foff he alien pointed ott that the hall hould indicate bi its and as alliy t bat abo character habits and nocial of the inhabitants the umu he had tried to make the andl atyeo it athla demarie was of copra 6 flattery and served to abow that he bad advanced in hl prof eslon abe tlde wall are treated as IH the draffis rewo fir the room of th it aul wul be aue f f i 1 1 I f ia A afe A |