, 1874-09-13
LITERATURE.
rou Publications by Boston
Houses.
= uponos. and How to Make Them Pee
.:Grnnar." Morse Romance.

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~x,ncoming Publications by osEood
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roxr,.nondrnce Of Tie Chicago Tribune.
Bos1os, Sept. 7. I'll.
ans Of the Grst books to be published by oa-
~ Go. is on theme moro OF less familiar
- ~. thoughts Of I'll who have occasion to buy
- bsild house.
"uoMEs. AND Eow TO MAKE THEM,
at. tls OF the book, written aud illustrated
- Gardner, an architect OF Springfield.
~. ,,ne,s. which are se1ies of letters between
.,cn;tect and man who intends building
..ha nire. sister-in-1au, and schoolmastcr WELD
.sa rsn occasionally, appeared originally in the
cu-inrfe1d Republican. And very ftly, for their
~, sens. .aIertrcss, freedom from punctlo and
o.ar. conformity to established nonsense, made
...r, ..eu an integral part OF that remarkable
~, The letters aro wholly informal, they
~ mt aspire to bo literature. They have bet
.ar ro.iye than that. namely: to help peop.e
link .pd &C: more intelligently upon the great
1n.s.;ous. "Where and how shall the homa be
sa;1t >" Fer. Us Mr. Gardner traly observes in
o1ncludins, and tberein justly maGniics bis Of
fro "Thcv arc the worlds best benetactors
those work maker happier homes"
Tie rather desultory discussion covors nearly
.very to1ic from the selection Of the slte to tho
installation Of the family in the completed
touee, The treatment Of moEt Of the subjects
;s o1-h.rd, but is really based on sound scien-
t;hc principles. Tho good sense is not merely
common sense, but trained and experienced
s%npe. L professional architect, with per-
v,dinc consciousness OF the technical dignity OF
hin vocation. and with controlling purpose to
make magnificent plans for Crrsus, aud be mag
nifcentIy paid for them an architect WILL
ind nothing to bis purpose ID Mr. Gardncrs un-
n.etending book. But any man who hns mod
crate though in its way sufficient, snm TO
bu;la home for his family, and wa wishes t.
bai1d homo TINT shall promote health, COM
fort. convenience, and yet be attractive outside
and inside; who wishes his home to be conno-
dious for his own household, and inviting to the
guet.s who visit him,-euch = man will ind
creat deal Of useful, sensible, practical sus9es-
tinn-
Nr, Gardner believes that, if you buiida house
in earnest, and to express your idea OF what
house for home should be, you arc engaged IN
soLENS BUSINESS
net onl= Influencing your leloW-men. Dull se
yelling your oTn character:
II YOU 1-c dispose to Investigate the matter you
VIII hnd that the history Of nations ma1 DO c1eafly
thc Toope,-n the portable home-tents Of tac Arabs
the Aolncly todity Of the houses IN Germany anu
uoliand tho cheerful, wide spreading hospitality OF
Switz:rand the superficial elegance and axtravagance
Of France: the thoroughress and se:sseruon Of the
English; and in the heterogeneous conGlome1aaoni
Of America, made up Of importatons from every Ano
End nation under the eun,-a constant stirring and
chargiis-a mass Of problems yet unsoycd.
lie insists upon honesty IN house-bu1ldln9-
You may build rs cheap1r and plainly as you
Will. but be sure to let wood STAND for wood, and
no, try to make it counterfeit stone !; nor ask ua
to imagine brown-stono value IN painted sheet
iron Mere fashion in house-buitdias he scoTas
Indignantly:
Tho notion that there eau be mere architectural
fashion, having any Gh;s that intelligent people gre
bouud to respect, is quite absurd. Improved modes
Of construction aud new helps to comfort and com
vsu;crcc are constantly invented but cue might Ea
well talk Of the Latest fashions for tho lilies Of tho
fields or Of the in tho heavens, as ri 3ashona-
tie .yic architecture any other enduring WORK OF
=r. Whatever buiiliAg is notly and enGc-i5!y use-
ful thoroughly adapted to is5 usez' cannot oe an-
-en.ey.
John, thc man who wants the house, like .
sensible man comes early to point at which he
uarns his architect that he is not going to bul!d
without counting the cost, and knowing before
hand that the cost will not or:tun his count.
Speaking Of architects, he says:
The truth Is, they don't care what . felo" house
cost. him whatever they may say in the beginning
md ne7er knew man to build from an architect, IS
p.ans lat his tjll= didn't como in just about double
ah.t he laid out for. They want to Eet up grand
display, If its possible thing, 70 everybody that
comes along viii stop and say. What charming
house! Who made the plsno ;n-"ls 1rom bestn ~
rtc, and mortgaged to the very chimneE-tols.
4 GREAT VARIETY OF EXCELLENT ADVICE
follows in regard to the cellar, foundation.
building materials, windows (ho insists pert1aa-
couEly on abundance Of these. Tor the sun to
look in freely, and the family to look out happyl'
ckimEeyB. and other details te1e Is MS pro-
Cramne for model house.
The outer walls will be raultcd, thoroughly non-con-
!uc:ins both Of hcnt and Of moisture Al the partitions
Nil be Of brick, precisely aiaped il azo 70 tieiE use
he floors will be Of brick supported L nt ts1 oe,
oa ties girdcrs al exactly fitted to the dimension:
aour OF lauor sau he wasted on Cuese-work IN
reri,ueatB From turret to foundaton-stone. the
house uill be living, breathing, organic thing: II
Tie Hcathct-prophet will declare what the average tenn
neratre O. the winter is to be, c1u tell to hodfu
how much coal will maintain suner-hest through
9ut tho establishment. You may bs surc 1t will not be
moro tran you use in keerins two rooms uccon1.
f5rtabiv hot and in bakug the family ypics There will
be no ls,tiuG, except occasionally on tho ceilings; even
ha will not be necessary. You noy mako holocaust
tho coutents Of any in the house, and, tho
aoors finish etc. happen to be Of iron, IS they may
b. no one in the house will suspect your bonfire, until
the hcap Of Charcoal and ashes Is found. Dampness
md dscay uusayory odors and impure air, chilly bed
rooms aud cold doo:s, will be unknown. Tho ea1B IN
he walls will be stopped, there viii DO no settlement
trcra shrinking timbers, jeyike trembling Of the
Hhole fGbyic when the master pEts his foot down.
Finally tho dear old house will lie jast Is sound Hnd
lust Lively When the future 1ohn brings hona hin
bride as vixen bis grandsi-e butt il. And il won't COS:
CENT more than tho TtaE unstable thnes we're 1ale'
hg By the thousand
In this model house 1e will have no carpets. but
merely some rugs, if you will not be content
With smooth. artistic floors. He does not expect
Ibis house to be built Immediately. and. while
rating Tor tbs architectural Millennium, hocon
cedes carpets in the middle of rooms, but not
fastened down, SO they may bo cleansod every
day or two.
80 much interested in the subject that they al
most unconsciously plan house fur themselves;
and find that, amidst all their designing, Cupid
bad been carrying On Ills fell deeisus against
s1em +; bat they havo the grace to accept tho
ntua,ion This is the merest by-play in tho
book, however, and must not prejudice any
hard-he.ded or hard-hca1ted ludiridual against
.xosk which, without any pretense. gives vast
asA Of sensible, practical advice. II its su9ses~
Gona could bo followed, pretty homes, and com
!os:ablc. would be greatly multiplied.
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