, 1881-02-06

hne Villas. Geneva Lake, Lake Forest, Ocon.
oMo"oc, and the other places OF faynrit re.
sort contain country homes that are well
worth worthy the name Of villas The ideal Of q
wstS 1S amnIa v,n mns country residence
for, social enjoyment, beautifully sitnated
! and surrounded by acknowledgements
! grounds, containing the numerous accesso-
r1es, such Us greenhouses. bowling-ailey, a
iarder within, a paddock for some Tine |ine Jer. r.
sey cows and Southdown sheep, a boat-house.
and boats. One Of the most complete Of such
villas, deslgned by Y. I; B; JeDney, archi-
tect, OF this city, Was finished and Occupied
Lake. Another yilla, that promises to be
without 4 rival, has. been designed
by Mr. Jenney, and is uow. in rapid
execution under. his immediate super
vision, for Mr.. John l. Blair, OF Blairstown.
bis granddaughter, Mrs. ". c. Larned, of
this city. The site is at Lake Forest, ON the
shore Of Lake Michigan, OH 4 bluff some
eighty feet above the lake. The place con-
talns some twenty-five acres Of ground,
bounded On the. north and south BY deep
upon the eastern portion Of the place, and
scarcely a GLIMPSE Of any Of them can be
had upon entering the gate, so large and
numerous are the
IT,. SUPERB WHITE-OAKS
grouped about the plnce, which, mingled
with other trees and shrubs, form a belt
grounds. To the northeast is promontory
projecting we'll into the rAvine. on the point
OF which IS O picturesque little pavilion
Well Shaded by large trees and commanding
a view down. the ravine to the lake
a drive winds down this rayfne to the shore,
which is to be widened by means Of brush
piers and a reyetMent similar to the Lake
Shore drive at Lincoln Park. This drive
will run along the lake-shore to the south
limit of the property, and from its southern
end Is q view up the south ravine which is
wild and picturesque. a footpath will wind
up this ravine, ond crossing 1t on q rustic
bridge leads Into the southern portion OF the
grounds, which are left almost as Nature de-
signed them.
The entire face Of the bluff, some eighty
feet high and 1,Q50 long, Is cut into terraces
approached by footpaths, and the sodded
slopes ornamented with vines and groups OF
trees and shrubs.
The house IS in the English halt-timber,
yiila.sothic style. The basement is Of stone;
tue first story Of brick, with hollow walls;
the second story Of timber, filled in with
brick and
SHOWING TIE CONSTRUCTION;
the attic story Of wood, covered with red
tile; the roof covered with black slate from
Ar. Blalr's own quarries at Bangor, Pa.
the lawn, and another upon the other side
commanding view Of the lake. The hall,
ten feet wide in the vestihule, extends entire
1y across the house, so that the. moment one
enters the hunse from the earrfage-porch on
the west he eau see out onto the lake on the
east. To the north Of the hall near the west
entrance is the retiring-roonr or smoking
room; opposit to this is guest-ciamber.
East Of these, at the centre Of the house,
THE HALL W1DENs our
in octagon shane some .twenty-four feet In
diameter. with the grand staircase on the
north. On the first Iandfng Of the stairs Is
large bay.window. overlooking the lawn and
the drive from the street. ~
To the northeast Is the dlning-room and to
the southeast the parlor. These rooms are
connected BY very large draped openings
with the octagon hall, SO that at pleasure the
three can be one great room
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THE D1SESG-RooN.
It is finished in cherry with plain oak floor.
The interesting objects within the ruom are
a great 1uanteI, with shelves and canopy
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