New-York tribune., 1901-09-02

1t is not an easy matter in building a suburban
or country house TO secure design that IS at
simple, picturesque and not extravagantly expen-
sive. Such combination is said by its owner to
have been secured in the home whose description
follows:
Many gables large chmneys. free use OF timber
numerous long. low windows and a wealth of YER
! anda room are its salient and charming features
The roof has deep pitch and is covered with red
tiles that harmonic with the roughly cemented
bricks OF which the main part OF the house ia built
The timber work in the gables Is tarred and the
mouldings. windows and doors painted a dark
green
Through pretty portico in the middle one enters
square vestibule with a space for hats and coats
at one side. divided by drapery OF dark blue burlap
that Is suspended from fretwork frieze Of wood
Al the opposite side is A but-in seat with closets
below for rubber shoes. From this vestibuIe the
visitor passes through low. arched doorway whose
WIDE upper panels glazed with loaded glass in
coIors. 10 the house proper. There Is no hall in
the usual acceptation. its place being occupied by
roomy apartment that extends IN a deep recess at
each side OF the vestioule. Each recess has a low
vide easement window that gives light as well as
beauty 10 tho room. One has a capacious window,
seat built in. with book shelves at the sides and
the other holds writing table and chair
Al the right is the drawing room with archoS
sliding doors. low and wide like all the other doors
and windows AT the left is the dining room The
stairs are opposite the entrance are built out in
tne room. Under them is a door 70 passage that
ASaNS 10 h4Lcteut laGnQrE and the
On the moor above are six bedrooms and two
bathrooms, and the servants chambers and bs ~
| are IN the gables Linen and clothes closets are
supplied IN abundance. and comfort and conven-
ience are everywhere consulted
All the rooms on the lower foor have wood cell
ings, with beams which give solid and old-fash-
ioned air that compels similar furnishing II the
chate!aine's purse that OF a millionaire -as
hangings should have been rich antique arras but
as her means are only moderate, she has conteuteI
herself with the machine made French tapestries
tnat are so artistic and pretty. TIE widths OF
tapestry hung by means of small brass rings
sewed closely together the upper edge and
swung on slender brass rods fastened to the wall
by tiny sockets. The hall hangings have a quaint
landscape design the drawing room has a wilder
ness OF flowers in soft tnts. and the dining room
Is hung with a pattern Of fruit. flowers and birds
Al are patterned after fine old tapestries. and
Inc furniture Is largely modelled after early
the dining rnan1 l. FIa1sn @nd oa MASSIVE That IN
tTaI and drawing rooms dark mahogany is en-
A curious and attractive feature is the lighting
Had the owner consulted only her wishes she would
nave pr9vided M candlelig5t alone as in the days
was rrifie too aesthetic fer comfort. So she
sticks scattered around freely for local color
while nconspcuous clusters Of electric light burbs
placed close to the ceiling in the corners oS
every These give a food OF light when
qured, so evenly diffused that its source is hardly
In the room upstairs a lighter tone prevails. Gay
the chord TO which they tuned. and their model
is the English country house of the carly egh-
teenth century. The windows OF every chamber
open out upon little balcony. and all have quaint
corners and recesses, that give last touch
of interest to the room. The hreplaces here
framed in wood enameled white, while downstairs
they are all OF stone brick. In the chambers
the mantel shelves are surmounted by cosey little
closets and inset cabinets. In the lower rooms the
stately hood reaches the ceiling
The walls hung with chintZ patterned glazed
paper. every being different in color and de-
sign from the others The chatelaines room
is in light green and white and the furniture Is OF
white mahogany. The master OF the house chose
blue for his sleeping room, and shaving stand. chit-
foner, bedstead and chairs are of maple. with
dainty accessories Of blue Everywhere is seen the
perfection of modern comfort. combined with the
unfaillng charm OF od-tine quaintness