The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-24

shown are an excellent exam
l. pie of how artistic and digni-
fed comparatively inexpen-
sIve house may be made.
The wood employed is ali southern
pine, including the floor, which is
comb-grained Georgia pine.
The ceiling and side walls above the
wainscot are of rough surfaced or
sand finished plaster. The ceiling is
tinted a delicate shade of cafe au lait.
The side walls are also done a dull
gobelin blue i'll a water-color wash
Both of these tone beautifully with
the soft brown coloring Of the wood
work. which has been treated with
weathered pine wood tint The bricks
about the fire place are dull red, as
is the velour cushion on the ingle
work seat This red, together with
q | blue and browns and ecru, is re-
Ieated i'll the rugs upon the floor.
The stairway window is an exceed
ingly good feature OF this hall and
one that could readily be incorporated
in the plans OF a house having a land
ing on the stairs similar to this. The
small panes of glass are not of the
best quality, and the setting is simply
wood framework, but the eff
feet is quite as quaint as if these panes
were loaded. The stain employed
upon the floor is several shades darker
than that used on the woodwork No
filler is necessary to use upon comb
grained pine. The stain is brushed
upon the bare wood. Three coats of
varnish should be applied; two coats,
however, give a good finish.
The summer house here pictured is
an affair of home construction, but is
extremely decorative and artistic. 1t
is rustic, the bark having been left on
the young saplings emDloved in build
ing it, and the quaint little roof, with
its Overhanging caves, is delightfully."-
suggestive Of Japanese architecture.
In this pretty retreat a tea table IS
placed, and around three SIDES of the
room seats extend on which are laid
the fat mating covered mats that are
essentially Japanese. There are also
other mats covered III bright red cot
ton.
\ good eye for color was shown
by the man who built this and ar
ranged the flower garden in which it
is set He also must have possessed
a knowledge Of what flowers would
give the most continuous bloom to-
gether with brilliancy of color The
great clusters Of Golden Glow"
which nod and beckon in the sunlight,
give the permanent note of color de-
sired to throw into the most effec-
tive relief the brown of the little
house At its rear grows a tangle of
vines The Madeira vine, having been
planted early, had already sent its deli
cate yet hardy tendrils up the side of
the house and filled the air with the
exquisite perfume of its feathery
white blossoms. Near by are clus-
tiers of green shrubs. The little, white
gravelled walk is immaculate, its Dor
ders being fringed with variegated
foliage plants growing in compact
rows. From the walk stretches the
green sWard.
Later in the summer the chrysan-
themums Of the garden, which seem
so appropriate to the architecture of
the summer house, will come into
bloom. The cultivation of this gor-
geous blossom is exceedingly simple.
1t is best to have young plants set in
a portion Of the ground that is warm,
and sheltered by the house or hill or
fence They thus develop slowly.
The tops should be carefully pinched
off in order to make them spread. They
should be set about two feet apart in
the ground, and the topping or pinch
ing back should not be continued
after the first of August, as it might
then interfere with the Towering. The
ground in which these are set must
be well enriched.
When it is desired to have the plant
produce flowers of particularly large
size, all buds must be pinched off each
shoot except the one that is to be al
lowed to mature This is the method
used to produce large blossoms for
exhibition purposes.