The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06

TIE SUN told the other day OF the altera-
tons to an old fashioned country house
by which the ordinary floor plan OF four
rather small rooms was converted mo q
much roomier and more airy floor, COM
prising a large living room and two otner
rooms-one library and the other . dining
room. Two OF these rooms were finished
with a high wainscoting that reached al
most TO the ceiling. The same treatment
was folio wed in every room on this floor.
The variations Of this color scheme OF pure
white will be described later.
This woodwork, composed Of design OF
simple panels Is possible to anybody alter
ing even an inexpensive house, because the
patterns used are those that the manu-
facturers make up in large quantities. 1t
Is when house builders go In for exclusive
designs that they are compelled to pay
high prices.
The number of designs ready made Is,
OF course, limited. but they are usually OF
the best standard Colonial types. There
are also other designs that are In as good
taste. Often the expensive panels and
wooden decorations made to order at a
much greater price are not in such good
taste and are ordered by persons building
houses merely because they are more ex-
pensive.
The doors in this new house had to be
new and were also painted white. They
were bought ready made and were paneled
In Colonial fashion.
The four mantels in the different rooms
were almost identical, Colonial IN design
and white In color. Within were the red
brick walls of the fireplace.
The simplicity Of these mantels was
their greatest beauty They were copied
efter real models in an old Long Island
house which has stood for century.
The USE OF white in every room gave
sense of space which would not have been
possible II every separate apartment mad
had it's own special shade. There was
variety in every room, however, that i'm
pressed itself agreeably on the spectator.
This was most marked in the dining room
and its characterization will be described
first. The difference in the high wainscoting
of this place showed itself at glance.
The panels were white, just as they were
In the other rooms, hut the woodwork
about them was painted in stripes Of delft
blue and vivid yellow.
d In this room there had been a ceiling
somewhat lower than the others, for reason
known only to the original builder. At
all events this ceiling came some six inches
further down than any. Of the others.
This made it possible to leave the rafters
In view. They fell charmingly into the
scheme Of the decorations. and while the
ceiling was painted white. alternate rafters
had the same tints of blue and yellow.
Z There were no draperies at the windows
OF these rooms except the white muslin
curtains. Such curtain hung before
long window, five feet from the floor.
Z The two white doors with their panels
on the dining room side edged with the
stripes OF blue and yellow were left In their
places. They we're more ornamental than
any port res could have been with their
old fashioned glass knobs and long brass
bolts-both copies Of old originals and
bought for small price because they are
part OF the stock in trade Of dealer
Manufactured to order. they would have
been beyond the reach Of any but wealthy
house builder.
Yellow and blue were startling COM