Evening star., 1924-09-20

Interesting House
Facing Back Lawn
Excellently Proportioned and Ar.
ranged, Dwelling That Offers
Unusual Possibilities.

Great city folks are so used to
window gazers that they scarcely no
tice them. But newcomers always
remark on the vast number OF men,
women and children who apparently
spend the greater portion of their
lives leaning, with their elbows com
fortably propped on pillows, out of
their windows to gaze at the passing
show.
But the suburban dwellers and res
idents of smaller cities know that
there is rarely anything so interest
ing happening along their quiet
streets as the things that happen
daily from May until September In
their gardens. And so many care
fully planned country and suburban
homes turn their backs calmly on
the street or roadway and face their
own private garden or grounds.
Naturally this trick of placing the
service portion of the house on the
street sida and the living room and
largest porches at the rear would not
be a good plan if the building plot
were a small one with a depth from
the street of only a hundred feet or
so; the view of the clotheslineS, ga
RACES and garbage pals of the neigh
bors on the other street would be
entirely too intimate!
But a good deep plot with trees,
wide spaces, irregular levels and per-
haps a view toward river or far-of
meadow lands is too precious to
waste on a mere kitchen garden and
drying yard, while the owners sit
facing the street and a tiresome pro-
cession of motor cars. By all means.
if you own such plot, consider plac-
ing the house SO that 1t faces the
garden-and then make the garden
worth looking at.
This house is so excellently bal
anced in proportion and so charming
in combination of materials that 1t
could be erected in any part of our
country. The cut shows the back or
garden entrance. The front entrance
is equally attractive. If it is not
possible to build this house of field
stone because of it's scarcity in
neighborhood, then the first floor
could be made of brick or even ce-
ment.
Because there is a great demand
for gardens the floor plan of this
beautiful home has been laid out in
such a way that the garden can be
enjoyed from all the rooms, and an
outdoor room has been incorporated
into the house, as may be seen. The
porch is half on the house and half
in the garden. Secluded from rough
winds, it nevertheless gets full ad-
vantage of the sunlight and enjoys
an uninterrupted view of the garden.
1t can be reached from the living
room, dining room or hall with equal
ease, and in pleasant weather meals
can be served on this porch If de-
sired.
The sun room is inclosed in glass
in Winter, and one can therefore
still enioy the garden from this room
when Winter comes. Let no one mis-
takenly think that gardens lose their
charm when blossom time is over.
Leaves of trees and plants Will go,
but some masses of evergreen shrub
berry should be planted so that there
is always some green in the garden,
even when SHOWS are drifting.
feeding table for the birds Will at
tract as many visitors as did the bird
fountain in Summer, and the beauty
and interest in the garden changes
will be found to last through the
year.
A full view of the garden through