Evening star., 1925-06-20

Photograph of Plan
Developed in Stone
Designed for Brick, This
Owner Chose FieldstOne
for This Handsome
Home.

Nature has offered for mans APP
proyaI many kinds of material with
which to build his home, but without
doubt the aristocrat of them all Is
stone. There are two kinds or stone
houses One is the much-used cobble-
stone house: the other Is the SpEt
tieldstone. There a re varieties OF nm
ish of the latter One may trim the
stone even go to the extent OF poi
ishins ii. but the truly beautiful stone
house is the one built Of the rough
split stone with all joints horizontal. :
1t Is impossible. because OF lack OF
space, to 60 into detail as to stone
construction and why IT Is much pet
ter to have the joints horizontal. in
stead of vertical. Enough to say that
beauty conforms To certain rules In
building a home as well as In otnef
things and there are many reasons
why the vertical joint is not used in
the best construction. Cobblestone
construction lacks solidity. One can
imagine them falling out at the least
Jar and while this is not true IN real
ity, appeara goes far in any line
The doorway of this house is one of
the features of beauty. The wide brick
steps rise with dignity from the hrlck
walk leading 10 them. The house is a
design of dignity in all ways. yet IL Is
not large. 1t is 81 feet wide. bat only
o5ia feet deep Since il is quite as
lovely from the back as II lS IN the
front il would be an ideal design for
n corner tot.
The fireplace is in the nook. Do
not make the mistake of having too
large stone in this fireplace. SO often
we see fireplaces made of the large
stones. This is poor taste and should
not he allowed
The stairs lead out of the hall and
in this house have been made "a spe-
ciaI feature The living room is at the
left and across the hall at the right Is
| the dining room. Leading out of the
dining room at the rear Is pantry
where all dishes may he kept. There
! are broad shelves in three places so
that there is ample room for serving
and preparing all desserts and salads.
! The kitchen porch is so inviting that
( ii will be a pleasure for any maid to
work in such surroundings.
Upstairs there are four large bed
rooms and good sized sleeping
porch The two baths are conven-
| ientlv placed AS regards the bedrooms
| and the plumbing is centered with the
/ kitchen plumbing, thus reducing ex.
| pense.
| Perhaps there is nothing more con-
! Venient in a home than closet room
! and one could scarcely require more
| than Is found in this house. Every
/ room Is amply supplied
! The basement is almost another
| house in itself There are conven-
! fences of every description in this
! cellar and il may be kept SO clea n
and airy that the children will find ii
a delightful play place on rainy DAYS
/ Or the maid may iron here in perfect
! comfort during the hot days OF
/ Summer. All vegetables. canned and
| fresh, as. well fruit. have their OWN
places. The coal is in it's own com
! partment as Is the furnace.
| The modern kitchen is much
| smaller than the old-time one and
| everything in ii should be so arranged
| that one may go from one duty to
| another without loss of energy. Such
a kitchen may easily be kept clean
/ with floors of tile or linoleum and