. Villas and cottages . tagonal newel post. N shows a staircase of highercharacter for a large hall, with continuous string andnewel post at each landing; and such a staircase hasa fine effect when well constructed of hard wood, par-ticularly if it is fitted with a skirting, or dado, andhalf hand-rail against the wall, following the rise ofthe stairs on the same line as themain hand-rail. O shows a designof still higher pretension, in whichthe balusters are dispensed with,and the space filled with open tra-cery. In this idea of a design allthe forms are made to adapt them-selves to the general
. Villas and cottages . tagonal newel post. N shows a staircase of highercharacter for a large hall, with continuous string andnewel post at each landing; and such a staircase hasa fine effect when well constructed of hard wood, par-ticularly if it is fitted with a skirting, or dado, andhalf hand-rail against the wall, following the rise ofthe stairs on the same line as themain hand-rail. O shows a designof still higher pretension, in whichthe balusters are dispensed with,and the space filled with open tra-cery. In this idea of a design allthe forms are made to adapt them-selves to the general upward lineof the staircase, and a more easy and graceful effectcan be arrived at in this way than in any other. Itinvolves, however, like most superior arrangements, anincrease in cost, and can, therefore, only be adoptedoccasionally in large houses. On arriving at the chamber floor we naturally ex-pect to find a bath-room and ivater-closet. Some per-sons have a prejudice against planning these two con-veniences in th
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