. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . shows how this decorationgives an accent to the front of anold wayside inn. Fig. V. showsa detail of the southwest gableand Fig. VI. a bow window onthe ground floor. The variety of the geometricalpatterns chosen breaks the plainlines of the front and lends acharm apart from the contrast incolor which the designs afford. Fig. VII. shows an internalview of a dining-room window,while fig. VIII. furnishes an ex-ample of a window in the hall-way. In each of those patternsthe quality of glass determine
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . shows how this decorationgives an accent to the front of anold wayside inn. Fig. V. showsa detail of the southwest gableand Fig. VI. a bow window onthe ground floor. The variety of the geometricalpatterns chosen breaks the plainlines of the front and lends acharm apart from the contrast incolor which the designs afford. Fig. VII. shows an internalview of a dining-room window,while fig. VIII. furnishes an ex-ample of a window in the hall-way. In each of those patternsthe quality of glass determinesthe color from which has beenobtained a glowing lustre of colorcomparable only to the beauty ofgems. In each of these windowsthe glass is fitted into frames, forthe days are now past when it isconsidered advisable to insert theErlass into grooves in the stone-work of windows. These frames are of two kinds:sash windows and casements, each class having itspeculiar advantages and disadvantages. Sashwindows are essentially British in their origin anddevelopment, and in some parts of the country. VsiSa ????! ? C O N S T R U C T I O N 403 very little else is used. Figure IX. shows a designwith leaded glass and made very effective bythe introduction of those simple ornamental glazedpanels. In the most of domestic architecture thecharacter of the design of those panes of glass ismore impressi\e when kept very simple in simple leaded drapering or pattern of small com- pass introducing roses of a deep shade furnishes apleasing and harmonious effect. Another point to be considered is the fact that theglass for this work should be fairly thin, as no advan-tage can be obtained in using thick glass for this dis-tinctive decorative feature of the home, while thethin furnishes a more pleasing effect to the ensemble.
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