American homes and gardens . anner. Mrs. Coolidges room is immediatelyabove the hall, and is hence an apartment of unusual size,with a great rounded end at the further extremity. Thewalls have a paneled wainscot of wood, painted white, andare of a very light gray. The same delicate tone is used forthe bed-hangings. A vast rug, in which red is the pre-dominating tone, lies upon the hardwood floor. It is acharming room, beautifully placed in a beautiful house, ahouse which not only gives ample evidence of painstakingcare in its building and its equipment, but a house filled withnotable treasures
American homes and gardens . anner. Mrs. Coolidges room is immediatelyabove the hall, and is hence an apartment of unusual size,with a great rounded end at the further extremity. Thewalls have a paneled wainscot of wood, painted white, andare of a very light gray. The same delicate tone is used forthe bed-hangings. A vast rug, in which red is the pre-dominating tone, lies upon the hardwood floor. It is acharming room, beautifully placed in a beautiful house, ahouse which not only gives ample evidence of painstakingcare in its building and its equipment, but a house filled withnotable treasures of art, and erected, as has been stated,upon as fair a site as could be desired for suburban is easily one of the most notable houses built by its archi-tects, and is as fine a type of the modern Georgian house ashas yet been built in America. Nor should it be forgottenthat it is beautifully situated and surrounded. Every naturaland other charm adds to its interest and beauty. The Ornamental Value of Public Waters. O natural feature is at once so beautiful andso useful to a town as water. And this istrue whether the town be built directly onthe waters edge or whether it include lakes,streams or ponds within its municipal whatever form the water is present, itshould be sacredly preserved as one of the citys most preciouspossessions. The ponds and lakes will need cleaning, thesluggish water must be made to flow rapidly, sanitary require-ments must be met at all costs, but the water must be pre-served as one of the most decorative features and as one ofnatures finest gifts to man. The latter, of course, is precisely the view of water thatis not taken by the average American community. If a cityhappens to be built on a river or directly facing a harbor, itwill be because the water-approach has been the most obviousone and is, perhaps, the citys chief source of commercialstrength. Witness, on this point, the wonderful harbor inthe midst of which the city of New
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