. Villas and cottages . the lights may, if pre-ferred, be hung on hinges from a centre rail, so as tolet air into the hall without opening the door. Theside-lights should always be hung as sashes. In somecases a sliding or folding inner solid door is construct-ed for protection, but the iron grat-ing answers all the purpose, and theglass may be ornamental, so as togive the light required without ex-posing any view into the hall fromthe porch; and it is always worthremembering that a glazed door il-luminated from the inside has at night a much moreagreeable and sociable appearance to any one ap
. Villas and cottages . the lights may, if pre-ferred, be hung on hinges from a centre rail, so as tolet air into the hall without opening the door. Theside-lights should always be hung as sashes. In somecases a sliding or folding inner solid door is construct-ed for protection, but the iron grat-ing answers all the purpose, and theglass may be ornamental, so as togive the light required without ex-posing any view into the hall fromthe porch; and it is always worthremembering that a glazed door il-luminated from the inside has at night a much moreagreeable and sociable appearance to any one approach-ing than a solid hall-door. The porch leads into the principal hall, which shouldconnect easily, and, to some extent, symmetrically, withthe rooms. It materially lowers the character of a hall,especially of a large one, if the positions of the variousopenings, etc., are unstudied and irregular; two doors,perhaps, clustering together at one spot, while a thirdlonely one is penned up tight in a corner, with insuf-.
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