. Houses for town or country. y depend upon the greateror smaller propriety of this initial conception. Acountry house can undoubtedly be charming eventhough inconsequential in many respects; but thehighest charm can attach only to a place whosebeauty does not reside merely in more or less im-portant details. The highest charm is a matter ofbeauty and style, as well as of atmosphere. It is not necessary to describe this house and gar-den in detail. The illustrations will tell the readermore at one glance than elaborate descriptions. YetI should like to call attention to the admirable sim-plici
. Houses for town or country. y depend upon the greateror smaller propriety of this initial conception. Acountry house can undoubtedly be charming eventhough inconsequential in many respects; but thehighest charm can attach only to a place whosebeauty does not reside merely in more or less im-portant details. The highest charm is a matter ofbeauty and style, as well as of atmosphere. It is not necessary to describe this house and gar-den in detail. The illustrations will tell the readermore at one glance than elaborate descriptions. YetI should like to call attention to the admirable sim-plicity of the design of the house, both inside andout. Architectural ornament has been used withthe utmost economy, and the effect is obtained en-tirely by giving just the proper emphasis to thesalient parts of the fagade. The order and its pedi-ment, for instance, has a bold projection on thefront and a still bolder one in the rear, but in neithercase is it overbold. It is always a difficult thing to 2X8 o o ro > ZH 73 > o.
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