. Some English gardens;. greater desire forhome comforts, and the genius of the country, unspoilt, unfettered,undiluted by that mass of half-digested knowledge of many styles thathas led astray so many of the builders of modern days, by a naturalinstinct cast these dwellings into forms that we now seek out and studyin the effort to regain our lost innocence, and that in many cases we areglad to adopt anew as models of what is most desirable for comfort andfor the happy enjoyment of our homes. Still, in these days we cannot build such houses anew without asuspicion of strain or affectation. Whe
. Some English gardens;. greater desire forhome comforts, and the genius of the country, unspoilt, unfettered,undiluted by that mass of half-digested knowledge of many styles thathas led astray so many of the builders of modern days, by a naturalinstinct cast these dwellings into forms that we now seek out and studyin the effort to regain our lost innocence, and that in many cases we areglad to adopt anew as models of what is most desirable for comfort andfor the happy enjoyment of our homes. Still, in these days we cannot build such houses anew without asuspicion of strain or affectation. When they were reared, oak was thebuilding material most readily to be obtained, and carpenters work,already well developed in the construction of roofs, now given free scopein outer walls as well, seemed to revel in the new liberty, and oak-framedhouses grew up into beautiful form and ornament in such a way as hasnever been surpassed in this country. 76 SPKKK HAL •ROM IHK HILII RK IN IHF IOSSKS Mr (iKORCE S. (>(). It was satisfying and beautiful because every bit of ornamental detailgrew out of the necessary structure. The plainer framing of cottage andfarmhouse became enriched in the manor-house into a wealth of mould-ing and carving and other kinds of decoration. External panel ornamentgained a rich quality by the repetition of symmetrical form, while theoverhanging of the successive stories and the indentations between pro-jecting wings and porches threw the various faces of the building intointeresting masses of light and shade. Then, in delightful and restfulcontrast to the busy wall-spaces, are the roofs, with their long quietlines of ridge and their covering of tile or stone, painted by the ages withthe loveliest tinting of moss and lichen. Within, these fine old wooden houses show the good English oak asworthily treated as without. For the whole structure is of wood fromend to end, built as soundly and strongly as were the old wooden inner walls, where
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