. Villas and cottages . 86 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. An example of a porte cochere of this sort, with a sin-gle arch on each side, is shownat I ; and another, with threeopenings in front, and one ellip-tical arch at the side, is shownat K. Porches may be fitted up withpermanent or movable seats;but these should be of wood inpreference to iron, as the latteris a very cold, unyielding, and unsatisfactory materialfor such a purpose. They may be floored with wood,or paved with stone or marble, in two tints, or with a.

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