. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ontop with four-inch tonjjued and jjroovcdbeaded slutT laid parallel with the housewalls. This was all finished in the nat-ural and g;iven two coats of t,cH)d varnish. The roof pro])er has a decided pitchthat sheds snow and rain quickly and ishippetl from the four sides, terniinatinpin a ridg;e. The shing;les were laiil fourinches to the weather and stained mossfi;reen. The cristing; and jjalvanized fit-ters and down-s|)onts are jKunted thesame iv
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ontop with four-inch tonjjued and jjroovcdbeaded slutT laid parallel with the housewalls. This was all finished in the nat-ural and g;iven two coats of t,cH)d varnish. The roof pro])er has a decided pitchthat sheds snow and rain quickly and ishippetl from the four sides, terniinatinpin a ridg;e. The shing;les were laiil fourinches to the weather and stained mossfi;reen. The cristing; and jjalvanized fit-ters and down-s|)onts are jKunted thesame ivory white that is used for thetrim of the .\s the structuretiKtk sh:q)e, it was seen that the bay onthe dining;-room side would be nearlyas larg;e as the room. and the whole en-closed in glass, front and ends, it seemedt<i promise something out of the when it w;is realized that therewonlil be no hall, but the recesseil frontball would opin directly into the livinp-roiMH. interest grew. This living-rooin has a great fireplacewhich faced the iloor. the wide ami deep THE SUBURBANITE. A Country Home on ihe Central Kailroad of New Jersey mantel shelf reaching entirely across theend of the room. On either side of thechimney breast small pane casement win-dows are set. In the center, covering thechimney, is a mirror. The tiles are ofterra-cotta ten inches square, dull greenin color, and at the intersection of eachis a hand-wrought iron nail head. Another unusual feature in the roomis its book shelves. These, instead of ex-tending into the room, are set in the walls,tlie opening cased about with wood fin-ish similar to the door and window books, when placed, will be flusliwith the walls. A quaintly shaped heav\settle is built in at the fireside, and thecorner near the window holds a writingdesk, forming also a part of the woodfinish of the room. The wood used hereis chestnut, treated with a rich dark stain,showing a suggestion of bronze green init.
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