. Houses for town or country. d laying out the grounds with only clericalassistance from an architect; and it cannot be tooemphatically asserted that this is not the proper wayto secure an excellent, much less a consummate re-sult. Remember that I am confining this part of mydiscourse to interesting residences. Houses whichexpress merely vulgar or commonplace proprietorsare excluded. The point is that even people of goodtaste and genuine likes and dislikes about the appear-ance of their homes probably make a mistake in dis-pensing with the services of a good architect. It ispossible, of course
. Houses for town or country. d laying out the grounds with only clericalassistance from an architect; and it cannot be tooemphatically asserted that this is not the proper wayto secure an excellent, much less a consummate re-sult. Remember that I am confining this part of mydiscourse to interesting residences. Houses whichexpress merely vulgar or commonplace proprietorsare excluded. The point is that even people of goodtaste and genuine likes and dislikes about the appear-ance of their homes probably make a mistake in dis-pensing with the services of a good architect. It ispossible, of course, that an amateur may have a natu-ral instinct for design that will enable him to dobetter for himself than anybody else, however skil-ful; but ninety-nine times out of one hundred thetraining, the experience and the gift of the profes-sional man is necessary to give any complete form tothe result. Without the architect the result may beindividual and charming; but it can only rarely pos-sess that highest quality of style. 84. HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY This quality of style is of all aesthetic qualities themost difficult to describe. It is so simple and un-mistakable in its effect, yet so complicated andevasive in its origin. I cannot attempt to define it,but perhaps some idea of its meaning can be inferredfrom the enumeration of several important elementsof effect, the omission of any one of which would roba dwelling of true style. It implies for one thing acertain integrity in the formal design of a building—the working out of an appropriate architectural ideain a manner both consistent and interesting. It im-plies in addition to this fundamental correctness ofdesign the power to awaken relevant and suggestivememories. A stylish house must express the deri-vation of our own good domestic manners from cer-tain former distinguished ways of living by recallingwithout necessarily copying the architectural formsand materials associated with these desirable man-ners. All this ca
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