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 12 Sloan's Architectural Review and Builders' Journal. [July, kind, and connects with flues, which have outlets in all the rooms and halls in the upper stories. The second story contains four cham- bers, A, two of which are 22 feet by 16 feet 6 inches, one 17 feet 6 inches by 15 feet, and one 20 feet 6 inches by IT feet 6 inches, the latter with one end octagona in form. These all communicate, with single doors, and are well provided with closets, C. The latter are fitted up with pin-rails and shelves, and each has a nest of drawers. The dressing- room B is fitted up with a bath-tub, water-closet, and wash-basin, and con- nects with the large chambers. The tub is lined with tinned-copper, and has a shower over it ; the water-closet is of the best pan -pattern, having a copper container ; and the wash-basin has a counter-sunk marble top, with china bowl, placed on a wooden stand, and a closet beneath it. All the fixtures for the above are heavily plated, and the supply and waste-pipes are large. The joinery is done in walnut ; the front of the tub is neatly panelled and capped ; and the side of the room adjoining is neatly wains- coted with narrow boards, tongued and grooved with beaded joints. A water- closet of the above description is also placed in the hall adjoining private stairs. The front doors in the first story are folding, made of walnut, and placed back far enough from the front line of the building to admit of a wide panel in the stone work forming the door- piece, which has a very fine effect from the street ; and the frame has a circular top with plate glass head-light in it. The vestibule doors are similar, except that they have glass panels above the lock-rail, and an archwajr similar to that of the latter is open beside it, forming an entrance to the boudoir, and a symmet- rical finish in the hall. All the sliding doors are walnut, panelled and heavily moulded on each side, and slide into the partitions on sheaves hung in the head. Those be- tween the parlor, library, and dining room have embossed glass panels above the lock-rail, and all have bronzed fix- tures. The windows in the front bay have circular heads ; and all the others, except in fourth story, are segmental ; and all have inside shutters, which for the en- tire front and all the first story are walnut. The superstructure is surmounted by a Mansard roof, which forms the fourth story ; the outer surface of this is curved and covered with slate variegated in form. The inside walls are furred to a plumb line, which makes the corners of all the rooms square. A loft about three feet high is placed on this story,, which protects the rooms from the heat of the sun, and also receives the air from the ventilation flues, for which outlets are provided. By referring to the plans and eleva- tion accompanying this description, a correct idea of the arrangement and style of the building may be obtained. Design fob a Swiss Cottage. THE plan given shows the arrange- ment of the principal floor, which is placed one story above the ground- floor and approached from the outside by a flight of steps leading to a porch. The principal apartments are all upon the second floor, while the dining-room, kit- chen, provision cellars, &c, are on the first. The arrangement of the latter story is somewhat similar to the one above, the halls being the same, and the stairs connecting, as shown upon the plan. The parlor, A, is 18x30 feet, commu- nicating with the sitting-room, B, 15x17 feet, by a pair of sliding doors. The hall, C, 10x36, contains the principal stairway. This has an open well-hole and continuous rail — starting on the first story with a large newel. The cham- bers, D, E, F, G, andH, are respectively 14x19 — 15x18 — 11x16 and two of