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 306 Sloan's Architectural Review and Builders' Journal. {Nov., maturing the plan, would save an in- finite amount of trouble in the end, when the house is completed and the. furniture to provide. The doors of all chambers should never be so constructed, that, when opened, they expose the bed to any passers through the Hall; but they should open inwards, towards the bed, thus preventing it from being seen, until the person entering is entirely within the apartment. In the same spirit, ample space should be left for beds, bureaus, wash-stands, tables, sofas, pianos, &c, according to the uses of the rooms. To recur : — The Attic has the same number of rooms, as the Second Story, pnly of smaller dimensions, some little space being lost by the pitch of the roof. The Roof is intended to be covered with slate of varied shape. Shingles are often used for this purpose, in locali- ties where it is an object to employ them ; and these are treated in the same manner, viz., making them diamond or other shape. The roofs of the Porches and Bay- Windows are flat ; and must, necessa- rily, be covered with metal. Tin is preferable, if well painted, on the lower side, before it is laid. The Chimneys above the roof are, as we have before said, generally promi- nent traits in this style. They happen to be so situated, however, as to be scarcely discernible in the view we have given. The cost of the construction of a Cot- tage-Villa, in accordance with our illustration and ground-plans, and fur- nished with all modern conveniences, will be about $10,500. A GOTHIC COTTAGE VILLA. No. 2. J~N this illustration, we present a de- / - sign for a rural residence of a size warranting the designation of Cottage- Villa, which, it will be observed, is in the same style as the preceding one, viz., Gothic. Our intention, here, is, not to present a conception exhibiting all the elaborate and costly display of the domestic Tudor style, for instance, but one, which, suited to any projector of moderate means, would be characterized by con- venience, propriety, and the utmost sim- plicity of decoration compatible with architectural effect, combined with the most essential of all requisites, economy of construction. Its general character, and various accommodations will, it is hoped, be easily comprehended by a comparison of the ground-plans with the following detailed description of the parts, through the reference letters thereon. Before proceeding, we may first, how- ever, briefly notice the external decora- tive peculiarities of the Gothic Style in its relation to Domestic Architecture, as contrasted with its corresponding characteristics in Ecclesiastical. In the first instance, we may name one of the most striking, viz., that Do- mestic Gothic rarely uses pointed win- dows, but most generally square-headed ones ; with a hood moulding, conform- ing with the head, and terminating in elbows. This peculiarity will be ob- servable in the example before our readers. Another difference is in the doors, the Domestic never using the common high- pointed doors with pyramidal labels. Next to the windows and the doors, the most marked characteristic of this style is the gable, of which there are the simple gable of two lines, following the slope of the roof, and the stepped