1868.] Descriptions. 371 The other plan makes the Living-room A the whole size, omitting the two bed- rooms. The house is smaller than the preceding one. The illustrations following those are of a superior class of Dwelling, suitable for a merchant, shopkeeper, artisan, or clerk. A is the parlor, with its Bay- Window, J ; B, the Dining-room ; C, the Kitchen with its shelved Pantry, H ; D, the Hall ; E, the Vestibule ; F, Stair- case ; Gr, Chamber; I, Porch. The second story : A A A A, Bed- rooms ; B, Hall ; C, Dressing-room ; D, Bath-room and Water-Closet ; B, roof of Bay-Window. COUNTRY CHURCHES. THERE is nothing which, to a trav- eler, so distinctly indicates the character of a community, as the ap- pearance of its churches. The smallest village may be judged in this way. Now, as all our people, whether residents of 1 IT l C3 CrD I F i i B B — B= — M — 1 m