1869.] Descriptions. 645 the Western Continent, emblematic of our country's future greatness. It is intended that the grounds shall be enclosed with a chain, supported by cannon-shaped posts, thus adding to the military effect of the whole. The design is unique ; and we should think, that it must present a very pleas- ing appearance, when erected. A BRACKETED COTTAGE. THE design we have here depicted is of a very simple form. It consists of a Centre, twenty-seven (27) feet long and twenty-nine (29) feet deep, with two stories and a finished Attic, and a Wing- on each side, either being twelve (12) feet square, in the clear. These Wings are one stoiy, with attic rooms above. One of the Wings is intended as the Entrance Hall, and the other for the Kitchen. Each has its Chimney on the outside, leaving spaces for the rooms, etc., clear. The Entrance Door is sheltered by a neat Porch. There is another Porch, or Verandah, extending along the entire front of the Main Building, which is en- tered from the Piazza through the Win- dows, which extend down to the floor. The Parlor is twelve (12) feet wide by twenty-five (25) feet long, having, in its rear, the Dining-room, twelve (12) feet by fifteen (15) feet, with the Stair-hall on one side, and the Pantry and China Closet on the other. The Kitchen is shut oh" from the Dining-room, by two doors, which form a Lobby, whence the Pantry is entered. The Dining-room and the Parlor com- municate by folding-doors. The second story has two Chambers over the Parlor, a Bed-room over the Dining-room, and a Bath-room over the Pantry, with a Passage along the centre partition whence all the apartments are entered. The Attic is similar in its arrange- ments. The whole scheme gives five rooms on the ground floor, as many in the sec- ond story, and three in the attic, or thirteen in all, which will readily ac- commodate a family of eight persons. This projection, economical, in eveiy respect, has all the medium conveniences for a dwelling of its grade; and could be erected for the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars. The construction should be of stone; roofed with slate ; and if the latter were varied in pattern, with a slight me- chanical mixture of color properly dis-
