1869,] Descriptions. 091 these ornamental bronzes, which give continued satisfaction. Architects recommend these mount- ings ; and the}' are entering largely into specifications for dwelling-houses and public edifices. The Treasury Build- ing, at Washington, D. C, has three hundred and seventy-five sets on its dif- ferent doors. The Park Bank, New York, has fiftj^ sets on. The City Court House, New York, has one hundred and seventy sets. During the past year, several thou- sand sets were manufactured and sold by Messrs. Smith & Butler, whose suc- cess has induced several parties to attempt imitating their bronzes, which they do in appearance, but not in fact ; in form, but not in substance. These copyists make their goods of an- other metal, and coat it on the outside with a thin film of copper, which cannot be very lasting, or, at least, not so last- ing as if the goods themselves were formed of copper, and able to rely on it for their enduring strength. Reference to the full-page Plate. No. 1, a Gothic Knob and Rose, for Front Door. No. 3, a Scroll Knob and Rose, for Front Door. No. 5, a Medallion Knob and Rose, for Front Door. No. 4, a Scroll Knob and Rose, for Parlor Doors. Nos. 33 and 38, Front Door Main and Night-Key Escutcheon combined. No. 70 and 50, Front Door Escutch- eons, in which the Knob, Base, or Rose, the Night and Main-Key Escutcheons are combined in one piece. Nos. 48 and 35, Small Front Door Night-Key and Main-Key Escutcheons, separate. Nos. 9 and 15, two varieties of Front Door Bell-Pulls. Nos. 60 and 61, two varieties of Slid- ing-Door Flush Cup, and " T," Handles, by which the Key may remain in the Door, and allow the latter to slide clear back into the Partition. Nos. 20 and 21, Sash, or inside Shut- ter, Knobs. No. 24, a Sash Lift. No. 30, an Inside Shutter Bar. Two specimens of Embossed Parlor, or Front Door, Hinges, unnumbered, complete the plate. COTTAGES. LET any man be the possessor of a Cottage and Garden and he becomes a responsible citizen. Let that cottage be neat and tasteful, and the garden will under his hands be worthy of it ; for, there is an innate pride in every human breast that dic- tates feelings of worthy ambition and independence which ensure a happy con- summation of every wish. He who has a pretty home, be it never so small, is proud of it, and will struggle hard indeed before he lets even misfortune rob him of it. Every commendation of it by an ob- server is a source of pleasure to him, and tends to his improvement of it. Children are naturally fond of home, however homely. And if that sacred spot be pretty, the image of it is sure to be photographed upon their hearts for life, to be gazed in upon when other days and other scenes have separated them from it. How necessary is it then to build tasteful cottage homes, which not alone embellish a neighborhood, but confer simple happiness far beyond that which wealth and a palace can strive to sur- round. The Cottages here presented require no aid of description. The material in which to construct them will be that which the means of the owner can afford. If they are to be constructed of brick, the trimming may be of wood or stone, or even of brick of a different color. If they are to be of wood the con- struction may be of frame, with clap boarding on outside, or studded, lathed,
