all, and
in which the embellishments are out of keeping with the size or
pretensions of the house.

COLONIAL TYPE.--For real beauty, on a larger scale, there is nothing
to-day which equals the old Colonial type with the Corinthian columns
and entablature. The Lee mansion, now the National Cemetery, at
Washington, is a fine example. Such houses are usually square or
rectangular in plan, severely plain, with the whole ornamentation
consisting of the columns and the portico. This type presents an
appearance of massiveness and grandeur and is an excellent illustration
of a form wherein the main characteristic of the structure is
concentrated or massed at one point.

The Church of the Madelaine, Paris, is another striking example of this
period of architecture.

Of course, it would be out of place with cottages and small houses, but
it is well to study and to know what forms are most available and
desirable to adopt, and particularly to know something of the art in
which you are interested.

THE ROOF THE KEYNOTE.--Now, there is one thing which should, and does,
distinguish the residence from other types of buildings, excepting
churches. It is the roof. A house is dominated by its covering. I refer
to the modern home. It is not true with the Colonial or the Grecian
types. In those the facade or the columns and cornices predominate over
everything else.

BUNGALOW TYPES.--If you will take up any book on bungalow work and note
the outlines of the views you will see that the roof forms the main
element or theme. In fact, in most buildings of this kind everything is
submerged but the roof and roof details. They are made exceedingly flat,
with different pitches with dormers and gables intermingled and
indiscriminately placed, with cornices illy assorted and of different
kinds, so that the multiplicity of diversified details gives an
appearance of great elaboration. Many of those designs are monstrosities
and should, if possible, be legally prohibited.

I cannot attempt to give even so much as an outline of what constitutes
art in its relation to building, but my object is to call attention to
this phase of the question, and as you proceed in your studies and your
work you will realize the value and truthfulness of the foregoing
observations.

GENERAL HOUSE BUILDING.--We are to treat, generally, on the subject of
house building, how the work is laid out, and how built, and in doing so
I shall take a concrete example of th