American country houses of to-day; an illustrated account of some excellent houses built and gardens planted during the last few years, showing unmistakable influence of the modern trend in ideals architectural (1915)
Howe, Samuel, 1854- · New York Architectural Book Pub. Co. P. Wenzel and M. Krakow · leaf 201
palaces and villas of Rome is there a standard bywhich you can go? Beauty resides there. Many of the little places are smallin their inches, mellowed in their aj)pearance, but ever worthy of sincereregard. They are like a beautiful woman knf)wn for her charm, not forthe style of her head-dress.… … 5 ^ < 50 THE WASHINGTON HOUSE OF MR. HKNUV WHITK 179 ing of a country house, the site and the arcliitect. Of course money is de-siral)le. not too much of it nor too evident, and tlic personality of the ownerhas been known to transmit (|uahties unattainable l)y architectural propor-tions. It is…
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