The House That Jill Built, after Jack's Had Proved a Failure - E. C. Gardner

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Easy Ascent 215 67. A Dividing Screen At The Foot Of The Stairs 219 68. Bits Of Cornices 223 69. Mouldings Fair To See, But Hard To Keep Clean 225 70. Fragments Of Architraves 227 71. A Choice Of Wainscots 229 72. Wood Panels For Walls And Ceilings, With Irregularities In Leather, Paint And Paper 231 73. The House That Jill Built 235 74. The First Floor Of The House That Jill Built 239 75. The Second Floor Of The House That Jill Built 241 76. The East End Of Jill's Dining-Room 243 77. A Castle In Spain 263 Also Initials, Tail-Pieces, etc.

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Building Sites 16
Bricks 46, 53, 58
Blinds 116
Chimneys 179
Contract Work 233
Competitive Plans 237
Doors 194
Fireproof Construction 54
False Chimney-Piece 98
Fireplaces 134
Floors 140
Fashion 224
Gutters 129
Heating 97, 132
Height Of Rooms 138
Hard Wood 197
Interior Finish 221
Kitchen Arrangements 81, 125
Plumbing 166, 177
Pantries 186, 189
Paint 223
Roofs 69, 113
Stairs 38, 214
Stained Glass 38, 183
Terra Cotta 61
Under-Draining 24
Ventilating Flues 178
Windows 110, 183
Wooden Buildings 51

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      On a recent visit to the young woman whose experiences and observations are contained in this book, I was greatly pleased to find her zeal and interest in domestic architecture unabated. She sees that there have been changes and improvements in the art of house building, but declares that while some of her opinions and suggestions of ten years ago have been approved and accepted, it is still true that by far the greater number of those who plan and build houses are guided by transient fashion, thoughtless conservatism and a silly seeking for sensational results, rather than by truth, simplicity and common sense.

      She has no doubt that her daughter, Bessie, will study and practice domestic architecture, and naturally expects the houses of the future to contain charms and comforts of which we have as yet only the faintest conception.

      E.C. Gardner.

      Springfield, Mass., November, 1895.

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