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Identifier: bostoncookingsch19hill_12 (find matches)
Title: The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933, ed Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
Subjects: Home economics Cooking
Publisher: Boston : Boston Cooking-School Magazine
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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s, with the charmingdecorative frieze above it, the simplefluted pilasters at either side, and its unornate stone steps is a typical exampleof an early eighteenth century front door.Among the few necessary changes madein the exterior, a roomy porch has beenbuilt to the right, the straight lines of theroof, picturesquely broken here and thereby dormers, and the solid paneled shut-ters, exchanged for more modern ones. The charm of the interior lies in therearrangement of the rooms, and the suc-cessful mingling of oldtime fittings withmodern conveniences. While the oldlines are here, as are the old fireplacesand cozy, low-beamed ceilings, new floorshave taken the place of the time-wornones, and tiny closet-like bed-rooms andpantries have been opened into quaintalcoves, that give the rooms in whichthey open a unique distinction of seem-ing larger than they really are. Thegreat front door leads directly into one ofthese captivating recesses, once a darkand narrow hallway; though the stair-
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THE DUTCH FIREPLACE A HOME OF THE PAST AND PRESENT 269 case ascending to the rooms above hasnot been altered, there are on either sidewide archways opening into rooms thatHght it and give it apparent breadth. The room at the left of this entranceis the happy combination of library andliving room. Here a closet has beenutilized into a charming nook, in whichare built-in book shelves, a delightfulold mahogany table, and a comfortablereading chair. The plastered walls arepainted a sage green, and the ceiling,beams, and wood-work a darker shade.The floor, too, is stained this dark green,over which is placed green and whiteNavajo rugs. The commodious oldfireplace, built of Dutch brick, broughtover from Holland, with facings and hearthof plaster, is well equipped with antiquefittings; these and the old Dutch brassbox and milk-can, on either side the widehearth, accord quaintly with the shield-shape backs and dainty carvings of theHeppelwhite chairs, the dignified grand-fathers clock, and th

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