,illustration3 ,,lxxiii4 ,ferme de      
,turpe1 ,normandy4     ,,the ,,brochure 
,,series  ,,of ,,architectural          
,,illustration4  ,,vol4 ,i4  ,,october1 
#ahie4  ,no4 #aj     ,,french           
,,farmhouses4   ,as it is the purpose of
 ,,the ,,brochure ,,series to cover as  
wide a field as possible in choice of   
subject matter for its illustrations1   
and at the same time hold rigidly to the
 idea of furnishing only what will be   
useful to its subscribers1 it has seemed
 desirable to present something a little
 nearer our everyday life than the      
,italian work which has thus far formed 
the greater part of the plate matter4   
,the domestic architecture of ,france   
and ,england has naturally served as a  
model for a great deal of our ,american 
work1 and especially is this noticeable 
during the present generation in the    
close relation between the ,french      
chteaux and the more pretentious        
,american residences1 as witness the    
recent productions of the late ,mr4     

,hunt1 which have just been published   
since his death4 ,we are1 to be sure1   
looking in all directions for           
suggestions1 and it cannot help         
appearing wonderful to a thoughtful     
observer how many and varied these      
suggestions are4  ,our wealthy citizens 
are building chteaux in the style of    
,francis ,i or of somebody else1        
,venetian or ,florentine palaces1 ,roman
 villas1 ,flemish guild-halls1          
,elizabethan half-timber houses4 ,all1  
if tastefully and skilfully designed and
 placed1 have their special points of   
beauty and excellence1 and all may in   
the hands of an architect of ability be 
made to harmonize with our modern ways  
of living and the surroundings in which 
they must take a part4  ,none of these  
models1 however1 are more adaptable to  
our ways than the country houses of     
,france4 ,this1 of course1 should not be
 understood as meaning that any of these
 buildings can be transplanted bodily to
 ,american soil and still be            

satisfactory4 ,architectural borrowing  
of this class is never satisfactory2 but
 no architecture of which we have any   
knowledge is independent of precedent1  
and it only behooves us to adopt from   
the experience of others those features 
or ideas which are most suited to our   
needs4 ,the plans and the original uses 
of the rooms of these ,french manoirs   
may not prove directly adaptable to our 
ways of living1 but the general massing 
of the design and the rambling          
arrangement of plan1 as well as the     
picturesqueness of it all1 are          
characteristics which can well be       
embodied in our country houses4 ,in     
their way1 no better models can be found
 than the two manoirs from ,normandy    
which we illustrate in this number4     
,they have both suffered from the       
ravages of time and hard usage1 and both
 are at present1 and for a long time    
have been1 used as farmhouses4 ,the     
,manoir d',ango is the finer and more   
important of the two1 and is better     

preserved in some of its more           
interesting features4  ,illustration3   
,,lxxiv4 ,ferme de ,turpe1 ,normandy4   
,it is one of the main beauties of the  
charming village of                     
,varengeville-sur-,mer1 on the north    
coast of ,normandy4 ,it is now converted
 into a farmhouse1 but in it once a     
celebrated privateersman of ,dieppe     
received the ambassadors of the ,king of
 ,portugual4 ,there are still many      
evidences of the former dignity and     
grandeur in its present degradation4    
,ango was strictly a manoir in the      
,french sense1 that is1 a residence of  
the second class--not a chteau1 such as 
,chambord or ,blois4  ,the principal    
part of the building consists of but one
 story with an open gallery beneath1    
supported by an arcade with columns     
bearing finely carved caps ornamented   
with female heads1 angels1 etc4  ,in the
 interior as well as on the exterior may
 be seen fragments of sculpture which   
show much refinement4 ,in one of the    

rooms of the tower a monumental mantel  
carved in stone bears in its centre the 
bust of an old man having in his hand a 
globe surmounted by a cross1 the        
imperial emblem4 ,this may be the       
portrait of one of the founders of the  
,ango family4   ,,lxxiii to ,,lxxvi4    
,,ferme ,,de ,,turpe1 ,,normandy4   ,the
 ,ferme de ,turpe is situated near the  
town of ,neuchatel-en-,bray1 famous for 
its cheese4 ,it has fewer interesting   
details than the ,manoir d',ango and is 
in even poorer repair1 but in massing   
and general picturesque effect it offers
 many suggestions which can be utilized 
to advantage in our country houses4  ,of
 these four views very little need be   
said4 ,the charming picturesqueness of  
the two general views is sufficient     
excuse for presenting them1 but they    
contain much more to the student of     
architecture who cares to look for it4  
,the two detailed views give an         
excellent idea of the simple1           
straightforward methods of the builders4

   ,,lxxvii to ,,lxxx4  ,,manoir        
,d',,ango4 ,,normandy4   ,this building 
was erected between the years #aecj and 
#aedb4 ,its general design and          
especially its detail are of the        
,franois ,i type1 and very beautifully  
executed1 as will be seen from the      
larger scale details4 ,the materials as 
indicated are stone and brick4  ,in     
,benoist's ,la ,normandie ,illustrie a  
remarkably interesting circular brick   
dove-cote is shown in the courtyard of  
this manoir1 but it does not appear in  
any of our views1 and may have been     
demolished since ,m4 ,benoist's sketches
 were made in #aheb4 ,its walls were    
decorated with colored brick1 laid in   
bands and diaper patterns4     ,club    
,notes4   ,the ,baltimore ,architectural
 ,club commenced its active work for the
 season on the first of ,october4 ,it   
has its rooms in the ,wilson ,building1 
,saratoga and ,charles ,streets1 which  
are always open for the use of its      
members1 and there will be regular      

meetings every ,thursday evening during 
the winter and spring4 ,at these        
meetings various subjects of interest   
will occupy the attention of the        
members1 both of a practical and sthetic
 character4  ,at one meeting of each    
month there will be an informal talk or 
lecture on some of the mechanical1      
constructive or sanitary questions      
connected with architecture4  ,on one   
evening there will be sketching from the
 cast1 and on another an impromptu      
sketch projet1 to be completed in an    
hour4 ,in addition to these there will  
be competed for three of the larger and 
more important regular projets1 such as 
were made last season by the ,club1 and 
for which two prizes are offered to     
those obtaining the first and second    
place in point of general merit4  ,the  
present officers and ,board of ,control 
of the ,baltimore ,architectural ,club  
are ,j4,b4 ,noel ,wyatt1 ,w4 ,emmart1   
,wm4 ,g4 ,nlting1 ,geo4 ,worthington1   
,w4,m4 ,ellicott1 ,w4,g4 ,keimig1 and   

,charles ,anderson4         99       99 
99       99       99  ,the last meeting 
of the ,t ,square ,club of              
,philadelphia1 was one of unusual       
activity4 ,the annual election of       
officers and the competition of summer  
sketches as called for by the ,club     
syllabus was found to be too much for   
one evening1 and consequently the       
judging of the sketches was postponed a 
week4  ,the following officers were     
elected3 ,president1 ,albert ,kelsey2   
,vice-,president1 ,edgar ,v4 ,seeler2   
,secretary1 ,a4,b4 ,lacey2 ,treasurer1  
,david ,k4 ,boyd2 ,executive ,committee1
 ,walter ,cope1 ,louis ,c4 ,hickman1    
,william ,l4 ,price4  ,the summer       
sketches1 which were judged at one of   
the ,club's ,bohemian ,nights1 were of  
unusual quality and quantity4 ,walter   
,cope1 who won first mention1 had a     
large collection of pencil drawings     
representing the fruits of his labor in 
,spain4  ,walter ,price 7who won third  
place7 and ,john ,bissegger had one end 

of the room covered with sketches in    
color and line made during a recent trip
 through ,england1 and ,wilson ,eyre1   
,jr41 the winner of the second mention1 
had a variety of subjects beautifully   
rendered on quaint paper1 and in his    
well-known and ever novel way4          
,illustration3 ,,lxxv4 ,ferme de ,turpe1
 ,normandy4  ,music and beer were       
plentiful1 and had a cheering effect    
upon ,titus1 ,dull1 ,kelsey1 and        
,klauder1 whose summer work failed to   
score a mention4  ,the syllabus of the  
,club's work for the coming year has    
just been issued and contains some      
features of special interest4 ,the      
problems in design are chosen with much 
care and the programmes are more        
explicit than is usual1 and will        
doubtless contribute to the usefulness  
of the work to be done4  ,the ,t ,square
 ,club appears to be more fortunate than
 some of the other architectural clubs  
in having interested and succeeded in   
holding the interest of a number of the 

stronger of the older men among the     
local architects4 ,it now numbers about 
one hundred and twenty members1 and its 
work is necessarily having considerable 
influence in outside circles4  ,its     
example is a good one to hold up before 
other and less influential clubs4       
99       99       99       99       99  
,among the architectural clubs thus far 
noticed in this column no account has   
been taken of the clubs connected with  
the architectural schools4 ,of these    
there are at present several which are  
doing good and effective work1 but the  
only one of which we have data for a    
description is that connected with      
,lehigh ,university4 ,the school of     
architecture1 as it is called1 is not a 
school of architecture at all1 but of   
engineering 7which is a very different  
thing71 but its work is none the less   
dignified or important on this account1 
and the opportunity open to the         
students' club is in consequence a wider
 and more serious one than usual if they

 choose to concern themselves with      
artistic considerations4  ,two years ago
 the first class in architecture        
graduated from the ,lehigh ,university1 
and since that time the classes have    
continually increased1 until now the    
course is a distinct one in the         
curriculum of studies of the            
,university4 ,the objects of the        
department are to provide a thorough    
training in architectural engineering1  
with such additional studies in history1
 design1 and drawing as must necessarily
 accompany all architectural problems4  
,the first year is of a preparatory     
nature in which no distinctively        
architectural subject is taken up1 and  
in the second year the subjects are     
those closely related to civil          
engineering1 including a very complete  
course in higher mathematics4 ,it is in 
the third year that architectural       
subjects are brought in1 and with       
studies and lectures on the             
architectural styles1 smaller problems  

in design1 sanitary engineering1 and    
theory of roofs and bridges1 the full   
course is opened for the fourth year1 of
 steel construction in office buildings 
7design and computations71              
specifications by lectures1 thorough    
study of ventilation1 designs for roof  
trusses and girders1 and hydraulics1    
finally ending with a thesis design4 ,to
 supplement this prescribed work the    
students have organized the             
,architectural ,club of the ,university4
 ,the objects of this society are to    
distribute blue prints to members from a
 growing collection of negatives owned  
by the ,club2 to collect specimens and  
models of building material2 to aid in  
securing a students' library1 and to    
hold monthly competitions in pen-and-ink
 rendering1 besides managing any of the 
affairs of the architectural course in  
which the students as a body desire to  
act4 ,it is an organization for mutual  
benefits and already has made itself    
felt1 although only two years old4      

99       99       99       99       99  
,after a summer of more or less         
inactivity1 during which1 in ,june1 its 
quarters were moved to #gg ,city ,hall1 
where it is much more conveniently      
located1 the ,cleveland ,architectural  
,club has taken up its work with        
characteristic enthusiasm1 and already a
 vigorous winter's work has been        
planned1 beginning on ,november #ad1    
with the annual banquet at the          
,hollenden ,hotel1 followed by the      
yearly meeting for the reports of       
officers and the election of new        
officers4  ,on the evening of ,january  
#i1 #ahif1 the first annual exhibition  
of the ,club will be inaugurated1 to    
continue during the balance of the week4
 ,this will be the first distinctively  
architectural exhibition ever held in   
,cleveland4  ,in the last competition1  
,an ,entrance to ,lake ,view ,cemetery1 
the mentions were as follows3 ,w4,d4    
,benes1 first2 ,chas4 ,s4 ,schneider1   
second2 ,wilbur ,m4 ,hall1 third2 ,geo4 

,w4 ,andrews1 fourth2 ,l4,r4 ,rice1     
fifth4  ,the membership of the ,club is 
rapidly increasing1 a majority of the   
members of the local chapter of the     
,a4,i4,a4 having already become         
associate members4  ,illustration3      
,,lxxvi4 ,ferme de ,turpe1 ,normandy4   
,the ,brochure ,series  of              
,architectural ,illustration4           
,,published ,,monthly ,,by  ,,bates     
,,guild1  #f ,,beacon ,,street1         
,,boston1 ,,mass4         99       99   
99       99       99  ,subscription     
,rates per year 444 #ej cents1 in       
advance ,special ,club ,rates for five  
subscriptions 444 #b4jj         99      
99       99       99       99  ,entered 
at the ,boston ,post ,office as         
,second-class ,matter4         99       
99       99       99       99  ,,special
 ,,notice4  ,back numbers of ,,the      
,,brochure ,,series are not kept in     
stock4 ,all subscriptions will be dated 
from the time received and subscribers  
who wish for the current numbers must   

place their subscriptions at once4  ,if 
not a subscriber1 you are respectfully  
asked to carefully examine this number  
of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series1 and       
consider whether it is not worth fifty  
cents a year to you4 ,a subscription    
blank is enclosed4         99       99  
99       99       99  ,it has been      
suggested by a correspondent prominently
 connected with one of the principal    
architectural clubs of the country that 
a very desirable and instructive        
exhibition could be made up of the      
year's work of the various clubs4 ,if   
collected by some concerted plan1 to    
include the premiated or mentioned      
designs in the club competitions1 and   
all sent to some one city or club1 they 
could be exhibited and then passed on to
 the next club in the circuit4          
,exchange of ideas and comparison of    
methods among the architectural clubs is
 much to be desired and could not help  
resulting in benefit4 ,no more direct or
 easier way of opening relations of     

mutual helpfulness could be found than  
this1 and we trust that some one will   
take it upon himself to take the        
initiative4 ,our correspondent intimates
 that this might be the first step      
towards a national federation of        
architectural clubs4 ,it is rather      
unsafe to speculate upon what might take
 place in such an event4     ,reviews4  
,suggestions in ,brickwork with         
illustrations from the     ,architecture
 of ,italy1 together with a ,catalogue  
of ,bricks1     made by the             
,hydraulic-,press ,brick ,companies1    
,eastern     ,hydraulic-,press ,brick   
,co41 ,philadelphia1 #ahie4 #c4jj4  ,to 
the architect who desires to use iron or
 steel in construction and to figure out
 his own drawings for the purpose1      
nothing can take the place of the       
handbooks furnished by the great iron   
and steel companies to aid in this work2
 and the convenience of having all      
tables1 formulas1 etc41 together with a 
reliable catalogue of commercial and    

practical possibilities1 all in one     
little handbook is not to be            
over-estimated4  ,what has in the past  
been done for the users of              
constructional iron and steel work has  
now been attempted in a very different  
field for architects who may wish to    
design in brick1 both plain1 moulded and
 ornamental4 ,that this attempt is well 
considered and most thoroughly carried  
out would be perfectly certain if for no
 other reason than for the name of the  
compiler1 ,mr4 ,frank ,miles ,day1 of   
,philadelphia4 ,there have been similar 
attempts made in the past1 but they are 
crude in comparison with the handsome   
volume now before us4 ,it does not      
matter that this beautifully printed and
 illustrated book is a perfectly frank  
advertisement1 put forward for purely   
business reasons4 ,it has a most        
important bearing upon the progress and 
development of the best ,american       
architecture4  ,the suggestions in      
designs are very largely taken from the 

buildings in the north of ,italy1       
adapted1 of course1 to the requirements 
of modern bricks4 ,they show at all     
times a most discriminating and delicate
 taste and familiarity with the best    
architecture4  ,the ostensible purpose  
of the book is to remedy the difficulty 
which all who have attempted to use     
bricks in designing have experienced to 
a greater or less extent1 of finding    
forms suitable for a given space4  ,the 
book is divided into two distinct parts1
 the first made up of twenty-eight      
plates of designs with accompanying     
descriptive matter1 for arcades1        
loggias1 doorways1 windows1 moulded     
bands1 cornices1 brick mosaics1         
fireplaces1 balconies1 piers and        
columns1 and gate posts1 all carefully  
drawn to scale and with the numbers of  
patterns used in each case referring to 
the catalogue1 which occupies the second
 portion of the book4 ,in the catalogue 
each pattern is shown in isometric view1
 with shadows indicated where it will   

add to the cleanness of the cut1 and    
upon the opposite page the profile of   
the brick is shown at half full size4   
,this portion of the catalogue is       
rendered much more useful than it would 
otherwise be1 by the classification     
which has been adopted4 ,by this means  
it is easy to find most any shape       
desired4  ,the choice of the patterns   
themselves deserves the highest         
commendation4  ,illustration3 ,,lxxvii4 
,manoir d',ango1 ,normandy4             
,illustration3 ,,sketch ,,by ,,wilson   
,,eyre1 ,,jr4 ,see ,the ,architectural  
,review1 ,vol4 ,,iv1 ,no4 #a4  ,the     
forthcoming number of ,the              
,architectural ,review 7,vol4 ,,iv1 ,no4
 #a7 will include several noteworthy    
features4 ,the plates are of the same   
class of subjects which has given the   
paper its present high standing4 ,the   
four gelatine plates are devoted to     
illustrating ,messrs4 ,cram1 ,wentworth 
,goodhue's design for the ,public       
,library to be erected in ,fall ,river1 

,mass4 ,the two remaining line plates   
are devoted to the ,bowery ,bank        
building in ,new ,york by ,messrs4      
,mc,kim1 ,mead  ,white4 ,the principal  
article in the text portion of the      
number is a sketch of a trip across     
,england from ,liverpool to ,london by  
,wilson ,eyre1 ,jr4 ,the delicate and1  
in the main1 truthful reproductions of  
,mr4 ,eyre's incomparable sketches give 
the article a more than common interest4
 ,of all ,american architects who have  
been attracted by the picturesque       
features of ,english and ,french        
domestic work1 no one has shown a closer
 sympathy or been able in his sketches  
to render more of its charm than ,mr4   
,eyre4  ,illustration3 ,,sketch ,,by    
,,wilson ,,eyre1 ,,jr4 ,see ,the        
,architectural ,review1 ,vol4 ,,iv1 ,no4
 #a4  ,illustration3 ,,lxxviii4 ,manoir 
d',ango1 ,normandy4     ,the ,p4,d's4   
7,continued from page #abc47            
,transcriber's ,note3 issue #h   ,and   
speaking of costumes reminds me of some 

very successful ones1 and particularly  
that of a ,highlander1 the whole of     
which was made on the spot from the     
club's props and was complete even to a 
practical bagpipe1 which was composed of
 three tin horns1 a penny whistle1 a    
piece of burlap1 and a rubber tobacco   
pouch4 ,both in tone and looks it was an
 exceedingly good imitation of the      
genuine article4  ,one of the things    
that has afforded the ,p4,d4's a great  
deal of amusement is a supposititious   
newspaper1 wherein the members are      
interviewed on any and all occasions and
 many interesting things brought to     
light4 ,in one of them1 for instance1   
,ictinus confides to the reporter that  
he was born in the shadow of the        
,parthenon4 ,this mixing up of one's    
peculiarities1 habits1 and nationality  
with those of the illustrious individual
 whose name he bears1 is capable of     
being given many laughable twists and   
has been taken advantage of in many     
amusing skits4  ,besides the interviews 

there are fashion notes1 society and    
sporting notes1 architectural news1 and 
receipts4 ,among the latter is a receipt
 for making ,welsh rare-bits that should
 be in the possession of every one      
addicted to them4  ,illustration3 ,,the 
,p4,d4',s ,,prepared ,,for ,,work4  ,the
 club has been regaled at various times 
with comic opera 7with scenery painted  
for the occasion71 readings and         
recitations2 and at one of the annual   
dinners an illustrated history of the   
club and its members was given on an    
ingeniously contrived miniature stage4  
,every dinner1 every voyage of          
discovery1 every reception1 and in short
 anything happening that would be of    
interest to the absent members1 is      
written up by some one for their        
edification4 ,the ,p4,d4's out-,wegg    
,mr4 ,wegg in the matter of dropping    
into poetry1 and although its quality   
cannot be presumed to approach that     
selected by that famous individual for  
the delectation of ,mr4 ,boffin1 it     

being1 not to mention the matter of     
theme1 very often afflicted with a      
deplorable weakness or strength in its  
feet1 yet it can be said of it1 as in   
the case of ,mercutio's wound1 that it  
serves4  ,illustration3 ,,corner ,,in   
,,the ,p4,d4',s ,,rooms4  ,most of these
 literary efforts eventually find a     
place in the scrapbook1 and their       
perusal reminds us of many a joyous     
evening4    ,we seem to see1 to taste1  
to hear1   ,joys that have passed2 who  
say too fleet   ,the rush of time8      
,things passed are dear4  ,this1 then1  
is a slight account of the ,p4,d4's1 and
 if their doings be branded as folly1 it
 is to them at least a very innocent and
 delicious sort of folly1 and just the  
thing to free them from the perplexing  
problems of the day and fit them to     
grapple with a freshened and renewed    
energy those of the morrow4     ,notes4 
,the new office building of the ,chicago
 ,varnish ,company1 now in the course of
 erection at the corner of ,dearborn    

,avenue and ,kinzie ,street1 ,chicago1  
from the designs of ,mr4 ,henry ,ives   
,cobb1 covers a plat of ground #de x #ij
 feet4 ,it is in the style of the brick 
architecture of ,holland1 which has been
 recently adopted in several instances  
in ,new ,york and ,philadelphia1 notably
 by ,mr4 ,frank ,miles ,day and ,mr4    
,r4,w4 ,gibson4 ,it is to be built of   
,st4 ,louis red pressed brick with      
,bedford stone trimmings1 and will be a 
noticeable building even in ,chicago1   
where there is so much of architectural 
interest4 ,the interior will be         
handsomely finished in natural woods4   
,the company will occupy a considerable 
part of the building1 but a portion of  
it will be rented for other office      
purposes4  ,illustration3 ,,lxxix4      
,manoir d',ango1 ,normandy4             
,illustration3 ,,building ,,of ,,chicago
 ,,varnish ,,co41 ,,chicago4  ,many a   
new building that is approaching its    
first winter will be found lacking if   
its architect forgot the specification  

of the ,folsom ,snow ,guard4 ,a great   
many buildings do not need this device1 
but where one does1 it needs it badly4  
,it is so cheap1 so simple and so       
perfectly effective that it should be   
used where there is the least chance of 
danger or inconvenience from snow       
sliding off the roof4  ,the development 
of the kitchen range has been along     
certain well defined lines1 the ornament
 changed1 new parts nickeled1 dimensions
 varied1 etc41 but it has remained the  
same old stove4 ,the ,walker  ,pratt    
,mfg4 ,co41 of ,boston1 have made a move
 towards an entirely different style1 in
 their ,culinet1 which is illustrated on
 this page4 ,it presents many good      
points4 ,the cooking surface is at the  
same height as an ordinary table4 ,the  
oven is about the height of the elbow1  
making it convenient of access1 and     
greatly lessening the danger of burning 
the arms in using it4 ,the fire1 broiler
 door1 clinker door1 and ash-pan door   
are all in front4 ,all holes are hot1   

and the oven is heated on six sides1    
making it not only an even baker1 but a 
sure baker on the bottom4 ,one damper   
does the whole regulating business4 ,a  
guard rail to keep the clothes from     
contact with the heated surface and     
convenient towel driers are also        
provided4 ,there is no nickel finish1   
but solid bronze instead4 ,these are    
features which should recommend it to   
architects2 besides which it is compact1
 and occupies little floor space1       
durable1 and made with the same care in 
every detail that has characterized the 
,walker  ,pratt goods for forty years4  
,it is a kitchen ornament1 as well as a 
kitchen help4  ,illustration            
,transcriber's ,note3 ,lady using       
,culinet4  ,the ,making of a ,range is a
 cleverly prepared little pamphlet1     
fully illustrated1 that was issued      
primarily for distribution from the     
,mechanics' ,fair 7,boston7 exhibit of  
the ,walker  ,pratt ,mfg4 ,co4 ,it is   
well worth sending for1 if one is       

interested in details of manufacture4   
,the ,culinet was the only stove which  
was awarded a ,gold ,medal at the       
,mechanics' ,fair4  ,illustration3      
,,lxxx4 ,manoir d',ango1 ,normandy4