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263 ed my own house, as recommended by Vaux in his work on rural architecture. The body of the house lightest; the cornices, window trimmings, etc., some shades darker; the solid parts of the blinds a shade darker, and the slats of the blinds a shade darker still. I found this quite satisfactory. I have found the following receipts of Wheeler, in his Homes for the People, both very good: Cream color, No. 1 : Yellow ochre, five pounds; burnt umber, one-half pound ; Indian red, one-fourth pound; chrome yellow, Wo. 1, one-half pound ; white lead 100 pounds. ISTo. 2 : Yellow ochre, two pounds; Yandyke brown, one-fourth pound; Indian red, one-fourth pound; chrome yellow, No. 1, onehalf pound ; white lead 100 pounds. Use either of these for the body of the house, and darken them with burnt umbre for the projections, and I think you will have satisfactory results. There is a tendency to reverse the natural order, and paint the body of the house dark, and the trimmings light, but this makes a very dreary looking exterior. I see also a tendency to violent contrasts, such as making the trimmings very dark, which gives a flashy and gaudy appearance. Both of these faults are to be deprecated. It seems to me that in tree planting, we should, so far as practicable, put the larger trees behind the house, as a back ground, against which the house may be seen. WARDER—I would agree that generally large trees look L.it behind the dwelling, but at Princeton, JSTew Jersey, are some very fine oaks in front of the old stone mansions, that produce a fine effect. Oaks, by the way, are very fine trees for ornamental use, as we may see where they have been preserved, as at Eockford and Cleveland. Adjourned. FRIDAY MORNING Jan. 14—9 RURAL ECONOMY. A. M. In the absence of the gentleman expected to lecture upon this subject, it was thrown open to discussion, after the reading of the following definitions and analysis of the topic, arranged by Prof. Bliss and the Secretary :
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