The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 10, October 1895. - French Farmhouses. by Various
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principal article in the text portion of the number is a sketch of a
trip across England from Liverpool to London by Wilson Eyre, Jr. The delicate and, in the main, truthful reproductions of Mr. Eyre's incomparable sketches give the article a more than common interest. Of all American architects who have been attracted by the picturesque features of English and French domestic work, no one has shown a closer sympathy or been able in his sketches to render more of its charm than Mr. Eyre. [Illustration: SKETCH BY WILSON EYRE, JR. See The Architectural Review, Vol. IV, No. 1.] [Illustration: LXXVIII. Manoir d'Ango, Normandy.] The "P.D's." (_Continued from page 123_.) [Transcriber's Note: issue 8] And speaking of costumes reminds me of some very successful ones, and particularly that of a Highlander, the whole of which was made on the spot from the club's "props" and was complete even to a practical bagpipe, which was composed of three tin horns, a penny whistle, a piece of burlap, and a rubber tobacco pouch. Both in tone and looks it was an exceedingly good imitation of the genuine article. One of the things that has afforded the P.D.'s a great deal of |
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