floor contains drawing-room, 23 ft. by 16 ft., with octagonal recess
in angle (which also forms a feature in the elevation), and door
leading to conservatory. The morning-room, 16 ft. by 16 ft., also
leads into conservatory. Dining-room, 20 ft. by 16 ft., with serving
door leading from kitchen. The hall and principal staircase are
conveniently situated in the main part of the house, with doors
leading to the several rooms, and entrances to garden. The domestic
offices, though conveniently placed, are entirely cut off from the
main portion of the house by a door leading from the hall. In the
basement there is ample cellar accommodation for wine or other
purposes. The first floor contains four bed-rooms, two dressing-rooms,
bath-room, w.c., etc. The attic floor, reached by the servants'
staircase, contains two servants' bed-rooms, day and night nurseries,
and box and store rooms. The estimated cost is £3,800. The design is
by Mr. Charles C. Bradley, of 82 Wellesley Road, Croydon.--_Building
Times_.

[Illustration: SUGGESTIONS IN ARCHITECTURE--DESIGN FOR A VILLA.]

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WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE.


William Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society, was born in
London, Jan. 11, 1825. He belongs to an ancient Scottish family, many
members of which have risen to distinction in Scotland and also in the