CONTENTS.

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.]

[PREFACE.]

[ LETTER I.] EVERY MAN SHOULD HAVE A HOME

[LETTER II.] A GRATEFUL CLIENT

[LETTER III.] THE BEAUTY OF TRUTH AND UTILITY

[LETTER IV.] PROFESSIONAL FOLLY

[LETTER V.] BUILDING-SITES AND FOUNDATION-WALLS

[LETTER VI.] GRAVEL-BANKS AND QUAGMIRES

[LETTER VII.] NATURE'S BRICKS ARE BETTER THAN OURS

[LETTER VIII.] THERE IS A SOFT SIDE EVEN TO A STONE WALL

[LETTER IX.] A BROAD HOUSE IS BETTER THAN A HIGH ONE

[LETTER X.] TROUT BROOKS ARE BETTER THAN STREET SEWERS

[LETTER XI.] THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF BRICK

[LETTER XII.] THE WEAKNESS AND SHAM OF BRICKWORK

[LETTER XIII.] SKILL DIGNIFIES THE MOST HUMBLE MATERIAL

[LETTER XIV.] EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE

[LETTER XV.] THE COMING HOUSE WILL BE FAIR TO SEE AND MADE OF BRICK

[LETTER XVI.] DOMESTIC DISCIPLINE

[LETTER XVII.] GOOD TASTE IS NOT A FOE BUT A FRIEND TO ECONOMY

[LETTER XVIII.] OUR PICTURESQUE ANCESTORS

[LETTER XIX.] THE USE AND THE ABUSE OF WOOD

[LETTER XX.] A SURRENDER AND CHANGE OF BASE

[LETTER XXI.] HOSPITALITY AND SUNLIGHT

[LETTER XXII.] UNPROFESSIONAL SAGACITY

[LETTER XXIII.] STAIRWAYS AND OUTLOOKS

[LETTER XXIV.] IN A MULTITUDE OF COUNSELLORS IS SAFETY

[LETTER XXV.] DOORS AND SLIDING-DOORS, WINDOWS AND BAY-WINDOWS

[LETTER XXVI.] EXPERIENCE KEEPS A DEAR SCHOOL

[LETTER XXVII.] FASHION AND ORNAMENT, HARD WOOD AND PAINT

[LETTER XXVIII.] THOUGHT PROVOKES INQUIRY

[LETTER XXIX.] CONSISTENCY, COMFORT, AND CARPETS

[LETTER XXX.] AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE, POTATOES AND POSTSCRIPTS

[LETTER XXXI.] DOMESTIC-SERVICE REFORM

[LETTER XXXII.] GO TO; LET US BUILD A TOWER

[LETTER XXXIII.] BASEMENTS AND BALCONIES

[LETTER XXXIV.] FOUR ROOMS ENOUGH

[LETTER XXXV.] CONVENIENCES AND CONJECTURES

[LETTER XXXVI.] THE LESSON OF THE ICE-HOUSE

[LETTER XXXVII.] SHINGLES, SUNSHINE, AND FRESH AIR

[LETTER XXXVIII.] WHERE THE DOCTORS DIFFER

[LETTER XXXIX.] HOW TO DO IT

[LETTER XL.] THE BREATH OF LIFE

[LETTER XLI.] ETERNAL VIGILANCE

[LETTER XLII.] SAVED BY CONSCIENCE

[LETTER XLIII.] FINAL AND PERSONAL

[BY WAY OF APPENDIX.]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[MR. ARCHITECT]

[MR. AND MRS. JOHN ]

[ROUGH STRENGTH AND SMOOTH-FACED WEAKNESS]

[ON A SIDEHILL]

[ONLY ONE CORNER ]

[STONE BODY WITH BRICK MEMBERS ]

[BREADTH AND HEIGHT]

[SECOND STORY OF WOOD ]

[COTTAGE CORNICES ]

[SQUARE HEADS WITH BRICK CAPS]

[FRAGMENTS OF BRICKWORK]

[BRICKS THAT ARE NOT SQUARE]

["PICTURESQUE AMERICA" ]

[A WISE GENERAL]

["THE GROVES WERE GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES" ]

[OUTER FINISH OF WOOD ]

["THE OLD HOUSE AT HOME" ]

[FORTY-TWO FEET SQUARE]

["LOOK OUT, NOT IN" ]

[DUST TO DUST ]

[WOOL AND WOOD ]

[WOODWORK ON PLASTERED WALLS ]

["SISTER JANE, SPINSTER" ]

[SISTER JANE'S KITCHEN ]

[WHAT THE BASEMENT ADDS]

[OUTLOOK FROM THE ROOF]

[THE OLD, OLD STORY ]

[SHINGLING ]

[GOOD OLD TIMES ]

[BRICK FIREPLACE ]