The House that Jill Built after Jacks had Proved a Failure

The House that Jill Built after Jack's had
Proved a Failure

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Title: The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure
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THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT, AFTER JACK'S HAD PROVED A FAILURE.
A BOOK ON HOME ARCHITECTURE, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS,
BY E.C. GARDNER,
_Author of "Homes and How to Make Them." "Home Interiors," "Common Sense in
Church Building," etc._
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.: W.F. ADAMS COMPANY, 1896.

1882, BY OUR CONTINENT PUBLISHING Co. _All rights reserved._ E.C.
GARDNER, 1895.

Printed and Bound by CLARK W. BRYAN COMPANY, Springfield, Mass.

CONTENTS.
PAGE

CHAPTER I.

A WISE FATHER AND A GLAD SON-IN-LAW 7

CHAPTER II.
MORAL SUASION FOR MALARIAL MARSHES 20

CHAPTER III.
A FIRST VISIT AND SAGE ADVICE 32

CHAPTER IV.
MANY FIRES MAKE SMALL DIVIDENDS 48

CHAPTER V.
WHEN THE FLOODS BEAT AND THE RAINS DESCEND 63

CHAPTER VI.
THE WISDOM OF JILL IN THE KITCHEN 78

CHAPTER VII
BE HONEST AND KEEP WARM 90

CHAPTER VIII
TRUTH, POETRY AND ROOFS 103

CHAPTER IX.
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE--BLINDS AND BESSIE 115

CHAPTER X.
MORE QUESTIONS OF FIRE AND WATER 128

CHAPTER XI.
WHAT SHALL WE STAND UPON? 140

CHAPTER XII.

FROM MATHEMATICS TO ANCIENT BRIC-A-BRAC 151

CHAPTER XIII.
ECONOMY, CLEANLINESS, AND HEALTH 166

CHAPTER XIV.
SAFE FLUES AND MORE LIGHT 177

CHAPTER XV.
A DANGEROUS RIVAL 189

CHAPTER XVI.
A NEW WAY OF GETTING UP STAIRS AND A NEW MISSIONARY FIELD 203

CHAPTER XVII.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF PAINT, A PROTEST AND A PROMISE 221

CHAPTER XVIII.
THE HOUSE FINISHED AND THE HOME BEGUN 233

CHAPTER XIX.
TEN YEARS AFTER 250

CHAPTER XX.
A DOUBLE CONCLUSION 258

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
From Drawings by the Author.
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1. "COUSIN GEORGE'S EXTERIOR" 11
2. COUSIN GEORGE'S FIRST FLOOR 14
3. COUSIN GEORGE'S SECOND FLOOR 15
4. "WARMTH IS BEAUTY" 21

5. A HIDDEN FOE 23
6. A BURIED GRIDIRON 24
7. THE PROTECTING "CUT-OFF" 25
8. A "CROSS-SECTION" PROPHECY 28
9. HEAT FROM ALL SIDES 30
10. AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 33
11. NO PLACE FOR THE BED 36
12. ENLARGED BY DESTRUCTION 37
13. A SLIGHT ADDITION 39
14. GROUND FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 42
15. FIRST FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 43
16. A SECURE OUTLOOK 49
17. MINED AND COUNTERMINED 52
18. A DORMER OF BURNED CLAY 55
19. THE TOPMOST PEAK 59
20. WILL'S MASTERPIECE 65
21. THE FIRST FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 73
22. THE SECOND FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 75
23. THE OUTSIDE OF TED'S HOUSE 79
24. JILL'S KITCHEN IN BLACK AND WHITE 83
25. THE FIRST FLOOR OF TED'S HOUSE 88
26. THE POOR BUT MODEST ATTORNEY'S COTTAGE 91
27. A DOUBLE TEAM 94
28. WARMTH UNDER THE WINDOW 96
29. STEAM PIPES BESIDE THE FIREPLACE 97

30. THE ATTORNEY'S FLOOR PLAN 101
31. NO CONCEALMENT OR DISGUISE 105
32. WITH A MULLION AND WITHOUT 110
33. JACK'S ARCHITECTURAL PHRENOLOGY 112
34. THE HAT MAKES THE MAN 113
35. THE CONTRIBUTION OF BESSIE'S FATHER 117
36. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE CONTRIBUTION 123
37. A GARGOYLE 130
38. A CHOICE OF GUTTERS 131
39. A SIMPLE RECESS 133
40. IN THE MIDDLE RANK 135
41. THE WORTH OF A COSY COTTAGE 137
42. A PROMISE OF SOCIAL SUCCESS 141
43. A REASONABLE HOPE 143
44. FLOORS AS THEY ARE: FLOORS AS THEY MIGHT BE 145
45. BRICKS AND BOULDERS ON GRANITE UNDERPINNING 149
46. NOT BRILLIANT, BUT IMPRESSIVE 153
47. WOODEN RICHNESS 155
48. NO WASTE OF WOOD 156
49. FIRST FLOOR OF THE PROMISE 158
50. SECOND FLOOR OF THE PROMISE 159
51. NO PLACE FOR SECRET FOES 167
52. SAFE AND SAVING FLUES 179-80
53. A PICTURE IN GLASS OVER THE FIREPLACE 181
54. GLASS OF MANY COLORS, SHAPES AND SIZES 183

55. SHELVES IN THE MIDDLE, CUPBOARDS ABOVE AND BELOW 185
56. "THE OAKS" 191
57. OUTSIDE BARRIERS 195
58. INSIDE BARRIERS 196
59. COMMON UGLINESS--SIMPLE GRACE 197
60. FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF "THE OAKS" 201
61. LOOKING TOWARD SUNSET 205
62. NEAR THE TURNING-POINT 207
63. A CHOICE OF BALUSTERS