the single story, and then the steep lower roof which formed the second story, there were two full stories in front, sloping away to a very low story in the rear, making one continuous roof from the ridgepole to the lower eaves. Along the front were two rows of small windows with panes of glass about six by eight inches. In the rear of the house was the kitchen, which usually occupied the most of the side of the house upon which it was located. This style did not last as long as the gambril-roof; but out of it grew the regular two-story house, which may be seen to-day, with the stereotyped rows of small windows; with the little panes of glass, scarcely larger than a man's hand; with one great chimney in the center of the ridge-pole. Sometimes two chimneys were built, but usually one did the work, with fire-places upon all sides. History repeats itself in architecture as in everything else, and it is conceded that the present style -1885- is copied after that of two hundred years ago; certain it is that many country houses built within the last five years look wonderfully like those built one hundred and fifty years ago; many of the same angles in sides and roofs, and, in some, even the little windows are introduced. The colors, too, have changed within a very short period. It is but a few years ago that white houses with green blinds were the fashion. Now an artistic house is seldom painted white; dark and parti-colors preponderate where there are any pretensions made to esthetics or style. At the time Squire Ivers built his new house, the two-story, littlewindow style was in vogue. The house was finished and painted red— a favorite color at that period. The front door, exactly in the middle of one side, was finished with side-lights and transom, all of which, with the window-casings, were painted white. Upon the center of the door was a grotesque head intended to represent a lion. In the mouth was held the bronzed bail of the rude knocker, which was used instead of a bell. heard in any part of the house, and was as the gong bell. This knocker could be really quite as effectual One peculiarity of those country houses was that they fronted nowhere, or in other words, their front door was of very little use, except to put milk-pails and pans upon the steps to dry. Oftentimes they were far away from the highway, in the fields, |