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...been but little used as yet in this vicinity, and the house of Dr. Bradbury, at the corner of Marlboro and Exeter streets, is almost the only example. The bricks are laid in red mortar, and mottled terra cotta will be extensively used in the decoration of the interior. The basement is of rock-faced brown stone, and dark purple Maine slate will be used to cover the roof, while the copings are to be of copper, and not of stone as is customary. The high roof and numerous gables and bay windows add greatly to the beauty...
...specimens for these rooms will be selected especially with a view to illustrating economic botany, with samples of the useful products, and will be supplemented with a number of glass models, now in preparation. The upper stories will be devoted to laboratories for cryptogramic research. The finishing of the interior and the arrangement of the specimens will probably consume eight or ten months, and the rooms will not be open for use until next term. The proposed extension connecting the two museums will probably be devoted mainly to laboratories, as there is at present great need for such accommodations...
...building will be lock-faced long-meadow stone, of which there will be two grades; one will be for the main walls and will be of a dark color, while for the facings and friezes a lighter shade will be used. Polished wood will be used for the interior finish and decoration. In the construction, the latest innovations will be introduced, and every precaution will be taken to guard against dampness and to have the library fire-proof. The architecture of the structure will be a mixture of the Gothic and Romanesque styles. The total cost of the building...
...ball practice. On the inside the ceiling is formed by wire netting, which extends the whole length of the building, completely protects the windows and rafters, and prevents the sudden rebounding of batted balls, while the entire sides and one end are protected by cord netting. Thus the whole interior of the cage is inclosed in a firm network which prevents in jury to the building and insures to the players perfect freedom from the danger of hard rebounding or glancing balls. By a system of pulleys one of the nets can be moved inward a distance of eight feet...
...prosperous than to-day, the Magazine of American History opens its nineteenth volume with a wonderfully interesting January number. The opening article, "Thurlow Weed's Home in New York," by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, the editor of the magazine, is a highly interesting paper richly illustrated with exterior and interior news of the house. The description of the house and its distinguished occupant is very graphic, and Mr. Weed's wonderful experience in France at a critical period during our Civil war is charmingly told. The writer's simple and easy style only serves to add interest to the subject...