A Cottage For The South

In a Southern climate the requirements for houses, either great or small, are very different from what they are at the north. Special attention must be paid to keeping cool in summer rather than warm in winter; therefore the rooms must be large and the ceilings high. Cellars are aot among the requisites. Neither is it necessary in some parts to build solid foundations, there being no frosts to get clear of ; and in some instances houses are set on logs stood on the ground. In the case here given, taken from Palliser's American Architecture, N. Y., J. S. Ogilvie & Co., the frame is supported on brick piers, and a large open space is left under the floor, which is properly prepared soasto keep down damp. It will be observed there is no kitchen provided, the cooking being done in a small outhouse provided for that purpose, so as to keep the heat out of the house as f ar as possible. It is, however, necessary at some seasons of the year to have a fire, and for this purpose a large open fireplace is provided in the parlor. This fireplace is built of brick, vvith an arch turned in it, and the brick breast continued up; the brick being left exposed in the room, and in this fireplace it is intended to burn large logs on the hearth. The second story or loft is merely a lumber room and air space between the roof and the rooms below. The arrangement of the windows is one of the principal features in the design. The lower sashes are arranged to slide into the walls and the transom sash to swing. In this way the whole of the windows can be opened iustead of half, as is usually the case. This cottage was designed for the residence of a laborer on the estáte of J. A. Minniece, Esq., at Scooba, Miss., to be built of yellow pine throughout. Cost, about $500.