International studio (25.1905)

the decorative details alike,
a unified feeling pervades
each camp. In one group of
buildings the red roofs ap-
pear framed in by the dark
green fir trees. In more ex-
posed situations the shingles
are stained a moss green or
a natural grey. In each
case the outside colour
scheme is as thoughtfully
suited to its environment as
the house itself.
^-^HARLES L.
# FREER: AN
§ AMERICAN
V_^ ART C O L-
LECTOR.
BY J. OLIVIER CUR-
WOOD.


INTERIOR OF A DINING ROOM (MR. O. H. KAHN'S CAMP)

has been effected on as lavish a scale as Nature
permits herself for her own handiwork. Unsightly
foundations are screened by shrubs and young
birches, and lattice work is first subdued in colour
by the application of a dark stain, and then com-
pletely hidden by tall hedges of young trees.
Gardening is not attempted, but Nature is assisted
and encouraged to continue her efforts in the out-
door beautifying. A touch of colour similar to that
given by the Swiss householder to his chaMt is
introduced on porches and passageways with boxes
filled with flowering plants.
The grouping of several separate buildings to
form one camp characterizes Mr. Coulter's late
work in the mountain fastnesses. This allows a
freer expression of architectural lines and makes a
far more livable, homelike picture than when one
hotel-like structure is devoted to the household and
its guests. The main lodge is usually placed in the
center with another building arranged for dining
and entertainment purposes. A third house is
devoted to guests, and further accommodation for
visitors is provided on the upper floor of the boat
house. Servants' quarters, stables and ice house
are at the rear with the guide's house, and in the
latter the caretakers live through the entire year.
A children's playhouse, with furniture of a size to
suit the little occupants, and rustic shelters near the
tennis and croquet courts are also included in the
series of camp buildings.
By keeping the exterior colouring and much of

ONE of the most notable
events in the world of art
within recent years is the act of Charles L.
Freer, the millionaire art collector of Detroit, who
has offered his paintings, porcelains, potteries, and
similar treasures to the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. Freer has for twenty years been collecting
these works of art, spending much energy and
money in the hunt, and his collection has come to
be regarded as one of the finest in the world. It is
especially rich in Whistlers, and includes the
decorations of the famous "peacock room," which
Mr. Freer bought in London and carried off to
Detroit. The collection includes Chinese, Japan-

A COVERED PASSAGEWAY
(MR. ADOLPH LEWISOHN'S CAMP)

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