We have a few words more to offer at this time with regard to these structures. Although in those designs which we have thus far presented we have confined ourselves entirely to structures for ornament, yet by no means have we left out of mind those other adjuncts to a country place, which serve a useful as well as an ornamental purpose.

There are the wood-shed, the ice-house, the dairy, the hen-coop, the accommodations for his majesty Sir Sus, and the house for the horse and cow, etc., etc. All of these should have an expression of purpose, and an air of taste, helping to give importance to the place, rather than, as is too frequently the case, being ugly excrescences, spoiling all the good effect of a well-designed dwelling and neatly laid-out grounds.

A SUMMER H0USE.

In style these out-buildings should correspond with the dwelling-house to which they belong, though cheaper in construction and simpler in detail. If the style of the house be Gothic, or any of its modifications, then the out-buildings should be Gothic in a milder form, as the simple rustic battened style. And if the dwelling be Italian, they should partake of that style, with the flatter roof, the more prominent cornice, and the general prevalence of horizontal lines which characterize it.

More than any thing else we need a woodshed. This, which might also contain the privy, should be but a short distance from the house, an unpretending structure, built of wood and battened, with low eaves, and a broad hood over the door, and vines covering its sides, and flowers growing around it. Or it might be connected with the house by a covered trellis, on which should be trained flowering and fruit-bearing vines, forming thus a pleasant passage, sheltered by green leaves and fragrant with sweet-smelling flowers, or rich with clusters of purple and white grapes.

Then, too, it is very convenient, in fact, is necessary to have ice in the summertime, to preserve our edibles and our drinkables, and to afford a cooling draught, which is exceedingly grateful on a hot day; and, as there is no ice-man here to leave a cake every morning at our door-step, we will have a supply of our own. So, away in some sheltered corner of our lot, not too far from the house, by-the-way, where there is a thick clump of trees, whose dense foliage the sun can not penetrate with his burning ray's, we will choose a spot for the location of our icehouse.

This should be about twelve feet square, and eight or nine high to the plates, built with double walls, filled in with damp tan, or charcoal, or saw-dust; with double doors fitting tightly, the inner one in two parts, with separate hinges and hasps; a broadly-spreading roof, with a ventilator at the apex; and a thorough provision for the drainage of water underneath.

Then, when winter has come, we will make a half dozen trips with the horse and sled to a neighboring pond, and, provided the ice be at least seven inches thick and clear as crystal, we will fill our house with the coming summer's supply; placing first upon the floor a heavy layer of saw-dust, or tan, or straw, then the ice, and finally another layer of straw over the whole, to keep out the air as effectually as possible, then shut all the doors and "let it sweat;" and when summer has come, and the water grows tepid, and the butter commences to soften on the table, and the meat to spoil, we have an ally here that will prevent any further mischief of the kind, bidding defiance to the hottest sun.

Then comes the dairy. This, too, like the ice-house, should be in some cool, sheltered spot, handy to the house; and more ornament will be allowable here than in the other out-buildings. We have seen one built of stone, octagonal in form, with a steep roof rising like a tower in the air, and surmounted by an ornamental vane; the interior floored with encaustic tiles; the shelves of marble; the ceiling ornamented with fresco; a fountain spouting water from the mouth of a swan into a marble basin, and other like fancy work. But unless a person has a very expensive house, with gardens, and parks, and out-buildings to correspond, this is not the dairy for him. A small, well-ventilated building, with broad eaves; a cellar under it, thoroughly drained; shelves around the sides for setting the pans; a broad table in the centre, with a cupboard underneath; conveniences for working, and churning, and packing, constitute all the requirements of a family dairy; and these are within the reach of almost any one - the fancy work being better somewhere else.

As good a plan for a dairy as we have seen was published some time since in the Country Gentleman. It consisted of a room ten feet by sixteen, situated directly over a cold cellar, with provision for ventilation above and below, and surrounded on three of its sides (though we would surround all four sides) with a ventilated space of a foot or two in width, by which means an equal temperature is preserved at all times.

This room was entered by two doors, the one solid and the other a frame covered with lattice or wire-gauze to admit cool air when necessary. The shelves were narrow strips of inch board, set on edge in notches cut in the upright boards which support them, with a space left out for a window. The peculiarity which we wish to recommend, however, consists in having the separate air-chamber surrounding the room, which we consider the best means we have ever seen adopted for preserving an equal temperature throughout, all the time. Thus much for the dairy.

Then the fowls and pigs should receive their full share of attention, for they are very important and very useful members of the country family; in fact, it would be akin to impossible for us to get along without the fresh new-laid eggs every day for the table, and in due season the tender bodies of the one, and the delicate spare-ribs, the rich brown hams, and the crisp white rashers of the other, to say nothing of their highly artistic and truly domestic performances in the musical line, which greet our ears at stated periods - the homely, self-satisfied grunt of the latter, and the cheerful, promising cut-cut-cut-a-cut of the former. And in order that they may be good producers, and finally yield themselves up as sacrifices in good condition for the table, care should be taken that they have ample and comfortable accommodations.

A building twelve feet by eighteen, facing the south, divided into two separate apartments, having each a separate yard attached, the one looking toward the southeast and the other toward the southwest, will give sufficient room for two or three pigs and two or three dozen fowls; and these will be as many as any ordinary family will need, unless the owner raises eggs and pork for market, in which case it will be necessary to have a separate establishment for each, with separate rooms and yards on a more liberal scale. But whether the stock be large or whether it be small, and whatever be the accommodations, a perfect cleanliness should always be preserved, as indispensable to the successful raising of either fowls or swine. The former, we all know, are neat in their habits, and the latter, although they are not over fastidious in their taste, are by no means, naturally, the filthy animals they have the reputation of being; and it is only by neglect that they are found wallowing in the mire and covering themselves and their pen with dirt. It is now conceded, on all hands, that with a proper care they may be kept as clean and neat as cows or .horses, or any other animals.

Supposing neither of the above was ever curried or brushed, and their stable was never swept out; we ask, how much better than the hogs would they appear in a month's time? And, on the other hand, supposing the latter were curried every day, and their pen thoroughly cleaned every morning and evening, would they not in a little while compare favorably with the others?

We hope before long to see the time when the name of hog will no more be associated with filth than it has been heretofore with tidiness; and when this time does come, we shall see the millennium of pork raising.

"But," say you, "what has all this talk to do with the summer-house you have placed at the head of your article?" Sure enough, what has it? We will therefore close this rambling " mere mention " of topics, to which many pages might be profitably devoted, hoping at some future time to resume the subject, and enter more fully into the detail of the matter, with plans and designs to illustrate.

We present with this a design for a summer-house, of the simple Gothic style. It is to be constructed of rough joists and rough boards, with sides of lattice, and roof covered with shingles, and measures ten by twelve feet, with eight feet posts. It is simple and easy of construction and moderate in cost.