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I <br />I <br />DESIGNS FOR 'VILLAS OR COUNTRY HOUSES. 285 <br />DESIGN xxii.—A Villa in the Italian Style. <br />TIIERE is a strong and growing partiality among us for the <br />Italian style. Originally adapted to the manifestation of social <br />life, in a climate almost the counterpart of that of the Middle <br />and Southern portions of our country—at least so far as relates <br />to eight months of the year, it is made to conform exactly to <br />our tastes and habits, with, perhaps, less alteration than 'any <br />other style.Its broad roofs, ample verandas and arcades, are <br />, <br />especially agreeable in our summers of dazzling sunshine, and <br />though not so truly Northern as other modes that permit a high <br />roof, still it has much to render it a favorite in the Middle and <br />Western sections of our Union. <br />As a rural style, -expressing country IM, the Italian is inferior <br />to pointed and high -roofed modes. If it is not so essentially <br />country -like in character, it is however remarkable for ex -Dressing <br />