15 NOVEMBER 1913, Page 31

MR. ARNOLD MITCHELL'S £110 COTTAGE.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Undoubtedly there is a superficial resemblance between Mr. Troup's scheme and that of my standard cottage. The vital differences are : (1) That in materials and design my scheme may be built almost anywhere, since it complies with the by- laws of the large majority of local authorities. (2) That tile

cost of my standard cottage in brick and tile is practically one-half the cost of Mr. Troup's design in the same materials. I leave it to others to determine which cottage solves the [We cannot print any further letters on this point in the cottage discussion.—En. Spectator.]