GARDENS OLD AND NklV. 



THE LAVENDER WALK. 



or less ostentatious. Grand hydrangeas in simple tubs flank 

 the entrance to the porch, and the door is of plain and solid 

 oak. Indeed, substance, solidity, plainness, and the absence 

 of pretence are the distinguishing marks of the whole house. 

 It is a house and garden conceived and executed on the plan 

 of simplicity. Inside, again, there is little which flashes upon 

 the visitor or astonishes him ; all is beautifully plain and 



massive. At first he simply feels that everything is exactly 

 as it should be. It is only little by little that he realises the 

 details that produce the feeling- -the width of the hall, with 

 its huge beams still bearing the adze marks, the fine propor- 

 tions of the fireplace, with its glowing fire of oaken billets, 

 the noble array of ancient pewter in the dining-room, the 

 massive simplicity of the staircase, the light and space of the 



STEPS 1O THE TANK. 



