GATES AND GATEWAYS 



joints " weather-struck, " to prevent the water from 

 running into the wall. 



Cap-stones are quite as important as foot-stones 

 for gate-posts of brick- or stone-work. A single cap- 

 stone of the right size to project an inch or two on 

 all sides beyond the faces of the wall may be laid 

 nearly flat, if desired, without ornamental top. This 

 will be the best finish when it is desirable to place a 

 flower-box on the gate-posts during the summer 

 months, with only the plain flat finish during the 

 winter. The flatness should be in appearance only. 

 There should be a slight pitch to any sort of flat 

 stone capping the top, whether it is of slate stone or 

 a heavy granite slab. The double cap-stone and ball 

 will prove especially attractive for big square posts 

 of brick. 



Where stone walls continue to the iron or picket 

 gate without tall posts, they are of sufficient height to 

 take the hinges of the gate. The ornamental finish 

 in this instance is developed in a variety of forms. 

 When the long cap-stone of the wall is of the ap- 

 parently flat but slightly pitched type, a square or 

 oblong stone is placed above it, supporting the figure 

 of a lion, a dog perhaps, or a big, square flower vase. 

 A good example of this design is found at "Ivy 

 Lodge ' ' estate in Germantown, Pennsylvania. When 

 the capstone is cut to pitch slightly in both directions, 



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