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LAKE PAVILIONS AND TEA ROOMS 



NOVEL WATER FEATURES DEVISED FOR DIS- 

 PENSING HOSPITALITY 



MANY fascinating forms of aquatic amusements 

 have had their origin in American gardens. Nor are 

 the best of these water features necessarily to be 

 found on great estates. Frequently the little pond or 

 lake of the unassuming suburban home will display 

 a delightful arrangement on a,n island of very limited 

 dimensions ; or an ingenious arrangement of piling 

 supporting a charming pavilion, summer-house, or 

 tea room. We frequently hear of the wonders 

 wrought in old-world gardens in the treatment of 

 water. "You can't possibly find anything new in 

 that line," declared a traveller on his return to 

 America, after studying the architectural achieve- 

 ments of famous Europen gardens. He went on to 

 explain that the Romans knew it all, when it came 

 to the introduction of water into the garden. He 

 claims that concrete water basins are not new. The 

 old Romans, did wonders with concrete witness 

 their roads which have survived for nearly two thou- 

 sand years. According to his verdict, ' ' our modern 

 millionaires have not originality enough to beat 



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