PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



viding a swimming pool and bath house for children 

 who could not otherwise enjoy this luxury. 



The visitor to his home, on one of the beautiful 

 hill tops of Wyncote, Pennsylvania, is soon convinced 

 that a master-mind has found expression in the de- 

 velopment of every part of the estate. Especially 

 is this evidenced when one reaches the broad lake 

 on the sunny slope of the hill, at the back of the 

 mansion. Here the fascinating stone- walled grotto, 

 with its cold spring water and picturesque overflow, 

 th'e rustic bridge with its stone abutments, the 

 cement-capped walls, and the winding walks amid 

 overhanging trees, display the many allurements of 

 the modern garden with a natural water supply. 

 There are other suggestions of delightful water 

 sports in the plan of the lake, with its bath house 

 and dressing rooms. There is a row boat at the 

 water's edge, a raft and a life line for timid swim- 

 mers and beginners, and a well-planned flexible div- 

 ing board for the experts. The depression which 

 originally collected the overflow from the spring 

 and drainage stream, to form a shallow lake, has 

 been dug out to form a deep swimming pool with 

 gradually sloping bottom, and walled up to retain 

 a satisfactory depth. 



"One would suppose that your beautiful estate 

 would be overrun with boys, with such inducements 



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