STATUARY, TREILLAGE AND GARDEN FURNITURE. 



While a rustic appearance will usually be desired for a boathouse which stands on 

 the margin of a picturesque river or lake, this should be obtained solely by simplicity 

 of treatment and not by any of the tricks of the so-called rustic builder. Where stone 

 is the native building material, rough strong work in squared rubble, without any dressed 

 stone beyond that which is absolutely necessary to the arched entrance to the wet dock, 

 should result in an erection which, when smothered in ivy and other native creepers, will 

 be quite in harmony with its surroundings. The arch itself should be semicircular in 

 form, and neither elliptical nor pointed, either of which would look artificial and 

 unrestful. 



FIG. 235. SMALL BOATHOUSE WITH SHELTER OVER. 



Water Water pavilions will be still more rarely needed, and their design will depend so 



pavilions. much on local circumstances that it is impossible even to lay down any general rules for 

 their arrangement. It is, however, evident that a strong influence in this direction will 

 be exerted by the reflections of the building in the water, as they will double its 

 length without increasing its breadth. The design therefore, while it makes the most 

 of this added length, should possess strongly marked horizontal lines to balance the 

 lengthwise perspective. The Chinese water pavilions which were so mistakenly introduced 

 into this country a hundred years ago, at least pointed the way in the direction just 

 advocated, and our aim should be to achieve the same result in a less exotic style 

 of architecture. 



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