AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



TERRACE STEPS. 



nothing else. When architecture was needed for retaining-walls and balustrades, for pergolas 

 and exhedras, it was called into use, and architectural adjuncts employed exactly whei"e they 

 were needed and nowhere else. 



And the same fine rule runs through the whole work. Broad paths lead to points of 

 interest and create fine vistas. Foliage is grown where it will help in the creation of a work of 

 beauty. Vases, statuary, fountains, and seats are placed where they, too, have a definite 

 note in the general effect. Some of these ornaments are of rare interest — all of them are of 

 unusual grace and richness ; for a perfect whole can not be made out of imperfect parts. 



The electrical fountain, designed by J. Massey Rhind, the sculptor, is a case in point. 

 It consists of a white marble basin, sixty feet in diameter. The centerpiece is a colossal nautilus 



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