THE TEA HOrSE IN THE GARDEN" 41 



Many of these little garden houses show such 

 a variety of form that they are interesting, fitting 

 into their surroundings as if they had always been 

 there. Some are square, formed like a large box, 

 depending for their picturesqueness on their cov- 

 erings of vines. Others are round, and still again 

 we find oblong summer houses, each one fitted up 

 with seats and sometimes a rustic table. 



Occasionally, we come upon a more pretentious 

 one that is two stories in height. They were 

 planned in the early nineteenth century, some of 

 these are still standing and among them we find 

 that of Elias Haskett Derby, designed by Sam- 

 uel Mclntyre, Salem's noted architect and wood- 

 carver. For years it stood on the grounds of the 

 summer home of Mr. Derby and to-day is so well 

 preserved that it seems as it it had been recently 

 built. Exquisite carving is a feature of this par- 

 ticular tea house, where rural images top the roof. 



It is only in the gardens of the rich, that elabor- 

 ate tea houses are found, simple designs grace the 

 little gardens and are in harmony with their sur- 

 roundings. The rustic summer house has its own 

 mission to fulfill. Its cost can be determined by 

 conditions. Some are finished in elaborately deco- 



