LESSON 4 
Brick WALK 
HE purpose of this lesson is to give the pupil fur- 
ther experience in the simplest problems of design. 
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ale ny brick walk (or brick and cement) laid in pattern. 
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The pattern-work in brick, or brick and 
cement or brick and tile, is intended to make the walk more in- 
teresting and attractive than a walk of plain brick or dull cement. 
But it must be clearly understood that this enhancing of interest 
must be kept within bounds. It may be overdone. Brick work 
of several different colors, or of bright conspicuous colors, may be 
so gaudy as to attract attention unduly to itself. It is a matter of 
good taste to draw the distinction between a design which would 
make a walk agreeably interesting and one which would be disa- 
greeably conspicuous. In matters of taste like this no rules can 
ever be given. 
In general the simpler patterns are to be preferred, and the 
quietest colorings. If the house is somewhat florid inco lored brick, 
stucco or bright paint, and if there are competing interests, such 
as fancy gates, brilliant beds of flowers, fountains and other “orna- 
mental” features, then a more fanciful and colorful design may be 
adopted for the walk. 
General Considerations 
Examples 
In Figure 8 four designs are sketched. In two of these brick 
alone are used; presumably all of one kind. In the other two brick 
are combined with cement areas in making up the pattern; and 
bricks of two different shades may be chosen. 
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