English Gardens 



was always the approach and never a place to idle or take 

 pleasure in. Its beauties are such as can be readily appre- 

 hended at a glance. One finds none of those hidden nooks, 

 and unsuspected charms, which are incidental to the garden. 

 A simple piece of greensward, a few trees, possibly such statu- 

 ary or vases as will tell at a comparative distance and can be 

 comprehended in a glance, — these are the general features of 

 forecourts. Sometimes, but rarely, one finds paved forecourts, 

 but this is unusual, and the English are more apt to reduce 

 their pavement or gravel to the smallest dimensions rather 

 than increase it unnecessarily. 



The kitchen-court is entirely for the use of the trades-peo- 

 ple and for the accommodation of the kitchen service. It may 

 sometimes serve as a drying-yard, though this is generally sep- 

 arate. It is therefore paved or gravelled throughout to be dry 

 under foot and to allow the free handling of wagons. It is the 

 noisy and disagreeable part of the establishment, and it is con- 

 sidered essential that it should be removed as far as possible 



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