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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  August, 
  1907 
  

  

  

  flatly 
  groined 
  and 
  vaulted. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  paneled 
  in 
  dull 
  

   buff 
  with 
  white 
  moldings. 
  The 
  Caen 
  stone 
  mantel 
  has 
  a 
  

   brick 
  lining. 
  Artificial 
  light 
  is 
  supplied 
  through 
  silver 
  side 
  

   lights. 
  The 
  furniture 
  is 
  old, 
  including 
  Chippendale 
  chairs 
  

   with 
  brown 
  leather 
  coverings. 
  The 
  window 
  curtains 
  are 
  

   green 
  and 
  buff 
  chintz. 
  A 
  large 
  sideboard 
  provides 
  space 
  for 
  

   a 
  charming 
  collection 
  of 
  old 
  china. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  room 
  of 
  admirable 
  

   charm, 
  beautifully 
  adapted 
  to 
  its 
  uses. 
  

  

  Interesting 
  as 
  Mr. 
  Cabot's 
  house 
  is 
  in 
  itself, 
  the 
  beauty 
  of 
  

   the 
  surrounding 
  grounds 
  adds 
  very 
  much 
  to 
  its 
  attractiveness. 
  

   The 
  inner 
  front 
  

   overlooks 
  a 
  beauti- 
  

   ful 
  grassed 
  terrace, 
  

   spacious 
  enough 
  to 
  

   give 
  the 
  house 
  a 
  fine 
  

   setting 
  of 
  green 
  on 
  

   this 
  side, 
  and 
  

   bounded 
  on 
  the 
  

   outer 
  limits 
  by 
  a 
  low 
  

   stone 
  wall, 
  beyond 
  

   which 
  is 
  a 
  thick 
  for- 
  

   est 
  extending 
  ap- 
  

   parently 
  indefinitely. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  no 
  floral 
  

   planting 
  here, 
  which 
  

   has 
  been 
  more 
  par- 
  

   ticularly 
  reserved 
  

   for 
  the 
  garden 
  ar- 
  

   ranged 
  beyond 
  the 
  

   living-room. 
  A 
  win- 
  

   dow-door 
  gives 
  im- 
  

   mediate 
  access 
  to 
  

   the 
  grounds, 
  admit- 
  

   ting 
  one 
  first 
  to 
  a 
  

   grassed 
  terrace, 
  and 
  

   then 
  to 
  a 
  long 
  path 
  

   that 
  stretches 
  

   straight 
  away 
  into 
  

   the 
  distance. 
  At 
  

   first 
  this 
  path 
  is 
  grassed, 
  with 
  stepping-stones 
  of 
  red 
  brick, 
  

   bordered 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  by 
  growths 
  of 
  cedars 
  and 
  other 
  ever- 
  

   greens. 
  Then 
  it 
  merges 
  into 
  a 
  broad 
  path 
  of 
  ground 
  stone. 
  

   On 
  each 
  side 
  are 
  tall 
  cedar 
  poles, 
  covered 
  with 
  roses 
  and 
  con- 
  

   nected 
  at 
  the 
  tops 
  with 
  chains. 
  Below 
  grow 
  lilies 
  and 
  iris, 
  with 
  

   rose 
  beds 
  beyond, 
  all 
  within 
  a 
  bounding 
  hedge. 
  Then 
  stone 
  

   steps 
  to 
  a 
  lower 
  level, 
  with 
  brilliant 
  flower 
  beds 
  of 
  annuals 
  

   and 
  perennials 
  beyond 
  the 
  grassed 
  border, 
  and 
  finally 
  two 
  

   large 
  Italian 
  jars 
  stand 
  at 
  the 
  opening 
  of 
  the 
  circle 
  with 
  which 
  

  

  The 
  Floral 
  Path 
  Ends 
  in 
  a 
  Vast 
  Circle 
  Beautifully 
  Bordered 
  with 
  Hardy 
  and 
  Annual 
  

   Plants 
  and 
  Enclosed 
  Within 
  a 
  Hedge 
  

  

  the 
  garden 
  is 
  closed. 
  The 
  borders 
  here 
  are 
  luxuriantly 
  planted 
  

   with 
  flowers, 
  peonies, 
  nicotiana, 
  lilies, 
  foxgloves, 
  hardy 
  

   phlox, 
  cosmos, 
  Japanese 
  anemones, 
  hollyhocks, 
  and 
  similar 
  

   plants. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  hedge 
  all 
  around, 
  and 
  beyond 
  and 
  below 
  

   are 
  cedars, 
  tall 
  and 
  dark. 
  Nothing 
  could 
  be 
  simpler 
  in 
  idea 
  

   than 
  this 
  flower-lined 
  path, 
  inclosed, 
  on 
  its 
  outermost 
  limits, 
  

   by 
  a 
  hedge, 
  ending 
  as 
  it 
  does 
  in 
  the 
  great 
  circle 
  which 
  incloses 
  

   it; 
  and 
  yet 
  few 
  more 
  elaborate 
  gardens 
  are 
  finer 
  in 
  idea, 
  finer 
  

   in 
  effect, 
  or 
  more 
  beautiful 
  in 
  result. 
  A 
  winding 
  path 
  from 
  

   the 
  circle 
  leads 
  down 
  on 
  one 
  side 
  to 
  the 
  tennis 
  court, 
  situated 
  

  

  in 
  the 
  wild 
  grounds 
  

   that 
  border 
  the 
  gar- 
  

   den 
  on 
  both 
  sides. 
  

  

  The 
  floral 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  around 
  the 
  

   house 
  is 
  actually 
  be- 
  

   gun 
  at 
  the 
  entrance 
  

   front, 
  where 
  a 
  small 
  

   forecourt 
  has 
  been 
  

   created 
  by 
  the 
  low 
  

   stone 
  wall 
  that 
  

   bounds 
  the 
  entrance 
  

   space 
  ; 
  here 
  are 
  

   grass 
  borders, 
  with 
  

   shrubbery 
  against 
  

   the 
  walls, 
  while 
  a 
  

   pair 
  of 
  white 
  pine 
  

   trees 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   of 
  the 
  central 
  area 
  

   give 
  a 
  delightful 
  

   shade 
  and 
  color 
  to 
  

   the 
  whole 
  entrance. 
  

   The 
  kitchen 
  yard 
  is 
  

   well 
  concealed 
  to 
  

   the 
  left, 
  and 
  the 
  

   ground 
  above 
  rises 
  

   sharply 
  and 
  is 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  with 
  forest 
  

   trees 
  of 
  beautiful 
  

   growth. 
  And 
  the 
  situation 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  utmost 
  

   beauty. 
  Whether 
  Mr. 
  Cabot 
  has 
  near 
  neighbors 
  or 
  not 
  I 
  

   do 
  not 
  know, 
  but 
  certainly 
  none 
  near 
  at 
  hand 
  can 
  be 
  dis- 
  

   cerned 
  from 
  any 
  viewpoint 
  within 
  immediate 
  vicinity 
  of 
  his 
  

   home. 
  It 
  is 
  built 
  in 
  a 
  true 
  tree 
  country, 
  with 
  trees 
  every- 
  

   where, 
  save 
  exactly 
  where 
  the 
  house 
  stands. 
  The 
  outlooks 
  

   are 
  through 
  trees 
  and 
  above 
  trees, 
  with 
  tree-covered 
  hills 
  

   reaching 
  to 
  the 
  furthest 
  distance. 
  It 
  is, 
  in 
  truth, 
  an 
  ideal 
  

   spot 
  for 
  the 
  true 
  lover 
  of 
  the 
  country. 
  

  

  ^TVoltwei 
  — 
  

  

  