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thickly planted with water 
lilies; lotus and other 
aquatic plants, so that the 
formal garden on one side 
of the pond is supple- 
mented with a natural or 
wild garden on the oppo- 
site side. The water be- 
tween the two, forms a 
natural and very ettective 
means of separation. 
The formal garden lies 
between these two special 
points of interest and is 
laid out in a regular man- 
ner with paths of brick 
laid on edge, with plots of 
grass bordered with dwarf 
box, decorated with 
eevee t of een s 
and other shrubs 
and plants. In the 
center is a_ pool 
with a fountain of 
white marble, a 
very artistic figure 
executed in Italy of 
a Triton blowing 
water from a conch. 
The remaining side 
Oh tine gacden is 
directly  acro sis 
from the loggia. A 
thick mass of shrub- 
bery and trees en- 
closes it on_ this 
south side, which 1s 
here entirely with- 
out formal treat- 
ment except for 
four statues of the 
Seasons in Carrara 
marble, arranged 
Hermes-like at in- 
tervals on this and 
on the side’ im- 
mediately opposite. 
An interesting fea- 
ture of the formal 
garden is that the 
gnomon of the sun 
dial there, is made 
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of copper from Mr. Bar- 
ron’s mines in Mexico. 
All of these parts and 
much more, may be seen 
and enjoyed from the log- 
gia. Beyond the formal 
garden are shrubbery and 
trees, with broad open 
fields. In the distance, on 
the right, and almost com- 
pletely hidden from the 
house, is the tennis court. 
There is the pond on one 
side; on the other is a 
spacious lawn, with 
meadows farther on, and 
behind them all are woods, 
with the world, doubtless, 
beyond, but here 
very remote, so 
very quiet wand 
peaceful is the out- 
look. 
The architectural 
exterior of “Villa 
Aurora” is beauti- 
ful and dignified. 
It is a fine example 
of the Georgian 
type (1714-1830), 
of white amour 
modern __ Colonial 
architecture is an 
adaptation. The 
house is entered ap- 
parently from an 
end, since the long- 
est and most orna- 
mental front is with- 
out an entrance 
feature, the. east 
lawn being un- 
broken by road or 
path. The “trane 
overlooking Long 
Island Sound has 
been selected for 
the most formal 
treatment of the ex- 
terior, and from the 
water it appears im- 
posing to a degree. 
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