Art Out-of-Doors 



Suppose,, for instance, that on a broken 

 site you have a house which shows a long 

 main wall, of rough stone belovr and of 

 wood above, with at one end a projecting 

 turret where the stone-work has been car- 

 ried to a higher point, and at the other 

 end a piazza with sturdy posts and a low 

 sloping roof. Clothe such a house all in 

 creepers of one sort and you do your best 

 to obliterate the architect's accentuations, 

 and to turn what should be a strikingly pic- 

 turesque into a monotonous picture. But 

 plant Japanese ivy against the long recessed 

 wall ; let Virginia - creepers drape, more 

 loosely and boldly, the projecting turret ; 

 in the angle between the turret and the 

 long wall set a trumpet-creeper whose dark 

 glossy foliage will contrast vrith the light- 

 er tone of the Japanese Ivy and the me- 

 dium tone of the turret-vines ; let honey- 

 suckles and clematis twine around your 

 piazza-posts, and then you will have dra- 

 peries which will be beautifully varied in 

 themselves and vrill accent, not conceal, 

 the architect's intentions, while bringing 

 his features into closer harmony with 



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