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 below 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 with 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 will accent, not conceal, 
the architect’s intentions, while bringing 
his features into closer harmony with 
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