“ The Orchard ” at Southampton , L. I. 
AN EARLY VIEW OF THE HOUSE, SHOWING THE ARCHED DRIVEWAY 
ing as stiff and regular as grenadiers present¬ 
ing arms. Shading the porch, and making a 
beautiful picture of the whole front, stands a 
magnificent clump of twelve willows. The 
house, with its projecting arms, is ideally 
symmetrical; the wings open twice in their 
extension towards the rear, growing smaller 
as they unfold from the main body. 
Few architects have worked in more per¬ 
fect harmony with their client than has been 
the case in the building of “ The Orchard.” 
I'he suggestions of one have been carried 
out by the other with admirable taste and 
appreciation of the fitness of the whole. 
Year after year the house or the grounds 
have been extended or altered, and Mr. 
Breese will probably, like Sir Roger de Cov¬ 
er ley, at each return from the city, plan for 
the coming sunshine. 
The main house and its wings are covered 
