Jewel casket, buff suede, brass trimmings inset with abalone, cut like stones. 
Opened by secret springs and showing secret drawer 
A CALIFORNIA CRAFTSMAN AND HIS WORK 
By Katherine Louise Smith 
T} ISO RIVO is the mellifluous name given to his 
country place by Charles Frederick Eaton, the 
California artist-artisan, whose exquisite work has 
attracted the attention of art lovers ever since it 
crossed the mountains. After nearly twenty years 
in Europe, Mr. 
Eaton has utilized 
the ideas brought 
back with him, 
and as a result he 
has one of the 
most beautiful 
and artistic places 
near Santa Bar¬ 
bara. 
The house, 
which has a fine 
exterior of stone 
and weathered 
oak, looks out on 
a stretch of land- 
scape which, 
sloping gently to 
the south, shows 
the blue waters 
of the Pacific in 
one direction and 
the mountains in 
the other. The 
grounds are an exquisite example of the adaptability 
of plant life to climate and cultivation. Amid a 
hundred live oaks is a tropical garden with palms, 
trees and flowers. These have been brought from 
all parts of the world, and palms and other exotics 
flourish side by 
side with the 
bamboo of Japan. 
From the oaks 
hang waving 
strands of the 
English ivy and 
the ground is 
completely cov¬ 
ered with it, mak¬ 
ing a soft, green 
bed which en¬ 
chants the be¬ 
holder. A charm¬ 
ing feature is the 
winding brook 
bordered by tiny 
ferns whose leaves 
are reflected in 
the water. This 
flows into a min¬ 
iature lake in the 
Italian style, sur¬ 
rounded with an 
THE TROPICAL GARDEN AT RISO RIVO 
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