House and Garden 
THE LIVING-ROOM WITH FIREPLACE 
we peep beyond the somewhat formal entrance that 
we realize its hidden charms. A certain straight¬ 
forward simplicity and directness are written in every 
line of this fascinating home, and the threshold 
once crossed, what warmth and hospitality prevail 
throughout! 
Somewhat contrary to the prevailing popular mode 
we find ourselves in a comparatively restricted 
entrance hall, which leads into a group of living- 
rooms. Passing through the living-room we come 
out upon a bricked terrace overlooking the garden 
at the rear of the house. 
Here, nestled in the green, are two pools bordered 
with red brick, full of flamboyant water-lilies, white, 
pink and blue. 
Potted plants and shrubs add their charm to this 
enchanted spot, and again suggest Italian gardens. 
What a perfect place for a sun-dial! In the center 
of this mass of foliage under the deep clear blue of 
Southern California skies where for at least six months 
out of every year no cloud intercepts the glorious 
sunshine; where “the sly shadow steals away upon 
the dial, and the quickest eye can discover no more 
hut that it is gone!” 
Zinnias, dahlias, cosmos, roses, daisies, gladioluses, 
chrysanthemums and cacti bloom here in profusion 
the year round. Over beyond the pools, a pergola 
A PERGOLA ON THE CREST OF A HILL 
laden down with flowering vines surmounts the crest 
of an abrupt hill at the base of which runs the road 
leading to the garage. 
The beautiful pepper trees add decoratively to 
the delightful scene, their delicate lacey outline 
is silhouetted against the clear sky and their delight- 
fid usefulness is plainly demonstrated in the rest 
