fully studied out. 
Where the house 
is so situated that 
planting and screen¬ 
ing make it neces¬ 
sary to protect only 
one point of view, a 
single screening 
fence will prove suf¬ 
ficient. There should 
be provided a gate 
that is of the same 
character as the 
screen itself, an 
elaboration of the 
general lines, to em¬ 
phasize the opening. 
Where the lot is 
large enough to ac¬ 
commodate a kitchen 
yard, it should be 
fenced off with a lat¬ 
tice and made a dis¬ 
tinct part of the 
service quarters. 
Through this will 
come the paths and 
drive to the kitchen 
door. The t u r n - 
around may be in¬ 
cluded in the yard 
instead of having it 
protrude on the gar¬ 
den outside. Suffi¬ 
cient space should be 
left for the hanging 
of laundry. The ground should include 
some wide blocks of lawn where linens may 
be laid to bleach. There is no necessity for 
flowers being in this kitchen yard, except, 
perhaps, a few hollyhocks or sunflowers 
against the lattice, or vines trained up it. 
The structural requirements for any lat¬ 
tice are simple. The lattice should have a 
solid outline to define it. The posts should 
be both solid and look so. They may be 
brick piers or wooden posts; in both they 
should give the assurance of being sub¬ 
stantial enough to hold a clothes line. These 
posts will be capped with whatever orna¬ 
ment is suitable to fhe design. In the old 
New England fences the urn was a favorite 
design and in Philadelphia the acorn has 
been used. In general, the character of this 
elude scrolls, ovals 
and circles. For all 
general purposes the 
English type is best, 
although its severity 
may be lightened 
somewhat by the in- 
t r o d u c t i o n of a 
French note in the 
ovals of the gate. 
The upright bars 
should be about 1" x 
y^', the lighter wood 
for the crosspieces 
being y x This 
will give an added 
appearance of height 
to the fence. 
Of the available 
materials, cypress, 
white pine, chestnut 
and oak are the best 
selection, with cy¬ 
press and white pine 
leading. These 
woods are sufficient¬ 
ly reasonable in price 
to meet the require¬ 
ments of the average 
purse and their 
length of life is 
quite adequate. 
The color of the 
paint will depend, of 
course, on the gen¬ 
eral exterior color 
scheme of the house. White is always a safe 
color, and it makes the service side of the 
house look bright and clean. Moreover, it 
provides a good background for the green¬ 
ery of growing things. On the other hand, 
if one wishes to keep the laundry yard un¬ 
obtrusive, a darker paint, preferably a deep 
green, should be used. The same color 
should be used over the entirety of the lat¬ 
tice ; do not attempt to accent any special 
parts with a varying color. 
When the lattice is used as the decoration 
of the blank wall of a house, the color chosen 
will also depend on the degree to which one 
wishes the decoration pronounced. Apple 
green is a good color for a small house, but 
on a large house this would make the walls 
look too much like a patch work. 
Pholo by Beals 
Considering lattice from the utilitarian standpoint alone, it becomes a necessary feature of 
the country house. As here, it can fence in the drying yard and make the service side of 
the house attractive 
termination will be decided by the archi¬ 
tecture of the house; in a Colonial house a 
Colonial design would be used. 
Since the base will soon enough be cov¬ 
ered with soil or the natural mulch of vines 
and shrubs, there is no reason for the base¬ 
board being especially heavy. It is sufficient 
if it is protected by a coat of creosote against 
rotting. In some cases, however, one may 
wish the lower half a solid fence and the 
upper lattice. Here the balance is well ad¬ 
justed with the heaviest part at the bottom. 
The Best Designs 
The actual designs for lattice fall into 
two classes: the simpler English patterns of 
a rectangular mesh and the more elaborate 
patterns of the French mode, which in- 
Photo by Johnston & Hewitt 
As in the garden opposite, the lattice here serves as a background 
for the flowers and at the same time fences in the service quarters 
successfully 
Photo by Gillies 
Upon the design of the lattice depends much of its success. Consult 
an architect who can furnish the design and visualize the effect 
before the work is started 
