“ Villa-al-Mare ” 
here the view is superb, and 
for a moment one forgets 
the interior beauty of the 
home. One end of the ver¬ 
anda has been enclosed for 
an outdoor living-room, and 
most enchanting is the pros¬ 
pect to be contemplated as 
one lounges in a great easy 
chair, and feasts his eyes on 
the beauties of art and nature 
charmingly intermingled in 
the extensive grounds of this 
estate. A few steps below 
the veranda is the terrace, 
rendered attractive by 
masses of shrubbery and 
potted plants, its stone rail 
ornamented with a marble 
urn at either end, con¬ 
taining cacti, and in the center 
decorated by two terra-cotta 
pots of foreign design, each 
holding diminutive trees. 
At the left of the entrance 
front of the house, steps de¬ 
scend to the garden, which 
seems like a bit of sunny Italy transported to our 
bleak New England clime. In the center a foun¬ 
tain softly splashes its spray beyond the marble 
curbing to the circle of close-clipped sward which 
THE ENTR.4NCE TO THE GROUNDS 
THE DEN 
surrounds it. On all sides are beds of brdliant flow¬ 
ers. Here is noticed a patch of red, there, a mass 
of yellow, while beyond are beds that are a delight¬ 
ful tangle of riotous colors. Scattered about are hits 
of rare marble, tree vases and 
well-heads, all from Italy. 
The grounds at the rear of 
the house have been pur¬ 
posely left a tangle of wild 
roses, sweet-smelling clover, 
and clematis, while over and 
about all, woodbine trails 
Its pretty tendrils. Great 
old trees stand like sentinels 
on guard, and form an effec¬ 
tive background for a very 
effective picture. A short 
distance from the rear of the 
house are the stables, where 
are kept a string of thorough¬ 
breds. It is reached by a 
graveled driveway, on either 
side of which are well-shaven 
lawns, and at intervals are 
placed pots of flowering 
shrubs. It is truly an ideal 
home, and it is little wonder 
that the owners delight to 
come here early in the spring 
and linger on throughout 
the crisp October da}s. 
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