HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 
1914 
491 
Results Compared with Theories 
hanging trees nearby are never unwel¬ 
come and lend a natural charm to the 
formal arrangement. 
The construction of these architectural 
features and the materials used, of 
course, should harmonize with the house 
and wall or fence. Too elaborate design 
is the chief danger. Benches, statuary, 
large pots and fountains are to be had in 
terra-cotta, Pompeian stone and marble 
reproduced from famous models in the 
best gardens of Italy. The same may be 
had in Italian marble at slightly increased 
cost. Terra-cotta, of course, combines 
strength and durability with high artistic 
qualities at small expense. When of that 
exquisite old ivory tint, it seems to har¬ 
monize with any desirable color scheme. 
A garden house may, with propriety, 
be more pretentious than an arbor, sun- 
room or pergola, the mission of the latter 
three being to provide a support for 
vines rather than to be surpassingly beau¬ 
tiful in itself. It is well to remember 
also that the pergola is of Italian origin, 
best used in Italian adaptations, its colo¬ 
nial and English equivalent being the 
simpler arbor of our forefathers — usually 
preferable for American use. Even so 
important an accessory as this may be 
bought ready made for a country carpen¬ 
ter to set up without difficulty. This 
ensures a pergola or sun-room of correct 
design and proportion at a decided 
saving of time and money. Of the sev¬ 
eral good pergola types, the best is that 
famous one at Amalfi, consisting of con¬ 
crete supporting columns and a top of 
poles. Located across the garden living- 
room opposite the house, such a per¬ 
gola may fulfill its true mission by lead¬ 
ing from one portion of the grounds to 
another through the garden, its ends 
really serving as gateways or entrances 
to the garden. Again, it may be the con¬ 
tinuation 'of a piazza along one end of 
the house and extending along one side 
of the garden, serving both as a side en¬ 
trance to the garden and to lead beyond 
into other portions of the grounds or to 
a street or driveway. Such an arrange¬ 
ment, together with the house, gives 
great seclusion on two sides of the gar¬ 
den. 
The benches and seats already alluded 
to are to be found in a great variety of 
shape, size and decorative treatment, 
with and without backs. They form the 
year-round furniture of an outdoor 
living-room and serve to decorate it as 
do the more pretentious features. The 
straight bench without back or arms is 
most commonly seen, usually standing in 
pairs at opposite sides of the garden be¬ 
side the border paths. Wall seats are 
also charming. The bench is usually 
flanked at each end by ornamental, 
carved arms, and the wall itself serves 
as a back. Semi-circular and half-oval 
seats frequently become parts of the 
architectural scheme about a fountain 
pool, sundial, gazing globe or paved area 
Here we have: 
Ten telephones for each hun¬ 
dred persons. 
Nearly one rural telephone 
to every two farms. 
Reasonable rates fitted to 
the various needs of the whole 
people. 
Telephone exchanges open 
continuously day and night. 
Policy—prompt service. 
There they have: 
One telephone for each hun¬ 
dred persons. 
Practically no telephones on 
the farms. 
Unreasonable rates arbitrarily 
made without regard to various 
needs of the whole people. 
Telephone exchanges closed 
during lunch hour, nights and 
Sundays. 
Policy—when your turn comes. 
America's Telephones Lead the World 
with the Best Service at the Lowest Cost. 
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 
And Associated Companies 
One Policy 
One System 
Universal Service 
Bronze Sun Dials 
No garden is complete without a U. S. 
Standard Bronze sun dial. Prices from 
$5.00 up. Special designs on request. 
Antique or standard finish. Send for 
information. 
ORNAMENTAL BRONZE 
COLONIAL BRASS COMPANY 
MIDDLEBORO, MASS. 
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