House and Garden 
have upon them the 
texture and mellow 
color which plaster 
will acquire when left 
to itself. Externally, 
attention is at once 
drawn to the small 
niche above the en¬ 
trance, where stone 
figures of Mary and 
Jesus, with a tiny 
lamp burning at their 
feet, seem to lead up 
insensibly to the Ma¬ 
donnas and Saints to 
be seen within—over 
the door, too, and on 
a shield of arms is the 
inscription “God is al 
in al thinges,” bor¬ 
rowed from the well- 
known Little Moreton 
Hall in Cheshire, the 
home of Mr. Sidney’s 
ancestors. The ter¬ 
races of the garden 
are each bounded by 
a stone balustrade. 
The balusters are 
widely spaced, an ar¬ 
rangement for which 
there is ample au¬ 
thority in early gar¬ 
den work, and their 
light and delicate 
character is a studied 
and effective contrast 
to the obvious solidity 
of tbe house. Under 
the upper terrace is 
a square compart¬ 
ment with sun-dial 
and Irish yews ranged 
around, and to the 
west a flower par¬ 
terre with box-edged 
beds, and for central 
feature a charming 
7 1 
A LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE 
A SHROPSHIRE FOUR-POSTER 
