Colonial Gateways and Fences in New England 
“ LORD ” TIMOTHY DEXTER’S HOUSE—NEWBURYPORT 
which lead up from the wharves of the old 
maritime towns, and now and then a balustrade 
or railing in dainty wrought iron is found. 
The fence and garden can scarcely he con¬ 
sidered apart whether the fence be of the most 
decorative type or simply a wall of plain 
boards high enough to shut out the gaze of 
passers-by and keep the garden sacred to 
those who dwell therein. There is a beauti¬ 
ful illustration of this in the little suburb 
of Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris. “Le 
Petit Bois” is the poetic name they give it. 
It lays no claim to formality; just a stretch of 
green with a few shade trees and some lilac 
hushes, but here a master lives and works 
as secluded from the world, as a scholar in 
his study. Dejeuner is served outside, models 
are posed en plein air and many a cbef- 
d’oeuvre has been the result of work in this 
quiet garden. All the atmosphere of a real 
forest seems concentrated within its four 
walls, and the whole is no larger than many 
suburban gardens which we see wholly given 
over to the use of the clothes lines and domes¬ 
tic service. 1 he French, who do so many 
things better, have learned well how to 
utilize their possessions to the best advan¬ 
tage and how to derive real pleasure from 
things scarcely heeded by our own country¬ 
men. 
A Salem Garden 
