House and Garden 
View illustrating the planting of trees and the building of terraces giving a certain sense of security against 
high winds and a background for flowers. From a sketch by the Author 
color of this azalea, the shape—yes, the color—no. 
Chemical science cannot produce the exact tone. I 
can but just catch the shade of the flower in a certain 
light. What is to 
be done. ” Perhaps 
the flower knew the 
secret, but it would 
not tell. 
The central idea, 
the soul of this beau¬ 
tiful place is The 
Fountain Court. 
This circle of inter¬ 
est is the home of 
the flowers and of 
the family. T h e 
flowers first because 
they are the guests 
—the neighbors of 
the family, who 
keenly compete to 
discover just the 
right place to hus¬ 
band and to enter¬ 
tain their royal 
guests in the kingdom of man. That I am in the 
realm of lofty and beautiful work, work full of 
character and brilliancy is obvious. It convinces 
me that my host is 
poet as well as paint¬ 
er, while the fine 
wholesomeness o f 
the i|“ 1 a y - o u t ” 
proves that he is no 
mean student of the 
practical needs o f 
his larger, as well 
as his immediate 
family. 
The Painter’s 
house is built on the 
side of the hill 
fronting the lake. 
In a right-about-face 
kind-of-a-way, it 
also forms a rather 
large portion of the 
Circle, running fully 
halfway round, 
stretching its 
SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF HOUSE SHOWING STEPS LEADING 
TO A GRASS-COVERED TERRACE 
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