Old Italian Urns of Pavonazzo 
Marble 
GARDEN MARBLES 
FROM ABROAD 
By SAMUEL SWIFT 
From the H. 0. Watson Gallery 
New York 
E CLECTIC always, and now urged by a 
sudden enthusiasm which it is to be 
hoped may outlive a passing fad, the Amer¬ 
ican garden-maker of to-day is drawing into 
his net a wondrous catch of foreign marble 
and stone ornaments for outdoor use. So 
eager is his quest in this new direction that 
not all the creatures, caught within the 
meshes are, so to say, fish. Metaphorical 
crabs and sponges and other stray comers, 
right enough in their way, but not sought 
for, are a part of the spoil. All are welcomed, 
however, with hearty good will, and behold, 
places are found for the very changelings and 
shop-drift. 
In other words, the recent convert to the 
garden that has real design is in a hurry to 
get his share of decorative pieces, and he is 
An old Italian IVell-head with Iron Overgear 
ORNAMENTS IN THE GLAENZER GARDEN 
