House and Garden 
“The Red Rose Inn.” The 
people responded so far as to 
partake of its hospitality, but 
the originator did not live long 
enough to realize his desire of 
a co-operative colony. The 
plan for such a colony was just 
beginning to take hold upon 
an appreciative public, and con¬ 
siderable money was already 
expended in emphasizing the 
worth of the idea, when Mr. 
Phillips died suddenly, and the 
beautiful estate of Stoke Pogis 
was left without a tenant. 
Then came a halt to archi¬ 
tectural plans and contemplated 
buildings. The estate that was 
to have been divided into numerous homes, 
each surrounded by its own garden of natural 
beauty, has remained one undivided tract. 
“ The Red Rose Inn ” was closed to the 
public, and only a year or two ago was 
leased to three women artists, Miss Elizabeth 
THE OLD SMOKE-HOUSE MADE INTO A GAZEBO 
SOUTHERN FRONT OF “THE RED ROSE ” 
from below the terrace 
Shippen Green, Miss Jessie Willcox Smith 
and Miss Violet Oakley. These ladies now 
make “ The Red Rose ” their home; and 
since it is now private property, strangers 
must view its beauty from afar. The present 
tenants have preserved all the attractiveness 
of the place, and under their hands 
several new and delightful features 
have been developed. Thus it has 
been the fate of “ The Red Rose ” 
to become at last the home of active 
art work, and no one can feel as 
deeply as do the new occupants the 
joy of working amid such ideal sur¬ 
roundings. 
The approach to the place is un¬ 
usually picturesque. On leaving Villa 
Nova Station, the visitor has before 
him a two-mile drive over a good 
country road. Large compact hedges 
of privet bordering on the highway 
enable “ The Red Rose” to be dis¬ 
tinguished at a glance. Shrubbery 
and trees press over the hedges as 
they curve inward at the entrance 
and continue along a well-laid avenue 
which crosses a soft upland and leads 
to the house. At this point, one is 
in the midst of a valley through 
which little brooks murmur and 
springs bubble here and there,—ap¬ 
parent reasons for the erection of 
sheltered seats and the restoration 
of an exceedingly picturesque spring- 
house. 
