Cl 
The Red Rose ” 
angle. Here is 
the reason for 
the lack of archi¬ 
tectural harsh¬ 
ness, which i s 
everywhere ap¬ 
parent at “ The 
Red Rose.” The 
walls of the front 
of the house 
have a delightful 
waviness which 
is greatest at one 
end where an old 
smoke-house has 
been fitted with 
seats and little 
windows. This 
nowanswers well 
as a garden- 
house, and tea 
is enjoyed here 
upon a second 
floor from which 
is to be had a 
view of the flow¬ 
er garden as well 
as the lawn. 
A quaint old 
spri ng-house, 
half buried in the ground sloping away to 
the eastward, has been converted into a 
fernery, whose huge pillars, built of rough 
stone and supporting an overhanging roof 
make the low, half-buried building a pictur¬ 
esque feature of the lawn. Wild grape and 
wistaria have been encouraged over a pic¬ 
turesque loggia 
in a nearby 
meadow where a 
shallow pond af¬ 
fords skating in 
the winter. A 
charming little 
stone skating- 
house on the 
shore is finished 
inside with a big 
open fireplace 
and fitly decorat¬ 
ed in the space 
above the man¬ 
tel with a burnt 
wood panel of a 
Dutch skating 
scene. Not far 
distant there is 
an extensive 
conservatory, 
and from this 
portion of the 
grounds one 
has an inspiring 
view of the 
surroun ding 
country with its 
range of hills 
and clear-cut horizon. The view widens 
as one mounts the hill upon the north¬ 
west. From this point the house and 
stables and their immediate surroundings, 
such as are included on the accompany¬ 
ing plan, occupy the center of a superb, 
rural picture. 
THE INTERIOR OK THE STUDIO 
The Walk from the Pergola to the House 
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