House iff Garden 
THE STABLE 
BELLE FONTAINE 
from view Lake Mac- 
keenac, called by the 
Berkshire folk “ The 
Bowl.” 
The porticos at both 
ends of the house are 
important elements not 
only in the plan and 
elevation of the house 
itself, but in the sur¬ 
roundings, for several 
long axes meet and 
cross upon them. They 
provide the only out¬ 
door living-space shel¬ 
tered from the sun and 
rain, and it is well that 
not only the flower 
gardens spread a beauty 
a few feet below the 
marble floors, but that 
most of the best vistas 
of Bellefontaine can be 
enjoyed from under the 
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ENTRANCE TO THE STABLE COURT 
arches. Upon the east 
the view down the pop¬ 
lar avenue (correspond¬ 
ing to the one by which 
we have approached) 
ends in a semi-circular 
pergola, placed so as to 
face the house and at an 
angle of thedense back¬ 
ground of wood. The 
drive now leaves the 
shelter of the poplars at 
right angles and skirts 
the straight edge of 
forest which flanks on 
the east the fields be¬ 
fore the house. We 
have thus traversed the 
southern front of Belle¬ 
fontaine. The north 
side of the house with 
the formal garden we 
shall see in our follow¬ 
ing number. 
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