American estates and gardens . [283] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS. TERRACE STEPS. nothing else. When architecture was needed for retaining-walls and balustrades, for pergolasand exhedras, it was called into use, and architectural adjuncts employed exactly wheie theywere needed and nowhere else. And the same fine rule runs through the whole work. Broad paths lead to points ofinterest and create fine vistas. Foliage is grown where it will help in the creation of a work ofbeauty. Vases, statuary, fountains, and seats are placed where they, too, have a definitenote in the general effect. Some of t
American estates and gardens . [283] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS. TERRACE STEPS. nothing else. When architecture was needed for retaining-walls and balustrades, for pergolasand exhedras, it was called into use, and architectural adjuncts employed exactly wheie theywere needed and nowhere else. And the same fine rule runs through the whole work. Broad paths lead to points ofinterest and create fine vistas. Foliage is grown where it will help in the creation of a work ofbeauty. Vases, statuary, fountains, and seats are placed where they, too, have a definitenote in the general effect. Some of these ornaments are of rare interest—all of them are ofunusual grace and richness; for a perfect whole can not be made out of imperfect parts. The electrical fountain, designed by J. Massey Rhind, the sculptor, is a case in consists of a white marble basin, sixty feet in diameter. The centerpiece is a colossal nautilus
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