. Gardens, their form and design. Gardens. ENTRANCES THE thought of garden entrances brings with it the recollection of a very amusing coloured print of Rowlandson's, called " The Miseries of the ; A family of three most unmistakable Londoners have become possessed of a small country place, in which they are endeavouring to spend the boisterous early spring months of the year and to withstand the many disagree- ables of our English climate. As a last resource they take up gardening to while away time. An elderly, stout lady, in short skirts, and with a cap that fits closely t
. Gardens, their form and design. Gardens. ENTRANCES THE thought of garden entrances brings with it the recollection of a very amusing coloured print of Rowlandson's, called " The Miseries of the ; A family of three most unmistakable Londoners have become possessed of a small country place, in which they are endeavouring to spend the boisterous early spring months of the year and to withstand the many disagree- ables of our English climate. As a last resource they take up gardening to while away time. An elderly, stout lady, in short skirts, and with a cap that fits closely to her head, is seen dragging an old-fashioned heavy stone roller along paths which are already smooth. Her daughter is sawing wood, although in the explanatory notes it is stated that there are already logs enough, and, judging by the way she handles her tools, it would appear as if her own limbs were in greater danger of being hurt than the logs of wood. The father of the family is violently working dumb-bells, and in his attempts to get sufficient " irrational " exercise he has split his waistcoat all the way up the back. The charm of the little picture lies in the pretty formal hedged-in forecourt, with four small grass-plots divided by I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wolseley, Frances Garnet Wolseley, viscountess, 1872-. London, E. Arnold
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