. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Fig. I. invention of Mr Scowan. We give now a third design differing in form from the others. For the mode of construction, the reader is referred to the previous article. VI. DESIGN FOR A GARDEN KIOSK, The visitor to the Paris Exhibition of 1867, and to that which is but recently closed at Havre, must have noticed the peculiarity in the wood work of the various departments stalls, divisions, &c.) that peculiarity being the elaborate way in which it was ornamented with cut out portions. This mode of orna- mentin
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Fig. I. invention of Mr Scowan. We give now a third design differing in form from the others. For the mode of construction, the reader is referred to the previous article. VI. DESIGN FOR A GARDEN KIOSK, The visitor to the Paris Exhibition of 1867, and to that which is but recently closed at Havre, must have noticed the peculiarity in the wood work of the various departments stalls, divisions, &c.) that peculiarity being the elaborate way in which it was ornamented with cut out portions. This mode of orna- menting timber work is almost entirely con- fined to continental works, it being rarely seen with us. Take, for example, the eaves of houses, or even of common sheds, as railway sheds, &c., with us, we content our- selves by giving a ^^\â ^\xv fascia board without any attempt at decorative effect; whereas, on the Continent, the outer edge is cut up Into elegant curves, with perforations in keeping, the result of which is exceedingly pleasing to the eye. This kind of work is quite a specialty amongst the continental workmen, going by the name of " bois decouple," and is carved out as in the case of panels, &c., to a high degree of elaboration. The Exhibition we have above referred to abounded in specimens of this elegant species of work, much of which attracted great atten- tion. It is applicable, as the reader may suppose, to a vast variety of structures; but it is specially so in the various departments of garden architecture, with which this article specially concerns itself. Evidence of this was met with in the beautiful summer-houses in the parks in the Exhibition already re- ferred to. These are called " Kiosks" by our lively neighbours; and some idea of the elaborate work put upon them in the way of " bois decoupe'e " decoration, may be gathered from the fact that one exhibited at Havre, of comparatively small size, was valued at 4500 fran
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