. The livable house, its garden . Gardens; Landscape gardening. T h L â V a b I H o u s \j wood craftsmen; and the cast stone benches and tables which may be obtained ofifer good adapta- tions of classic designs. But there is little wood garden furniture, except that done to special de- sign, which is even passable. Good garden figures are almost as scarce as good wooden furniture; but occasionally one finds something that it not the stereotyped "boy with fish," or Hebe, or Diana. Cast iron reindeer gave us a great set-back in our appreci- ation of garden ornaments; for many people,
. The livable house, its garden . Gardens; Landscape gardening. T h L â V a b I H o u s \j wood craftsmen; and the cast stone benches and tables which may be obtained ofifer good adapta- tions of classic designs. But there is little wood garden furniture, except that done to special de- sign, which is even passable. Good garden figures are almost as scarce as good wooden furniture; but occasionally one finds something that it not the stereotyped "boy with fish," or Hebe, or Diana. Cast iron reindeer gave us a great set-back in our appreci- ation of garden ornaments; for many people, still under the influence of the very proper reaction against this sort of garden "adornment," refuse to have any "statuary" at all about their grounds. This is unfortunate, because there is no doubt about the fact that a few figures carefully chosen con- tribute a lot of interest and life to the garden. It is pleasant to come on a faun laughing out of the lea\'es at one, or the wise old smile of a philosopher, or the pagan grin of a grotesque. And amusing in much the same way are the lead figures used so often in English gardens; [148] A GOOD TERMI NAL FRjURt; FOR PATH. ANOTHER TER- MINAL FUH'RE FOR PATH. 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 Dean, Ruth, 1889-1932. New York : Moffat, Yard and Co.
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