The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-29


OF hts time. an old Kniokerbocker and .
genial and accomplished gentleman, are the
Mr. Talcot has four acres With mont OF 1000 feet
on the mountain road, extending back to the Dyck-
man estate In the rear the ground though not I'M
usually large, Ia unusually treated In its relations 10
landscape gardening. The area IL terraced from the
road ana curves away to les highest point in an ee-
rookeries gens grounds for all kinds OF sport make
up part or the design. and the old forpstpreseryed
doswood and the lofty CHESTNUT ali grow 60 adm
rabe heights But the main feature Of Mr.. TalcOtts
place Is undoubtedly his house, now nearly COM
pleted, o model English barOnal hail. built BY an
English architect The structure IL composed en-
trely OF brick and stone. there being no iath or
are sohd, the walls eighteen inches thick
and the house three stories high, with
commodous with sixteen feet ceilings and all the
rooms In the house are elegantly painted In cOors,
the blue room, the red room and others being I'm
ished regardless OF cost Solid and substantial out
sde the house inside presents picture OF the lux
uriance which our retired merchants gather about
is connoisseur sculpture and palnting, and mas
many valuable works illustrating both. His most
noticeable pieces are Two marble cut oy sne
artist twenty years ago. The rst Is en- titled the
'Boy and Butterfly" very successful attempt OF
ing the insect. The posture Ii natural the lines
graceful and the tout ensemble almost beyond crti
clsm The second piece Is the "Girl and Soap BuD
bles )" representing nicely moulded figure perform
ing her innocent exploit. Besides these works Mr..
Talcott has others OF note and value that were
The lookout from this place Is broken prospect OF
water, meadows, lawns and forest, and opposite are
the red and gray walls Of the Palisades, where
Aloft the ash and warrior oak
Cast anchor In the rifted rock.
Gigantic rocks, tufted knobs declining In circular
descent into woods Of tall pines and spreading cms
the purped peaks away towards New YORK IN the
that can be enjoyed from this elevated plot.
THE MANSION AND GROUNDS OF MR. D. G: HAYS.
hnYh on a nad
Is the place Of Mr.. d. G. Hays, wealthy banker OF
Wall street. The house Is fine two story and half
surrounded BY wide and covered veranda6s, where
on Mr.. Hays delights to sit and smoke his choice
Partagas. There 10 no place that contributes 30
much to the enjoyment OF fne cigar a.
quiet, but healthy mountain airs and there are no
scenes 30 beautiful as fresh and shimmerlng lawn
and nobby gents display grace and activity, and The
birds sing and dance from tree to tree, as viewed
through clouds OF Havana-generated smoke; and
Hays porch. Mr.. Hays grounds are In ine state
OF culture cut up by well graveed drives and ample
THE GROUNDS AND MANSION OF MR.. JACOB HAYS.
Adjoining and further on towards the Kingsbridge
road, Ii the house of Mr.. Jacob Hays. The edidce
lawn sloping down to the mountain road. OF
Swiss cottage style Of architecture, painted in taste
fui colors with Gothic gables and wellpropOrtoned
windows, the mansion Is beautiful little
residence, and one that might realize the
popularity supposed, myth Of love in NJ, q
from the gateway to the porch and descends at
second gate. terminating the other extremity Of the
diameter. Between this line and the semi-crcum-
ference are plots containing delegates from every
district In the floral Kingdom including all varieties
OF the charming China aster. the ad1eratum. be-
gonias, verbenas, bergmanzas fuschlas, and the
rare and splendidly towering Japan lily, OF which
Mr.. Hays hOthOuses have many valuable specimens.
Then there Ia ppOfuson OF heotropes, carnations,
the large and singular appearing banana trees are
frulting IN Mr.. Hays hothouses and there hang
preaching ripeness. Banana trees have not been
thoroughly successful in this sol nor does the
climate, artificial or natural, cOnduee to their
healthy development It seems that Mr.. Hays
has discovered the true secret OF making
this tree fruitful, nv, for lts branches are un-
down toward the rear, and in the direction OF the
Dyckman estate. The ground is terraced. aud the
while 10 the left the large green houses are displayed
with q great wealth OF plants and MOWERS. In the
greenhouse there Is large quantity OF camelias
which will soon bloom, valued night blooming
cereus, bignonlas, century plants, with their long,
green and dropping leaves, and the well known
American air plants Is very interesting place. and
Is believed to have rs many II not more exottcs OF
| There are cabliers bananas, celladums the beau
tiful Spi,'itu Sdncto, or Holy Ghost plant, which
nss GEye
! Is marvel even to hover cuturists, and
suggests many things connected with the supposed
common origin Of the animal and vegetable king
dOms. There also the Holy Week flowers, Swan
Mowers and plants known only in nature TO East
Abundance has been carefully looked to py the
ancient gardener and thew have been prOuped tnto
nosiIions thar show alI their wondrous cnarms II
NAV moi he known that these plants grow without
anv soi whatcyer deriving their only nourishment
from the afmosphere. vet sch rs the fact They are
secured TO corr or the mark of trees and sspended
Inv wires n remrea an Unusual degree of care ia
Keen them fresh ana n NAV now he Considered a
settled conclnsion that nothing In nora or herbar e
exists hut what can he deyel0ped and reproduced
under graded conditions Of atmosphere. For In
Indies ia grown along the Hudson. As its name sup-
Cests IL Ia In the form OF a pitcher, and its cover
cncn, i'm Tho ovenin0 catches enough dew In satisfy
liz thirst during the next day and closes In the
morninp
THE INsroS Ann aporNps Of MR. ErIsUI HRooKs
Mr. EIish. Rrooks clothier of the firm OF the
welknown RrooIs Rrothers mas a place directy
over the road from Mr. Uays The house stands
nact from the river aboni 800 feet and Is large
smccoed mansion annearing ike brown stone IN
noe order and worthy OF occnpancy by the first lord
Of The soll Mr. Brooks place rs one of the finest on
the Hudson Thc structure alone without the ele.