The Cecil Whig., 1879-01-18
OLD MAINLAND MANNERS.
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i;rtw"cu he old colonial mansions If
IT." nur.h"rn and -ou'hcrn colonies Il
striking contrast seems lucN.-l. Willie
those Of New rn.laud arr almost in
var.ahiy wooden structures. with L,rlr
use oG either irick or stone: in the
colonies "f Maryland aud Virginia wc
find hr'ck buildings of remarkable solid
lIy and considerable architectural urc.
tension, well developed and worthy cx-
ampi"> of the style of pIccn Anne aGd
the Georges. THESE interiors; recall 10
Ts the Dutch taste OF William and
Mary's day a. seen nj Hampton Court
and later we trace the influence Of Sir
Christopher Wren aud the French
architects of Louis Nv. and NNI. IL
>"Ildiiv and honesty of construction
they shame the insincrrirv Of the build
crs Of our day, and mock tue shallow
ness OF our modern prcIcnsion in their
deep capa"iuu- window seats and large
hearth stones, which measure the thick
ness "f the walls. TO climb to the At
t. and studv the ioincrv of the rocf
would delight the heart Of a true artt-
san. \ stairway l. sometimes con.
ccacd in these thick walls, suggesting
>rcrc; chambers behind the pancled
waln>culiug The -iairwnv> ascending
from halls that greet YOU with spacious
welcome glide rather than climb TO tie
floor above. where a large upp"r hall or
ball room l. often found The wall-
are always panelc,i in wood or >tucco.
and the carving which frame, III" high
chimney pieces aud relieves the shut
tcr> and doors j. evidently oId-cuuutrv
work cf the school "f Griuling Gibbons
and The decorators OF Hampton Court
The corniccs. both exterior and interior.
are borrowed from Italian designs. \
E"h." hospitality J. oppressed in the
:rcat mau>ioEs oi this time: and 4
similar arrangement Was adopted bv
mast builtcr> To- insure this end The
central or main building ipdccd the
family and guests, ami TWO wings or
0ut buildings. CONNECTED hV corridors.
+ served Tor kitchen, Offices and servants
quarters The strange absence Of yc-
randas and porchcS in our climate can
only I've explained hv the Englishman
trnacirv Ia English custom. and hi>
refusal /" acknowledge that the sun
was ether than the sun OF England
With our independence we began 10
develop a -iyle ~ accordance with our
climate. and copied from Ilaiv the
piazza. puriico aud ycranda IT, the
less imposing house. rhc homes of the
people, the " Eipped rouf in our dav
revived ~ the Man>ard or French roo.
was almost universal There j. Il
cook uf c"Lv comfort IN these old homes
uf the hur.hcr>. arranged vcrv "um
pacjiv ami worthy uf initiation. even ii
lie ceiling, hc low aud The chimnry>
quantity placed IN the corner of the
room, "r the windows placed with
charming disregard uf conventional
symmetry. And can one forget thu~,
FURNISHED brass Knockers. the huu~r-
wIlc's pride 80 oniucntIv rcSpocinuic
in ihcir -iZr and rich curvature. III their
varied Gc,i." and expression: or the s
~ paEcs III tic !roai ~a>hc-. the
CORNER windows with Their hravv cor
rIcr>. The noble stacks of chimnrvS-
memorial pyramids "f generous life
and the gardens that cnvir"ntd all
An uld-sa,hiuned Queen Anne, gar
den would how hc rather prim affair.
with 80 much box cd"iug ami the walk
80 straight AMI Dutch like hut tie
old-ia>hiuHyd flowers would redeem it
There v"u would rjpd plenty Of li!acs
and snow balls llhrn known Il, the
"ueidcr-rn>cl, privct ana holly in the
hedges and h0r,:cgS: laIk>pur>. wall
H"wcrS, holl, book. pcriwiuk!c~. snap
dragons caudy,uli- and daltud!l- woul,.
abound. \ danp. shady corncI.would
Lc given To he'd uf the Iily of the val
ley. ami ten To one YOU would lind
he'd ui cE"momlc growing hard bv Il
.r"d of Lavender or sweet basil OF
c"nr-e there would I,c hal>am toulv
called "Iaiy'S slipper y and rocker
tundcr the name of " DANES violet. - J
pau-i,s (kEuwn a. ladies' delight or
hearts ease, , pasquc flower and cow
slip, ANA meadow sweet. aud Eroundscl.
and frvcri,w, aHG m!i:u.i yarruw. thrift
>purgc. loo>c-siriic, huncsiy. Adam and
Eve. Ircp-wort, dittany. daisies. ion
quii-, monks hood. inuoccGrr. wind
Hover, and moss pink. with the j u-cph',
Ilv and viburnum blooming in the most
!ihrral and splendid way
Fancy III" delightful rrcguluri,v n'
the quaint roofs and chimucv> ou,iucd
against tn" warm blue sky; the spark
ling leaves and soft glow Of The flower
beds. and listen. while ven rest in the
shady arbor. To the cuu;ng of the
pigeons, The whir and twi;r,r of the
swallows and martins. and The defiant
crow of chantirlc"rS needles, of the
moving shadow Of the sun dial on the
chimney side
In the streets YOU find no pGvcmcnt>.
they are still country roads edged wiki
green grass, and the rights of foot pas
scngcrs are maintained hv rows Of posts.
Here ami there more enierpri>ing cit
zen NAV have laid bricks aud curb
stone. Br"kishnrss had not then blunt
c.i the intelligence Of vision. and the
mind WAS still addressed hv direct ap-
pcal- to .hc perccpiIyc SENSE in the
shape of signs of every description Of
initiative art: the dangling KEY. the