Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07


rooms. halls. and. at the western emo
great ballroom. whcSe win1oW-pane.
now purpled with age, bear names an
dates scratched by the diamonds 9n loile
dead and forgotten generations. IN
cOnd story resembles In plan some ~
the old English houses I'm Virginia. pidI
unlikely to recommend Itself 10 mons
IDEAS OF convenience, but slnsulall y
adapted to the giving OF large entei,
tainments. The rooms lie IN TWO III
parallel strips. running unlnter' t'oci
from end TO end Of the building. LD ,d
room ~ of generous dimensions, me ne
opens By broad folding door m,y ~ "a
room OF It's own strip beyond, M",tb the
| single or double door connects !. Eide. In
room OF the parallel strip az u ,,sed for
the winter. the northern suiite 90 that the
the bedrooms OF the faini'yr 'aneft OF the
| living rooms may have the with the
short hours OF sunlight, begira is made
coming Of warmer COY 81 the house. AZ me
| 10 the opposite ,sy both suites teriilii ,aea
In M Lslconied sun nainted peaccclks
| walls are stnthhcr,lbs. though their co COZ ~
and lItiJieed somewhat since the az; the
| have KY. when they were new. nn,ocn1.
] IyouI.ss end. a frescoed dfaWlns,s on
| far VI -FOUR that lie together, opttnnence.
OhS allan or balcony par 'itself
aaIibich. I'm turn, opens on paranlseo ~ the
No lesser name seems worthy
pSittine here. over coffee. in the lo W.
e,,snings of summer. the broan $3.50
overhead gently stirring III "a, laden
maj comes up from the gaiuen i 49,.
I'D, a.i,th ne seent OF many flowers one ioons
ont over the placid surface OF me n.ihJfe
ner lake. whose water VIII w e,ber
bridge crosses TO its nr-irlIB ~ a,,i la ~
bank narrows TO a neavs az, "a thinning i'ii
There IN the north. looms old tIosnsar-
saeter. pine-clad. raising his rugseu ot ~.
In strong relief against the gre ..-...i,
heights dwelling remote III piuc- az
rn,,efery. TO the west, the peacetul cur rs
~ rndulating fields OF grain letu tlie
eve softly upward TO more distant forest
lands. Southwark over the tols Oh 49,
ING birchfs, between their any ma tf
ord the dim blue mountains on the hoti
zon. CLEANS Frogner-kilen, an arm OF tne
silverv ford on whose taraWaN VIHo-
site bank rises. white ana SHINING, ~.
"A palace I'm dream, the INNS C''a' -.
If Oscarshal Here and there a ldlh'
feather of smoke curling upwards from
a neclk of red tells where peasant =
cottage is hidden In the trees meadow %
fields. and uplands, mountains anu va
leys, titled land and forests, sail-N w AZ ,td
and the sweet ''troutful stream" an ne
euread I'm such a richness OF peactl w
beauty that one cannot look without a
certain sadness. or turn ones eyes away
without regret ,.,,.,,o,ot
The way thither lies through nan " ntl
quaint old portraits hang, down WIN
ing staircase. to the pOrtico, ana thioush
the door Of the WOOdbine drapeflrS. Htle
the same view as from me Altan nan
oXquisitely lovely, II less EXTENDED INA"
from above. and here. I'm an iVy-clan re-
cess. formed by two projecting alcoNTyi7
OF the house. one may slt among tan,
Towering plants, and store UP dreams
for the years 20 come.
close i'm the foreground, on the terrace,
gorgeous nasturtiums run riot beneath tne
taller foxgloyes. gillyfiowers' purple anu
cream. make delicate company Win lne
fragrant masses or the htlOiope, WINE
rOse-trees heavy with great perfect dos
SONS. rise high above them all, trained ID
the Norwegian fashion, 20 grow IKE CO.
coanut palms I'm miniature, win some
feet Of bare and twigless upright stem,
carrying at the top "a round bouquet oi
flowers and foliage.
The path, pursued leads on to the Lin
den Alice. an avenue or Inc oiu ttc'
whose curviug branches meet nikn over
head ana make a hickering shade ABOVE
the garden benches and round white table
at the further end. Through this statell
walk one comes upon stretch or FelNe'
lawn, broken occasionally by groups o
| tail fOliage-plants and beds OF broad
| faced uduslCs \ clipped yeW hedge runs
! along the northern side. and nesting 10
| It's central curve is a little white Batdei
seat for two, so quaint IN design, -
| suited TO its formal background, ina
thought at once supplies 10 with Beat
| whom Il was certainly built, ana 10
/ whom any modern SUCCESSORS would ID
| but .rOfanaton.
The northern front or the house oDen
on this broad lawn. and so black do N
army Of windows show that one does no
| at first notice that some are mere paint
| ed blackness on the wall, designed 10 pre-
| serve symmetry Of spacing. This YER
| Characteristic feature receives an adde
| touch in some houses, where painted win
| dOws are provided with painted curtains
| the pattern Of the lace so carefully ear
| red out and the very folds so exact
| reproduced as to defy all but the closes
| scrutiny.
Paths wander in every direction in thi
fair old garden, up hill and down, an
behind alluring shrubberies. but n on
goes straight on from the Vatican sea
past a single line Of lines, II Is 70 d'
scend steep terrace TO a lower, large
lawn, where great trees stand apart |
show the beauty OF soft greenness.
Hidden away under a bank, a bed {
pnks is bending under its weight
blossoms and filling the air with n
scent Of cloves. Further on, a pyramid {
hollyhocks will soon burst forth like Soil
mon in all his glory. and here Is rail
bow company OF asters and great SIX
peoples. the grace Of all Norwegian ga
! dens Beyond on higher ground, like
ruined tower on a hilltop stands IA
| Lombardy poplar most medleavel mo-
lonely of trees. Small, fairy-like birch'
cluster about its foot, and a white sc;
! CLEANS In the thicket but a little strea
runs on the hither side, to be crossed
its white-arched bridges.
Flower-beds now give place 10 shrul
and ornamental trees, and then succeed
smooth lawn, ascending unbrOken 10
little hill whose wooded summit is crow
ed by a belvidere Of the ancient sol
eight-sided. glass-enclosed, with frescO'
ceiling. The grove surrounding Is ca
peted in early spring with cowslips. al
L.. ..rfeh eVarr 4ff tF4fA gfr D ~
the south, its paths strewn thick wi
pine needles, lead to the kitchen garde
whose outer barrier Is the broad ras
| berry-feld, where delicious fruit Will
abundant in August. Beyond. in the hc
house where the door opens under
green-and-gOld curtain OF canary-Vir
grapes are growing and doing we
though they can be brought TO nothil
out-of-doOTs.
Then. past the ornamental beds of ]
dian corn. and the forcing frames, a
the tomatoes struggling as wall-truit
| a precarlOus maturity, we reach
region OF vegetables, where, under u
| pliising Introductory flourish or sWe
, ! cld-fa shioned kitcheg -garden pOsies. :
rusalem artichokes reach tender peri,
ton and other delicate Inorsels nourlsl
uotatoes. kOhlrabi, cabbags, and su
I STATS OF northern life, being retred
the fields as too gross for the gardens
Z ciety.
Farther on Is a very creditable stra
, berry patch, but the flavor OF the W
: strawberry, found ia masses in eve
!. forest in the country, and brought
great quantities 10 the market, is rea
= far superior TO that Of the cultivai
!. variety.
!. Next we come upon a noble array
currants, black and white, and goo
7, berries OF all kinds, ali putting %
: best foot foremost under this north'
: sun. which evidently makes up in p
~ severance what II lacks In strength, sli
- iuicier. larger. or sweeter small fru
20 are nowhere 10 be seen.
= Now a scent as OF Araby the ~
: tempts US through the little orchard.
!. where a fine old pear tree rises amC
, sweet-peas and mignonette, 10 spr'
/, its gnarly arms close against stucc
~ wall. and. thence. through a shady ia
" ageWay. whose entrance Is half hld'
y in nnMars and hanging gresnery. out !