The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
COSTLY LONG ISLAND
COUNTRY HOUSE BUILT
FOR
"The Braes," H. L. Pratt's Place Just Completed
at Dosoris Park, Glen Cove, One of Most
Original in America--The Hall a Triumph
Over the Many Handsome Rooms

playhouse form an exact architectural
correspondence.
After that the three terraces extend
from wall to wan. having a length IF
26O feet. Each Is 100 feet in width
and has a drop of ten feet. Tn. first
terrace is defined by a baiustrtIc of
limestone and brick, but is divided
into three parts by the same moan,
The central portion is all lawn IT,.
remaining plots have a long wtl, with
narrow flower beds on either sud. m
way between IT and the b1lu~'rulr
Each walk is fiankcd by m"asu.a.cnt
old boxwoods and there are NOR. ~
them effectively placed asain-' On.
halustradcs and b,low the pcrgp.i- 1919.
looking as If they had stood t.,.
for generations.
A limestone ramp on either -l
makes the descent to the water tnI
flower terraces easy. Here a frIu'tn.
with a sculpture of bronze d. sur.
rounded by four pools with stone, curt.
and a low planting of cvcrErv,u- ON
each side of the water garden an
alice of cedars. planted So CLOSED. .n
two rows as to form "A thick Wt' of
foliage. Two charming long VISA,
are thus produced. while latcri. 900 .
are obtained by an opening n 'h.
inner alice lines.
Five inches relieve the wall h..H..u
the ramps. three being for S.ulp'.r.i
fountains and two for sculpture, l.lu.
The sculptures n fountains ar. not
yet in place. Another pair uf ttmp-
lead 10 the amusement tcrrt... an
unbroken eXpanse of smooth lawn ',r
tennis and bowling on the green Tn"
lower end curves gracefully h.'v..n
the squared Corners each Of W' .h has
steps leading to the water. From 'l"
lowest terrace to the shore n. e. ,p.
is a mass of shrubs.
There is more of the unuSul. l.IIi
the house than could he Crowl.1 u'Y
small space. One striking thing .- 'N"
number of Chimneys. At frs they
suggest the ornamental pipes u .
great church organ. but in rot.ty
every one of them is connected with
a fireplace in a particular room They
are not organ pipes. but alm.~' 'h"
same thing, for the owner calls '.rm
the "windpipes of hospitaltl,.
The apartments OF the master md
mistress of The Braes ino,gi. 4
S4''l'Fht I'INl anu d Eilll' l|. ... .'I
the children. There are fou" SWINE
ming baths for the family and Their
guests, n swimming poo, AMI 'u"-
teen bathrooms. OF these ''t'..n
have cold and hot fresh ana AT
water.
The house is L shaped, Of Harvard
(red) brick and limestone and ia, '.r."
stories high. Its drawing room has,
walls of Caen stone and is G..,,tn
in style. The lighting fixtures e.. ~
jade and gold. There is a --l.'H
rug. plum Colorcd. and a S~av,uu.re
rug with an ornamental border.
The art gallery. through VII. ~,
visitor enters from the mali. I..' 3D..
is 1875 feet long by IL wide. l. "A
noble apartment. panellcd in U1ietN
oak, with its lighting fixtures o. f.S-
ter and gilt. The walls are sand 'r-
!shed, the rugs are from to = D..
merle looms. copied from otl e. .'-"
rugs in the Metropolitan Mu-,
Art.
There is a teahOuse and a ch.,!r. x
playroom The whole is ye' ' "
fully furnished. Mr.. and Mr. r'~I'.
rather pre:crring TO pick up rH
If art and furniture that VII ~ ... u-
erly into the decorative s.h,m.