New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

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E4A[ gested. The only part of the
lHssEk-J whole ESTATE" that wasn't
new was the orchard. consist
ing Of a dozen or more apple and peach trees,
which on the May morning that Letitia and
made our pilgrimage were just bursting into
bloom.
Houses. when you come TO think about
them" said Letitia as we stood in front Of the
wee cottage. "are like people: they can be d.
vided into two classes. Either they belong
or they don't belong They fit into their sur
roundngs with just the proper amount of self
esteem and just the proper amount of modeSty,
or they don't fit at all-they are misfts. Now,
this one belongs 1t just naturally seems TO
grow out of the ground; it has points-feat-
ures, if you like-that are bound to be noticed,
and it is fully conscious of these, albeit in
'maidenly' way, and it just naturally snuggles
into its allotted place in the world and is con-
tent"
THE HOUSE THAT "BELONGED"
All Of which was quite true The house
seemed 20 grow out Of the grassy knoll just
as much as did the trees which were around it,
1t was not remarkable house in any way;
there was nothing novel or extraordinary
about it. II was a simple plaster cottage, two
stories in height, with easement windows,
big chimney, a covered porch and pergola
The lines Of the roof were graceful and sweep
ing. and the whole effect was simple and pict-
uresque.
Just honey little country cottage, but as
Ic,itia had expressed it, it somehow "be-
longed"
"This." said Iotitia, in the tone Of the man
from Cook s." sis the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Poore Mr.. Poore is writer and Mrs. Poore
does all sorts of interesting art work. Helen
(that is, Mrs. Poore) is an old friend of mine,
and she has asked me to furnish this house
and lay out the gardens. I'll read you what
she gays" and she took letter from the little
bead bag on her arm and read:
az love caviar, as you know, Letitia dear,
but shall have to be content with plain red
herring; which isn't so bad, once you forget
that there is such thing as caviar, and get
. the very best red herring After all, the salt
is the main thing, both in food and furnish
\ ings So do your best with the herring and
shall be quite satisfied Sensible girl Now,
let's get TO work"
ONE PLAN FOR HOUSE AND GARDEN
NE house and garden occupied lot that
was 10 feet wide and 100 feet deep. The or
chard monopolized most of the ground at the
hack. We walked slowly around the house
and examined it in detail. 1t was of plaster
in the natural color, with red-brown shin
glcd roof, the shingles laid double to give the
effect Of this.
A winding path paved with fagstones led
to covered porch on the front. big Chin
ney jutted out next to this porch. The case
ment windows had quaint shutters stained
brown that was almost black, and to relieve
The sombreness the sashes of the windows were
lined off with orange vermillion. A wooden
pergola, black-brown like the shutters, with
brick floor, extended the length of the house on
the left-hand side.
81 had this painted brown as a background
for the mass of ivy and purple wistara which
am going 70 plant around it, explained Lee
titia. "Can you picture the color Of it all?--
yellow-red sashes, bright green ivy leaves and
lovely purple wistaria blossoms"
A drive ran the length Of the lot on the right
side of the house, leading TO little plaster
garage with a red-brown roof, which stood at
the back of the lot Another flagstone path
led TO small rear porch, which was the
tradesmen's entrance.
A LOVELY MASS OF COLOR
We began our work with the gardens
We first planted a high evergreen hedge
around the entire estate as Letitia insisted
on calling it, with gravel path around inside
of this.
Then. taking the centre Of the pergola as an
axis, we laid gravel path at right angles to
il. leading TO a sunken pool, ten feet In cir
cumference. The inside Of this pool was
painted turquoise blue and filled with water,
and with water lilies floating on the top 1t was
Joy TO behold.
On the further side Of this pool and facing
the pergola we put serni-circular seat with
rose arbor above il. The space on either side
was given over TO the rose garden, and IN the
two square plots on either side Of the path we
plantcd od-fashioned flowers, all in purple and
lavender and buc-deep purple on the edges,
shading IN the centre 70 lavender and blue
,hc cGec, from a distance reminding one Of
nothing so much as bit Of purple and blue
changeabc silk.
At tie back Of this central garden plot and
sonarated from il by another gravel path was