Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

form. with seats focusing upon A CEN
trail statuary group. which may take the
form of an immense meridian dial
identifying II with the meridian of
Washington, from which the park takes
| its name,
The original piece from which this
dial design may be taken is creation
/ Of Paul Manship. noted modern Sculp=
I tor. The general scheme of the eXhedra
/ is a treatment which forms the fore
court ef the Villa Borghesi in Rome
/ The exhedra will overlook the pool and
I beyond the picturesque cascade on the
northern side of the lower garden.
/ This cascade is to be constructed fol-
, lowing the completion of the pool,
which soon will be under way Dimin-
lShing in width from the lower base to
the top of the hillside, the cascade will
consist of a series of shallow basins
bordered by planting and fianked by
walks and seats al frequent intervals.
The water will fall from one basin 10
the next through shell outlets at the
edges of the basins
Mass planting Of cedarS will frame
the whole picture. Access to the walks
bordering the waterfall from the pool
garden will be by sweeping ascentS SIM
liar To those at the Villa d'Este az
rivoli In the hills near Rome. The gar
den will be entirely inclOSed by a clipped
hedge Of American holly. Shaded seats
will be scattered about within its con-
fines and play places for children pro-
yided
Entrance to the garden. In addition
TO the descending walks bordering the
cascade, will be effected by broad en-
trance In the bounding wall along Six
tenth street and on w street.
vista Of beauty will greet the eye
from any OF the openings, From the
Sixteenth street entrance. one will see
the picture Of the pool extended length
wise directly ahead and beyond IL BIZ
Chanan seated IN his granite pedestal.
From the hillside pathways the piano.
rama OF the entire garden is spread /
before the visitor descending. while
from the w street approach the eye Is
caught by the trickIing waters of the |
cascade and its frame of living green. |
II
Easy ascents from the lower garden |
to the upper levels win form the |
balance of the hillside treatment |
paraileling Sixteenth street on the west |
and rising by curving lines ON the east
This eastern ascent bordering Fiji |
teenth street passes by the statue of /
Dante. which will be given an en-
framement OF seats and planting
changing IL from its present detached
situation 10 an intimate poets corner.
Both aScents will be set IN a dense
tree planting, which In the italian pro-
totypes Of this garden design are called
"boscoS
The plans for the upper level of the
park call for broad terrace 90 feet
wide by 800 feet long running east and
west at the brow OF the Hill and ter
ut the Sixteenth street end
In high wall similar IN character 10
the present arehed entrance along six
teenth street. but larger in size and
for the entrance a niche as
large as the famous fountain az Trevi
IN Rome, in which II Is customary for
tourists to throw their pennies 10 In
sure them a safe return from their
The central feature of the terrace will
Do the Jeanne dare statue In it's pres ,
INT position, AT either end win be
fountains of the same general type as ,
hat IN front of the Union station. The
water from these fountains reappears /
IN wall fountain on the south side ,
VI the terrace and then pours down ,
he cascade TO be pumped back again
Tor continued use, The terrace Is 60 d,
10 shaded by an avenue OF large trees !
70 that all through the day II win be /
for use.
Beyond the terrace and It's tree hor- !
iers will be the open music pavilion | q
having these same trees as It's back 1
sround1, which Will be visible from the \
street entrance, carpet of o