Half Pudding Half Sauce

"The appropriation for a house should be divided into two equal parts, one-half for the house, the other for the gardens, pathways, court, approach, terrace and the rest of it, or, as it might be termed, one-half for the pudding, the other for the sauce." Architect Thomas Hastings

Sunday, December 24, 2017

CHRISTMAS EVE IN COLONIAL TIMES

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"CHRISTMAS EVE IN COLONIAL TIMES"  from a painting by Everett Shinn
Monday, October 23, 2017

The Amawalk Arboretum/Lasdon Park and Arboretum

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THE AMAWALK ARBORETUM THE AMAWALK ARBORETUM dedicated to the memory of Major Orlando Jay Smith , founder of the Nursery. The plans for...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

INTERIOR TAPESTRY ROOM, RESIDENCE OF EDSON BRADLEY, ESQ., NEWPORT, R. I. Howard Greenley, Architect, New York

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INTERIOR TAPESTRY ROOM(DRAWING ROOM), RESIDENCE OF  EDSON BRADLEY, ESQ., NEWPORT, R. I. Howard Greenley, Architect, New York Follow THI...
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Sunday, September 10, 2017

HOUSE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., ESQ., EAST 63RD STREET, NEW YORK

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FRONT FACADE HOUSE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., ESQ., EAST 63RD STREET FREDERICK J. STERNER, ARCHITECT VIEW FROM FOYER INTO LIVING ROOM H...
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Friday, August 18, 2017

FESTIVITIES AT NEWPORT MR. VANDERBILT'S MARBLE PALACE THROWN OPEN

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FESTIVITIES  AT NEWPORT. Mr.   VANDERBILT'S MARBLE PALACE THROWN OPEN. Newport, R. I. Aug. 19.— The marble palace was thrown open ...
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Friday, July 28, 2017

The Keeper of the Gate - "INISFADA"

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   Among the most picturesque features of the English countryside are the sturdy lodges that guard the entrance gates to the great estates. ...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

"I LOVE THE FLAVOR OF CAMELS" says Miss Evelyn Cameron Watts

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MISS WATTS'  FEATHER CAPE IS MADE OF THE PLUMAGE OF  THE TROPICAL "LOPHOPHORE" BIRD "I never get tired of the smoo...
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Friday, July 21, 2017

"TREETOPS" A Small Country House Done in the Italian Manner at Oyster Bay, L. I.

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A good idea of the color treatment of "Treetops" is given by the artist John Floyd Yewell.  Like Peter Pan's house, T...
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Friday, June 23, 2017

"CAUSMETT" GARDEN TOUR JUNE 23, 1927

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The house seen from the air over the Sound looking across Lloyds Neck to Cold Spring Harbor. To the right of the house lies the form...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

"CAUMSETT" — MRS. MARSHALL FIELD — FIVE THOUSAND ROSES

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Located on the northeast side of the slope overlooking the pond. A small depression had formed from the runoff water emitted by the mansion...
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