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■ bcyojKl the houTichmT of tho garden. Tliis property was purchased, the house built, aud
tho grounds laid out, entirely as a mercantile speculation, by a Parisian attorney.
234. One o f the most beautifid villas in m Y m L u x aTsLo^^^^^
general sconciy, and views beyond the boundary, rs the park of M T™ '“
7 da (13 4 Tire nronriotor is well known as a manufacturer, an agrrcrrlturrst, and arr
L lig h tc n ta and philantlrropio man. He is highly esteemed by h “ “ *
taste, brrt as one o fth e waimrest advocates for hiah
is not large, and contains little variety of surface ; hut rt rs srtrratoii »“ ‘Y tMs with the
the Seine vvhero that river makes one of its most bcautrfid b en d s ; and tins, '™hJh®
gr-cat extent of varied scenery beyond, are scorr to actam-ahlo L™ Y L hY id L w io n ° o f
daux’s house and arounds. The chief merrt of the place consrsts m the adaptatron ol
r L e r i e " ^ the horrndary to the mori beautiful parts of f “ t s c m ' T er
it • and more especially to the finest parts of the rrver. For tho latter purpose, M. ie r
nartx has formed two pieces of water (16 and IV) whidr hartnornse with Y ^X Y frf'th o
manner so striking as to make it difficult to convey by
effect produced. Tliis striking .and harmonious effect was the more diflrcult to oM™.
from the river being there irpwni-ds of fifty feet below the 8“ *®“ “ dL v tlm
M Ternaux however fixed on a glimpse of tho river caught in the distance, and by the
L “ ’e“ ntioned (16 mid fv), between which, and the d i f i iV d L a ; , r c S r
does not meet with the slightest hiternrption, not even grass ot f w t h i f J
is in effect brought home to the drawing-room windows. J o urrdOTStrmd how this rs
done it is necessary to know that tho pond nearest the eye (17) i s . f j the hrmi, and
from the house (2) can-ies on tho eye to the farther pond ( 1 6), w hita, being ‘jj
all the trees between it and the boundary, and at the same time hi™-firll, “ Y r L n i
in perspective with tho distant reach of the river The merit of this anmi cirteiit
belongs entirely to M. Ternaux, who h ad no professional assistance whatever. The
following arc the details of the*plan: —
1, Mnnu..
ufftctory, atorcliouscs, -worksliops, stables, a n d othcv
;o8 a n d lodgings for tlie overseers.
oUlcos „
2, Mansion.
3, Kltclien-garden.
4, Orangery.
Stove.
d’ Place for the cheval de bois (roundabout).
7, 7, Platforms of tu rf, surro u n d ed b y h n io trees, clipped arch ite
ctu ra lly , forming a try shady walks.
8, Place for th e balançoire (swing).
<), Bergerie (shccp-houscs). M. T e rn a u x h a s a la rg e J o c k of
merinos, which are lioused iiere every n igIhJtt tbhimro/uugg.liivo..u. t tho
3 not covered .. .—
.....V... ~ ..OUBVU Jltiv U'c-iy ...p
y e a r ; an d every day, wlicn tho gro u n d i:
... he r .............. a in is not .........excessive,ccpar.o, OT.they v-j re.a n
e tak en out, to feed
upon, an d walk over a n extensive tr a c t of common Add
lan d , so as to Imitate th o tre a tm e n t tlicy receive m . S p f t -
T h ere is also a flock o f Cacliemiro goats lodged with the
sheep, an d trea ted lik e them. M. T e rn a u x m anufnotnrcd
th e finest clotli from th e wool of th e sheep, an d cachemiro
shawls from th e h a ir o f th e goats, l l i c flock
th e sliawl m an ufactory have, we bcbevo, subsequently been
I, Shcep-house, with dovecot over.
. . Moss-housc. 1 2 , Rustic temple.
Rock, with an archway a n d w alk underneath.
14, Cliiiicse temple.
lo ’an d 17, Ponds connected by a riv u le t
18, Bridge.
¡1: The
21, Two Doric columns, su rmounted by ma rb le statues.
22, Terrace walk ........
wliicii is tlio Seine,
are obtained.
25, Avciiuvs, .c.h.i.e..f.lJy ,.v. or, ..(ij.j/r'U, Oh. ilo IU 11.1111
columiisjoiiieel by arclies. Tlie soil being d ry an d gravelly,
tlie trees are very prolific in nuts, u-hich were eaten greedily
by tlie goats, as well as tlie leaves of tlio chestnut and other
trees, wlien prfE^i'ly dried, an d stacked up for winter use.
24, Statues on pedestals.
25, Lawn sprinkled with shrubs in the n a tu ra l man n er, sloping
from 17 to 16.
26, Elevated lawns, planted in tho n a tu ra l mantior, an d kept
ve rd an t and close in summer b y niglitly waterings.
27, Shady winding walks A I’Aiiglnisc.
28, Po in t sliadoil by trees, from un d e rn e ath wliicli the mnster-
vicws of tlie place arc obtained.