International studio (19.1903)

poppies dispiay their scariet petais, there gieams
the blue of the sea.
Those who are familiar with the works of Mr.
Richard Le GaHienne will perhaps remember that
picture of a seaside resort which, instead of repeat-
ing the wearisome surroundings of the modern
town house with the addition of niggers on the
beach and a brass band in the streets, suggests
surroundings which are well conveyed by the
poetic title of this ideal seaside haven. And so
I have ventured to appropriate this name of
"Yellowsands" for the house by the sea which
forms the subject of this article. It is not often in
actual fact that an architect is enabled to choose
the name of the house that he builds, and often
it is his sorrow to see his latest arrangement in
bricks and mortar described as " Acacia Yilla " or
"The Pines"; and for sorne occult reason such
titles are chosen, not because the locality abounds
in the particular trees referred to, but generally
because there are no trees of any kind in
the neighbourhood ; or, perhaps, " Acacia Villa "
may have an ash tree at the back, or " The Pines "
a yew tree on the front lawn. Hut from the
designer's point of view it is often useful to imagine


"YELLOWSAKDS": FIRST-FLOOR TLAN
M. H. BAILHE SCOTT, ARCHITECT

some name for his housewhich shall help to inspire
him in the realisation of his idea, although it may
never be painted on the front gate. And surely
this name of "Yellowsands". is one to conjure
with. It is not metely fancifully poetic, but full of
that serene and large-minded
sanity which is associated with
the name of Shakespeare. It
speaks, too, of the sea and of the
open spaces of the shore, and
recalls the vision of the dainty
sprite Ariel. In a house so
named one might expect to tind
that all things had suffered a
sea change, and that its decora-
tion should tell us something
of those who go down to the sea
in ships. And so in the build-
ing and decoration of this seaside
house the sea supplies much of
the materials for its structure
and the motives for the design
of its ornament. The stones
which forrn the floor of its
terrace are gathered from the
beach, and arranged in patterns
of white and grey ; the hali sug-
gests a ship in the form of its plan ;
the carving is of that Runic kind
which was suggested by the inter-
lacing of cordage, and the walls
are hung with sailcloth—toned
in the hall to that ruddy brown
which is to be found in the sails
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