DOI issue:
Nr. 162 (August, 1910)
DOI article:Priestman, Mabel Tuke: A picturesque spot at the Germantown Cricket Club
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19867#0230
Germantown Cricket Club
gles and other formal designs, which are separated
by gravel walks. The plants selected are of a
hardy nature, that do not entail a great deal of care.
Roses are everywhere—so much so that the garden
is often spoken of as the "rose garden"—the deli-
cious scent of which is wafted out to the passer-by.
The crowding abundance of leaf, bud and blossom
is part of the charm of this exquisite garden. The
intermingling of flowers with herbs and the delicate
perfume of great clumps of lilies-of-the-valley ap-
peal to the senses. From early spring to late au-
tumn the garden is ablaze with flowers, beginning
with the early crocuses and daffodils. Such old-
fashioned plants as sweet williams, phlox, snap-
dragon and hollyhocks are found here in rich pro-
fusion. Morning glory partly covers the enclosure,
ringing its changes of white, pink, purple and deli-
cate mauve flowers. It is a swift grower and
copious bloomer, but it is not allowed to hide the
architectural details which are the chief charm of
this exquisite little tea garden.
The first annual convention of the American
Federation of Arts, says Art and Progress for July,
was held in Washington on the 17th, 18th and 19th
of May. Delegates from about one hundred affili-
ated organizations were in attendance. The terri-
tory covered by representation was nation wide,
extending from San Francisco to Boston and from
Chicago to New Orleans. With but few exceptions
the programme was carried out as announced, only
three of the promised speakers disappointing, and
their places being supplied. Indeed, the pro-
gramme was so full that little time was available for
open discussion; too little, perhaps, though oppor-
tunity for the exchange of opinion was given at the
receptions tendered the delegates on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Par-
sons and the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, respectively. From first to last a spirit of una-
nimity and harmony characterized the meetings, and
notable, likewise, was the catholicity of the interest
displayed. Whether the subject under discussion
concerned the arts and crafts, a problem of educa-
tion or a matter of civic art, it received equal atten-
tion from all. There was, perhaps, nothing very
radical in the addresses delivered, nothing that
would have been likely to have induced heated argu-
ment, but facts were faced squarely and many
thoughtful suggestions made. The value of such a
convention cannot, however, be estimated by the
programme alone. The assemblage of such a body
is in itself a stimulus. Direct contact with others
of like interests is bound to strengthen endeavor.
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gles and other formal designs, which are separated
by gravel walks. The plants selected are of a
hardy nature, that do not entail a great deal of care.
Roses are everywhere—so much so that the garden
is often spoken of as the "rose garden"—the deli-
cious scent of which is wafted out to the passer-by.
The crowding abundance of leaf, bud and blossom
is part of the charm of this exquisite garden. The
intermingling of flowers with herbs and the delicate
perfume of great clumps of lilies-of-the-valley ap-
peal to the senses. From early spring to late au-
tumn the garden is ablaze with flowers, beginning
with the early crocuses and daffodils. Such old-
fashioned plants as sweet williams, phlox, snap-
dragon and hollyhocks are found here in rich pro-
fusion. Morning glory partly covers the enclosure,
ringing its changes of white, pink, purple and deli-
cate mauve flowers. It is a swift grower and
copious bloomer, but it is not allowed to hide the
architectural details which are the chief charm of
this exquisite little tea garden.
The first annual convention of the American
Federation of Arts, says Art and Progress for July,
was held in Washington on the 17th, 18th and 19th
of May. Delegates from about one hundred affili-
ated organizations were in attendance. The terri-
tory covered by representation was nation wide,
extending from San Francisco to Boston and from
Chicago to New Orleans. With but few exceptions
the programme was carried out as announced, only
three of the promised speakers disappointing, and
their places being supplied. Indeed, the pro-
gramme was so full that little time was available for
open discussion; too little, perhaps, though oppor-
tunity for the exchange of opinion was given at the
receptions tendered the delegates on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Par-
sons and the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, respectively. From first to last a spirit of una-
nimity and harmony characterized the meetings, and
notable, likewise, was the catholicity of the interest
displayed. Whether the subject under discussion
concerned the arts and crafts, a problem of educa-
tion or a matter of civic art, it received equal atten-
tion from all. There was, perhaps, nothing very
radical in the addresses delivered, nothing that
would have been likely to have induced heated argu-
ment, but facts were faced squarely and many
thoughtful suggestions made. The value of such a
convention cannot, however, be estimated by the
programme alone. The assemblage of such a body
is in itself a stimulus. Direct contact with others
of like interests is bound to strengthen endeavor.
xlv