. Charles Eliot, architecte-paysagiste : un amoureux de la nature et de son genre qui se forme pour un nouveau métier, pratiqué il heureusement et grâce à elle beaucoup de bien forgé /Charles William Eliot. ne et à la haute banque par le Cove près de l'usine - quelle banque la route devrait passer au niveau de l'AIIO à mi-chemin jusqu'à le niveau de l'eau et whollybelow et sur le côté de l'eau de deux chênes qui ornent la place haute. Le chemin jusqu'à la pelouse de la traversée du ruisseau isintended pour passer entre deux arbres considérable qui therestand Khododendrons derrière la. Ne serait-il pas bien pour obtenir l'Arpenteur

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. Charles Eliot, landscape architect : a lover of nature and of his kind who trained himself for a new profession, practised it happily and through it wrought much good /Charles William Eliot. ne, and at the high bank by the cove-side near the mill-dam — which bank the road should pass ona level about half-way up from the water level and whollybelow and on the water-side of two Oaks which adorn thehigh place. The way up to the lawn from the crossing of the brook isintended to pass between two considerable trees which therestand behind the Khododendrons. Would it not be well to get the surveyor to set some stakesto represent the centre line of the road-curves I have sketched— he can find it by measuring from the various buildings andthe tennis court — and then we can see what modifications, ifany, it will be best to make. 27 Aug. 88. Dear Mrs. Hazard, — I send you a rough sketch show-ing what I would do for the improvement of the prospect fromyour new drawing-room. The changes suggested will giveyou a fair sweep of house-lawn and a look westward throughthe Oak trunks to the water — two things you have not com-manded before. The rear approach-road will be removed to. s o> J a CD ^t. 28] NEW HARTFORD —MT. DESERT 237 a safe distance, and will serve to define the kept lawn. Notall of the old hedge need go. A new piece should be set forthe screening of the kitchen yard. At the edges of the new lawn put some massed bushes; atthe corners of the new wing some dwarf shrubs ; in the edgeof the Oak wood open and thicken the Rhododendrons hereand there; through the Oaks get some glimpses of the water. When you come to start upon your delightful scheme of avillage park in connection with the Memorial building, youwill be sure to feel the need of a plan of the neighborhood. Aplan would also help to solve many problems on your severaladjoining estates. I should like to urge Mr. Hazard to pro-cure a thorough survey. An excellent engineer in Newport— Cotton by name

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