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THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 1, 1988.

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By ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN

'Marie and Hartley have had, privacy to every inch of space and fences on their minds for months. makes it almost like an extra room. They've been driving all over the The least expensive high wall is 'a place looking at fences and consi-woven wood fence, made out of dering all the fancy varieties, but little saplings woven together ver- they ended up getting a plain picket tically with wire. This is an idea fence because that seemed better borrowed from rural France, and a suited to their simple little white house.

SPLIT FENCES

But we were interested in all the various kinds of fences they found

in fact Marie took us on a tour

Man

Ending up with a plain pic- ket fence.

good one. A fence like this is apt to look a trifle bare if you don't have a few evergreens on the out- side or vines trailing over it.

LOOKS LIKE A MILLION

Probably the next best high wall is one made out of cheap brick, then white washed-it looks like million dollars. Or a stucco wall isn't too expensive and can be white washed to look very handsome. Of course a stone wall is the last word but that costs a bit of money.

IMPREGNABLE

Wire and iron fences shouldn't be overlooked even if you can see through them. They're grand for enclosing a place staunchly with- out really cutting off the view en- tirely. And with shrubs and vines planted judiciously, they look very to see the nicest ones. In many nice. In fact, nothing looks quite ways the most charming were split so well fed and affluent to us as fences left in their natural weat-really good metal fence guarding a

hered state. With vines a und well kept lawn...

a

bery tangling around and

Gates depend on personal needs, them, these ''were" attractive for If there are small children on the houses of stone, or stucco. There was place, we believe in a gate that can one very nice fence made of natural be closed with a tight bang. Other saplings (around two inches in wise, they're mainly for privacy and diameter) and set in interesting looks. Either way, they should do criss-cross patterns also appro- you proud because they have the priate for a natural stone or a brick burden of “first impressions” house..

Our idea of real luxury is a high Apple sauce placed on biscuit. wall all around the place. Even a dough, baked and served with fifty foot lot seems big and usable cream, is a hearty dessert and one if it's enclosed, because it brings suitable for children

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