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But these "new old" cottages, with ruffled muslin curtains at the small paned, antique windows, brave with a shining knocker on the green painted front door, and gay with old fashioned gardens to the side or in the rear  these are a delight to all, and an honor to both past and present. BUT THESE NEW OLD COTTAGES WITH RUFFLED MUSLIN CURTAINS AT THE SMALL PANED ANTIQUE WINDOWS BRAVE WITH A SHINING KNOCKER ON THE GREEN PAINTED FRONT DOOR AND GAY WITH OLD FASHIONED GARDENS TO THE SIDE OR IN THE REAR THESE ARE A DELIGHT TO ALL AND AN HONOUR TO BOTH PAST AND PRESENT
ense families, to the kitchenette and one-child family of to-day! This, then, was the old Duxbury: the Duxbury of long, cold winters, privations, and austerity. Down by the shore to-day is the new Duxbury--a Duxbury of automobiles, of business men's trains, of gay society at Powder Point, where in the winter is the well-known boys' school--a Duxbury of summer cottages, white and green along the shore, green and brown under the pines. Of these summer homes many are new: the Wright estate is one of the finest on the South Shore, and the pleasant, spacious dwelling distinguished by its handsome hedge of English privet formerly belonged to Fanny Davenport, the actress. Others are old houses, very tastefully, almost affectionately remodeled by those for whom the things of the past have a special lure. These remodeled cottages are, perhaps, the prettiest of all. Those very ancient landmarks, sagging into pathetic disrepair, present a sorrowful, albeit an artistic, silhouette against the sky. NG THE HUGE BACK LOG THESE IMMENSE FAMILIES TO THE KITCHENETTE AND ONE CHILD FAMILY OF TO DAY THIS THEN WAS THE OLD DUXBURY THE DUXBURY OF LONG COLD WINTERS PRIVATIONS AND AUSTERITY DOWN BY THE SHORE TO DAY IS THE NEW DUXBURY A DUXBURY OF AUTOMOBILES OF BUSINESS MEN'S TRAINS OF GAY SOCIETY AT POWDER POINT WHERE IN THE WINTER IS THE WELL KNOWN BOY SCHOOL A DUCKSBURY OF SUMMER COTTAGES WHITE AND GREEN ALONG THE SHORE GREEN AND BROWN UNDER THE PINES OF THESE SUMMER HOMES MANY ARE NEW THE RIGHT ESTATE IS ONE OF THE FINEST DOWN THE SOUTH SHORE AND THE PLEASANT SPACIOUS DWELLING DISTINGUISHED BY ITS HANDSOME HEDGE OF ENGLISH PRIVET FORMERLY BELONGED TO FANNY DAVENPORT THE ACTRESS OTHERS ARE OLD HOUSES VERY TASTEFULLY ALMOST AFFECTIONATELY REMODELLED BY THOSE FOR WHOM THE THINGS OF THE PAST HAVE A SPECIAL LURE THESE REMODELED COTTAGES ARE PERHAPS THE PRETTIEST OF ALL THOSE VERY ANCIENT LANDMARKS SAGGING INTO PATHETIC DISREPAIR PRESENT A SORROWFUL ALBEIT AND ARTISTIC SILHOUETTE AGAINST THE SKY
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