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of color and form, unrivaled in beauty and size, the matchleso, mag- 

 nificent, glorious chrysanthemum. 



Oh ! that each year of our lives could be as beautifully filled with 

 the harmonies of nature, and that we might leave for those who remem- 

 ber us, as sweet impressions as these, our friends of the year. 



Music by the Kreyer Orchestra, 



Recitation by Miss Grace Flower. 



Original poem by Major Geo. Bill^ of Bentonville, Ark., "Paradise 

 Lost and Regained." The poem was heartily applauded. 

 ^ Sailor's Song. — J. E. Hablitt. 



Music. — The Quartette. 



MAKING LAWIsTS. 



By C. Glover, Ham's Prairie, Mo. 



Lawns, like many other good and desirable improvements, have 

 been slow in coming. But as the country advances in civilization and 

 refinement, the aesthetic principle which is inherent in man, will grow 

 in like proportion, and exert its refining influence over the masses, and 

 pleasure grounds instead of being the exception, will become more gen- 

 eral and eventually lead to a higher intellectual life. The Romans, 

 when not engaged in conquest, utilized what love they had for the 

 beautiful in landscape gardening and making laws. But in both ancient 

 and modern times these were chiefly confined to large and populous 

 cities and around the residences of the great wealthy who lorded over the 

 common herd. 



The Roman style of gardening consisted mainly in geometric forms 

 making avenues, parterres, mounds, artificial lakes, cascades, close clipped 

 hedges, etc., all of which were too artificial and have long since been 

 abandoned for one more in harmony with nature. The true artist of 

 to-day hies himself away to the wild woods, where all looks flowery, wild 

 and sweet, and studies the groups and clusters of the grand old vine-clad 

 trees of the forest, and from them he draws his inspiration. I would not 



