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finished with judicious planting, they form an interesting and picturesque 

 whole, and, at the same time, obviate that square, compact, beavj appi axance 

 which the house assumes when destitute of Buch accomp animent s. 



Cabbuoe Entrance. — With regard to the carriage entranoe, I would in 

 qo case have this on the same front with the principal living rooms; so error 

 unfortunately too often fallen into, but which ought most studiously to be 

 guarded against, as it destroys all privacy, ami— to say nothing of the imp r- 

 tinenl gaze of Btrange servants, &c. — subjects the family to be taken by 

 surprise bj visiters suddenly approaching at an inconvenient moment Again, 

 the carriage entranoe front should not, where it can be avoided, command the 

 besl and most interesting scenery : as, in the hum of approaching and leaving 

 the house, it would run the risk either of being overlooked altogether, or, to 

 say the least, of not being sufficiently admired and appreciated. The choice 

 scenery should unquestionably be reserved for the principal rooms, where it 

 can he studied and enjoyed at all times in uninterrupted privacj and quiet 

 I remember an instance in which the principal entrance occupied the best 

 front, commanding the most interesting scenery. In that instance the 

 approach was actually obliged to pass close to the kitchen yard, and almost 

 wholly round the stables, in order to reach the entrance front door. betwe< n 

 which and a stupendous precipice there was scarcely room left to turn a 

 carriage. It is scarcely credible that such an error should have been com- 

 mitted under the eye of a highly respectable Architect : hut such i- thi 

 and it goes tar to prove the necessity of first calling in the Landscapist, not 

 only to lix the site of the house, hut also the position of the main entrance. 



