CHAPTER II. 



ORNAMENTING NEW HOMES. 



IN establishing and decorating new homes the following 

 important points must be considered: Location, healthful- 

 ness, convenience, elevation and slope of land, good water, 

 kind of soil, strongly marked features, as rock and water, 

 etc. 



Location. 



Everywhere about us, except in the heart of the large 

 cities, are to be found building lots with more or less land 

 for lawn and garden purposes. On hill and in dale, among 

 the mountains, by the seaside, in the suburbs, and in the 

 remote country, everywhere are places in such profusion 

 that those of the most limited means, the most wealthy and 

 of the most fastidious tastes, may find a location suited to 

 their requirements. 



"Whether one shall locate a new home in the city, in the 

 suburbs, or in the country is a question that cannot be 

 answered without a complete understanding of all of the 

 conditions involved. Each has its advantage, and every side 

 of the question should be very carefully studied before a 

 decision is made, for not only one's own personal welfare is 

 involved, but in many cases that of others near and dear, 

 and when once located a change cannot be made with- 



