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society, from tlu^ ]ii,<2;liest to the lowest in all I'uees of mankind — 

 only second in imjjortance to producino- a tine ])icture, is the 

 fact. When completed it should he ])lace(l where it will be seen 

 to the best advantage 



All pictures of the same order of design should be placed 

 together. Some works can be seen to advantage in a briglit, 

 and others in a subdued liglit; while others may lose nothing 

 if placed above the line of sight and others gain rather than 

 lose if hung nuich nearer the floor. It is suggested, that it 

 is not desirable to put oil paintings in the same room with 

 water colors, crayons or other like material; although frequently 

 done, we consider it, from a point of artistic taste, a mistake. 

 Never overcrowd the walls of any room with pictures; this 

 is the very acme of poor taste. 



As regards the furniture and carpet, decoration, tapestries, 

 costly mirrors, rugs, etc., must depend upon the taste and 

 means of the owner. If I could furnish a house to suit my 

 own taste my preference would be for more expensive furniture 

 and articles that are useful and ornamental also. Let every 

 one arrange their own homes to suit themselves. Let love 

 and contentment hold sway in the family circle; with these 

 conditions prevailing, our homes will be to us the brightest 

 place on earth. 



No home is complete without its flower garden. These 

 beautiful ornaments of nature — loved, cherished and almost 

 worshipped by all people in all lands — are emblematic of: 



"Those gems of earth in which we see 

 What Eden was — what Paradise will be." 



A flower, by universal consent, is acknowledged to be so 

 excellent in design and so lovely in endless variety of its form 

 and color, that it has become a type of all earthly perfection 

 and beauty. The ingenuity of man is exercised on the cultiva- 

 tion of flowers in all the civilized countries of the w^orld. The 

 love of flowers is one of the prevailing feelings implanted in 

 the human mind. One of the earliest signs of delight in a 

 child is called forth by the sight of flowers. In fact, it is a 



