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overdone were noticeable. One consisted of a cross with an 

 anchor and heart on either side, and a scroll at the foot of the 

 cross with the word PEACE ; this design, lying on a slight slope, 

 showed to good advantage. A new and substantial gateway with 

 au office and waiting-room connected, built of stone, is one of the 

 recent improvements. 



Mount Elliott Cemetery is also one of Detroit's principal 

 burial grounds, and while it contains n© costly monument, or other 

 prominent feature that commands especial notice, it is only just to 

 say that these are the best kept grounds we have seen in a Catholic 

 cemetery, and we therefore think we ought to make special men- 

 tion of this happy departure. "We learn that in the new grounds, 

 recently purchased, modern plans and principles of cemetery im- 

 provement will be adopted and carried out. 



WooDLAWN Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, is delightfully situated. 

 It is but three miles from the heart of the cit}', and seems to be 

 well adapted to the purpose to which it is devoted. The grounds 

 were cut by a deep natural ravine, which has been converted into 

 a lake, forming a very agreeable feature of the grounds. The 

 trees and shrubs are appropriately planted, as single specimens 

 and in groups, and have now attained a size that makes them very 

 effective. The remaining portions of the grounds are of a gently 

 undulating character, sufficient to produce a good landscape effect, 

 without too striking a contrast between adjoining lots. The plant- 

 ing all through the grounds has been done judiciously and in good 

 taste. The evergreens were especially conspicuous, being large 

 enough to give life and character to the place, especially in the 

 winter season. The lawn-plan was originally adopted and has 

 been very successfully carried out. It has many advantages over 

 the old style where gravel walks give access to all the lots, as is 

 nowhere better demonstrated than here, and it is doubtless fully 

 appreciated. Like some other places we have mentioned, the 

 grounds are laid out into sections in which we were pleased to see 

 that the lots vary greatly in size and shape. Too often the 

 uniformity in this respect is distressing, but that has been avoided 

 here, and it seems impossible that all the varied tastes of its patrons 

 should not be fully satisfied. 



The chapel is a beautiful building on the bank of the lake. A 

 porte-cochere protects the entrance. The interior is twenty-eight 

 feet square, with a high vaulted roof, and is lighted by three stained 



