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glass windows. The ceiling is finished in a tasteful stj'le, and' 

 altogether the building is a model of neatness and beauty. Thfr 

 area of the cemetery is one hundred and sixty acres, and we think 

 the patrons of Woodlawn may be congratulated that, these 

 grounds having been begun at a later date than the other ceme- 

 teries we have named, the trustees have been able, in making their 

 plans, to profit b}- the experience of others, and we venture to pre- 

 dict that a few years hence Toledo can boast of having one of the 

 most beautiful cemeteries in the West. A small nursery of choice 

 trees and shrubs gives promise that there will be no lack of suitable 

 material for the ornamentation of the grounds as the improvements 

 advance. The avenues are broad and well kept, neatness and 

 good order are the rule, and it is well carried out. Mr. Frank 

 Eurich, the present superintendent, has held that office since the 

 commencement of the grounds. Our thanks are due to him and 

 to Mr. Walbridge, the secretary, for their kindness in showing us 

 not only the cemetery grounds but the beautiful city of Toledo, 

 the home of F. J. Scott, the author of " Suburban Home Grounds." 



Spring Grove Cemetery, Cikcinnati, Ohio. This, more than 

 any of the cemeteries of which I have spoken, had attracted us 

 from the fact that it has always, as you are undoubtedly aware, 

 >>een reputed the finest cemetery on this continent. I cannot give 

 you a detailed description of it, as my time is too limited to do it 

 justice, but I will briefly call your attention to its principal 

 features. 



We will suppose ourselves at the entrance on Spring Grove 

 Avenue. The gateway is a large stone structure in the Norman 

 Gothic style of architecture ; the total length being one hundred 

 and thirty feet. It was erected at a cost of about fifty thousand 

 dollars. The larger portion is at the right side, the building here 

 containing a room for visitors, the Directors' room, and Superin- 

 tendent's oflSce. At the left side is the ladies' reception room. 

 A little further to the left is the Chapel, built in 1881, at a cost 

 of sixt}' thousand dollars. This also is in the Norman style, and 

 is a very handsome edifice, one hundred and eight feet long by 

 sixty-three feet wide. The ground plan is cruciform, the vestibule 

 and chapel occupying the nave, with a receiving tomb thirteen by 

 twenty feet in each of the transepts. The heav}' bronze doors to 

 the receiving tombs are of very elegant design. The subject or 

 one is : The Widow's Son — the Saviour touching the bier, with. 



