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entrance in the front of the house, as, in 
small and simple buildings, he must largely 
depend upon it for the attractiveness of his 
design. Yet even at some sacrifice of archi- 
tectural effect it is usually best to place it 
elsewhere. If the space available for a lawn 
between house and street is narrow, it is all 
the greater pity to cut it up with lines of 
gravel ; and if it is wide, it is a pity to sac- 
rifice its opportunities for fine gardening ef- 
fects. Place the main doorway in the centre 
of the front and a path must, of course, give 
access to it, while, if horses are kept, the 
impulse will be to make the path a drive, 
although the broader the line of gravel, the 
more serious the injury to the unity and re- 
pose of the garden. It can hardly be disputed 
that, unless grounds are so extensive as to 
merit the name of a country-place rather than 
of villa-grounds, a driveway should never 
pass through them on the side toward the 
street. Whether the outlook is inward from 
the street or outward from the windows, it 
will injure their beauty more than any other 
feature which is likely to be desired ; and 
when such grounds are injured, the owner 
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