Show 100 STUDENT LIFE ready been laid out so as not to leave ample space the best thing that can be done is to reconstruct them altogether or so far as may be necessary to gain a flee and The house if space room'- - yard permits ought to be set quite a distance back into the yard This distance should vary according to the height and size of the house the slope of the land the taste of the builder and other circumstances It ought not however to be less than three times the height of the house or more if the ground slopes upward from the street If it is put some distance back into the grounds and has an approach of its own the main view of the house ought still to be given at a distance something greater than three times the height of the building With the house itself generally some very simple plan of architecture should be chosen A sharp or very much broken roof should always be avoided Porches ought to be wide and their floors not very high from the ground Especially is this so if the place be perfectly level and dry Those living in large and crowded cities prefer high porches and second story balconies because they act somewhat as a screen and allow them more But in small towns and privacy villages or on the farm itself this privacy is not such an important or necessary feature The plan of arrangement should lx built upon very simple lines The smaller the grounds the sim pler the plan The finest homes or anything else for that matter are examples of simplicity and breadth of treatment If the grounds are small the space will seem to be increased by placing the house somewhat to one side and well back from the road Then if it may be done without sacrificing the appearance of directness the front walk may also be carried to one side slightly curved around leaving the main lawn intact and very much strengthextent ened in its apparent in be made can irregPlantings ill sides of the ular borders along lot and at the back with more or fewer shrubs and climbers against the porches and foundations of the house itself according to its architectural character 'Pilings especial- ly to be avoided in such a scheme of treatment are perfectly formed flower beds detached shrubs conalong walks spicuous edgings horticultural 'monstrosities of all and noticeably imperfect sorts specimens of any kind The grounds are usually a setting for the house and must make the best possible effect from the street It is necessary then that unity be observed and that they be kept simple Some city places show a woeful lack of this and represent simply a lot of unrelated and inconsistent features picked up here an 1 there because they happened to please the fancy of the occupant A yard without some large shade trees is not very satisfactory There always seems to me something lack- - |