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Show I HISTORY WROUGHT. IN STONE Marvels of French Architecture Which the Uncivilized Hordes of Germany Ger-many Would Destroy. In nrchltccturo Franco Is supreme, It well may bo Enid Unit without Franco thcro would have been no Goth lc architecture. Tho cathedrals ol Franco are absolutely unrivaled, says Cass Gilbert In tho World's Work. Ono has only to mention tho names of No-tro No-tro Dnmo do Purls. Bourses, Helms, Chartrcs, Boucn, Amiens, Beauvals and Coutnnccs to bring up memories of miracles mir-acles of creative design which no words can fittingly characterize or do-, do-, strlbe. Wonders of constructlvo Ingenuity ns they nro, they havo a yet more supreme su-preme significance as cvldcnco of the refinement and tasto of a pcaplo Instinct In-stinct with emotion and ennobled by Idealism In Its most exalted phase. Thcso great buildings give expression to tho spiritual aspirations of a great people. They nro constructions of superb scale and fascinating beauty, embellished embel-lished by tracery and arabesque, curving curv-ing nnd Inlay, stained glass, tapestry, bronze nnd Iron of mnrvclnus craftsmanship crafts-manship nnd exqulBlto design. They nre tho product of a thousand years of fnultlcss tusto, tho contribution of Innumerable thousands of craftsmen devoted to tho glory of God and tho love of Franco. And It Is this glorious nation that tho hordes of Germany would destroy. |