| Show Public Taste Is Confirmed Mr B built himself a house some years ago The architecture was simplicity sim-plicity us a frIend said to u riotous degree It was cotrespondtngly pure and the house was correspondingly comfortable The effect of the lliius however upon the untutored mind was not impressive A friend visiting Mr 13 s town inquiring the way to the house was told by the boy of whom he asked the question to go long bout lLwcll a mile till you come to a house at looks like a barn only it aint a barn nn thats hlsn B enjoyed the description and told his architect who mauo a row remarks re-marks about public taste which would have offended public taste very much to hear Thats their verdict said the architect archi-tect but what does It amount to It simply proves etc etc Two weeks later three friends oCD oC-D rode up from town on horseback entered the grounds und stopped before the house One of them ulsmounted and rang the bell and B himself opened the door Whoa cried all three riders at once B almost swooned The horses had tried unanimously to walk In They recognized the simplicity of the architecture and the architect himself him-self has had to admit that popular taste sometimes receives endorsement from unexpected quarters He is now trying to get B to let him try again From the Editors Drawer In Harpers Magazine for June |
