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Show Arclillcilnr.tl SuKKostlons. Cerrf,,iMoi liutrtt Ai.., 1'AiiMiNuiu.y, May 21th. This com-inunlottlon com-inunlottlon la auggesled by numerous crlllclsnu I havo heard ma Jo ou a new residence lately erected in a neighboring neighbor-ing town, and also by thu occasions using so frequent for Just criticism ou builders whu do not sultlclently re. lire that they tboul J ondavor to keep pacu with tbettintt. A mistaken Idea of economy, nnd n rrldo In being one' own architect, and nlso n carelist disregard for the fccllnga of the public, are lu too many lustancit Iho causo of unsightly or dlsproorllonately iibapcd residence being built. Although thoy may bo a great Improvement to the primitive log cabin of thu settlers of a new locality, they are not ta appropriate) nn ornament ni thoy would be If n little more pain weru taken to conform to tho requirements naturally devolving on ui In building up tho particular locality woarelntrrtsted In Improving. lr, beloro commencing to irect n home, tbo luteiiulng builders would submit a lau of tho prof o,id structure to au architect aud Item liim git suggestions as to- thu necessity of making changis, thu cost of these suggestions uould busmall in o imparl-sou imparl-sou I; thu satlslactlou derived from the outlay for them. Thu qutatlon It so Important, and come sonear to telngu ubllo one, that If It could not bn reachid lu nny othermauner I think u jubllu fuud should be created for tho uipoiu of prrlecllug that Jttlon of society whu lake pride In proper develoment and tulldiugupot thu country; nlso that u law should beenautt'l nqulrlng ter-HOtis ter-HOtis about to build to conform to reasonablo aud oomlstent rulta In ritect to architectural aparance.l An architect tan, to use a familiar term, by looking nt tbo dtilgu sen how a liottiiu will appear alter Ulug finished. I fbtitlniu to tiiaku changes la In thu design, and that ahould bo fully comprehended. Aa wat rt marked by an architect not long ago, when ho wut looking at a large bilck house tbul had Just Lcen completed, and which had seme very noticeable drlectr, It changes hud been made lu tho laut II vioiildliavumadotbucoet but little mcr, to have modu tho alruiluro an ornamental dwelling Instead of a pile of spoiled brick, mortar aud lumber. Spcaklug in regard to the faulty construction con-struction of a uuttly dwelling houiu In our lowti a few daya ago, leaked some of tho rielghbora eugaged In the conversation how much they would liavu subscribed toward thu expense ot making tho utctrsary alteratlona rather than have that in of the town ahown to audi a dlead-vantage. dlead-vantage. I found Unit Ibeprollered amount would havo covered Iho cost of change In design. This dhows how tho feelings of tno uelgbbors were aroused through the unilf htly appearance appear-ance of the realduioo. Dj nut the builders of the houiu also realltu their mistake? I think they ilo. It this article will usslst In awakening awaken-ing a Utile more Interest and pride III these matters, nnd will help thote who are about to mako Improvements to rrallto more fully that they are bulldlug monument which will re-llicl re-llicl to their credit or discredit lit after yiarr, tho oljeet of thu writer will be accouirllihcd. C. T, |
